Environmental Acronyms

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- A -

• AA - Alternatives Analysis
  
• AAL - Applied Action Level
• AB - Assembly Bill
• APCD - Air Pollution Control District
• AQMD - Air Quality Management District
• ARAR - Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
• ARB - Air Resources Board
• ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
• ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

- B -

• BIF - Boilers and Industrial Furnace
• BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure

- C -

• CC - Candidate Chemicals
  
• CalEPA - California Environmental Protection Agency
• CAA - U.S. Clean Air Act
• CAO - Corrective Action Order
• CAP - Community Assessment Panel
• CCR - California Code of Regulations
• CDE - California Department of Education
• CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act
• CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (U.S. Superfund)
• CERFA - Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act
• CESQG - Conditionally-Exempt Small Quantity Generator
• CIWMB - California Integrated Waste Management Board
• CLEAN - Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (Program)
• CMS - Corrective Measures Study
• CRP - Community Relations Plan
• CRT - Cathode Ray Tube (television, computer monitor)
• CUPA - Certified Unified Program Agency
• CWA - U.S. Clean Water Act

- D -

• DERP - Defense Environmental Restoration Program
• DOD - U.S. Department of Defense
• DOE - U.S. Department of Energy
• DOT - U.S. Department of Transportation
• DPR - Department of Pesticide Regulation
• DTSC - Department of Toxic Substances Control

- E -

• E.O. - Executive Order
• EBST - Environmental Baseline Survey to Transfer
• EE/CA - Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis
• EIR - Environmental Impact Report (CEQA)
• EIS - Environmental Impact Study (NEPA)
• EOA - Environmental Oversight Agreement (schools)
• ERAP - Expedited Remedial Action Plan

- F -

• FFA/FFSRA - Federal Facility Agreement/Federal Facility Site Remediation Agreement
• FFCA - Federal Facilities Compliance Act
• FONSI - Finding of No Significant Impact (NEPA)
• FUDS - Formerly-Used Defense Site
• FUSRAP - Formerly-Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (Radioactive) Waste

- G -

• GTCC - Greater Than Class C Radioactive Waste

- H -

• HB - House Bill
• HSC - California Health and Safety Code
• HLW - High Level Radioactive Waste
• HSWA - Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
• HWCL - California Hazardous Waste Control Law
• HWMP - Hazardous Waste Management Program (DTSC)

- I -

• IRP - Installation Restoration Program
• IRP - Independent Review Panel
  
• I & SE - Imminent and Substantial Endangerment (order)
• ISCP - Investigating Site Contamination Program
• ISD - Interim Status Document

- L -

• LAC - Local Assessment Committee
• LLRW - Low Level Radioactive Waste

- M -

• MOA/U - Memorandum of Agreement or Understanding

- N -

• NARM - Naturally-Occurring and Accelerrator-Produced Radioactive Material
• NCP - National Oil & Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan
• NEPA - National Environmental Protection Act
• NESHAPS - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
• NFA - No Further Action
• NOC - Notice of Completion
• NOD - Notice of Determination (CEQA)
• NOD - Notice of Deficiency (Permitting, Safer Consumer Products)
• NOD - Notice of Defense (Compliance)
• NOE - Notice of Exemption
• NORM - Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Material
• NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
• NPL - National Priorities List (U. S. Superfund)

- O -

• OEHHA - Office of Environmental Health Hazardous Assessment
• OU - Operating Unit

- P -

• P2 - Pollution Prevention
• PAC - Permit Assistance Center
• PBR - Permit By-Rule
• PEA - Preliminary Endangerment Assessment
• PHA - Public Health Assessment
• PIO - Public Information Officer
• PP - Public Participation
• PUC - California Public Utilities Code
• PUC - Public Utilities Commission

- R -

• RAB - Restoration Advisory Board
• RAP - Remedial Action Plan
• RAW - Removal Action Workplan
• RCRA - Resource Conservation & Recovery Act
• REA - Registered Environmental Assessor
• RFA - RCRA Facility Assessment
• RFI - RCRA Facility Investigation
• RI - Remedial Investigation
• RI/FS - Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
• ROD - Record of Decision
• RP - Responsible Party
• RWQCB - Regional Water Quality Control Board

- S -

• SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 SB - Senate Bill
• SCP - Safer Consumer Products
  
• SNF - Spent Nuclear Fuel
• SWDA - U.S. Solid Waste Disposal Act
• SWMU - Solid Waste Management Unit
• SWRCB - State Water Resources Control Board

- T -

• TAG - Technical Assistance Grant
• TENORM - Technologically-Enhanced Naturally-Occuring Radioactive Material
• TRC - Technical Review Committee
• TRI - Toxic Release Inventory
• TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act
• TSD - Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (facilities)
• TTU - Transportable Treatment Unit

- U -

• U.S. EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency
• UXO - Unexploded Ordnance

- V -

• VCA - Voluntary Cleanup Agreement
VSR - Vehicle Service and Repair (DTSC project)