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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4137]

 
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``Jan Miense Molenaer: Painter of the Dutch Golden 
Age''

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), 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 object 
to be included in the exhibition ``Jan Miense Molenaer: Painter of the 
Dutch Golden Age,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition 
within the United States, is of cultural significance. The objects are 
imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owners. I also 
determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the 
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina from on or about 
October 13, 2002 to on or about January 5, 2003, the Indianapolis 
Museum of Art--Columbus Gallery, Columbus, Indiana from on or about 
January 25, 2003 to on or about March 16, 2003, and the Currier Gallery 
of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire from on or about March 30, 2003 to on 
or about June 17, 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, 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: September 16, 2002.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 02-24367 Filed 9-24-02; 8:45 am]
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