Notice of Open Public Hearing, 10346 [2010-4631]

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• U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4631]


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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--March 18, 2010, 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: Daniel M. Slane, 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 March 18, 2010, to address ``Taiwan-China: Recent 
Economic, Political, and Military Developments across the Strait, and 
Implications for the United States.''

Background

    This is the third public hearing the Commission will hold during 
its 2010 report cycle to collect input from leading academic, industry, 
and government experts on national security implications of the U.S. 
bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The March 18 
hearing will examine the current situation and recent trends in the 
cross-Strait relationship from a security, economic, and political 
perspective, and what recent and future changes may mean for U.S. 
national interests in the region. The March 18 hearing will be Co-
chaired by Commissioners Patrick A. Mulloy and Larry M. Wortzel.
    Any interested party may file a written statement by March 18, 
2010, by mailing to the contact below. On March 18, the hearing will be 
held in two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. A 
portion of each panel will include a question and answer period between 
the Commissioners and the witnesses.
    Transcripts of past Commission public hearings may be obtained from 
the USCC Web Site www.uscc.gov.

DATE AND TIME:  Thursday, March 18, 2010, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time. A detailed agenda for the hearing will be posted to the 
Commission's Web Site at www.uscc.gov as soon as available.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on Capitol Hill in Room 562 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building located at First Street and Constitution 
Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20510. Public seating is limited to about 
50 people on a first come, first served basis. Advance reservations are 
not required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning the hearing should contact Kathy 
Michels, Associate Director for the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission, 444 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 602, Washington 
D.C. 20001; phone: 202-624-1409, or via e-mail at kmichels@uscc.gov.

    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: March 1, 2010.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-4631 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]
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