A |
|
AASHTO |
American Association Of State Highway Transportation
Officials |
ADCR |
Air Docket Control Room (OAQPS) |
ADD |
Assistant Division Director |
AEA |
Atomic Energy Act |
AEWin |
AIRS Executive For Windows |
AFGE |
American Federation Of Government Employees |
AID |
Agency For International Development |
AIEO |
American Indian Environmental Office |
AIGER |
American Industry/Government Emissions Research
|
A.I.R.E. |
Air Information Resources For Education |
AIRS |
Aerometric Information Retrieval System |
ALAPCO |
Association Of Local Air Pollution Control Officials |
ALP |
Aspiring Leader Program / USDA |
ANPR |
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
ANV |
Alaskan Native Village |
APCD |
Air Pollution Control District |
APDLN |
Air Pollution Distance Learning Network |
API |
American Petroleum Institute |
APM |
Air Program Manager |
APTA |
American Public Transit Association |
APTI |
Air Pollution Training Institute / ITPID |
AQI |
Air Quality Index |
AQMG |
Air Quality Modeling Group / EMAD |
AQS |
Air Quality Subsystem |
AQSSD |
Air Quality Strategies And Standards Division |
ART |
AIRS Re-engineering Team |
ATC |
Area Training Center |
ATF |
Air Training Facility |
ATIS |
Air Toxics Implementation Strategy |
ATS |
Allowance Tracking System |
AWMA/A&WMA; |
Air And Waste Management Association |
B |
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BACM |
Best Available Control Measure |
BAQ |
Building Air Quality |
BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
BDAT |
Best Demonstrated Available Technology |
BPR |
Business Process Re-engineering |
BRITE |
Burden Reduction / Information Technology Executive |
C |
|
CAA |
Clean Air Act |
CAAA |
Clean Air Act Amendments |
CAAAC |
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee |
CAD |
Computer-aided (or -assisted) Design |
CAM |
Compliance Assurance Monitoring |
CAR |
Consolidated Air Rule |
CARB |
California Air Resources Board |
Carpe diem |
Seize the day; make the most of this day |
CASAC |
Clean Air Science Advisory Committee |
CASTNET |
EPA Clean Air Status and Trends Network |
CBEP |
Community Based Environmental Protection |
CCPG |
Coatings And Consumer Products Group / ESD |
CCRF |
Commissioned Corps Readiness Force |
CDC |
Centers For Disease Control, US Dept. Of Health
And Human Services |
CD-ROM |
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory |
CE |
Credible Evidence |
CEIS |
Center For Environmental Information And Statistics |
CEM |
Continuous emissions monitoring |
CEPPO |
Chemical Emergency Preparedness And Prevention
Office |
CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbon |
CFC |
Combined Federal Campaign |
CFEIS |
Certification and Fuel Economy Information System |
CG |
Combustion Group / ESD |
CHIEF |
Clearinghouse For Inventories And Emission Factors–
EMAD |
CMA |
Chemical Manufacturers Association |
CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
Program |
CMD |
Contracts Management Division / OARM |
CMUG |
CFEIS Manufacturer Users Guide |
CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
COA |
Corresponding Onshore Area |
COMPTEL |
Computing And Telecommunications Work Group /
OAQPS |
CRER |
Conservation and Renewable Energy Reserve |
CSI |
Common Sense Initiative |
CTE |
Center For Transportation And The Environment |
CTG |
Control Techniques Guideline |
CY |
Calendar Year |
D
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DFO
|
Designated Federal Officer |
DNC |
Department Of The Navy Civilian |
DOD |
Department Of Defense |
DOE |
Department Of Energy |
DOJ |
Department Of Justice |
DOT |
Department Of Transportation |
DQO |
Data Quality Objectives |
DU |
Dobson Unit |
E |
|
ECO |
Environmental Careers Organization |
ECOS |
Environmental Council Of The States |
EDSS |
Environmental Decision Support System |
EE |
Environmental Education |
EG |
Emission Guideline |
EIIP |
Emission Inventory Improvement Program |
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
