[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 85 (Monday, May 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 24211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9989]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4700]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Painters of Reality: The Legacy of Leonardo and 
Caravaggio in Lombardy''

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 ``Painters of Reality: The Legacy of 
Leonardo and Caravaggio in Lombardy,'' 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 
from on or about May 24, 2004, to on or about August 15, 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: April 26, 2004.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-9989 Filed 4-30-04; 8:45 am]
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