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Abbreviations & Acronyms: E-INote: Some acronyms have more than one meaning. Multiple meanings are listed, separated by semi-colons. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z EA: Endangerment Assessment; Enforcement Agreement; Environmental Action; Environmental Assessment;. Environmental Audit EAF: Electric Arc Furnaces EAG: Exposure Assessment Group EAO: Emergency Administrative Order EAP: Environmental Action Plan EAR: Environmental Auditing Roundtable EASI: Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement EB: Emissions Balancing EC: Emulsifiable Concentrate; Environment Canada; Effective Concentration ECA: Economic Community for Africa ECAP: Employee Counselling and Assistance Program ECD: Electron Capture Detector ECHH: Electro-Catalytic Hyper-Heaters ECHO: Enforcement and Compliance History Online ECL: Environmental Chemical Laboratory ECOS: Environmental Council of the States ECR: Enforcement Case Review ECRA: Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act ED: Effective Dose EDA: Emergency Declaration Area EDB: Ethylene Dibromide EDC: Ethylene Dichloride EDD: Enforcement Decision Document EDF: Environmental Defense Fund EDRS: Enforcement Document Retrieval System EDS: Electronic Data System; Energy Data System EDTA: Ethylene Diamine Triacetic Acid EDX: Electronic Data Exchange EDZ: Emission Density Zoning EEA: Energy and Environmental Analysis EECs: Estimated Environmental Concentrations EER: Excess Emission Report EERL: Eastern Environmental Radiation Laboratory EERU: Environmental Emergency Response Unit EESI: Environment and Energy Study Institute EESL: Environmental Ecological and Support Laboratory EETFC: Environmental Effects, Transport, and Fate Committee EF: Emission Factor EFO: Equivalent Field Office EFTC: European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee EGR: Exhaust Gas Recirculation EH: Redox Potential EHC: Environmental Health Committee EHS: Extremely Hazardous Substance EI: Emissions Inventory EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment. Economic Impact Assessment EIL: Environmental Impairment Liability EIR: Endangerment Information Report; Environmental Impact Report EIS: Environmental Impact Statement; Environmental Inventory System EIS/AS: Emissions Inventory System/Area Source EIS/PS: Emissions Inventory System/Point Source EJ: Environmental Justice EKMA: Empirical Kinetic Modeling Approach EL: Exposure Level ELI: Environmental Law Institute ELR: Environmental Law Reporter EM: Electromagnetic Conductivity EMAP: Environmental Mapping and Assessment Program EMAS: Enforcement Management and Accountability System EMR: Environmental Management Report EMS: Enforcement Management System EMSL: Environmental Monitoring Support Systems Laboratory EMTS: Environmental Monitoring Testing Site; Exposure Monitoring Test Site EnPA: Environmental Performance Agreement EO: Ethylene Oxide EOC: Emergency Operating Center EOF: Emergency Operations Facility (RTP) EOP: End Of Pipe EOT: Emergency Operations Team EP: Earth Protectors; Environmental Profile; End-use Product; Experimental Product; Extraction Procedure EPAA: Environmental Programs Assistance Act EPAAR: EPA Acquisition Regulations EPCA: Energy Policy and Conservation Act EPACT: Environmental Policy Act EPACASR: EPA Chemical Activities Status Report EPCRA: Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act EPD: Emergency Planning District EPI: Environmental Policy Institute EPIC: Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center EPNL: Effective Perceived Noise Level EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute EPTC: Extraction Procedure Toxicity Characteristic EQIP: Environmental Quality Incentives Program ER: Ecosystem Restoration; Electrical Resistivity ERA: Economic Regulatory Agency ERAMS: Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System ERC: Emergency Response Commission. Emissions Reduction Credit, Environmental Research Center ERCS: Emergency Response Cleanup Services ERDA: Energy Research and Development Administration ERD&DAA: Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Authorization Act ERL: Environmental Research Laboratory ERNS: