Art objects; importation for exhibition: Christian Schad and the Neue Sachlichkeit,

[Federal Register: March 4, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 42)]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4292]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ``Christian Schad and the Neue Sachlichkeit''

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 object to be included in the exhibition

``Christian Schad and the Neue Sachlichkeit,'' 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 Neue Galerie, New York, NY from on or about March 14, 2003 to on or about June 9, 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 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: February 27, 2003. Patricia S. Harrison, Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 03-5091 Filed 3-3-03; 8:45 am]

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