[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21926]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4109]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A 
History of Collecting and Patronage''

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: 
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 
(79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 
1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 
Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of 
Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 
236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby determine that the 
objects to be included in the exhibition ``Leonardo da Vinci and the 
Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage,'' imported 
from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of 
cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan 
agreements with the foreign owners. I also determine that the 
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at Milwaukee Art Museum, 
Milwaukee, WI, from on or about September 13, 2002, to on or about 
November 14, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, from on or 
about December 8, 2002, to from or about February 16, 2003, and to the 
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of 
Honor, San Francisco, CA, from on or about March 8, 2003, to from or 
about May 18, 2003, and at possible additional venues yet to be 
determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these 
Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a 
list of the exhibit objects, contact Julianne Simpson, Attorney-
Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, 
(telephone: 202/619-6529). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-
44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: August 22, 2002.
Miller C. Crouch,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 02-21926 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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