[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2133-2134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-497]


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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--January 26, 2012, 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: Dennis Shea, 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 January 26, 2012, to address ``China's Global 
Quest for Resources and Implications for the United States.''
    Background: This is the first public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2012 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 January 26 hearing will examine China's Global Quest for 
Resources and Implications for the United States. The hearing will be 
co-chaired by Commissioners Richard D'Amato and Daniel Blumenthal.
    Any interested party may file a written statement by January 26, 
2012, by mailing to the contact below. 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 www.uscc.gov.
    Date and Time: Thursday, January 26, 8:30am--3:00pm Eastern 
Standard Time. A detailed agenda for the hearing and roundtable will be 
posted to the Commission's Web Site at www.uscc.gov as soon as 
available. Please check the Web site for possible changes to the 
hearing schedule.

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ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on in Room 562 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, located at Constitution Avenue and 1st Street 
NE., in Washington, DC 20002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning the hearing should contact Michael 
Danis, Executive Director for the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington 
DC 20001; phone: (202) 624-1407, or via email 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 9, 2012.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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