[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 4533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4253]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``The Glory of the Silk Road: Art from Ancient China''

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 exhibition ``The Glory of the Silk Road: 
Art from Ancient China,'' 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 
Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH, from on or about February 8, 2003 to 
on or about May 11, 2003, at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art from on 
or about June 7, 2003 to on or about August 3, 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 Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. 
Department of State, (telephone: 202/619-6982). The address is U.S. 
Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 
DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: January 22, 2003.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
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