[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3804-3805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-956]


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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 7, 2008, 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: Larry Wortzel, 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.''

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    Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing 
in Washington, DC on February 7, 2008 to address ``The Implications of 
Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment on National Security.''

Background

    This event is the first in a series of public hearings the 
Commission will hold during its 2008 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 7 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 of our bilateral 
relationship since the granting of permanent normalized trade relations 
to China, and to identify the challenges facing our relationship in 
2008. The February 7 hearing will address ``The Implications of 
Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment on National Security'' and will be Co-
chaired by Chairman Larry M. Wortzel and Commissioner Patrick A. 
Mulloy.
    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 February 7, 
2008, by mailing to the contact below. On February 7, the hearing will 
be held in two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. 
Commissioners will take testimony from invited witnesses, and there 
will be a question and answer period among the Commissioners and the 
witnesses.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.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 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: 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 15, 2008.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-956 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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