[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39479-39480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13927]


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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--July 31, 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 July 31, 2007 on ``Access to Information 
inside the People's Republic of China.''

Background

    This event is the sixth in a series of public hearings the 
Commission will hold during its 2007 report cycle to collect input from 
leading experts in academia, business, industry, government and from 
the public on the impact of the economic and national security 
implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with 
China. The July 31 hearing is being conducted to examine contemporary 
developments in Chinese information control mechanisms, the factors 
motivating those systems, and the impact they have on America's ability 
to assure the safety of Chinese imports.
    The hearing, entitled ``Access to Information in the People's 
Republic of China,'' will be co-chaired by Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew 
and Commissioner Kerri Houston.
    Information on this hearing, including a detailed hearing agenda 
and information about panelists, will be made available on the 
Commission's Web site prior 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 July 31, 2007, 
by mailing to the contact below.
    Date and Time: Tuesday, July 31, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 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

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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: July 13, 2007.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-13927 Filed 7-17-07; 8:45 am]
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