ATTACHMENT H: LIST OF ACRONYMS

Agency	DEQ, the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority, or both entities, as the context infers.
ACDP		Air Contaminant Discharge Permit
AQ		Air Quality
AQMA		Air Quality Management Area.  A term defined in the 1970 Clean Air Act. Used by DEQ to define maintenance areas for Portland, Medford/Ashland, and the Eugene-Springfield area.
Baseline	The calendar year preceding the year in which the Custom Waiver Permit or GEMS Permit is applied for, or other 12-month period approved by the agency.  
CAA		Clean Air Act 
CAAA90	Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
CFR		Code of Federal Regulations.  A systematic printing of the rules published in the Federal Register.  This publication is the source of Federal requirements for programs that are delegated to the states.  These rules are often adopted by reference into the OARs.
DEQ		Department of Environmental Quality
EPA		Environmental Protection Agency
EMS		Environmental Management System.  Detailed information is provided in Chapter 3 and Attachment B.
EQC		Environmental Quality Commission. The Commission that oversees the activities of DEQ.  Members of the Commission are appointed by the Governor.
FIFRA		Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
HW		Hazardous Waste
LRAPA	Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority
LUCS		Land Use Compatibility Statement
METRO	Metropolitan Service District (Portland).  A regional government covering portions of Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties. They are responsible for solid waste planning, transportation planning, and the zoo.
NPDES	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
OAR		Oregon Administrative Rules.  The working rules for DEQ, approved by the Environmental Quality Commission
ORS		Oregon Revised Statutes.  Legislative statutes that give DEQ the authority to pass the more detailed OAR rules.
POTW		Publicly Owned Treatment Works.  A municipal wastewater treatment plant.  
P2		Pollution Prevention.  
RCRA		Resources Conservation & Recovery Act.  The law governing hazardous and solid waste management.  
SPCC		Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
SW		Solid Waste
Title V		Title V of the CAAA90
TSCA		Toxic Substances Control Act
TSD		Treatment, Storage or Disposal.  A facility that is permitted to treat, store or dispose under RCRA.  
TRI		Toxic Release Inventory
WPCF		Water Pollution Control Facility

For specific definitions of terms, please refer to the definitions in the Green Permits rules, OAR 340-014-0105, or contact DEQ.