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Appendix B: Interagency Agreement Between the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United States Geological Survey
Pages 53-56

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... the USGS is charged with assessing the earthquake hazard and developing earthquake prediction systems in those areas of the United States subject to moderate-to-high seismic risk. The goal of the USGS program is to mitigate earthquake losses that can occur in many parts of the United States by providing research, evaluations, and earth science data for landuse planning, engineering design, and emergency preparedness decisions.
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... Thus, the NRC has a strong interest in the delineation, assessment, and mitigation of earthquake hazards in the United States, particularly as they pertain to nuclear power plant and radioactive waste disposal facility siting, design, construction, and operation. Because most of the nation's nuclear power plants are located east of the Rocky Mountains, the NRC has provided special support for earthquake hazard delineation in the central and eastern regions of the United States.
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... ELEMENTS OF AGREEMENT: 1. Beginning with Fiscal Year 1993, the USGS will assume full responsibility for monitoring earthquakes in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
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... 6. By entering into this agreement, the USGS does not assume responsibility for any existing seismic monitoring equipment or other related activities currently supported by the NRC through contracts or other legal instruments.
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