Frequently Used Acronyms and Initialisms

40 CFR 60

Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 60

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A

AA

atomic absorption

AAS

atomic absorption spectrometry

AASHTO

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

AC

Agency Communications or alternating current

ACFM

actual cubic feet per minute

ACGIH

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

ACIN

abatement control identification number

ACT

alternative control technique

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADSO

additional-duty safety officer

ADT

average daily traffic

AER

allowable emission rate

AERCO

Area Emission Reduction Credit Organization

AFJ

agreed final judgment

AFR

air-fuel ratio or annual financial report

AIRPR

Air Policy and Regulations

AIRS

Aerometric Information Retrieval System

ALAPCO

Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials

ALPM

actual liters per minute

AMOC

alternate methods of control

AOI

area of impact

AOL

alternate opacity limit

AOR

alternate opacity request

AP-42

compilation of air pollutant emission factors

APA

Administrative Procedures Act

API

American Petroleum Institute

APTRA

Administrative Procedures and Texas Register Act

AQ

Air Quality

AQAC

Air Quality Advisory Committee

AQCR

air quality control region

AQMP

Air Quality Modeling Procedures

AQP&A

Air Quality Planning and Assessment

ARPA

Agricultural Resources Protection Authority

As

arsenic

ASA

air stagnation advisory

ASAE

American Society of Agricultural Engineers

ASC

Administrative Services Coordinator

ASDWA

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

ASR

aquifer storage and retrieval

AST

aboveground storage tank

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTSWMO

Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials

ATRV

air toxics response vehicle

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

AVO

average vehicle occupancy

AWMA

Air and Waste Management Association

B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B

BACM

best available control measures

BACT

best available control technology

BAQC

Bureau of Air Quality Control (City of Houston program)

BAR

Bureau of Automotive Repair

BART

Bay Area Rapid Transit (in San Francisco)

BART

Best Available Retrofit Technology

BECC

Border Environment Cooperation Commission

BEG

Bureau of Economic Geology (UT Austin)

BIF

boilers and industrial furnaces (EPA's)

BMPs

best management practices

BTEX

benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene

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C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C

C

centigrade

CAFO

concentrated animal feeding operation

CAMS

continuous air monitoring station

CAP

Capacity Assurance Plan or Compliance Advisory Panel (Small Business and Local Government Assistance)

CAPCO

Capital Area Council of Governments

CARB

California Air Resources Board

CARE

clean air responsibility enterprise committee

CAS

carbon adsorption system

CATOX

catalytic oxidation unit

CAUSE

Citizens Allied and United for a Safe Environment

CBBEP

Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program

cc

Corpus Christi or cubic centimeter

CCH

contested case hearing

CCIP

Comprehensive Compliance Inspection Protocol

CCMP

Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan

CCN

certificate of convenience and necessity

CDBGP

Community Development Block Grant Program

CDC

Centers for Disease Control

CDS

Compliance Data System

CEIS

Computerized Emissions Inventory System

CEMS

Continuous Emission Monitoring System

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility, Compensation and Liability Act

CFC

chlorofluorocarbon

cfm

cubic feet per minute

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CGA

cylinder gas audit

CIN

control equipment identification number

CMA

Chemical Manufacturers Association

CMSA

consolidated metropolitan statistical area

CO

carbon monoxide

CO₂

carbon dioxide

COG

Council of Government

COH

coefficient of haze

COMM

Commissioners

CONTOP

continuous smelting-top blowing

CORE

control operations review and evaluation

CPI

consumer price index

CPP

continuing planning process

CRP

Clean Rivers Program

CRT

cathode ray tube

CRWR

Center for Research and Water Resources (UT Austin)

CSGWPP

Comprehensive State Groundwater Protection Program

CSI

Common Sense Initiative

CSR

Center for Space Research (UT Austin)

CTG

Control Techniques Guidelines

CWA

Clean Water Act

CWS

commissioners' work session

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D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