Emergency Response Notification System ERP: Enforcement Response Policy ERT: Emergency Response Team ERTAQ: ERT Air Quality Model ES: Enforcement Strategy ESA: Endangered Species Act. Environmentally Sensitive Area ESC: Endangered Species Committee ESCA: Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ESECA: Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act ESH: Environmental Safety and Health ESP: Electrostatic Precipitators ET: Emissions Trading ETI: Environmental Technology Initiative ETP: Emissions Trading Policy ETS: Emissions Tracking System; Environmental Tobacco Smoke ETV: Environmental Technology Verification Program EUP: End-Use Product; Experimental Use Permit EWCC: Environmental Workforce Coordinating Committee EXAMS: Exposure Analysis Modeling System ExEx: Expected Exceedance FACA: Federal Advisory Committee Act FAN: Fixed Account Number FATES: FIFRA and TSCA Enforcement System FBC: Fluidized Bed Combustion FCC: Fluid Catalytic Converter FCCC: Framework Convention on Climate Change FCCU: Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit FCO: Federal Coordinating Officer (in disaster areas); Forms Control Officer FDF: Fundamentally Different Factors FDL: Final Determination Letter FDO: Fee Determination Official FE: Fugitive Emissions FEDS: Federal Energy Data System FEFx: Forced Expiratory Flow FEIS: Fugitive Emissions Information System FEL: Frank Effect Level FEPCA: Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act; enacted as amendments to FIFRA. FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FES: Factor Evaluation System FEV: Forced Expiratory Volume FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume--one second; Front End Volatility Index FF: Federal Facilities FFAR: Fuel and Fuel Additive Registration FFDCA: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act FFEO: Federal Facilities Enforcement Office FFF: Firm Financial Facility FFFSG: Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generator FFIS: Federal Facilities Information System FFP: Firm Fixed Price FGD: Flue-Gas Desulfurization FID: Flame Ionization Detector FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act FIM: Friable Insulation Material FINDS: Facility Index System FIP: Final Implementation Plan FIPS: Federal Information Procedures System FIT: Field Investigation Team FLETC: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center FLM: Federal Land Manager FLP: Flash Point FLPMA: Federal Land Policy and Management Act FMAP: Financial Management Assistance Project F/M: Food to Microorganism Ratio FML: Flexible Membrane Liner FMP: Facility Management Plan FMP: Financial Management Plan FMS: Financial Management System FMVCP: Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program FOE: Friends Of the Earth FOIA: Freedom Of Information Act FOISD: Fiber Optic Isolated Spherical Dipole Antenna FONSI: Finding Of No Significant Impact FORAST: Forest Response to Anthropogenic Stress FP: Fine Particulate FPA: Federal Pesticide Act FPAS: Foreign Purchase Acknowledgement Statements FPD: Flame Photometric Detector FPEIS: Fine Particulate Emissions Information System FPM: Federal Personnel Manual FPPA: Federal Pollution Prevention Act FPR: Federal Procurement Regulation FPRS: Federal Program Resources Statement; Formal Planning and Supporting System FQPA: Food Quality Protection Act FR: Federal Register. Final Rulemaking FRA: Federal Register Act FREDS: Flexible Regional Emissions Data System FRES: Forest Range Environmental Study FRM: Federal Reference Methods FRN: Federal Register Notice. Final Rulemaking Notice FRS: Formal Reporting System FS: Feasibility Study FSA: Food Security Act FSS: Facility Status Sheet; Federal Supply Schedule FTP: Federal Test Procedure (for motor vehicles) FTS: File Transfer Service FTTS: FIFRA/TSCA Tracking System FUA: Fuel Use Act FURS: Federal Underground Injection Control Reporting System FVMP: Federal Visibility Monitoring Program FWCA: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act FWPCA: Federal Water Pollution and Control Act (aka CWA). Federal Water Pollution and Control Administration FY: Fiscal Year GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAC: Granular Activated Carbon GACT: Granular