National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

• A Hypothetical Disaster Comes to Life
  How would a magnitude 7.8 earthquake impact southern California? Visit the entire collection of Success Stories.
• FY2008 NEES Ops Solicitation
  NSF is soliciting proposals for the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Operations (NEES Ops).  Visit the NSF web site for details.
• NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures
  FEMA currently is funding the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) of National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) to produce the 2009 edition of the NEHRP Recommended Provisions.
• ACEHR Report 2008
  The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) has submitted its May 2008 report, Effectiveness of NEHRP (PDF 290KB), to the NIST Director.
• WSSPC 2008 National Awards in Excellence
  ACEHR member Walter J. Arabasz has been awarded the 2008 Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) Lifetime Achievement Award in Earthquake Risk Reduction. Visit WSSPC 2008 National Awards in Excellence.
• 2008 Annual Report
  The 2008 Annual Report (PDF 1.8MB) to Congress describes the activities and achievements of the NEHRP agencies and their partners during 2007 in building on past results and advancing earthquake safety nationwide.
• Establishing and Maintaining a National Post-Earthquake Information Management System
  Learn about the Opportunity for Input and visit the PIMS Community Portal.
• 2008 SSA Annual Meeting
  The Program and Abstract Database for the April 16-18, 2008 Seismological Society of America (SSA) annual meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico is available online.
• 2008 National Earthquake Conference
  Many of the Conference Materials, including the brochure and agenda, for the April 22-26, 2008 National Earthquake Conference in Seattle, Washington are available online.
• Request for Nominations for Members to Serve on the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction
  Nominations will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will be considered as vacancies arise. Visit the July 15, 2008 Federal Register Notice (PDF 112KB).
• NEHRP Management Plan
  As required by Public Law 108-360, the NEHRP agencies will also develop the NEHRP Management Plan that will complement the 2006-2010 Strategic Plan.
• 2008 NEHRP Budget
  NEHRP is about synergy. The motivation for NEHRP has been the observation that the four diverse but complementary NEHRP agencies can accomplish more for reducing earthquake hazards in the U.S. by working together than they can by working separately. As the program agencies develop the proposed 2008 NEHRP budget, the agencies will work in partnership to fulfill the Congressional directive for the Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC) that the budget be "a coordinated interagency budget that ensures balance among NEHRP activities."

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