[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22221]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4112]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Theodore Chasseriau (1819-1856): The Unknown 
Romantic'' and ``Manet/Velazquez: The French Taste for Spanish 
Painting''

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 exhibitions ``Th[eacute]odore Chasseriau 
(1819-1856): The Unknown Romantic'' and ``Manet/Velazquez: The French 
Taste for Spanish Painting'' imported from abroad for temporary 
exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The 
objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign 
owners. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit 
objects in ``Thodore Chasseriau (1819-1856): The Unknown Romantic'' at 
The Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY from on or about October 21, 2002 
to on or about January 5, 2003, and ``Manet/Velazquez: The French Taste 
for Spanish Painting,'' at The Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY from 
on or about February 24, 2003 to on or about June 8, 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, contact Carol 
B. Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. 
Department of State, (telephone: 202/619-6981). 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 Crouch,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 02-22221 Filed 8-29-02; 8:45 am]
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