DAC

debutanized aromatic concentrate

DART

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

DERC

discrete emission reduction credit

DFW

Dallas/Fort Worth (Metroplex)

DIR

Department of Information Resources

DO

dissolved oxygen

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOPA

Dairy Outreach Program Area

DOT

Department of Transportation

DPM

digital panel meter

DPS

Department of Public Safety

DRE

destruction and removal efficiency

dscf

dry standard cubic feet

dscm

dry standard cubic meters

DSS

decision support system

DVM

digital voltmeter

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

EA

environmental assessment

EC

electron capture

ECO

engineering change order

ECOS

Environmental Council of the States

EDF

Environmental Defense Fund

EDRC

Episode Data Reporting Center

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EERS

Earth Electrical Resistivity Survey or excess emission reports

EGF

electric generating facility

EGR

exhaust gas recirculation

EI

emissions inventory

EIS

environmental impact statement

EKMA

empirical kinetic modeling approach

EMC

Emergency Management Center

EMR

Environmental Management Report

EMSL

Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory

EMTIC

Emission Measurement Technical Information Center

ENF

Enforcement

EPA

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPCCHD

El Paso City-County Health District

EPN

emission point number

E&QA

Engineering and Quality Assurance

ERC

emission reduction credit

ERGO

extended reports and graphic output

EROS

Earth Resources Observation System

ESL

effects screening level

ESP

electrostatic precipitator

ESR

Enforcement System Review

ETBE

ethyl tertiary-butyl ether

ETI

elapsed time indicator

ETR

employee trip reduction

EXEC

Executive

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F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F

FA

Financial Administration

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FC

fluorocarbons

FCAA

Federal Clean Air Act

FCAAA

Federal Clean Air Act Amendments

FCCU

fluid catalytic cracking unit

FEC

formal enforcement conference

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S.

FGR

flue gas recirculation

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FID

Flame Ionization Detector

FIFRA

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

FIN

facility identification number

FIP

Federal Implementation Plan

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standards

FIT

field inspector training

FLSA

Fair Labor Standards Act

FMLER

Flexible Membrane Liner Evaluation Report

FMVCP

Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program

FO

Field Operations

FONSI

finding of no significant impact

FR

Federal Register

FSR

financial status report or full-scale range

FTE

full-time equivalent

FY

fiscal year

G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G

GACT

generally available control technology

gal

gallon

GAQM

guideline on air quality models

GBEP

Galveston Bay Estuary Program

GBF

Galveston Bay Foundation

GC

gas chromatograph or gas chromatography

GCCES

Gulf Coast Community Exposure Study

GC/ITD

gas chromatography/ion trap detector

GC/MS

gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

GCPCD

Galveston County Pollution Control District

GFI

ground fault interrupter

GHP

Greater-Houston Partnership

GIS

Geographic Information System

GLC

ground-level concentration

GLO

General Land Office

GLS

ground-level sampling

GPS

Global Positioning System

GPSA

Gas Processors Supplier Association

GPT

gas-phase titration

gr/dscf

grains per dry standard cubic foot

GRTS

Grant Reporting and Tracking System

GWPC

Groundwater Protection Committee, Texas

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H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

HAN

heavy aromatic naphtha

HC

hydrocarbon

HCFC

hydrochlorofluorocarbon

HCPCD

Harris County Pollution Control Department

HEE

health effects evaluation

H-GAC

Houston-Galveston Area Council

HGACOG

Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments

HHV

higher heating value

Hi-Vol

high-volume air sampler

HON

Hazardous Organics NESHAPS

HOV

high-occupancy vehicle

HR

Human Resources

HRM

Houston Regional Marketing Network

HSWA

Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (to RCRA)

HUB

historically underutilized business

HVLP

high-volume, low-pressure

HW

Hazardous Waste

HWIR

hazardous waste identification rules

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

I&HW

Industrial and Hazardous Waste

IBEP

Integrated Border Environmental Plan

IBWC

International Boundary and Water Commission

IC

Interstate Compacts or ion chromatograph(y)

