May 23, 2013
Public Hearing before the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC)
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Washington, DC
May 29-30, 2013
DAY 1 (Wednesday, May 29)
9:30 – 9:35: Opening Statement of TPSC Chair Doug Bell
9:35 – 9:45: Opening Statement of Assistant USTR for Europe and the Middle East Dan Mullaney
Begin Witness Testimony
NOTE: EACH WITNESS HAS 5 MINUTES FOR REMARKS, ALLOWING FOR 5 MINUTES FOR Q&A. TWO MINUTES ARE BUILT IN FOR TRANSITION.
9:45 – 9:55: American Automotive Policy Council
9:57 – 10:07: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
10:09 – 10:19: American Insurance Association
10:21 – 10:31 Property Casualty Insurance Association
10:33 – 10:43 Coalition of Services Industries
10:45 – 10:55 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
10:57 – 11:07 Home Instead, Inc.
11:09 – 11:19 UPS
11:21 – 11:31 Personal Care Products Council
11:33 – 11:43 Maine Citizen Trade Policy Commission
11:45 – 11:55 Armenian National Committee of America
11:57 – 12:07 Action on Smoking and Health
12:09 – 12:19 American Cancer Society and Cancer Action Network
12:21 – 12:31 Center for Science in the Public Interest
12:33 – 1:43 Lunch
1:45 – 1:55 Oceana
1:57 – 2:07 Center for International Environmental Law
2:09 – 2:19 International Center of Technology
2:21 – 2:31 International Intellectual Property Alliance
2:33 – 2:43 Knowledge Ecology International
2:45 – 2:55 Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
2:57 – 3:07 BSA: The Software Alliance
3:09 – 3:19 Computer and Communications Industry Association
3:21 – 3:31 Software Information Industry Association
3:33 – 3:43 Center for Democracy and Technology
3:45 – 3:55 Center for Digital Democracy
3:57 – 4:07 Coalition for Privacy and Free Trade
4:09 – 4:19 Electronic Privacy Information Center
4:21 – 4:31 Professor Susan Aaronson, The George Washington University
4:33 – 4:43 Digital Trade Coalition
4:45 – 4:55 Public Citizen
4:57 – 5:07 Civil Society Declaration
DAY 2 (Thursday, May 30)
9:30 – 9:35: Opening Statement of TPSC Chair Doug Bell
9:35 – 9:45: Opening Statement of Assistant USTR for Europe and the Middle East Dan Mullaney
Begin Witness Testimony
NOTE: EACH WITNESS HAS 5 MINUTES FOR REMARKS, ALLOWING FOR 5 MINUTES FOR Q&A. TWO MINUTES ARE BUILT IN FOR TRANSITION.
9:45 – 9:55: U.S. Public Interest Research Group
9:57 – 10:07: ASTM International
10:09 – 10:19: Consumers Union
10:21 – 10:31 Consumer Federation of America
10:33 – 10:43 American National Standards Institute
10:45 – 10:55 American Society of Mechanical Engineers
10:57 – 11:07 Rubber Manufacturers Association and European Tyre and Rubber
Manufacturers’ Association
11:09 – 11:19 Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
11:21 – 11:31 Underwriters Laboratories
11:33 – 11:43 American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
11:45 – 11:55 American Soybean Association
11:57 – 12:07: American Olive Oil Producers Association
12:09 – 12:19 American Pistachio Growers
12:21 – 12:31 National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council
12:33 – 12:43 National Chicken Council
12:45 – 12:55 Center for Food Safety
12:57 – 1:07 International Dairy Foods Association
1:09 – 1:19 National Renderers Association
1:20 – 2:30 Lunch
2:33 – 2:43 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
2:45 – 2:55 Biotechnology Industry Organization
2:57 – 3:07 American Medical Student Association
3:09 – 3:19 U.S. Chamber of Commerce
3:21 – 3:31 AFL-CIO
3:33 – 3:43 Transatlantic Business Council
3:45 – 3:55 American Association of Exporters and Importers
3:57 – 4:07 American Apparel and Footwear Association
4:09 – 4:19 American Craft Distillers Association
4:21 – 4:31 Tile Council of North America
4:33 – 4:43 Coalition for Sensible Safeguards
4:45 – 4:55 CF Industries
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