[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 29042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9890]


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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--June 14-15, 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 June 14-15, 2007 on ``China's Energy 
Consumption and Opportunities for U.S.-China Cooperation to Address the 
Effects of China's Energy Use.''

Background

    This event is the fourth 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 
June 14-15 hearing is being conducted to examine the trends of China's 
energy consumption; the strategic and environmental consequences of 
China's energy use for the United States, China and the world; and 
strategies for addressing these effects. The June 14-15 hearing on 
``China's Energy Consumption and Opportunities for U.S.-Cooperation to 
Address the Effects of China's Energy Use'' will be co-chaired by Vice 
Chairman Daniel Blumenthal and Commissioners Richard D'Amato, Dennis 
Shea, and Peter Videnieks.
    Information on this hearing, including a detailed hearing agenda 
and information about panelists, will be made available on the 
Commission's Web site closer to the hearing date. Detailed information 
about the Commission, the texts of its annual reports and hearing 
records, and the products of research it has commissioned can be found 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.uscc.gov.
    Any interested party may file a written statement by June 14, 2007, 
by mailing to the contact below.

DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, June 14, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and 
Friday, June 15, 2007, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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 hearings will be held on Capitol Hill in Room 385, 
Russell Senate Office Building, located at Delaware & Constitution 
Avenues, NE., Washington, DC 20510. Public seating is limited to 
approximately 50 people on a first come, first served basis. Advance 
reservations are not required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 
(Public Law 106-398), as amended by Division P of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7), as amended by 
Public Law 109-108 (November 22, 2005).

    Dated: May 17, 2007.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
 [FR Doc. E7-9890 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]
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