[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53965-53966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21702]
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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare and Release 2012 Annual Report
to Congress
Advisory Committee: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings to be held in Washington, DC as
follows: (1) Review-Edit 2012 Annual Report to Congress--August 1-2,
September 12-13, October 11-12, and October 23-24, and (2) Official
Public Release of Commission's Annual Report--November 14, 2012.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings 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,
evaluate and report to Congress annually on the U.S.-China economic and
security relationship. The mandate specifically charges the Commission
to prepare a report to Congress ``regarding the national security
implications and impact of the bilateral trade and economic
relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of
China [that] shall include a full analysis, along with conclusions and
recommendations for legislative and administrative actions * * *''
Purpose of Meetings
Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will meet in Washington,
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DC on August 1-2, September 12-13, October 11-12, and October 23-24,
2012 to consider drafts of material for its 2012 Annual Report to
Congress that have been prepared for its consideration by the
Commission staff, and to make modifications to those drafts that
Commission members believe are needed; and release the final Annual
Report to the public on November 14, 2012.
The report review-editing sessions are for members of the
Commission to review and edit staff drafts of sections of the
Commission's 2012 Annual Report for submission to Congress. The
Commission is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) with
the enactment of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 that was signed into law on November
22, 2005
(Pub. L. 109-108). In accord with FACA's requirement, meetings of
the Commission to make decisions concerning the substance and
recommendations of its 2012 Annual Report to Congress are open to the
public.
Topics To Be Discussed
The Commissioners will be considering draft report sections
addressing the following topics:
The United States-China trade and economic relationship,
including its bilateral investment and the role of state-owned
enterprises, intellectual property protection and its 5-year plan,
technology transfers, and outsourcing.
China's activities directly affecting U.S. national
security interests, including its area control military strategy, space
developments, and intelligence activities and capabilities.
China's foreign and regional activities and relationships,
including those pertaining to Taiwan and Hong Kong.
China's foreign and national security policies.
Dates, Times, and Room Locations (Eastern Daylight Time)
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)--Room 231
Thursday, August 2, 2012 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)--Room 231
Wednesday and Thursday, September 12-13, 2012 (9 a.m. to 5
p.m.)--Room 233
Thursday and Friday, October 11-12, 2012 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)--
Room 231
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23-24, 2012 (9 a.m. to 5
p.m.)--Room 231
Wednesday, November 14, 2012--Official Press Conference to
Release Final Report to the Public--Date, Time and Location will be
announced in October on the Commission's Web site at www.uscc.gov.
ADDRESSES: All report review-editing sessions will be held in The Hall
of the States (North Bldg., 2nd Floor), located at 444 North Capitol
Street NW., Washington, DC 20001. The location for the Official Press
Conference to release the final Annual Report to the public will be
announced on the Commission's Web site at www.uscc.gov in October 2012.
Public seating is limited and will be available on a ``first-come,
first-served'' basis. Advanced reservations are not required. All
participants must register at the front desk of the lobby.
Required Accessibility Statement
The entirety of these Commission editorial and drafting meetings
will be open to the public. The Commission may recess the public
editorial/drafting sessions to address administrative issues in closed
session.
The open meetings will also be adjourned in the noon vicinity for a
lunch break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will
announce the reconvening time for the Annual Report review and editing
session so members of the public will know when they may return if they
wish to do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gavin Williams, USCC Staff Assistant,
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 444 North Capitol
Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001; Phone: (202) 624-1407;
Email: [email protected]
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).
Date: August 29, 2012.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-21702 Filed 8-31-12; 8:45 am]
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