66 FR 9 pg. 2946 - Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Treasure From a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art From Sichuan”
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 9Page: 2946
Docket number: [Public Notice 3536]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-1084 Filed 1-11-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 3536]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: "Treasure From a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art From Sichuan"
DEPARTMENT:
Department of State.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant tothe authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459),the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq. ),Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No.236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby determine that the objects to be includedin the exhibition "Treasure from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art fromSichuan," imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition without profit within theUnited States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loanagreement with the foreign lender. I also determine that the exhibition or display of theexhibit objects at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, from on or about May, 2001 toon or about August 2001, the Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, TX from on orabout September 2001 to on or about January 2002, and the Metropolitan Museum ofArt, New York, from on or about March 2002 to on or about June 2002, is in thenational interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information, including alist of the exhibit objects, contact Carol Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the LegalAdviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/619-6981). The address is U.S.Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.
Dated: January 5, 2001.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State.
[FR Doc. 01-1084 Filed 1-11-01; 8:45 am]
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