97-30897. Application Notice Describing the Areas of Interest and Establishing the Closing Date for Receipt of Applications Under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
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[FR Doc No: 97-30897]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Application Notice Describing the Areas of Interest and 
Establishing the Closing Date for Receipt of Applications Under the 
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) for Fiscal Year 
(FY) 1999

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Applications are invited for research projects under the 
NEHRP.
    The purpose of this program is to support research in earthquake 
hazards prediction; to provide earth-science data and information 
essential to determine seismic hazards present in the United States; 
and information essential to mitigate earthquake damage.
    Applications may be submitted by educational institutions, private 
firms, private foundations, individuals, and agencies of state and 
local governments.
    The NEHRP supports research related to the following general areas 
of interest:
    I. Evaluating National and Regional Hazard and Risk. National and 
regional hazard and risk maps are critical to effective risk reduction 
strategies.
    II. Evaluating Urban Hazard and Risk. The strong ground shaking and 
resulting catastrophic losses in the 1994 Northridge earthquake 
reinforced the need for the U.S. Geological Survey to concentrate its 
efforts where the risks are highest, that is, in the nation's urban 
areas.
    III. Understanding Earthquake Processes. The effectiveness of risk-
mitigation strategies and disaster response are limited by our meager 
understanding of the tectonic processes that cause earthquakes and 
generate the strong shaking and ground failure that devastates the 
built environment.
    IV. Providing Real-time Hazard Assessment. Effective earthquake 
hazard evaluation and response to damaging events depend on timely, 
accurate information. Short, intermediate, and long-term earthquake 
forecasts in regions of high earthquake potential can all lead to 
mitigation activities that reduce the losses in subsequent earthquakes.
    V. Providing Geologic Hazards Information Services. Computer 
technology has evolved rapidly in recent years to the point that new 
powerful tools are accessible both to the providers and the users of 
geologic hazards information.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications will be on or about 
April 1, 1998. The actual closing date will be specified in 
Announcement No. 1434-HQ-99-PA-00061.

ADDRESSES: The program announcement is expected to be available on or 
about February 2, 1998. You may obtain a copy of Announcement No. 1434-
HQ-99-PA-00061 from the USGS Contracts and Grants Information Site at 
http://www.usgs.gov/contracts/nehrp/ or by writing Brian Heath, U.S. 
Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and Federal Assistance--Mail 
Stop 205A, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, or by 
fax [phone]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Sims, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program--U.S. Geological 
Survey, Mail Stop 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 
20192. Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for this program is contained in 
the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977. Pub. L. 95-124 (42 U.S.C. 
7701, et seq.). The Office of Management and Budget Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance number is 15.807.
Tim Calkins,
Acting Associate Chief, Operations.
[FR Doc. 97-30897 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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