[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 68224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28513]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4202]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Old Master Galleries''

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 ``Old Master Galleries,'' imported 
from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of 
cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to loan 
agreement with the foreign owner. I also determine that the exhibition 
or display of the exhibit object at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New 
York, NY, from on or about November 17, 2002, to on or about November 
17, 2004, 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 object, 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, S.W., Room 700, Washington, D.C. 20547-0001.

    Dated: November 4, 2002.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 02-28513 Filed 11-7-02; 8:45 am]
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