[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 11]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1792.101]

[Page 1128-1129]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1792--COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS, AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart C--Seismic Safety of Federally Assisted New Building 
                              Construction
 
Sec. 1792.101  General.


    (a) The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.) was enacted to reduce risks to life and property through the 
establishment and maintenance of an effective earthquake hazards 
reduction program (the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program or 
NEHRP). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is designated as 
the agency

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with the primary responsibilities to plan and coordinate the NEHRP. This 
program includes the development and implementation of feasible design 
and construction methods to make structures earthquake resistant. 
Executive Order 12699 of January 5, 1990, Seismic Safety of Federal and 
Federally Assisted or Regulated New Building Construction (3 CFR, 1990 
Comp., p. 269), requires that measures to assure seismic safety be 
imposed on federally assisted new building construction.
    (b) This subpart identifies acceptable seismic standards which must 
be employed in new building construction funded by loans, grants, or 
guarantees made by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) or the Rural 
Telephone Bank (RTB) (or through lien accommodations or subordinations 
approved by RUS or RTB).

[58 FR 32437, June 10, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 76916, Dec. 8, 2000]