[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5554]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3595]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``A Breeze from the Gardens of Persia: New Art from 
Iran''

AGENCY: United States 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 [64 FR 56014], and Delegation of 
Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999 [64 FR 57920], as amended, I 
hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibit, ``A 
Breeze from the Gardens of Persia: New Art from Iran,'' imported from 
abroad for the temporary exhibition without profit within the United 
States, are of cultural significance. These objects will be imported 
pursuant to loan agreements with foreign lenders. I also determine that 
the temporary exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the 
Meridian International Center, Washington, DC, from on or about April 
26, 2001, to on or about July 14, 2001; Queens Library Gallery, 
Jamaica, NY, from on or about September 7, 2001, to on or about 
November 9, 2001; ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX, from on or about 
November 19, 2001, to on or about January 11, 2002, and at other U.S. 
venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. The 
exhibition is expected to end by August 31, 2003. 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 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: March 1, 2001.
Helena Kane Finn,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State.
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