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Revised Schedule for Open Meetings To Prepare Report to Congress

Thu, Sep 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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 2426, October 68, October 2022, and October 2324 (if necessary), 2008, to consider the first and later rounds of drafts of material for its 2008 Annual Report to Congress that hav

Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare Report to Congress

Tue, Jul 29 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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.

Purpose of Meetings: Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will meet in Washington, DC on August 14, September 2425, October 67, and October 2022, 2008, to consider the first and later rounds of drafts of material for its 2008 Annual Report to Congress that have been prep

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Tue, Jul 29 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively, the agencies) propose a new riskbased capital framework (standardized framework) based on the standardized approach for credit risk and the basic indicator approach for operational risk described in the capital adequacy framework titled ``International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework'' (New Accord) released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The standardized framework generally would be available, on an optional basis, to banks, bank holding companies, and savings associations (banking organizations) that apply the general riskbased capital rules.

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions for Foreign

Tue, Jul 29 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In this notice of review, we announce our annual petition findings for foreign species, as required under section 4(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. When, in response to a petition, we find that listing a species is warranted but precluded, we must complete a new status review each year until we publish a proposed rule or make a determination that listing is not warranted. These subsequent status reviews and the accompanying 12month findings are referred to as ``resubmitted'' petition findings.

Information contained in this notice describes our status review of 50 foreign taxa that were the subjects of previous warrantedbut precluded findings, most recently summarized in our 2007 Notice of Review (72 FR 20184). Based on our current review, we find that 20 species (see Table 1) continue to warrant listing, but that their listing remains precluded by higherpriority listing actions. For 30 species previously found to be warranted but precluded, the petitioned actio

Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; Migrant Education Program

Tue, Jul 29 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Secretary amends the regulations governing the Migrant Education Program (MEP) administered under Part C of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). These final regulations adjust the base amounts of the MEP Basic State Formula grant allocations for fiscal year (FY) 2006 and subsequent years (as well as for supplemental MEP allocations made for FY 2005); establish requirements to strengthen the processes used by State educational agencies (SEAs) to determine and document the eligibility of migratory children under the MEP; and clarify procedures SEAs use to develop a comprehensive statewide needs assessment and service delivery plan.

Secretary's Order 5-2008

Tue, Jul 29 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Subject: Management of United States Government Accountability Office Reports.

1. Purpose. To delegate authority and assign overall responsibility for coordinating, reviewing, and processing United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports.

2. Authority. This Order is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301 (Departmental Regulations); 29 U.S.C. 551 (Establishment of Department: Secretary; Seal); Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1); 31 U.S.C. 711720 (Government Accountability Office, General Duties and Powers); and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A50 (Audit Followup).

3. Redelegations/Transfer of Authority. Unless provided otherwise in this or another Secretary's Order, the authority delegated in this Order may be redelegated or transferred, as permitted by law or regulation.

4. Reservation of Authority. The submission of reports and recommendations to the President and the Congress concerning the administration of statutory or

Tue, Jul 29 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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The President
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Executive Order 13469 of July 25, 2008

Blocking Property of Additional Persons
Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that the continued actions and policies of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions, manifested most recently in the fundamentally undemocratic election held on June 27, 2008, to commit acts of violence and other human rights abuses against political opponents, and to engage in public corruption, including by misusing public authority, constitute an unusual and extraor- dinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States, and to deal with that threat, hereby expand the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13391 of November 22, 2005, and hereby order:
Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided by statutes, or provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the date of this order, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, including their overseas branches, of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
Any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State: (i) to be a senior official of the Government of Zimbabwe;
(ii) to be owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, the Government of Zimbabwe or an official or officials of the Government of Zimbabwe; (iii) to have engaged in actions or policies to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions;
(iv) to be responsible for, or to have participated in, human rights abuses related to political repression in Zimbabwe;
(v) to be engaged in, or to have engaged in, activities facilitating public corruption by senior officials of the Government of Zimbabwe; (vi) to be a spouse or dependent child of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13288, Executive Order 13391, or this order;
(vii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, logistical, or technical support for, or goods or services in support of, the Government of Zimbabwe, any senior official thereof, or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13288, Executive Order 13391, or this order; or (viii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf
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of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13288, Executive Order 13391, or this order.
(b) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type of articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288, as amended, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) The prohibitions of this section include but are not limited to (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13288, Executive Order 13391, or this order, and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.
(d) The provisions of Executive Orders 13288 and 13391 remain in effect, and this order does not affect any action taken pursuant to those orders.
Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(b)Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity; (b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization;
(c) the term ``United States person'' means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States; and
(d) the term ``Government of Zimbabwe'' means the Government of Zimbabwe, its agencies,
instrumentalities, and controlled entities. Sec. 4. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that, because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that, for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1 of this order.
Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order. Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288, as amended, and 5 expanded in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703).
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Sec. 7. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.

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July 25, 2008.
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Notice of Open Public Hearing

Fri, Jul 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Name: Larry Wortzel, Chairman of the U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on August 13, 2008 to address ``China's Energy Policies and Their Environmental Impacts.''

Background

This event is the ninth in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during its 2008 report cycle to collect input from leading academic, industry, and government experts on the impact of the economic and national security implications of the U.S.
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bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The August 13 he

Notice of Open Public Hearing

Thu, Jun 26 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Name: Larry Wortzel, Chairman of the U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on July 16, 2008 to address ``Research and Development and Technological Advances in Key Industries in China.'' Background

This event is the eighth in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during its 2008 report cycle to collect input from leading academic, industry, and government experts on the impact of the economic and national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The July

Notice of Open Public Hearings

Mon, Jun 2 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of the following hearings 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 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 two public hearings in Washington, DC on June 18th and 19th, 2008. The first, a fullday hearing on June 18th, will address ``Access to Information and Media Control in the People's Republic of China.'' The second, a half day hearing on the morning of June 19th, will examine ``The Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. and China Regarding Prison Labor Products.''

Background

These events are the sixth and seventh in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during

Notice of Open Public Hearing

Mon, Apr 28 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Name: Larry Wortzel, Chairman of the U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on May 20, 2008 to address ``China's Proliferation Practices and the Development of its Cyber and Space Warfare Capabilities''

Background

This event is the fifth in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during its 2008 report cycle to collect input from leading academic, industry, and government experts on the impact of the economic and national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with C

Notice of Open Public Hearing

Fri, Apr 4 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of the following hearing 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 national security implications and impact of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China, and to provide recommendations, where appropriate, to Congress for legislative and administrative action.

Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Background

This event is the fourth in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during its 2008 report cycle to collect input from leading experts in government, business, industry, academia and the public on the impact of the economic and national security implications of the U.S. growing bilateral trade and economic rel

Notice of Open Public Hearing

Mon, Feb 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Name: Larry Wortzel, Chairman of the U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2008, to address ``China's Expanding Global Influence: Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools.'' Background

This event is the third in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during its 2008 report cycle to collect input from leading academic, industry, and government experts on the impact of the economic and national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The Mar

Notice of Open Public Hearing

Wed, Jan 30 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Name: Larry Wortzel, Chairman of the U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on February 27, 2008 to address ``China's Views of Sovereignty and Methods of Access Control.''

Background

This event is the second in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during its 2008 report cycle to collect input from leading academic, industry, and government experts on the impact of the economic and national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. The February 27 hearing i

Notice of Open Public Hearing

Tue, Jan 22 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Name: Larry Wortzel, Chairman of the U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission.

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Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on February 7, 2008 to address ``The Implications of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment on National Security.''

Background

This event is the first in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during its 2008 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