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10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988), a 

public meeting of the ACT will be held 

on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, from 9 

a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Internal Revenue 

Service; 1111 Constitution Ave., NW.; 

Room 3313; Washington, DC. Issues to 

be discussed relate to Employee Plans, 

Exempt Organizations, and Government 

Entities. 

Reports from five ACT subgroups 

cover the following topics: 

• Indian Tribal Governments: Review 

of Voluntary Self-Compliance Program 

for Indian Tribal Governments. 

• Exempt Organizations: A Proposal 

for an Exempt Organizations Voluntary 

Compliance Program. 

• Tax-Exempt Bonds: After the Bonds 

Are Issued: Then What? 

• Employee Plans: Improving 

Compliance for Adopters of Preapproved Plans. 

• Federal, State and Local 

Governments: A Prototype for Public 

Sector Defined Contribution Plans. 

• Federal, State and Local 

Governments: Public Employers’

Withholding and Reporting for NonResident Alien Taxation. 

Last minute agenda changes may 

preclude advance notice. Due to limited 

seating and security requirements, 

attendees must call Cynthia 

PhillipsGrady to confirm their 

attendance. 

Ms. PhillipsGrady can be reached at 

(202) 283–9954. Attendees are 

encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes 

before the meeting begins to allow 

sufficient time for security clearance. 

Picture identification must be 

presented. Please use the main entrance 

at 1111 Constitution Ave., NW., to enter 

the building. 

Should you wish the ACT to consider 

a written statement, please call (202) 

283–9966, or write to: Internal Revenue 

Service; 1111 Constitution Ave., NW.; 

SE:T:CL–Penn Bldg; Washington, DC 

20224, or e-mail Steve.J.Pyrek@irs.gov 

Dated: May 14, 2007. 

Steven J. Pyrek, 

Designated Federal Official, Tax Exempt and 

Government Entities Division. 

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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—

June 14–15, 2007, Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

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 Washington, DC on June 14–15, 2007 

on ‘‘China’s Energy Consumption and 

Opportunities for U.S.-China 

Cooperation to Address the Effects of 

China’s Energy Use.’’

Background 

This event is the fourth in a series of 

public hearings the Commission will 

hold during its 2007 report cycle to 

collect input from leading experts in 

academic, business, industry, 

government and the public on the 

impact of the economic and national 

security implications of the U.S. 

bilateral trade and economic 

relationship with China. The June 14–15 

hearing is being conducted to examine 

the trends of China’s energy 

consumption; the strategic and 

environmental consequences of China’s 

energy use for the United States, China 

and the world; and strategies for 

addressing these effects. The June 14–15 

hearing on ‘‘China’s Energy 

Consumption and Opportunities for 

U.S.-Cooperation to Address the Effects 

of China’s Energy Use’’ will be cochaired by Vice Chairman Daniel 

Blumenthal and Commissioners Richard 

D’Amato, Dennis Shea, and Peter 

Videnieks. 

Information on this hearing, including 

a detailed hearing agenda and 

information about panelists, will be 

made available on the Commission’s 

Web site closer 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 June 14, 2007, by 

mailing to the contact below. 

DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, June 14, 

2007, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Friday, 

June 15, 2007, 9:30 a.m. to 4 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. 

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held 

on Capitol Hill in Room 385, Russell 

Senate Office Building, located at 

Delaware & Constitution Avenues, NE., 

Washington, DC 20510. Public seating is 

limited to approximately 50 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 email at kmichels@uscc.gov. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review Commission 

in 2000 in the National Defense 

Authorization Act (Public Law 106–398), as 

amended by Division P of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 

108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005). 

Dated: May 17, 2007. 

Kathleen J. Michels, 

Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans’ Disability Benefits 

Commission; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Veterans’ Disability Benefits 

Commission has scheduled a meeting 

for June 7–8, 2007, at the Washington 

Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW., 

Washington, DC. The meeting sessions 

will begin at 8 a.m. and end between 5–

5:30 p.m. each day. The meeting is open 

to the public. 

The purpose of the Commission is to 

carry out a study of the benefits under 

the laws of the United States that are 

provided to compensate and assist 

veterans and their survivors for 

disabilities and deaths attributable to 

military service. 

The agenda for the meeting will 

feature updates on the progress of the 

studies being conducted by the Center 

for Naval Analyses (CNA) and the 

Institute of Medicine (IOM). There will 

be additional discussions with CNA on 

topics of ongoing research and analyses. 

The IOM Committees on Presumptions 

and Medical Evaluation of Veterans for 

Disability are expected to provide an 

overview of each Committee’s final 

report and discuss their findings with 

the Commission. The Commission will 

receive presentations on several draft 


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Issue Papers in various stages of 

development, discuss priorities for 

future meetings and sections of the 

Commissions final report. 

Interested persons may attend and 

present oral statements to the 

Commission on June 8. Oral 

presentations will be limited to five 

minutes or less, depending on the 

number of participants. Interested 

parties may also provide written 

statements for review by the 

Commission prior to the meeting or at 

any time, by e-mail to 

veterans@vetscommission.com or by 

mail to Mr. Ray Wilburn, Executive 

Director, Veterans’ Disability Benefits 

Commission, 1101 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20004. 

Dated: May 17, 2007. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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