EJ |
Environmental Justice |
EM |
Enhanced Monitoring |
EMAD |
Emissions, Monitoring, And Analysis Division |
EMC |
Emission Measurement Center / EMAD |
EMMC |
Environmental Monitoring Management Council |
EMTIC |
Emission Measurement Technical Information Center |
EOG |
Education And Outreach Group / ITPID |
EPCRA |
Emergency Planning And Community Right-to-know
Act |
ERAMS |
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System |
ERC |
Environmental Research Consortium |
ERD |
Environmental Radiation Data |
ESD |
Emission Standards Division |
ETS |
Environmental Tobacco Smoke |
ETSD |
Enterprise Technology Services Division /OIRM
|
ETV |
Environmental Technology Verification |
EVSI |
Evaporative Vehicle Systems Information |
F |
|
FACA |
Federal Advisory Committee Act |
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
FBI |
Federal Bureau Of Investigation |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FEI |
Federal Executive Institute |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, And Rodenticide
Act |
FIP |
Federal Implementation Plan |
FIPS |
Federal Information Processing System |
FMFIA |
Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act |
FMRB |
Field Medical Readiness Badge |
FOIA |
Freedom Of Information Act |
FR |
Federal Register |
FRAN |
Federal Register Attainment Notice |
FRC |
Federal Records Center |
FRED |
Findings And Required Element Data |
FRM |
Federal Reference Method |
FRM |
Final Rulemaking |
FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
FTE |
Full-time Employee |
FTIR |
Fourier Transform Infrared |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
G |
|
GAI |
Government Affairs Institute / Georgetown University |
GCS - AIRS |
Geographic/Common Subsystem |
GIS |
Geographical Information System |
GL |
Group Leader |
GPRA |
Government Performance And Results Act |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GSA |
General Services Administration |
GWP |
Global Warming Potential |
H
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|
HAP |
Hazardous Air Pollutant |
HAZOPS |
Hazardous Operations |
HC |
Hydrocarbon |
HFC |
Hydrofluorocarbon |
HCFC |
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
HESG |
Health Effects And Standards Group / AQSSD |
HFC |
Hydrofluorocarbon |
HID |
High-Intensity Discharge |
HMIWI |
Hospital / Medical / Infectious Waste Incinerator
|
HON |
Hazardous Organic NESHAPS |
HRMD |
Human Resources Management Division / OARM |
I |
|
IAQ |
Indoor Air Quality |
ICCR |
Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking |
ICEL |
International Cooperative for Environmental Leadership |
IG |
Inspector General |
IIP |
Interim Implementation Policy |
IPA |
Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
IPSG |
Integrated Policy And Strategies Group / AQSSD |
IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
IRTS |
Issue Resolution Tracking System |
ISEG |
Innovative Strategies And Economics Group / AQSSD |
ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act |
ITG |
Information Transfer Group / ITPID |
ITPID |
Information Transfer and Program Integration
Division |
ITRE |
Institute For Transportation Research And Education |
IWG |
Internet Working Group |
L
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|
LADCo |
Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium |
LAN
|
Local Area Network
|
LOE |
Level Of Effort |
LRTAP |
Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution |
M |
|
MACT |
Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
MARLAP |
Multi-Agency Radiation Laboratory Protocols
Manual |
MARSSIM |
Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation
Manual |
MDI |
Metered Dose Inhaler |
MICG |
Minerals And Inorganic Chemicals Group / ESD |
MMS |
Mineral Management Service / DOI |
MOA |
Memorandum Of Agreement |
MOU |
Memorandum Of Understanding |
MQAG |
Monitoring And Quality Assurance Group / EMAD |
MSO |
Multi-state Organization |
MSW |
Municipal Solid Waste |
MSWLF |
