[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 54340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20338]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4826]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``Queen of Sheba: Legend and Reality, Treasures of the 
British 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 [64 FR 56014], Delegation of 
Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999 [64 FR 57920], 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, 
``Queen of Sheba: Legend and Reality, Treasures of the British 
Museum,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the 
United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported 
pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign lender. I also determine 
that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Bowers 
Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, California, from on or about October 
17, 2004, to on or about March 24, 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 or a list of 
exhibit objects, contact Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 
the Legal Adviser, 202/619-5997, and the address is United States 
Department of State, SA-44, Room 700, 301 4th Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: August 31, 2004.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-20338 Filed 9-7-04; 8:45 am]
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