[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 55075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24104]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4498]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Russian Odyssey: Riches of the State Russian Museum''

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 ``Russian Odyssey: Riches of the State 
Russian Museum,'' 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 
Florida International Museum, St.
    Petersburg, FL, from on or about November 2, 2003 until on or about 
April 4, 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 the 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: September 16, 2003.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 03-24104 Filed 9-19-03; 12:01 pm]
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