§ 1980.48 - Seismic safety of new building construction.

(a) The guaranteed loan programs are subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12699 which requires each Federal agency assisting in the financing, through Federal grants or loans, or guaranteeing the financing, through loan or mortgage insurance programs, of newly constructed buildings to assure appropriate consideration of seismic safety.

(b) All new buildings shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the seismic provisions of one of the following model building codes or the latest edition of that code providing an equivalent level of safety to that contained in the latest edition of the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program's (NEHRP) Recommended Provisions for the Development of Seismic Regulations for New Building (NEHRP Provisions):

(1) 1991 International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) Uniform Building Code;

(2) 1993 Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA) National Building Code; or

(3) 1992 Amendments to the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) Standard Building Code.

(c) The date, signature, and seal of a registered architect or engineer and the identification and date of the model building code on the plans and specifications will be evidence of compliance with the seismic requirements of the appropriate building code.