[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 70289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29594]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4208]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``The Dead Sea Scrolls''

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 (64 FR 56014), and Delegation of 
Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999 (64 FR 57920), as amended, I 
hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition, 
``The Dead Sea Scrolls,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition 
within the United States, are of cultural significance. These objects 
are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with a foreign lender. I also 
determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the 
Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Michigan, from on or about 
February 16, 2003, to on or about June 1, 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 exhibit objects, contact Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, 202/619-5997, and the address is United 
States Department of State, SA-44, Room 700, 301 4th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: November 14, 2002.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 02-29594 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]
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