67 FR 167 pg. 55297 - Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage”

Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 167Page: 55297
Docket number: [Public Notice 4109]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-21926 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4109]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: "Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage"

AGENCY:

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), 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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage," 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 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, from on or about September 13, 2002, to on or about November 14, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, from on or about December 8, 2002, to from or about February 16, 2003, and to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, from on or about March 8, 2003, to from or about May 18, 2003, 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 22, 2002.

Miller C. Crouch,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 02-21926 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]

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