Marcia McNutt testified about the fiscal year 2012 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). She also spoke briefly about the March 11 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. USGS helps identify the risk of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires and other natural disasters. Last year, the USGS helped nuclear regulators assess the threats that an earthquake could pose to U.S. nuclear plants.