[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78849-78850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32542]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4240]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``An Imperial Collection: Women Artists from the State 
Hermitage Museum''

DEPARTMENT: 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 ``An Imperial Collection: 
Women Artists from the State Hermitage Museum,'' 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 the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 
Washington, DC, from on or about February 14, 2003 to on or about June 
8, 2003; the Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, from on or 
about July 9, 2003 to on or about November 28, 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 Orde F. Kittrie, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, (telephone: 202/
401-4779). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th 
Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: December 19, 2002.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 02-32542 Filed 12-24-02; 8:45 am]
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