[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13978-13979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6838]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4320]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics''

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 ``Isamu Noguchi and Modern 
Japanese Ceramics,'' 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 
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 
from on or about May 3, 2003, to on or about September 7, 2003; Japan 
Society Gallery, New York, NY, from on or about October 9, 2003, to on 
or about January 11, 2004; Japanese American National Museum, Los 
Angeles, CA, from on or about February 7, 2004, to on or about May 30, 
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.


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    Dated: March 14, 2003.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 03-6838 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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