80 FR 34199 - Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare the 2015 Annual Report to Congress

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 114 (June 15, 2015)

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Notice is hereby given of meetings of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Name: William A. Reinsch, 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 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, members of the Commission will meet in Washington, DC on July 8-9, August 12-13, September 16-17, and October 7-8, 2015 to review and edit drafts of the 2015 Annual Report to Congress. The Commission is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) with the enactment of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 that was signed into law on November 22, 2005 (Pub. L. 109-108). In accordance with FACA, the Commission's meeting to make decisions concerning the substance and recommendations of its 2015 Annual Report to Congress are open to the public. Topics To Be Discussed: The Commissioners will be considering draft report sections addressing the following topics: <bullet> U.S.-China Economic and Trade Relations, including: The foreign investment climate in China, China's economic reforms, and commercial cyber espionage and barriers to digital trade in China. <bullet> Security and Foreign Policy Issues Involving China, including: China's space and counterspace programs; and China's offensive missile forces. <bullet> China and the world, including: China and Central Asia, China and Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Dates, Times, and Room Locations (Eastern Daylight Time):

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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare the 2015 Annual Report to 
Congress

    Advisory Committee: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review 
Commission.

ACTION: Notice of open meetings to be held in Washington, DC to review 
and edit drafts of 2015 Annual Report to Congress on the following 
dates: July 8-9, August 12-13, September 16-17, and October 7-8, 2015.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings of the U.S.-China Economic 
and Security Review Commission.
    Name: William A. Reinsch, 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 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, members of the 
Commission will meet in Washington, DC on July 8-9, August 12-13, 
September 16-17, and October 7-8, 2015 to review and edit drafts of the 
2015 Annual Report to Congress.
    The Commission is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) with the enactment of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 that was signed into law on 
November 22, 2005 (Pub. L. 109-108). In accordance with FACA, the 
Commission's meeting to make decisions concerning the substance and 
recommendations of its 2015 Annual Report to Congress are open to the 
public.
    Topics To Be Discussed: The Commissioners will be considering draft 
report sections addressing the following topics:
     U.S.-China Economic and Trade Relations, including: The 
foreign investment climate in China, China's economic reforms, and 
commercial cyber espionage and barriers to digital trade in China.
     Security and Foreign Policy Issues Involving China, 
including: China's

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space and counterspace programs; and China's offensive missile forces.
     China and the world, including: China and Central Asia, 
China and Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
    Dates, Times, and Room Locations (Eastern Daylight Time):

 Wednesday and Thursday, July 8-9, 2015 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.)--Room 231
 Wednesday and Thursday, August 12-13, 2015 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.)--Room 231
 Wednesday and Thursday, September 16-17, 2015 (9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.)--Room 231
 Wednesday and Thursday, October 7-8, 2015 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.)--Room 231

