Painting in Focus: Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on the Steps,

[Federal Register: October 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 207)]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3143]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ``A Painting in Focus: Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on the Steps''

DEPARTMENT: 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 ), the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority of October 19, 1999, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``A Painting in Focus: Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on the Steps,'' imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition without profit within the United States, are of cultural significance. These objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with foreign lenders. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, from on or about November 14, 2000, to on or about January 23, 2000, 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 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: October 21, 1999. James D. Whitten, Executive Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

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