Activated Carbon Treatment GAW: Global Atmospheric Watch GCC: Global Climate Convention GC/MS: Gas Chromatograph/ Mass Spectograph GCVTC: Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission GCWR: Gross Combination Weight Rating GDE: Generic Data Exemption GEI: Geographic Enforcement Initiative GEMI: Global Environmental Management Initiative GEMS: Global Environmental Monitoring System; Graphical Exposure Modeling System GEP: Good Engineering Practice GFF: Glass Fiber Filter GFO: Grant Funding Order GFP: Government-Furnished Property GICS: Grant Information and Control System GIS: Geographic Information Systems; Global Indexing System GLC: Gas Liquid Chromatography GLERL: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory GLNPO: Great Lakes National Program Office GLP: Good Laboratory Practices GLWQA: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement GMCC: Global Monitoring for Climatic Change G/MI: Grams per mile GOCO: Government-Owned/ Contractor-Operated GOGO: Government-Owned/ Government-Operated GOP: General Operating Procedures GOPO: Government-Owned/ Privately-Operated GPAD: Gallons-per-acre per-day GPG: Grams-per-Gallon GPR: Ground-Penetrating Radar GPRA: Government Performance and Results Act GPS: Groundwater Protection Strategy GR: Grab Radon Sampling GRAS: Generally Recognized as Safe GRCDA: Government Refuse Collection and Disposal Association GRGL: Groundwater Residue Guidance Level GT: Gas Turbine GTN: Global Trend Network GTR: Government Transportation Request GVP: Gasoline Vapor Pressure GVW: Gross Vehicle Weight GVWR: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating GW: Grab Working-Level Sampling. Groundwater GWDR: Ground Water Disinfection Rule GWM: Groundwater Monitoring GWP: Global Warming Potential GWPC: Ground Water Protection Council GWPS: Groundwater Protection Standard; Groundwater Protection Strategy HA: Health Advisory HAD: Health Assessment Document HAP: Hazardous Air Pollutant HAPEMS: Hazardous Air Pollutant Enforcement Management System HAPPS: Hazardous Air Pollutant Prioritization System HATREMS: Hazardous and Trace Emissions System HAZMAT: Hazardous Materials HAZOP: Hazard and Operability Study HBFC: Hydrobromofluorocarbon HC: Hazardous Constituents; Hydrocarbon HCCPD: Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene HCFC: Hydrochlorofluorocarbon HCP: Hypothermal Coal Process HDD: Heavy-Duty Diesel HDDT: Heavy-duty Diesel Truck HDDV: Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle HDE: Heavy-Duty Engine HDG: Heavy-Duty Gasoline-Powered Vehicle HDGT: Heavy-Duty Gasoline Truck HDGV: Heavy-Duty Gasoline Vehicle HDPE: High Density Polyethylene HDT: Highest Dose Tested in a study. Heavy-Duty Truck HDV: Heavy-Duty Vehicle HEAL: Human Exposure Assessment Location HECC: House Energy and Commerce Committee HEI: Health Effects Institute HEM: Human Exposure Modeling HEPA: High-Efficiency Particulate Air HEPA: Highly Efficient Particulate Air Filter HERS: Hyperion Energy Recovery System HFC: Hydrofluorocarbon HHDDV: Heavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle HHE: Human Health and the Environment HHV: Higher Heating Value HI: Hazard Index HI-VOL: High-Volume Sampler HIWAY: A Line Source Model for Gaseous Pollutants HLRW: High Level Radioactive Waste HMIS: Hazardous Materials Information System HMS: Highway Mobile Source HMTA: Hazardous Materials Transportation Act HMTR: Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations HOC: Halogenated Organic Carbons HON: Hazardous Organic NESHAP HOV: High-Occupancy Vehicle HP: Horse Power HPLC: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography HPMS: Highway Performance Monitoring System HPV: High Priority Violator HQCDO: Headquarters Case Development Officer HRS: Hazardous Ranking System HRUP: High-Risk Urban Problem HSDB: Hazardous Substance Data Base HSL: Hazardous Substance List HSWA: Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments HT: Hypothermally Treated HTP: High Temperature and Pressure HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning system HVIO: High Volume Industrial Organics HW: Hazardous Waste HWDMS: Hazardous Waste Data Management System HWGTF: Hazardous Waste Groundwater Task Force; Hazardous