[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35754-35755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14559]


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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--June 14, 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, 
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Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on June 14, 
2012, ``Evolving U.S.-China Trade and Investment Relationship.''

BACKGROUND: This is the sixth 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 June 14 
hearing is aimed at sharpening our understanding of contemporary 
Chinese trade and investment challenges, and will include testimony on 
the implications of employing value added measurements of trade; the 
BIT and the U.S. investment regime; as well as case stories of U.S. 
companies' China trade challenges. The hearing will be co-chaired by 
Commissioners Hon. William A. Reinsch and Daniel M. Slane. Any 
interested party may file a written statement by June 14, 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.

DATES: Location, Date and Time: 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
Thursday, June 14, 2012, 8:45 a.m.-2:45 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 Pub. L. 109-108 (November 22, 2005).

    Dated: June 11, 2012.
Kathleen Wilson,
Finance and Operations Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-14559 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]
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