66 FR 146 pg. 39387 - Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition, Determinations: “Signac, 1863-1935: Master Neo-Impressionist”

Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 146Page: 39387
Docket number: [Public Notice 3731]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-18916 Filed 7-27-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3731]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition, Determinations: "Signac, 1863-1935: Master Neo-Impressionist"

AGENCY:

United States Department of State.

ACTION:

Notice.

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), 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 included in the exhibition "Signac, 1863-1935: Master Neo-Impressionist," imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition without profit within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign lenders. 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 October 1, 2001 to on or about December 30, 2001, and 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 Carol B. Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, 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: July 23, 2001.

Brian J. Sexton,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional Exchanges, United States Department of State.

[FR Doc. 01-18916 Filed 7-27-01; 8:45 am]

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