ADDRESSES: All report review-editing sessions will be held in The Hall 
of the States (North Bldg., 2nd Floor), located at 444 North Capitol 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20001.
    Public seating is limited and will be available on a ``first-come, 
first-served'' basis. Advanced 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 sessions to address 
administrative issues in closed session.
    The open meetings will also be adjourned around noon for a lunch 
break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will announce 
what time the Annual Report review and editing session will reconvene.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reed Eckhold, Congressional Liaison 
and Director of Communications, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review 
Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 
20001; Phone: (202) 624-1496; Email: [email protected].
    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: June 9, 2015.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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meet their special needs. or before July 15, 2015 to be assured of SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
consideration.
Reducing and Identifying Traffic Delays Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare
The Federal Aviation Administration ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the 2015 Annual Report to Congress
uses Part 234 data to pinpoint and the burden estimate, or any other aspect
analyze air traffic delays. Wheels-up of the information collection, including Advisory Committee: U.S.-China
and wheels-down times are used in suggestion for reducing the burden, to Economic and Security Review
conjunction with departure and arrival (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Commission.
times to show the extent of ground Affairs, Office of Management and ACTION: Notice of open meetings to be
delays. Actual elapsed flight time, Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for held in Washington, DC to review and
wheels-down minus wheels-up time, is Treasury, New Executive Office edit drafts of 2015 Annual Report to
compared to scheduled elapsed flight Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC Congress on the following dates: July 8–
time to identify airborne delays. The 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ 9, August 12–13, September 16–17, and
reporting of aircraft tail number allows OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA October 7–8, 2015.
the FAA to track an aircraft through the Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of
air network, which enables the FAA to meetings of the U.S.-China Economic
study the ripple effects of delays at hub 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
and Security Review Commission.
airports. The data can be analyzed for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Name: William A. Reinsch, Chairman
airport design changes, new equipment Copies of the submission(s) may be of the U.S.-China Economic and
purchases, the planning of new runways obtained by calling (202) 927–5331, Security Review Commission.
or airports based on current and email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire The Commission is mandated by
projected airport delays and traffic information collection request may be Congress to investigate, assess, evaluate
levels. The identification of the reason found at www.reginfo.gov. and report to Congress annually on the
for delays allows the FAA, airport U.S.-China economic and security
Community Development Financial
operators, and air carriers to pinpoint relationship. The mandate specifically
Institutions (CDFI) Fund
delays under their control. charges the Commission to prepare a
Administrative Issues OMB Number: 1559–0021. report to Congress ‘‘regarding the
Type of Review: Revision of a national security implications and
The Confidential Information
currently approved collection. impact of the bilateral trade and
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
Title: CDFI Program and NACA economic relationship between the
of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501) requires a
Program Application. United States and the People’s Republic
statistical agency to clearly identify
of China [that] shall include a full
information it collects for non-statistical Abstract: The CDFI Fund provides analysis, along with conclusions and
purposes. BTS hereby notifies the financial assistance in the form of recommendations for legislative and
respondents and the public that BTS grants, loans, equity investments and administrative actions . . .’’
uses the information it collects under deposits to community development Purpose of Meetings: Pursuant to this
this OMB approval for non-statistical financial institutions providing capital mandate, members of the Commission
purposes including, but not limited to, and financial services to underserved will meet in Washington, DC on July 8–
publication of both Respondent’s markets. The FY 2016 CDFI and NACA 9, August 12–13, September 16–17, and
identity and its data, submission of the Program application introduces an October 7–8, 2015 to review and edit
information to agencies outside BTS for integrated web-based collection tool that drafts of the 2015 Annual Report to
review, analysis and possible use in will now be used to collect data from Congress.
regulatory and other administrative CDFI and NACA Program applicants. The Commission is subject to the
matters. The new interactive, integrated Federal Advisory Committee Act
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2015. application reduces the burden on the (FACA) with the enactment of the
Patricia Hu, applicant since it will store previously Science, State, Justice, Commerce and
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
supplied information, which will Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research reduce data entry in future applications. 2006 that was signed into law on
and Technology. It is anticipated that this will decrease November 22, 2005 (Pub. L. 109–108).
[FR Doc. 2015–14529 Filed 6–12–15; 8:45 am] the amount of time to complete the In accordance with FACA, the
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application from 50 hours to 30 hours Commission’s meeting to make
per response for the applicants. This decisions concerning the substance and
revision reflects a decrease in hours due recommendations of its 2015 Annual
to the new collection tool. Total burden Report to Congress are open to the
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY hours requested for this submission is public.
13,530 (451 applications X 30 hours an Topics To Be Discussed: The
Submission for OMB Review; application).
Comment Request Commissioners will be considering draft
Affected Public: Private Sector: report sections addressing the following
June 9, 2015. Businesses or other for-profits; not-for- topics:
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collection request to the Office of 13,530. investment climate in China, China’s
Management and Budget (OMB) for economic reforms, and commercial
review and clearance in accordance Robert Dahl, cyber espionage and barriers to digital
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. trade in China.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meetings to be held in Washington, DC to review and edit drafts of 2015 Annual Report to Congress on the following
Dates		July 8-9, August 12-13, September 16-17, and October 7-8, 2015.
Contact		Reed Eckhold, Congressional Liaison and Director of Communications, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001; Phone: (202) 624-1496; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 34199