[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22631-22632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9058]


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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--April 19, 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

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United States and the People's Republic of China''. Pursuant to this 
mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC, 
on April 19, 2012, to address the ``China-Europe Relationship and 
Transatlantic Implications''.
    Background: This is the fourth public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2012 report cycle to collect input from academic, 
industry, and government experts on national security implications of 
the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The 
April 19 hearing will examine the economic, security, and foreign 
policy aspects of the China-Europe relationship, and their implications 
for the United States. The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioners 
Carolyn Bartholomew and Daniel Blumenthal. Any interested party may 
file a written statement by April 18, 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.
    Date and Time: Thursday April 19, 2012, 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Eastern 
Time. A detailed agenda for the hearing 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. 
Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.

ADDRESSES: Please check our Web site at www.uscc.gov for further 
information. Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning the hearing should contact Gavin 
Williams, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington DC 20001; 
phone: 202-624-1492, or via email at [email protected]. Reservations are 
not required to attend the hearing.

    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: April 11, 2012.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-9058 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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