Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 182 / Thursday, September 18, 2008 / Notices 54205 

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Revised Schedule for Open Meetings 

To Prepare Report to Congress 

Advisory Committee: U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

ACTION: Revised schedule for open 

meetings to prepare 2008 Annual Report 

to Congress—September 24–26, 2008, 

October 6–8, 2008, October 20–22, 2008, 

and October 23–24, 2008 (if necessary) 

in Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

meetings of the U.S.-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission. 

NAME: Larry Wortzel, 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 

U.S.-China economic and security 

relationship. The mandate specifically 

charges the Commission to prepare a 

report to the Congress ‘‘regarding the 

national security implications and 

impact of the bilateral trade and 

economic relationship between the 

United States and the People’s Republic 

of China [that] shall include a full 

analysis, along with conclusions and 

recommendations for legislative and 

administrative actions * * *’’ 

PURPOSE OF MEETINGS: Pursuant to this 

mandate, the Commission will meet in 

Washington, DC on, September 24–26, 

October 6–8, October 20–22, and 

October 23–24 (if necessary), 2008, to 

consider the first and later rounds of 

drafts of material for its 2008 Annual 

Report to Congress that have been 

prepared for its consideration by the 

Commission staff, and to make 

modifications to those drafts that 

Commission members believe are 

needed. Please check the USCC Web site 

at http://www.uscc.gov for updates on 

the tentatively scheduled meetings for 

October 23–24. 

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED: The 

Commissioners will be considering draft 

Report sections addressing the following 

topics: 

• The United States-China trade and 

economic relationship, including the 

relationship’s current status; significant 

changes during 2008; the control of 

China’s economy by its government, and 

the effect of that control on the United 

States. 

• The implications of China’s 

Sovereign Wealth Fund; seafood 

imports from China into Louisiana and 

the U.S. Gulf Coast; and R&D activities 

in China and resulting technology 

transfers to China for the U.S. economy 

and security. 

• China’s Activities Directly Affecting 

U.S. Security Interests, including 

China’s proliferation policies and 

practices and China’s space and cyber 

activities. 

• China’s Energy and Environmental 

Policies and Activities, including 

bilateral and multilateral energy and 

environment agreements; and China’s 

efforts pertaining to climate change. 

• China’s Foreign and Regional 

Activities and Relationships in East 

Asia including those pertaining to 

Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, and to 

its own special administrative region of 

Hong Kong. 

• China’s Media and Information 

Controls. 

• China’s Compliance with the U.S.- 

China Memorandum of Understanding 

on China’s Use of Prison Labor. 

DATES AND TIMES (EASTERN DAYLIGHT

TIME): 

—Wednesday, September 24, 2008 (11 

a.m. to 5 p.m.). 

—Thursday, September 25, 2008 (10 

a.m. to 4 p.m.). 

—Friday, September 26, 2008 ( 9 a.m. to 

12 p.m.). 

—Monday and Tuesday, October 6–7, 

2008 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). 

—Wednesday, October 8, 2008 ( 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m.). 

—Monday, October 20, 2008 ( 11 a.m. to 

4 p.m.). 

—Tuesday and Wednesday, October 21– 

22, 2008 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). 

—Thursday and Friday, October 23–24, 

2008 (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) (if 

necessary). 

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held in 

Conference Room 333 (3rd floor), except 

the meetings on September 25 and 

October 23–24 will be held in 

Conference Room 231 (2nd floor), of 

The Hall of the States located at 444 

North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20001. Public seating is limited, and 

will be available on a ‘‘first-come, firstserved’’ basis. Advance reservations are 

not required. All participants must 

register at the front desk of the lobby. 

REQUIRED ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT: The 

entirety of these Commission editorial 

and drafting meetings will be open to 

the public. The Commission may recess 

the public editorial/drafting meetings to 

address administrative issues in closed 

session. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Michels, Associate Director, U.S.- 

China Economic and Security Review 

Commission, 444 North Capitol Street, 

NW., Suite 602, Washington DC 20001; 

phone 202–624–1409; e-mail 

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: September 12, 2008. 

Kathleen J. Michels, 

Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–21746 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1137–00–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Cemeteries 

and Memorials; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that a meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Cemeteries and 

Memorials will be held November 18– 

19, 2008, at the Gaylord National Resort 

and Convention Center, National 

Harbor, Maryland. On November 18, the 

meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 

3:45 p.m. On November 19, the meeting 

will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the administration of national 

cemeteries, soldiers’ lots and plots, the 

selection of new national cemetery sites, 

the erection of appropriate memorials, 

and the adequacy of Federal burial 

benefits. 

On November 18, the Committee will 

receive updates on National Cemetery 

Administration issues. On November 

19, the Committee will tour the historic 

Congressional Cemetery, located at 1801 

E. Street in Southeast, Washington, DC, 

and reconvene at the hotel for a 

business session (beginning at 1 p.m.), 

which will include discussions of 

Committee recommendations, future 

meeting sites, and potential agenda 

topics for future meetings. 

Time will not be allocated for 

receiving oral presentations from the 

public. Any member of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting should 

contact Mr. Michael Nacincik, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 

461–6240. The Committee will accept 

written comments. Comments may be 

transmitted electronically to the 

Committee at Michael.n@va.gov or 

mailed to the National Cemetery 

Administration (41C2), 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

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