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IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSAL NO.
1B
ACTIVITY: SEISMIC SAFETY ALTERNATIVES
CRITICAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER:
The incomplete collection of data would produce database sorting routine results with a
larger potential for error.
This proposal is the result of presumption that, in the circumstance that funds are limited,
Interior determines that collection and input of additional data will be a high cost in relation to its
worth.
PROBLEMS AND HOW THEY CAN BE OVERCOME:
This option proposes the collection of only one additional data element beyond the data
currently available in existing databases, the building occupancy. When compared to the
collection of no additional data, the collection of this one element would greatly improve the
quality of the sorted data. The building occupancy should not be costly to obtain and has high
value in establishing the seismic hazard for a structure. The EO asks all agencies to also collect
other data that this proposal would not collect. Most significant, from the inventory collection
standpoint, is the model building type.
Bureau or office specific sorting and screening routines, such as the customized definition of
an extremely high risk, would need to be modified because of the availability of occupancy data
and the unavailability of the model building type.
A partial EO exemption would be required from the OMB.
PROCEDURES: (WHO DOES WHAT)
Each bureau would need to make their existing database available to bureau Seismic Safety
Team for sorting and inventory database creation.
Each bureau Seismic Safety Team would need to produce and distribute a letter, LAN
message, or other transmittal, addressed to each building manager, to query the occupancy
data. The team would then coordinate the data entry to include this additional data in the
bureau's building inventory seismic safety database.
A coordinator for the program would need to be designated would need to request and
obtain the needed OMB exemption.
SUMMATION OF BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF THE VALUE STUDY PROPOSAL:
Benefits: Minimal additional costs incurred to collect and provide additional building
information, reduced time to prepare and manage seismic database, and increased accuracy
as compared to gather no new data.
Disadvantages: Does not meet EO guidance (requiring granting of exemption), buildings
would be classified into risk categories using incomplete information (e.g., the model building
type will not be provided), and the associated reduction of risk may be questionable due lack on
complete information.
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