[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2241-2242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00562]


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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.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.-
China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission is 
mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, and report to Congress 
annually on ``the national security implications of the 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 January 27, 2022 on ``CCP Decision-Making 
and the 20th Party Congress.''

DATES: The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, January 27, 2022, 9:15 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: This hearing will be held with panelists and Commissioners 
participating in-person or online via videoconference. Members of the 
audience will be able to view a live webcast via the Commission's 
website at www.uscc.gov. Also, please check the Commission's website 
for possible changes to the hearing schedule. Reservations are not 
required to attend the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning the hearing should contact Jameson 
Cunningham, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602, Washington, DC 
20001; telephone: 202-624-1496, or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88e2ebfde6e6e1e6efe0e9e5c8fdfbebeba6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9df7fee8f3f3f4f3faf5fcf0dde8eefefeb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>. 
Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.
    ADA Accessibility: For questions about the accessibility of the 
event or to request an accommodation, please contact Jameson Cunningham 
via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b71786e757572757c737a765b6e687878357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5bfb6a0bbbbbcbbb2bdb4b895a0a6b6b6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>. Requests for an accommodation should 
be made as soon as possible, and at least five business days prior to 
the event.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: This is the first public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2022 report cycle. The hearing will start with an 
assessment of elite politics in China and expectations for the upcoming 
20th Party Congress. Subsequent panels will explore CCP leaders' 
decision-making and the policy formation process across economic, 
foreign and security policy, including assessments of relevant 
personnel and policy bodies.
    The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioners Jeffrey Fiedler and

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Derek Scissors. Any interested party may file a written statement by 
January 27, 2022 by transmitting to the contact above. A portion of the 
hearing will include a question and answer period between the 
Commissioners and the witnesses.
    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), as amended by Public Law 113-291 
(December 19, 2014).

    Dated: January 10, 2022.
Christopher P. Fioravante,
Director of Operations and Administration, U.S.-China Economic and 
Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-00562 Filed 1-12-22; 8:45 am]
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