[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 60475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29023]


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U.S. TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Hearing

AGENCY: U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S. 
Trade Deficit Review Commission.
    The Commission is mandated to report to the Congress and the 
President on the causes, consequences, and solutions to the U.S. trade 
deficit. The purpose of this public hearing is to discuss aerospace and 
other high-technology exports, and U.S.-Asia trade and market access. 
There will be two sessions, one in the morning and one in the 
afternoon, for presentations by invited witnesses on their views on the 
interrelationship between the trade deficit and the topics of the 
hearing. There will be a question and answer period between the 
Commissioners and the witnesses.
    Public participation is invited and there will be an open-mike 
session for public comment at the conclusion of the afternoon session. 
Sign-up for the open-mike session will take place in the afternoon and 
will be on a first come first served basis. Each individual or group 
making an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of 3 
minutes. Because of time constraints, parties with common interests are 
encouraged to designate a single speaker to represent their views.

DATES: Tuesday, November 16, 1999, 9 am-5 pm Pacific Time inclusive.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at King County Courthouse, 
Snoqualmie Room, 516 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. Public seating is 
limited to 75 to 100 seats and will be on a first come first served 
basis. Commercial public parking lots are available within the vicinity 
of the King County Courthouse.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning the hearing or who wishes to submit oral 
or written comments should contact Kathy Michels, Administrative 
Officer for the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission, 444 North Capitol 
Street, NW, Suite 706, Washington, DC 20001; phone 202/624-1407; or via 
e-mail at: [email protected].

Providing Oral or Written Comments at the Seattle Hearing

    Copies of the draft meeting agenda, when available, may be obtained 
from the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission by going to the 
Commission's website at www.ustdrc.gov. The Commission requests that 
written public statements submitted for the record be brief and concise 
and limited to two pages in length. Written comments (at least 35 
copies) must be received at the USTDRC Headquarters Office in 
Washington, DC by November 11, 1999. Comments received too close to the 
hearing date will normally be provided to the Commission Members at its 
hearing. Written comments may be provided up until the time of the 
hearing.

    Authority: The Trade Deficit Review Commission Act, Pub. L. No. 
105-277, Div. A, section 127, 112 Stat. 2681-547 (1998), established 
the Commission to study the nature, causes and consequences of the 
United States merchandise trade and current accounts deficits and 
report its findings to the President and the Congress. By statute, 
the Commission must hold at least 4 regional field hearings and 1 
hearing in Washington, DC. This is the third in a series of field 
hearings to be conducted. The schedule of hearings is available at 
the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission website <www.ustdrc.gov>.

    For the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission.

    Dated at Washington, DC, November 2, 1999.
Allan I. Mendelowitz,
Executive Director, U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 99-29023 Filed 11-4-99; 8:45 am]
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