<p>One goal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is to encourage design and building practices that address the earthquake hazard and minimize the resulting risk of damage and injury. ...

The intent of the Standards is to identify common minimum evaluation and mitigation measures for all Federal departments and agencies and to ensure that all federal entities have a balanced, agency-conceived and controlled seimic safety program for their existing ...