Art objects; importation for exhibition: Treasures of the Last Empire,

[Federal Register: June 30, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 125)]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

Treasures of the Last Empire; Importation for Exhibition

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

SUBJECT: Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition determinations.

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 (43 F.R. 13359, March 29, 1978), and Delegation Order No. 85-5 of June 27, 1985 (50 F.R. 27393, July 2, 1985), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibit ``Treasures of the Last Empire,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition without profit within the United States, are of cultural significance. These objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign lender. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the listed exhibit objects on board the Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, from on or about July 25, 1999, to on or about April 25, 2000, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorie J. Nierenberg, Assistant General Counsel, 202/619-6084, and the address is Room 700, U.S. Information Agency, 301 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

Dated: June 25, 1999. Les Jin, General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 99-16720Filed6-29-99; 8:45 am]

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