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Executive Order 13717, entitled Establishing a Federal Earthquake Risk Management Standard, is designed to ensure seismic safety for all federally-owned or leased buildings in the United States, its territories, and possessions. This directive encompasses Federal agencies that finance new construction through grants, loans, loan guarantees, or mortgage insurance, as well as those that regulate the construction of new buildings within these regions.
The order applies to various Federal entities responsible for:
Designing and building new government-owned structures.
Mntning and altering existing government facilities.
Leasing properties for federal use.
Funding the development of new buildings with federal resources through grants or loans, or guaranteeing such financing via loan or mortgage insurance programs.
Regulating structural safety requirements for new constructions.
Executive Order 13717 assigns the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST, on behalf of the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction ICSSC, with issuing guidelines to implement this order effectively.
For more information, please refer to the National Archives and Records Administration.
Key Points:
Applies to multiple Federal agencies managing new constructions or existing buildings, financing building projects through federal funds, regulating new construction safety requirements.
Requires comprehensive seismic safety measures for all federally-ownedleased structures in the US territory and beyond.
In charge of this directive:
National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST along with the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction ICSSC, is tasked to issue guidelines for implementing these standards.
For additional detls, consult National Archives and Records Administration webpage.
Keywords:
Federal Agency; Federal Building Construction Mntenance; Earthquake Risk Management Standards; Seismic Safety; Interagency Collaboration;
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