[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27863-27864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11829]


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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: Update to notice of open public hearing--May 20, 2010, 
Washington, DC. Room changed to 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.-
China Economic and Security Review Commission. This is an updated 
version of the original notice published on April 29, 2010. Please note 
the change of the hearing room to Room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
    Name: Daniel M. Slane, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and 
Security Review Commission.
    The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, and 
report to Congress annually on ``the national security implications of 
the 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 May 20, 2010, to address ``China's Emergent 
Military Aerospace and Commercial Aviation Industry.''

Background

    This is the fifth public hearing the Commission will hold during 
its 2010 report cycle to collect input from leading academic, industry, 
and government experts on national security implications of the U.S. 
bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The May 20 
hearing will examine the progress in China's attempts to field a modern 
air force and develop both its commercial and military aviation 
industrial complex. The May 20 hearing will be Co-chaired by 
Commissioners Daniel A. Blumenthal and Peter Videnieks.
    Any interested party may file a written statement by May 20, 2010, 
by mailing to the contact below. On May 20, the hearing will be held in 
two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. A portion of 
each panel will include a question and answer period between the 
Commissioners and the witnesses.
    Transcripts of past Commission public hearings may be obtained from 
the USCC Web site, http://www.uscc.gov.

Date and Time:  Thursday, May 20, 2010, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time. A detailed agenda for the hearing will be posted to the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.uscc.gov as soon as available.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on Capitol Hill in Room 562 of the 
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: May 13, 2010.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-11829 Filed 5-17-10; 8:45 am]
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