ICP

inductively coupled plasma

IDLH

immediate danger to life and health

IF

intergovernmental funding

ILEV

inherently low-emission vehicle

I/M

inspection/maintenance

INE

Insituto Nacional de Ecologia

Intx

Intersection

IP

inhalable particulate

IR

Information Resources

IS

Information Systems

ISC

industrial source complex

ISCST

industrial source complex short-term

ISCLT

industrial source complex long-term

ISO

International Standards Organization

ITD

ion trap detector

ITS

Inspection Targeting Strategy

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K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

kg

kilogram

L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L

l

liter

LAB

laboratory

LAER

lowest achievable emission rate

LAR

Legislative Appropriation Request

lb

pound

LBB

Legislative Budget Board

LC

liquid chromatograph(y)

LCRA

Lower Colorado River Authority

LCTS

Legislative Contact Tracking System

LEV

low-emission vehicle

LHV

low heating value

LNB

low-nitrogen oxides (NO_x) burner

LOE

level of effort

LOR

liquid organic reactor

LOV

letter of violation

LPST

leaking petroleum storage tanks

LTO

landing and takeoff

LUST

leaking underground storage tanks

M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

MACT

maximum available control technology

MAERT

Maximum Allowable Emission Rate Table

MBE

Minority Business Enterprise

MDERC

mobile discrete emission reduction credit

MERC

mobile emission reduction credit

MFM

mass flowmeter

mL

millilambert

ml

milliliters

MMBtu

million British thermal units

MO

Monitoring Operations

MOA

memorandum of agreement

MOSES

Mothers Organized to Stop Environmental Sins

MOU

memorandum of understanding

MPO

Metropolitan Planning Organization

MPTER

multiple-point Gaussian dispersion algorithm with terrain adjustment

MRAP

Medical Resources Advisory Panel

MS

Mobile Source

MSA

metropolitan statistical area

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

MSS

maintenance, startup, and shutdown

MSW

Municipal Solid Waste

MSWRAC

Municipal Solid Waste Reduction Advisory Committee

MS/Z

multispan/zero box

MTBE

methyl tertiary-butyl ether

MUD

municipal utility district

MVVD

manual vent valve discharge

MW

megawatt

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N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N

NAA

nonattainment area

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NAAS

National Air Audit System

NAD Bank

North American Development Bank

NADP

National Atmospheric Deposition Program

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NAMS

national air monitoring station

NAPAP

National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program

NAQTS

national air quality trend station

NAR

nonattainment review

NARMP

National Acid Rain Monitoring Program

NASN

National Air Surveillance Network

NCAMS

noncontinuous air monitoring station

NCP

National Contingency Plan or non-criteria pollutant

NCTCOG

North Central Texas Council of Governments

NDIR

nondispersive infrared analyzer

NEDS

National Emissions Data System

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NEPPS

National Environmental Performance Partnership System

NESCAUM

Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management

NESHAPS

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

NGA

National Governors Association

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NMOC

nonmethane organic compound

NMVOC

nonmethane VOC

NO_x

Nitrogen Oxides

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NORM

naturally occurring radioactive material

NOV

Notice of Violation

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NPL

National Priorities List

NPS

nonpoint source

NRCS

Natural Resource Conservation Service

NRDA

natural resource damage assessment

NSPS

New Source Performance Standards

NSF

National Science Foundation

NSR

New Source Review

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

O₃

Ozone

OAS

Office of Administrative Services

OBD

on-board diagnostic

OCE

Office of Compliance and Enforcement

OD

outside diameter

ODB

outdoor burning

OEPAA

Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis and Assessment

OLS

Office of Legal Services

ONRW

Outstanding National Resource Waters

OPASA

Off-Permit Application Sources and Activities

OPD

Operating Permits Division

OPRR

Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration

OSFR

Office of State and Federal Relations

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSSF

on-site sewage facilities

OTA

Office of Technology Assessment

OWTRC

On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council

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P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

