Facing West: Jews of Central Asia and the Caucasus,

[Federal Register: April 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 80)]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determination: ``Facing West: Jews of Central Asia and the Caucasus''

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

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 FR 13359, March 29, 1978), and Delegation Order No. 85-5 of June 27, 1985 (50 FR 27393, July 2, 1985), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibit, ``Facing West: Jews of Central Asia and the Caucasus,'' imported from abroad for the 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 objects at The Jewish Museum, New York, NY, from on or about June 20, 1999, to on or about October 17, 1999, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the list of exhibit objects and for further information, contact Ms. Neila Sheahan, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 202/619-5030. The address is Room 700, U.S. Information Agency, 301 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

Dated: April 22, 1999. Les Jin, General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 99-10518Filed4-26-99; 8:45 am]

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