Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive
comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or
recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release.
The review of this report was overseen by Mary Lou Zoback, appointed by the
Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources and Steven M.
Stanley, appointed by the NRC’s Report Review Committee, who were
responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was
carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review
comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this
report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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