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A seismic inventory of the Bureau owned and leased buildings was collected, along with estimated costs of mitigating unacceptable seismic risks in that inventory. The inventory and cost information also was used to develop reliable information for a new public policy. The Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction (ICSSC) has issued guidance on how to develop the inventory and cost estimate for the thirty Federal departments and agencies with an interest in seismic safety, which participates in the ICSSC.
The Bureau's inventory and cost estimate has been submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which issued a "comprehensive report on how to achieve an adequate level of seismic safety in federally owned and leased buildings in an economically feasible manner."Other additional documentation submitted included the building database containing 7000 records.
