[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21516-21517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08587]


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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 25, 2014, 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 C. 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 April 
25, 2014, ``U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation: Status, Challenges, 
and Opportunities.''
    Background: This is the fifth public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2014 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. This 
hearing will examine, among other things, China's energy needs and 
clean energy policies, the recent developments in the U.S.-China clean 
energy cooperation, and the implications of such cooperation for the 
United States. The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioners Robin 
Cleveland and Carte Goodwin. Any interested party may file a written 
statement by April 25, 2014, by mailing to the contact below. A portion 
of each panel will include a question and

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answer period between the Commissioners and the witnesses.
    Location, Date and Time: Room 608, Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
1st Street Southeast, Washington, DC. Thursday, April 25, 2014, 9:00 
a.m.-1:15 p.m. Eastern Time. A detailed agenda for the hearing is on 
Commission's Web site at www.uscc.gov. Also, please check our Web site 
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 Reed Eckhold, 
444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001; phone: 
202-624-1496, 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 10, 2014.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-08587 Filed 4-15-14; 8:45 am]
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