[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6837]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4319]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Antoine Houdon (1740-1828): Sculptor of the 
Enlightenment''

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, 
``Antoine Houdon (1740-1828): Sculptor of the Enlightenment'' imported 
from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of 
cultural significance. These objects are imported pursuant to loan 
agreements with foreign lenders. I also determine that the exhibition 
or display of the exhibit objects at the National Gallery of Art, 
Washington, DC, from on or about May 4, 2003, to on or about September 
7, 2003, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, from on or 
about November 4, 2003, to on or about January 25, 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 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: March 14, 2003.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 03-6837 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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