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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ACT
Earthquake Hazard Reduction Act of 1977
AHERA
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
BIA
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
BOCA
Building Officials and Code Administrators
BOM
Bureau of Mines
CVS
Certified Value Specialist
DNR
Definitely Needs Rehabilitation
EHR
Exceptionally High Risk
EO
Executive Order (as used in this report, order number 12941)
FAST
Function Analysis System Technique
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FWS
Fish and Wildlife Service
GAO
General Accounting Office
GGD
GAO report identifier (meaning unknown)
GIS
Geodetic Information System
GSA
General Services Administration
GS
General Services
ICSSC
Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction
ID
Identified Deficiencies
Interior
Department of the Interior
LAN
Local Area Network
LCC
Life-Cycle Cost
MD
Moderate Deficiencies
MRF
Moment Resisting Frame
NEHRP
National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
NISTIR
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Interagency
Report
NPS
National Park Service
OES
Office of Emergency Services
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation
RVS
Rapid Visual Screening
SBCC
Southern Building Code Congress
SD
Serious Deficiencies
SPC
Seismic Performance Categories
UBC
Uniform Building Code
URM
Unreinforced Masonry
USGS
United States Geological Survey (Geological Survey)
VA
Value Analysis (also known as Value Management, Value
Engineering and Value Planning)
VST
Value Study Team