[Federal Register: March 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60)]
[Notices]
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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.
Name: Larry M. Wortzel, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess,
evaluate and report to Congress annually on the U.S.-China economic and
security relationship. The mandate specifically charges the Commission
to evaluate ``the compliance of the People's Republic of China with its
accession agreement to the World Trade Organization.'' The Commission
is further mandated to assess ``the qualitative and quantitative nature
of the transfer of United States production activities to the People's
Republic of China, including the relocation of high technology,
manufacturing, and research and development facilities, the impact of
such transfers on United States national security * * * and the effect
of such transfers on United States economic security and employment.''
Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing
in Washington, DC on Tuesday, April 4, 2006.
Background
This event is the fourth in a series of public hearings the
Commission will hold during its 2006 report cycle to collect input from
leading experts in academia, business, industry, government and the
public on the impact of the economic and national security implications
of the U.S. growing bilateral trade and economic relationship with
China. The April 4 hearing is being conducted to obtain commentary
about issues connected to China's World Trade Organization Compliance.
Information on upcoming hearings, as well as transcripts of past
Commission hearings, can be obtained from the USCC Web site http://www.uscc.gov
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The April 4 hearing will address ``China's World Trade Organization
Compliance: Industrial Subsidies and the Impact on U.S. and World
Markets'' and will be Co-chaired by Commissioners Michael Wessel and
Peter Brookes.
Purpose of Hearing
The hearing is designed to assist the Commission in fulfilling its
mandate by assessing China's compliance with its World Trade
Organization accession agreement on subsidies, examining what
constitutes the breadth of China's subsidy regime, evaluating the level
of transparency into China's subsidy regime and economic planning
process, and identifying how China's industrial subsidies negatively or
positively affect U.S. companies, investors, and workers.
Copies of the hearing agenda will be made available on the
Commission's Web site http://www.uscc.gov. Any interested party may
file a written statement by April 4, 2006, by mailing to the contact
below.
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 9 a.m. to 5 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 hearing will be held on Capitol Hill on April 4 in Room
2323 Rayburn House Office Building. 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, 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 23, 2006.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-4508 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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