[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4609-4610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02553]


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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.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing 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 February 28, 2019 on ``Risks, 
Rewards, and Results: U.S. Companies in China and Chinese Companies in 
the United States.''

DATES: The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: TBD, Washington, DC. A detailed agenda for the hearing will 
be posted on the Commission's website at www.uscc.gov. Also, please 
check the Commission's website 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 Leslie 
Tisdale Reagan, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602, Washington DC 
20001; telephone: 202-624-1496, or via email at [email protected]. 
Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: This is the second public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2019 report cycle. This hearing seeks to evaluate two 
sets of relationships. In the first panel, hearing witnesses will 
review Chinese companies' participation in the U.S. economy, and in the 
second panel, hearing witnesses will review U.S. companies' 
participation in the Chinese economy. Both panels will assess 
implications of this participation for U.S. businesses, workers, 
consumers, and investors. The hearing will be co-chaired by Vice 
Chairman Robin

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Cleveland and Commissioner Michael Wessel. Any interested party may 
file a written statement by February 28, 2019, by mailing to the 
contact above. A portion of each panel will include a question and 
answer period between the Commissioners and the witnesses.

    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), as amended by Public Law 
113-291 (December 19, 2014).

    Dated: February 12, 2019.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-02553 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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