[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23983]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4131]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Afghanistan: A Timeless History''

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 object 
to be included in the exhibition ``Afghanistan: A Timeless History,'' 
imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, 
is of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a 
loan agreement with the foreign owner. I also determine that the 
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Museum of Fine 
Arts, Houston, TX, from on or about November 15, 2002 to on or about 
February 9, 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: September 13, 2002.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 02-23983 Filed 9-19-02; 8:45 am]
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