Waste Groundwater Test Facility HWIR: Hazardous Waste Identification Rule HWLT: Hazardous Waste Land Treatment HWM: Hazardous Waste Management HWRTF: Hazardous Waste Restrictions Task Force HWTC: Hazardous Waste Treatment Council I/A: Innovative/Alternative IA: Interagency Agreement IAAC: Interagency Assessment Advisory Committee IADN: Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network IAG: Interagency Agreement IAP: Incentive Awards Program. Indoor Air Pollution IAQ: Indoor Air Quality IARC: International Agency for Research on Cancer IATDB: Interim Air Toxics Data Base IBSIN: Innovations in Building Sustainable Industries IBT: Industrial Biotest Laboratory IC: Internal Combustion ICAIR: Interdisciplinary Planning and Information Research ICAP: Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma ICB: Information Collection Budget ICBN: International Commission on the Biological Effects of Noise ICCP: International Climate Change Partnership ICE: Industrial Combustion Emissions Model. Internal Combustion Engine ICP: Inductively Coupled Plasma ICR: Information Collection Request ICRE: Ignitability, Corrosivity, Reactivity, Extraction ICRP: International Commission on Radiological Protection ICRU: International Commission of Radiological Units and Measurements ICS: Incident Command System. Institute for Chemical Studies; Intermittent Control Strategies.; Intermittent Control System ICWM: Institute for Chemical Waste Management IDEA: Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis IDLH: Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health IEB: International Environment Bureau IEMP: Integrated Environmental Management Project IES: Institute for Environmental Studies IFB: Invitation for Bid IFCAM: Industrial Fuel Choice Analysis Model IFCS: International Forum on Chemical Safety IFIS: Industry File Information System IFMS: Integrated Financial Management System IFPP: Industrial Fugitive Process Particulate IGCC: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle IGCI: Industrial Gas Cleaning Institute IIS: Inflationary Impact Statement IINERT: In-Place Inactivation and Natural Restoration Technologies IJC: International Joint Commission (on Great Lakes) I/M: Inspection/Maintenance IMM: Intersection Midblock Model IMPACT: Integrated Model of Plumes and Atmosphere in Complex Terrain IMPROVE: Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environment INPUFF: Gaussian Puff Dispersion Model INT: Intermittent IOB: Iron Ore Beneficiation IOU: Input/Output Unit IPCS: International Program on Chemical Safety IP: Inhalable Particles IPM: Inhalable Particulate Matter. Integrated Pest Management IPP: Implementation Planning Program. Integrated Plotting Package; Inter-media Priority Pollutant (document); Independent Power Producer IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPM: Integrated Pest Management IRG: Interagency Review Group IRLG: Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group (Composed of EPA, CPSC, FDA, and OSHA) IRIS: Instructional Resources Information System. Integrated Risk Information System IRM: Intermediate Remedial Measures IRMC: Inter-Regulatory Risk Management Council IRP: Installation Restoration Program IRPTC: International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals IRR: Institute of Resource Recovery IRS: International Referral Systems IS: Interim Status ISAM: Indexed Sequential File Access Method ISC: Industrial Source Complex ISCL: Interim Status Compliance Letter ISCLT: Industrial Source Complex Long Term Model ISCST: Industrial Source Complex Short Term Model ISD: Interim Status Document ISE: Ion-specific electrode ISMAP: Indirect Source Model for Air Pollution ISO: International Organization for Standardization ISPF: (IBM) Interactive System Productivity Facility ISS: Interim Status Standards ITC:Innovative Technology Council ITC: Interagency Testing Committee ITRC: Interstate Technology Regulatory Coordination ITRD: Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration IUP: Intended Use Plan IUR: Inventory Update Rule IWC: In-Stream Waste Concentration IWS: Ionizing Wet Scrubber More Abbreviations and Acronyms A-D | J-Q | R-Z
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