The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Interagency Coordinating Committee – FEMA, NIST, NSF and USGS – has approved the public release of the draft updated NEHRP Strategic Plan, for public review and comment. The draft plan is now available on the NEHRP web site: http://www.nehrp.gov/plans/publiccomment.htm The NEHRP agencies invite you to review the plan and provide them with any comments you might have, no later than May 9, 2008. Following the closure of this public comment period, the NEHRP agencies will consider what edits might be appropriate for the plan prior to its adoption and complete the strategic planning process.