[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 68436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26170]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4907]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``In the Russian Tradition: A Historic Collection of 
20th Century Russian Paintings''

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 ``In the Russian Tradition: A Historic 
Collection of 20th Century Russian Paintings,'' 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 owner. I also determine that the exhibition or display 
of the exhibit objects at the Smithsonian Institution S. Dillon Ripley 
Center International Gallery, Washington, DC, from on or about December 
15, 2004, to on or about March 19, 2005; Museum of Russian Art, 
Minneapolis, MN, from on or about April 15, 2005, to on or about July 
31, 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, Department of State, (telephone: 
202/619-6529). The address is Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th 
Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: November 19, 2004.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-26170 Filed 11-23-04; 8:45 am]
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