Acronyms and Abbreviations

Provides acronyms and abbreviations used throughout the National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) Web site.

Acronym Resources:

• Acronyms
  Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW).
• Acronyms of Interest to the National Plant Board (PDF | 136 KB)
  National Plant Board.
  See also: Documents and Policies
• Acronym Finder
  FreeDictionary.com.

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Acronyms, Descriptions and Links:

• AMS - Agricultural Marketing Service
• ANS - Aquatic Nuisance Species
• ANSTF - Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
• APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• ARS - Agricultural Research Service
• BLM - Bureau of Land Management
• CABI - CAB International
• CBP - Customs and Border Protection
• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CPHST - Center for Plant Health Science Technology
• CSREES - Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (now known as NIFA)
• DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services
• DHS - Department of Homeland Security
• DOC - Department of Commerce
• DOD - Department of Defense
• DOE - Department of Energy
• DOL - Department of Labor
• DOI - Department of the Interior
• DOS - Department of State
• DOT - Department of Transportation
• EDRR - Early Detection and Rapid Response
• EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
• ERS - Economic Research Service
• FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization
• FICMNEW - Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
• FWS - Fish and Wildlife Service
• FS - Forest Service
• IFAS - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
• IPM - Integrated Pest Management
• IPPC - International Plant Protection Convention
• ISAC - Invasive Species Advisory Committee
• ITAP - Federal Interagency Committee on Invasive Terrestrial Animals and Pathogens
• IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
• MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• NAL - National Agricultural Library
• NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NBII - National Biological Information Infrastructure (1994-2012)
• NIFA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (formerly known as CSREES)
• NIH - National Institutes of Health
• NISC - National Invasive Species Council
• NISIC - National Invasive Species Information Center
• NLM - National Library of Medicine
• NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• NPS - National Park Service
• NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service
• PBS - Public Broadcasting System
• PPQ - Plant Protection and Quarantine
• UN - United Nations
• USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
• USACE - United States Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. - United States
• USGS - United States Geological Survey