[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 26826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10869]


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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--May 10, 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 May 10, 
2012, ``Assessing China's Efforts to Become an Innovation Society--A 
Progress Report''.

Background

    This is the fifth 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 May 10 
hearing will address China's innovation capabilities, with emphasis on 
the information technology and defense sectors. The hearing will be co-
chaired by Commissioners Sen. Carte Goodwin and Hon. Dennis Shea. Any 
interested party may file a written statement by May 9, 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.
    Location, Date and Time: 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
Thursday May 10, 2012, 8:45 a.m.-3:40 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 our Web site at 
www.uscc.gov for possible changes to the hearing schedule. 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: May 1, 2012.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-10869 Filed 5-4-12; 8:45 am]
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