6 March 2009

[Federal Register: March 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 43)]
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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 24, 2009, 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.

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    Name: Carolyn Bartholomew, 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 24, 2009 to address ``China's Industrial 
Policy and its Impact on U.S. Companies, Workers, and the American 
Economy.''

Background

    This event is the third in a series of public hearings the 
Commission will hold during its 2009 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 24 hearing will examine the China's pillar and 
strategic industries, China's use of incentives to attract investment 
into its pillar and strategic industries, China's telecommunications 
and information technology (IT) industries, and China's nanotechnology 
and optoelectronics industries.
    The March 24 hearing will be Co-chaired by Commissioners Patrick A. 
Mulloy and Daniel M. Slane.
    Information on hearings, as well as transcripts of past Commission 
hearings, can be obtained from the USCC Web Site http://www.uscc.gov.
    Copies of the hearing agenda will be made available on the 
Commission's Web Site http://www.uscc.gov as soon as available. Any 
interested party may file a written statement by March 24, 2009, by 
mailing to the contact below. On March 24, 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.

Date and Time: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time. A detailed agenda for the hearing will be posted to the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.uscc.gov in the near future.

ADDRESSES: The address will be posted to the USCC Web Site http://
www.uscc.gov as soon as a hearing room is assigned.

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 
DC 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 3, 2009.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
 [FR Doc. E9-4774 Filed 3-5-09; 8:45 am]

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