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill |
MTBE |
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether |
MVAC |
Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner |
MWC |
Municipal Waste Combustor |
MWI |
Medical Waste Incineration / Incinerator |
N |
|
NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standard |
NAFTP |
National Alternative Fuels Training Program |
NAPAP |
National Acidic Precipitation Assessment Program |
NAPCA |
National Air Pollution Control Administration |
NARA |
National Archives And Records Administration |
NAREL |
National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory |
NARM |
Naturally Occurring and Accelerator-Produced
Radioactive Materials |
NASA |
National Aeronautics And Space Administration
|
NATS |
NOx Allowance Tracking System |
NCA&T; |
North Carolina Agricultural And Technical University |
NCDEHNR |
NC Department Of Environment, Health, And Natural
Resources (old name) |
NCDENR |
NC Department Of The Environment And Natural Resources
(name as of 9/97) |
NCSU |
North Carolina State University |
NCWRC |
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission |
NEJAC |
National Environmental Justice Advisory Committee |
NELAC |
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
NESCAUM |
Northeast States For Coordinated Air Use Management |
NESHAP |
National Emission Standard For Hazardous Air
Pollutants |
NGO |
Non Governmental Organization |
NGV |
Non-gasoline Vehicle |
NIEHS |
National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences
/ NIH |
NIH |
National Institutes Of Health |
NIST |
National Institute Of Standards And Technology |
NOAA |
National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
NOPR |
Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking |
NORM |
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials |
NOx |
Oxides Of Nitrogen |
NO2 |
Nitrogen Dioxide |
NPR |
National Performance Review |
NPR |
Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking |
NPRM |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
NPS |
National Park Service |
NRDC |
Natural Resources Defense Council |
NRMP |
National Records Management Program |
NSCR |
Nonselective Catalytic Reduction |
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
NSPS |
New Source Performance Standard |
NSR |
New Source Review |
NTI |
National Toxics Inventory |
NTIS |
National Technical Information Service |
O |
|
OAQPS |
Office Of Air Quality Planning And Standards |
OAR |
Office Of Air And Radiation |
OARM |
Office Of Administration And Resources Management |
OBD |
On-Board Diagnostics |
OCG |
Organic Chemicals Group / ESD |
ODS |
Ozone-Depleting Substance |
ODP |
Ozone Depletion Potential |
OECA |
Office Of Enforcement And Compliance Assurance |
OGC |
Office Of General Counsel |
OIA |
Office Of International Activities |
OIRM |
Office Of Information Resources Management |
OLS |
US EPA Online Library System |
OMB |
Office Of Management And Budget |
OMP |
Ozone Mapping Project |
OPAR |
Office Of Policy Analysis And Review |
OPEC |
Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OPM |
Office Of Personnel Management |
OPPE |
Office Of Policy, Planning, And Evaluation |
OPRM |
Office Of Policy And Resource Management / OARM |
OPSG |
Ozone Policy And Strategies Group / AQSSD |
ORD |
Office Of Research And Development |
ORIA |
OAR Office of Radiation and Indoor Air |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety And Health Act or Administration |
OSWER |
Office Of Solid Waste And Emergency Response |
OTAG |
Ozone Transport Assessment Group |
OTAQ |
Office of Transportation and Air Quality |
OTC |
Ozone Transport Commission |
O3 |
Ozone |
P |
|
P2 |
Pollution Prevention |
P4 |
Pollution Prevention Permitting Project |
PACS |
Policy Analysis And Communications Staff / OAQPS |
PAMS |
Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station |
PAYT |
Pay As You Throw |
P & G |
Policy And Guidance |
Pb |
Lead |
PBMS
|