P2

Pollution Prevention

P4

Permanent Pollution Prevention Program

PACE

People Against a Contaminated Environment

PAMS

Photochemical Air Monitoring Stations

Pb

lead

PBR

permit by rule (formerly “standard exemption”)

PCB

polychlorinated biphenyl

PCV

positive crankcase ventilation

PDS

preliminary determination summary

PE

Professional Engineer

PEL

priority enforcement level or Priority Enforcement List (tires)

PFD

proposal for decision

PGMA

priority groundwater management area

PHHVAS

pesticide head high-volume air sampler

PIC

Public Interest Counsel

PID

photoionization detector

PM

particulate matter

PM₁₀

particulate matter of 10 microns or less

PMI

preventive maintenance instructions

PMR

pollutant mass rate

PMSA

primary metropolitan statistical area

POHC

principal organic hazardous constituent

POTW

publicly owned treatment works

ppb

parts per billion

ppbv

parts per billion by volume

ppm

parts per million

ppmv

parts per million by volume

ppmvd

parts per million by volume, dry

PROFEPA

PROcuradaria FEderal para la Protecion al Ambiente

PS

primary standard

PSD

prevention of significant deterioration

PSDB

point source database

PSI

pollutant standard index

psia

pounds per square inch, absolute

psig

pounds per square inch, gauge

PST

petroleum storage tank

PSTR

petroleum storage tank remediation

PTS

permeation tube system

PVC

polyvinyl chloride

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

QA

quality assurance

QC

quality control or Quality Council

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R

Region

RA

risk assessment

RAC

Research Advisory Council

RACM

reasonably available control measures

RACT

reasonably available control technology

RAM

Gaussian-plume multiple-source air quality algorithm

RATA

relative accuracy test audits

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RCRIS

Resource Conservation Recovery Act Information System

RENEW

Resource Exchange Network for Eliminating Waste

RFC

request for comments

RFP

reasonable further progress orrequest for proposal

RHC

reactive hydrocarbons

RI/FS

remedial investigation/feasibility study

RIM

rule interpretation memo

ROG

reactive organic gas

ROM

regional oxidant model

RP

responsible party

RPR

Responsible Party Remediation

RPRC

Rule and Policy Review Committee

RRC

Railroad Commission of Texas

RS

registered sanitarian

RSD

resultant standard deviation

RTP

Regional Transportation Plan or Research Triangle Park

RVCM

residual vinyl chloride monomer

RVD

relief valve discharge

RVP

Reid vapor pressure

RWA

receiving water assessment

RWCD

residential wood combustion devices

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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

SABCUTS

San Antonio Bexar County Urban Transportation System

SAMWG

Standing Air Monitoring Work Group

SAPEL

Special Authorization Priority Enforcement List (tires)

SARA

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

SAROAD

storage and retrieval of aerometric data

SAV

site assessment visit

SBEA

Small Business and Environmental Assistance

SBAdv

Small Business Advocate

SCAQMD

South Coast Air Quality Management District (in California)

SCC

source category code or source classification code

SCCM

standard cubic centimeters per minute

SCFM

standard cubic feet per minute

SCERP

Southwest Consortium on Environmental Research and Planning

SCR

selective catalytic reduction

SD

standard deviation

SDWA

Safe Drinking Water Act

SEM

scanning electron microscope

SEMARNAT

Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (in Mexico)

SFA

Stephen F. Austin State Office Building

SFIREG

State-FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group

SIC

source identification code or Standard Industrial Classification

SIF

source investigation form

SIP

State Implementation Plan

SIS

Source Investigation System

SLAMS

state and local air monitoring station

SLER

soil liner evaluation report

SLIAC

State Legislation Impact Assistance

SLPM

standard liters per minute

SLQCP

Soil Liner Quality Control Plan

SMP

State Management Plan

SMSA

standard metropolitan statistical area

SNCR

selective noncatalytic reduction

SOCMI

Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry

SO₂

sulfur dioxide

SP

standard permit

SPCC

spill prevention control and countermeasures

SPM

special-purpose monitoring

SPNSS

standards of performance for new stationary sources

SRM

standard reference material

SRU

sulfur recovery unit

SS

Support Services

SSBO

State Small Business Ombudsman

SSI

size-selective inlet

STAAPA

State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators

STEERS

State of Texas Environmental Electronic Reporting System

SWDA

Solid Waste Disposal Act

SWP

Source Water Protection Programs

SWQM

Surface Water Quality Monitoring

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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

