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intent to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

with Inez E. De Jesus. Ms. De Jesus can 

be reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 954–

423–7977, or post comments to the Web 

site: http://www.improveirs.org. If you 

would like to have the TAP consider a 

written statement, please call 1–888–

912–1227 or 954–423–7977, or write to 

Inez E. De Jesus, TAP Office, 1000 South 

Pine Island Rd., Suite 340, Plantation, 

FL 33324 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various IRS issues. 

Dated: August 20, 2007. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E7–16721 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

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—

September 6–7, 2007, University of 

North Carolina—Chapel Hill, NC. 

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 Chapel Hill, NC, at the University of 

North Carolina on September 6–7, 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 

6–7 hearing is being conducted to 

examine 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 on Friday, 

September 7, 2007, will conclude with 

a discussion on the community impact 

of economic dislocations with an 

‘‘open’’ microphone session for 

interested members of the public to 

voice their views. Registration for the 

open microphone session begins at 8 

a.m. on Friday, September 7th 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 

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 p.m. and Friday, 

September 7, 2007, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. A 

detailed agenda for the hearing will be 

posted to the Commission’s Web site at 

www.uscc.gov in the near future. 

ADDRESSES: 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 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 (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 20, 2007. 

Kathleen J. Michels, 

Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–4139 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1137–00–M 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Determinations Concerning Illnesses 

Discussed in National Academy of 

Sciences Report on Gulf War and 

Health 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by law, the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

hereby gives notice that the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, under the authority 

granted by the Persian Gulf War 

Veterans Act of 1998, Public Law 105–

277, title XVI, 112 Stat. 2681–742 

through 2681–749 (codified at 38 U.S.C. 

1118), has determined not to establish a 

presumption of service connection at 

this time, based on exposure to 

insecticides or solvents during service 

in the Persian Gulf during the Persian 

Gulf War, for any of the diseases, 

illnesses, or health effects discussed in 

the February 18, 2003, report of the 

National Academy of Sciences, titled 

‘‘Gulf War and Health, Volume 2. 

Insecticides and Solvents.’’ This 

determination does not in any way 

preclude VA from granting service 

connection for any disease, including 

those specifically discussed in this 

notice, nor does it change any existing 

rights or procedures. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barrans, Attorney, Office of the 

General Counsel, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, telephone 

(202) 273–6332. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Statutory Requirements 

The Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 

1998, Public Law 105–277, title XVI, 

112 Stat. 2681–742 through 2681–749 

(codified at 38 U.S.C. 1118), and the 

Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 

1998, Public Law 105–368, 112 Stat. 

3315, directed the Secretary to seek to 

enter into an agreement with the 

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to 

review and evaluate the available 

scientific evidence regarding 

associations between illnesses and 

exposure to toxic agents, environmental 

or wartime hazards, or preventive 

medicines or vaccines to which service 

members may have been exposed during 


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