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Acronyms
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AFO | Animal Feeding Operation |
| AFS | Air Facility System (for CAA) |
| AIRS | Aerometric Information Retrieval System (for CAA) |
| BRS | Biennial Reporting System |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| CAFO | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation |
| CBG | Census Block Groups |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| CESQG | Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (under RCRA) |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon(s) |
| CLO | Closure Workload (under RCRA) |
| CO | Carbon Monoxide |
| CWA | Clean Water Act |
| DKT | (Federal Enforcement) Docket |
| DMR | Discharge Monitoring Report |
| ECHO | Enforcement and Compliance History Online |
| EDGAR | Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval database (SEC) |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPCRA | Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act |
| EP313 | EPCRA Section 313 (established TRI) |
| ERNS | Emergency Response Notification System |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FCE | Full Compliance Evaluation |
| FESOP | Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (CAA program) |
| FIFRA | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
| FIP | Federal Implementation Plan (CAA program) |
| FRS | Facility Registry Service |
| HPV | High Priority Violator (under CAA; also see SNC) |
| I-3 | Integrated Information Initiative |
| ICIS | Integrated Compliance Information System |
| ID | Identifier or Identification Number |
| IDEA | Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis |
| IWI | Index of Watershed Indicators |
| LQG | Large Quantity Generator (under RCRA) |
| MACT | Maximum Achievable Control Technology (CAA program) |
| NC | Noncompliance |
| NESHAP | National Emission System for Hazardous Air Pollutants (CAA program) |
| NOV | Notice of Violation |
| NOx | Nitrogen Oxides |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (CWA permit program) |
| NSPS | New Source Performance Standards (CAA program) |
| NSR | New Source Review (CAA program) |
| OECA | U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance |
| OEI | U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information |
| OSHA | U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OTIS | Online Tracking Information System |
| PMT | Permit Workload (under RCRA) |
| POTWs | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
| PSD | Prevention of Significant Deterioration (CAA program) |
| QNCR | Quarterly Noncompliance Report (under CWA) |
| RCR | RCRAInfo |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RCRAInfo | Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System |
| RNC | Reportable Noncompliance (under CWA) |
| RTKNet | Right-to-Know Network (non-EPA site) |
| SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SDWIS | Safe Drinking Water Information System |
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SFIP | Sector Facility Indexing Project |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classification code |
| SIP | State Implementation Plan (under CAA) |
| SNC | Significant Noncompliance (also see HPV) |
| SOx | Sulfur Oxides |
| SQG | Small Quantity Generator (under RCRA) |
| TRC | Technical Review Criteria (under CWA) |
| TRI | Toxics Release Inventory |
| TRIS | Toxics Release Inventory System |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| TSD | Treatment, Storage, or Disposal facility (under RCRA) |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| ZIP | Zone Improvement Plan [code] |
For more detailed information about the acronyms on this page, refer to the Terms of Environment web site.