[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3721]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4276]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure''

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 ``Himalayas: An Aesthetic 
Adventure,'' 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 Art 
Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, from on or about April 5, 2003, to 
on or about July 27, 2003; Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler 
Gallery, Washington, DC, from on or about October 19, 2003, to on or 
about January 11, 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 objects, 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, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: February 10, 2003.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, , Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 03-3721 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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