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Improved Seismic Monitoring Improved Decision-Making: Assessing the Value of Reduced Uncertainty
GIS
Geographic Information System
GPS
Global Positioning System
HAZMAT
Hazardous Materials
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
LADWP
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
MCEER
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
NEES
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
NEHRP
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
NEIC
National Earthquake Information Center
NIBS
National Institute for Building Sciences
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSS
National Seismic System
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
PBO
Plate Boundary Observatory
PEER
Pacific Earthquake Research Center
PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric
SAFOD
San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
SCEC
Southern California Earthquake Center
SEAOC
Structural Engineers Association of California
URM
Unreinforced masonry building
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
USNSN
U.S. National Seismic Network
WGCEP
Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities