[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 44831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19433]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4426]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art''

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, Delegation of Authority No. 236 
of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of 
April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be 
included in the exhibition ``The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational 
Art,'' 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 Los Angeles County 
Museum of Art, Los Angles, CA, from on or about October 5, 2003, to on 
or about January 4, 2004 and the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, 
from on or about February 8, 2004, to on or about May 9, 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: July 22, 2003.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 03-19433 Filed 7-29-03; 8:45 am]
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