[Federal Register: August 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 169)]
[Notice]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: Correction to Notice of open public hearing--September 6, 2007,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC.
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SUMMARY: The original Notice was published in the Federal Register on
August 24, 2007 on page 47834. This correction changes the date to
September 6, 2007.
Name: Carolyn Bartholomew, 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 national security
implications and impact of the bilateral trade and 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 Chapel Hill, NC, at the University of North Carolina on
September 6, 2007 on ``North Carolina: China's Impact on the North
Carolina Economy: Winners and Losers.''
Background
This event is the seventh in a series of public hearings the
Commission will hold during its 2007 report cycle to collect input from
leading experts in academia, business, industry, government and from
the public on the impact of the economic and national security
implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with
China. The September 6 hearing is being conducted to examine
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the impacts of Chinese exports on North Carolina's traditional
clothing, textile, and furniture industries; the effectiveness of North
Carolina's proactive measures to mitigate and adapt to Chinese
competition; and to consider feedback and opinions from the people of
North Carolina.
The hearing, entitled ``North Carolina: China's Impact on the North
Carolina Economy: Winners and Losers,'' will be co-chaired by
Commissioners Jeffrey Fiedler and Dennis Shea.
Open Microphone Session for Public Comment: The hearing will
conclude with a discussion on the community impact of economic
dislocations and an ``open'' microphone session for interested members
of the public to voice their views. Registration for the open
microphone session begins at 8:30 am on Thursday, September 6th with
sign up available in the hearing room. Comments will be limited to 5
minutes for each participant.
Information on this hearing, including a detailed hearing agenda
and information about panelists, will be made available on the
Commission's Web site prior to the hearing date. Detailed information
about the Commission, the texts of its annual reports and hearing
records, and the products of research it has commissioned can be found
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.uscc.gov.
Any interested party may file a written statement by September 6,
2007, by mailing to the contact below.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 6, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A
detailed agenda for the hearing will be posted to the Commission's Web
site at http://www.uscc.gov in the near future.
ADDRESS: The hearings will be held in The Kenan Conference Center, Room
204 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus on Skipper
Bowles Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1550. Public seating is limited to
approximately 150 people on a first come, first served basis. Advance
reservations are not required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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: August 28, 2007.
Kathleen J. Michels,
Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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