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the area in which the individual resides. 

(See ‘‘System Manager(s) and Address’’

for location) 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information given by an individual 

requesting accommodation(s), input 

from individual’s manager, 

documentation from individual’s 

medical practitioner, agency medical 

representative, contractors or offices 

relating to the issuance of 

accommodation(s). 

EXEMPTIONS: 

None.

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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.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

Name: C. Richard D’Amato, Chairman 

of the U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

The Commission is mandated by 

Congress to investigate and report to 

Congress annually on ‘‘the national 

security implications 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 be 

holding a public hearing in Seattle, 

Washington, October 14, 2004. The 

purpose of this hearing is to examine 

the impact of U.S.-China trade and 

investment on Pacific Northwest 

industries. The Commission will receive 

testimony from industry representatives, 

labor organizations, researchers and 

analysts of the aviation, aerospace, 

software, technology, agriculture, forest 

products and other key industries on: 

(1) How these industries have been 

affected by economic relations with 

China, and (2) how this may be 

indicative of broader trends for the U.S. 

economy. The Commission will also 

hear from witnesses on the economic 

development and other local effects on 

the region of trade and investment 

relations with China. 

Background 

This event is part of a series of field 

hearings the Commission is holding to 

collect input from local industry and 

labor leaders, government officials, 

researchers, other informed witnesses 

and the public on the impact of U.S.-

China trade and economic relations. 

Information on upcoming field hearings, 

as well as transcripts of past 

Commission hearings, can be obtained 

from the USCC Web site at http://

www.uscc.gov. 

The Seattle, Washington hearing will 

be Co-chaired by Commissioner George 

Becker, Former International President 

of the United Steelworkers of America 

and AFL-CIO Vice President and 

Executive Council Member, and 

Commissioner Robert F. Ellsworth, 

Chairman and Founding Partner, 

Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures. 

Purpose of Hearing 

The hearing is designed to assist the 

Commission in fulfilling its mandate by 

exploring how U.S.-China trade and 

investment is impacting vital sectors of 

the U.S. economy. The Commission 

seeks to gain a better understanding of 

how Washington State and the aviation, 

technology, agriculture and other 

important regional industries have been 

impacted by U.S.-China economic 

relations. The Commission will also 

investigate how this is indicative of 

broader trends for the U.S. economy and 

the implications for U.S. economic and 

national security. 

Copies of the hearing agenda will be 

made available on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.uscc.gov. The 

hearing will be held in two sessions, 

one in the morning and one in the 

afternoon, where Commissioners will 

take testimony from invited witnesses.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 14, 

2004, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific 

Daylight Time inclusive. 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 at 

the Olympic Conference Room, 4th 

Floor, The Edgewater Hotel, Pier 67, 

2411 Alaskan Way, Seattle, Washington. 

Garage parking is available across the 

street from the hotel at a daily rate of $7. 

Public seating is available on a firstcome, first-served basis.

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: The Commission was 

established in October 2000 pursuant to the 

Floyd D. Spence National Defense 

Authorization Act Section 1238, Public Law 

106–398, 114 STAT. 1654A–334 (2000) 

(codified at 22 U.S.C. 7002 (2001), as 

amended, and the ‘‘Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution of 2003,’’ Public 

Law 108–7 dated February 20, 2003.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

Kathleen J. Michels, 

Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission.

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