[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53969-53970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20150]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4814]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Asian Games: The Art of Contest''

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

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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 ``Asian Games: The Art of Contest,'' 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 Asia Society, New York, NY, from on or about 
October 13, 2004, to on or about January 16, 2005; Arthur M. Sackler 
Gallery, Washington, DC, from on or about February 26, 2005, to on or 
about May 15, 2005, 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: August 27, 2004.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-20150 Filed 9-2-04; 8:45 am]
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