[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4215-4216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-931]


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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: Carolyn Bartholomew, Acting 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 budget of 
the People's Republic of China, and the fiscal strength of the People's 
Republic of China in relation to internal instability in the People's 
Republic of China and the likelihood of the externalization of problems 
arising from such internal instability.'' Pursuant to this mandate, the 
Commission will be holding a public hearing in Washington, DC on 
February 2-3, 2006.

Background

    This event is the second in a series of public hearings the 
Commission will hold during its 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 
February 2-3 hearing is being conducted to obtain commentary about 
issues connected to the major domestic challenges facing Chinese 
leaders. Information on upcoming hearings, as well as transcripts of 
past Commission hearings, can be obtained from the USCC Web site http://www.uscc.gov.
    The February 2-3 hearing will be Co-chaired by Commissioners 
William A. Reinsch and Dr. Larry M. Wortzel.

Purpose of Hearing

    The hearing is designed to assist the Commission in fulfilling its 
mandate by examining the issues to identify the major challenges facing 
the Chinese leadership, how those challenges manifest themselves in a 
growing frequency of public protests, how China's state bureaucracies 
are responding to the protests, and what actions the United States is 
taking or should be taking as a consequence of the challenges 
confronting the Chinese leadership. Invited witnesses include 
administration officials, academic experts, and research fellows.
    Copies of the hearing agenda will be made available on the 
Commission's Web site http://www.uscc.gov. Any interested party may 
file a written statement by February 3, 2005, by mailing to the contact 
below.

DATES: Thursday, February 2, 2006, 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and Friday, 
February 3, 2006, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. 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 on Capitol Hill in Room 1310 of the 
Longworth House Office Building, Independence and New Jersey Avenues, 
SE., Washington, DC. Public Seating is limited to about 50 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

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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 by Public Law 109-108 
dated November 16, 2005, and the ``Consolidated Appropriations 
Resolution of 2003,'' Pub. L. No. 108-7 dated February 20, 2003.

    Dated: January 19, 2006.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
 [FR Doc. E6-931 Filed 1-24-06; 8:45 am]
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