[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 2088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-602]


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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--February 1-2, 2007, Washington, 
DC.

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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, 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 and impact 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 hold a public hearing 
in Washington, DC on February 1-2, 2007 to address ``The U.S.-China 
Relationship: Economics and Security in Perspective.''

Background

    This event is the first in a series of public hearings the 
Commission will hold during its 2007 report cycle to collect input from 
leading experts in academic, business, industry, government and the 
public on the impact of the economic and national security implications 
of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The 
February 1-2 hearing is being conducted to obtain commentary about the 
status of U.S.-China relations, from economic, security, and diplomatic 
perspectives, in order to assess the progress our bilateral 
relationship since the granting of permanent normalized trade relations 
to China, and to identify the challenges facing our relationship in 
2007.
    The February 1-2 hearing will address ``The U.S.-China 
Relationship: Economics and Security in Perspective'' and will be Co-
chaired by Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Vice Chairman Daniel 
Blumenthal.
    Information on hearings, as well as transcripts of past Commission 
hearings, can be obtained from the USCC Web site http://www.uscc.gov.
    Copies of the hearing agenda will be made available on the 
Commission's Web site http://www.uscc.gov as soon as available. Any 
interested party may file a written statement by February 1, 2007, by 
mailing to the contact below. On February 1, the hearing will be held 
in two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and on 
the morning of February 2, where Commissioners will take testimony from 
invited witnesses. There will be a question and answer period between 
the Commissioners and the witnesses.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 1, 2007, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time and Friday, February 2, 2007 at 9 a.m. to noon. 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 562 Dirksen 
Senate Office Building located at First Street and Constitution Avenue, 
NE., Washington, DC 20510. Public seating is limited to about 50 people 
on a first come, first served basis. Advance reservations are not 
required.

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: Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense Authorization Act 
(Pub. L. 106-398), as amended by Division P of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-7), as amended by 
Public Law 109-108 (November 22, 2005).

    Dated: January 11, 2007.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-602 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]
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