[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71888-71889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23494]


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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Public Hearing

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and Security 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.-
China Economic and Security Review Commission.
    Name: C. Richard D'Amato, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and 
Security Review Commission.
    The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, 
evaluate and report to Congress annually on ``the national security 
implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between 
the United States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to 
this mandate, the Commission will be holding a public hearing in 
Washington, DC on December 8, 2005.

Background

    This event is the first in a series of public hearings the 
Commission will hold during its 2005-2006 report cycle to collect input 
from leading experts in academia, business, industry, government and 
the public on the impact of U.S-China trade and economic relations. The 
December 8 hearing is being conducted to secure commentary about issues 
connected to the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the Doha Round of 
the World Trade Organization's trade expansion negotiations that will 
occur on December 13-18, 2005. Information on

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upcoming hearings, as well as transcripts of past Commission hearings, 
can be obtained from the USCC Web site http://www.uscc.gov.
    The December 8 hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioners George 
Becker of Pittsburgh and Professor June Teufel Dreyer of The University 
of Miami.

Purpose of Hearing

    The hearing is designed to assist the Commission in fulfilling its 
mandate by examining the issues to be addressed at the Hong Kong 
Ministerial Conference of the Doha Round of the World Trade 
Organization's Trade Expansion Negotiations. Invited witnesses include 
international trade law experts, administration officials, and labor 
and industry representatives.
    The hearing will focus on the process whereby U.S. trade objectives 
are determined and pursued. It will also address the results of the 
U.S. trade policies toward China, discuss the results of the Doha Round 
of WTO negotiations, and provide an assessment of the Administration's 
fulfillment of Congressional objects as defined under the Trade 
Promotion Authority.
    Copies of the hearing agenda will be made available on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.uscc.gov. Any interested party may 
file a written statement by December 8, 2005, by mailing to the contact 
below.
    Date and Time: Thursday, December 8, 2005, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
eastern standard time inclusive. A detailed agenda for the hearing will 
be posted to the Commission's Web site at http://www.uscc.gov in the 
near future.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in the Capitol Hill complex, 
Washington, DC, in a hearing room to be announced. Public Seating is 
limited to about 70 people on a first come, first served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning the hearing should contact Kathy 
Michels, Associate Director for the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission, 444 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 602, 
Washington, DC 20001; phone 202-624-1409, or via e-mail at 
[email protected].


    Authority: The Commission was established in October 2000 
pursuant to the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act 
Section 1238, Pub. L. 106-398, 114 STAT. 1654A-334 (2000) (codified 
at 22 U.S.C. Section 7002 (2001), as amended, and the ``Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution of 2003,'' Pub. L. No. 108-7 dated 
February 20, 2003.

    Dated: November 23, 2005.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-23494 Filed 11-29-05; 8:45 am]
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