| AO |
Authorized Official |
| AP |
Assessment Plan |
| APA |
Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 |
| AR |
Administrative Record |
| ARPA |
Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 |
| AUSA |
Assistant United States Attorney |
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| BIA |
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
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| CAA |
Clean Air Act |
| CCMP |
Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan |
| CCP |
Comprehensive Conservation Plan |
| CC&Rs |
covenants, conditions, and restrictions |
| CD |
Consent Decree or compact disk |
| CE |
categorical exclusion |
| CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
| CERCLA Rule |
CERCLA Natural Resource Damage Assessments |
| CFR or C.F.R |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| COR |
Contacting Officer's Representative |
| Corps |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| COTR |
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative |
| CRIS |
Court Registry Investment System |
| CWA |
Clean Water Act (same as FWPCA) |
| CWAP |
Clean Water Act Plan |
| CZMA |
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 |
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| DEIS |
Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| Department, DOI, or Interior |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
| DM |
Departmental Manual |
| DOA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| DOJ |
United States Department of Justice |
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| EA |
Environmental Assessment |
| EFT |
electronic funds transfer |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
| ELIPS |
Electronic Library of Interior Policies |
| EO |
Executive Order |
| EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESA |
Endangered Species Act of 1973 |
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| FACA |
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 |
| FAQs |
frequently asked questions |
| FEIS |
Final Environmental Impact Statement |
| FLPMA |
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 |
| FONSI |
Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FR |
Federal Register |
| FS |
USDA Forest Service/U.S. Forest Service |
| FTE |
full-time equivalent |
| FWCA |
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act |
| FWPCA |
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (same as CWA) |
| FWS or Service |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| FY |
fiscal year |
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| GPRA |
Government Performance Results Act of 1993 |
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| HEA |
Habitat Equivalency Analysis |
| H.J.RES. |
House Joint Resolution (it becomes law if passed by both the House & Senate and approved by the President). |
| H.R. |
House of Representatives and designates a measure as a bill (it becomes law if passed by both the House & Senate and approved by the President). |
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| IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
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| LAO |
Lead Authorized Official |
| LAT |
Lead Administrative Trustee |
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| MBTA |
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 |
| MMPA |
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPA |
Marine Protected Areas |
| MPRSA |
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 |
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| NAGPRA |
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
of 1990 |
| NBC |
National Business Center |
| NCP |
National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan or National Contingency Plan |
| NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 |
| NHPA |
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 |
| NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOA |
Notice of Availability |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOI |
Notice of Intent |
| NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NPFC |
National Pollution Funds Center |
| NPL |
National Priorities List |
| NPS |
National Park Service |
| NRD |
natural resource damage |
| NRDA |
natural resource damage assessment |
| NRDAR |
natural resource damage assessment and restoration |
| NRHP |
Natural Register of Historic Places |
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| OEPC |
Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance |
| OPA |
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 |
| OPAC |
On-Line Payment and Collection |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSLTF |
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund |
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| PCBs |
polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PL or P.L. |
Public Law (designated by the number of the Congress and the order in which it is enacted). |
| PMB |
Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget |
| PMP |
Project Management Plan |
| PRP |
Potentially Responsible Party (can be substituted for Responsible Party [RP] as used in the OPA) |
| PSRPA |
Park System Resource Protection Act |
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| RCDP |
Restoration and Compensation Determination Plan |
| RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (same as SWDA) |
| Reclamation |
Bureau of Reclamation |
| Refuge System |
National Wildlife Refuge System |
| Restoration Program |
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and
Restoration Program |
| RHA |
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 |
| ROD |
Record of Decision |
| RP |
Restoration Plan (or Responsible Party as used in the OPA) |
| RPM |
Remedial Project Manager |
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| SARA |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 |
| Secretary |
Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior/ Secretary of the Interior |
| SEP |
Supplemental Environmental Project |
| SHPO |
State Historic Preservation Officer |
| SIP |
State Implementation Plan |
| SWDA |
Solid Waste Disposal Act (same as RCRA) |
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| THPO |
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer |
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| U.S. |
United States |
| U.S.C. or USC |
United States Code (compilation of all current Federal laws, arranged under 50 subject titles). |
| USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
