[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-406]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 3196]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition;
Determinations: ``Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt''
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 ), 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 of
October 19, 1999, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in
the exhibition ``Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt''
imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition without profit within
the United States, are of cultural significance. These objects are
imported pursuant to loan agreements with foreign lenders. I also
determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, from on or about February
14, to on or about May 7, 2000, 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 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, S.W., Room 700, Washington, D.C. 20547-0001.
Dated: December 22, 1999.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 00-406 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am]
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