TAB

Texas Association of Business

TAC

Texas Administrative Code

TAMU

Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University

TASN

Texas Air Sampling Network

TBA

tertiary-butyl alcohol

TBPC

Texas Building and Procurement Commission

TBT

tributyltin

TC

total carbon

TCAA

Texas Clean Air Act

TCC

Texas Chemical Council

TCLP

toxicity characteristic leaching procedure

TCM

Texas Climatological Model or transportation control measures

TCEQ

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

TDoC

Texas Department of Commerce

TDF

tire derived fuel

TDH

Texas Department of Health

TEM

Texas Episodic Model

TERP

Texas Emissions Reduction Program

TEXARC

Texas Experiment in Augmenting Rainfall through Cloudseeding

TGWPC

Texas Groundwater Protection Committee

THC

total hydrocarbons

THM

trihalomethane

THROX

thermal heat recovery oxidation unit

TIP

Transportation Improvement Program

Title III

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986

TLAP

Texas Lab Accreditation Program or Texas Land Application Permits

TLC

Texas Legislative Council

TLV

health threshold limit value

TMDL

total maximum daily load

TMOGA

Texas Midcontinent Oil and Gas Association

TNRIS

Texas Natural Resources Information System

TOC

total organic carbon

TOP

Texas Orthoimagery Program (DIR)

TPHA

Texas Public Health Association

TPWD

Texas Parks and Wildlife

TQM

total quality management

TRACS

Texas Regulatory Auditing and Compliance System

TRB

Transportation Research Board

TRI

Toxics Release Inventory

TRIS

toxics release information system

TRRP

Texas Risk Reduction Program

TRS

total reduced sulfur

TS

transfer standard

TSCA

Toxic Substances Control Act

TSL

Texas State Library and Archives

TSP

total suspended particulate

TSS

total suspended solids

TSSWCB

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

TTC

Texas Transportation Commission

TWC

Texas Water Code

TWDB

Texas Water Development Board

TxDOT

Texas Department of Transportation

TxLED

Texas Low Emission Diesel

TxREG

Texas Register

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U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U

U/M

upset and maintenance

UAM

urban airshed model

UCR

Utility Certification and Rate Design Program

UIC

Underground Injection Control

ULEV

ultralow emission vehicle

UMTA

Urban Mass Transit Administration

USAS

Uniform Statewide Accounting System

USDoT

U.S. Department of Transportation

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

USOMB

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

USSCS

U. S. Soil Conservation Service

UST

underground storage tank

UTM

universal transverse mercator

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

VAC

volts alternating current

VCU

venturi calibration unit

VDC

volts direct current

VIN

vehicle identification number orvendor identification number

VMT

vehicle miles traveled

VOC

volatile organic compound

VR

vapor recovery

VRO

variable-resistance orifice

VTCS

Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes

W W W W W W W W W W W W W W

WBE

Woman Business Enterprise

WCID

Water Control and Improvement District

WD

wind direction

WER

water-effects ratio

WET

Water Education Teams

WGA

Western Governors Association

WHP

Wellhead Protection Program

WLE

waste load evaluation

WMPs

Waste Management Plans

WQMP

Water Quality Management Plan

WRAC

Waste Reduction Advisory Committee

WRPA

Waste Reduction Policy Act

WS

wind speed

WU

Water Utilities

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

XRF

X-ray fluorescence

Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

ZBB

Zero Base Budget

ZEV

Zero Emission Vehicle

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