Performance Based Measurements Systems
|
PC&B; |
Personnel Compensation And Benefits |
PC-BIOS |
Personal Computer Basic Input / Output System |
PDF |
Portable Document Format - Adobe Acrobat version |
PERFORMS |
Performance Planning, Employee Rating, Feedback
Opportunity, and Recognition Management System |
PFC |
Perfluorocarbon |
PIRG |
Public Interest Research Group |
PM |
Particulate Matter |
PNGV |
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles |
POM |
Polycyclic Organic Matter |
POP |
Persistent Organic Pollutant |
POTW |
Publicly Owned Treatment Work |
POV |
Privately-Owned Vehicle |
PPA |
Performance Partnership Agreement |
PPG |
Performance Partnership Grant |
PPSG |
Policy, Planning, And Standards Group / ESD |
PPT |
Permanent-Part Time (Employee) |
PIRG/ ITPID |
Program Implementation And Review Group / ITPID
(formerly PRG) |
PRRMS |
Planning, Resources, And Regional Management
Staff / OAQPS |
PSD |
Prevention Of Significant Deterioration |
PSI |
Pollutant Standard Index |
Q |
|
QIP |
Quality Improvement Plan |
R
|
|
RAMP |
Regional Air Management Partnership |
RCRA |
Resource Conservation And Recovery Act |
REAG |
Risk And Exposure Assessment Group / AQSSD |
RFG |
Reformulated Gasoline |
RIA |
Regulatory Impact Analysis |
RIF |
Reduction In Force |
RM |
Records Management |
RMP |
Risk Management Program |
RPN |
Regulatory Policy Notebook |
RRTC |
Regional Radon Training Center |
RTG |
Random Team Generator |
RTI |
Research Triangle Institute |
RTP |
Research Triangle Park |
S
|
|
SAB |
Science Advisory Board |
SAT |
|
SBREFA |
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996 |
SCG |
Source Characterization Group / EMAD |
SDWT |
Self -directed Work Team |
SEP |
Special Emphasis Program |
SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
SGMP |
(North Carolina) Society Of Government Meeting
Planners |
SIP |
State Implementation Plan |
SM |
Senior Manager / Management |
SNAP |
Significant New Alternatives Policy |
SOCMI |
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry |
SOCOM |
Special Operations Command / US Air Force |
SOW |
Statement Of Work |
STAPPA |
State And Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators |
SUWLLRWC |
Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission |
Sysop |
System Operator |
T |
|
TAR |
Tribal Authority Rule |
TCDD |
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
TCDF |
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofurans |
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TDI |
Toluene Diisocyanate |
TDY |
Tour Of Duty |
TENORM |
Technologically-Enhanced Naturally-Occurring Radioactive
|
TIP |
Tribal Implementation Plan |
|
Total Quality Management |
TRAQ |
Transportation Air Quality Center |
TRI |
Toxic Release Inventory |
TRIM |
Total Risk Integrated Methodology |
TSCA |
Toxic Substances Control Act |
TSP |
Thrift Saving Plan |
TSP |
Total Suspended Particulate |
TTN |
Technology Transfer Network |
TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
U
|
|
UAMV |
Urban Airshed Model V |
UATS |
Urban Air Toxics Strategy |
UATW |
Unified Air Toxics Web Site |
UMRA |
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act |
UNC |
University Of North Carolina |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
USDA |
US Department Of Agriculture |
USPS |
US Postal Service |
UST-ID |
Underground Storage Tank Integrated Demonstration |
UV |
ultraviolet radiation |
V
|
|
VA |
US Department Of Veterans Affairs |
VAPUCCI |
Vatavuk Air Pollution Control Cost Index |
VATD |
Virtual Air Toxics Division |
VEPG |
Visibility And Ecosystem Protection Group / AQSSD |
VOC |
Volatile Organic Compound |
W |
|
WCF |
Working Capital Fund |
WEL |
Women’s Executive Leadership Program |
WHO |
World Health Organization / United Nations |
WOPS |
OAQPS Washington Operations Office |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
X
|
|
XL |
Excellence And Leadership |
Y
|
|
Y2K |
The Year 2000 Computer Problem |
Z |
|
ZBB |
Zero Based Budgeting |