**Ac rony**  **ms Used in the Final Rule**  **-- Data Requirements for A**  **ntimicrobial Pesticides**

**(Docket ID No. EPA** 

**– HQ** **– OPP**  **– 2008**  **– 0110; FRL** **– 8886**  **– 5**  **; RIN 2070**  **– AD**  **30 )** 

April 19, 2012

Page 1 of 5 This document is intended to serve as a reader ’ s aid for the **Fin al Rule;**  **Data Requirements for A**  **ntimicrobial Pesticides** (Docket ID No. EPA – HQ – OPP – 2008 – 0110; FRL – 8886 – 5; RIN 2070 –AD30) , and provides a list of the acronyms used throughout that document , along with the meanings provided. Use th e page numbers in th is alphabetical listing to jump to acronyms that start with that letter:

A ....... 1 C ....... 1 D ....... 2 E ....... 2 F ........ 2 H ....... 2 I ......... 3 K ....... 3 M ....... 3 N ....... 3 O ....... 3 P ....... 4 Q ....... 4 R ....... 4 S ....... 5 T ........ 5 W ...... 5 U ....... 5 

### A ------------ ACGIH means the American Conference of Governmental and Industrial Hygenists AD means EPA’s Antimicrobial Division in OPP ARTCA means the Antimicrobial Regulation Technical Correction Act ASRI means Activated Sludge, Respiration Inhibition Test ASSI means Activated Sludge Sorption Isotherm ASTM means the American Society for Testing and Materials AW PA means the American W ood Protection Association, formerly American Wo od Preservatives Association 

### C ------------ “CR” means conditionally required**Ac rony**  **ms Used in the Final Rule**  **-- Data Requirements for A**  **ntimicrobial Pesticides**

**(Docket ID No. EPA** 

**– HQ** **– OPP**  **– 2008**  **– 0110; FRL** **– 8886**  **– 5**  **; RIN 2070**  **– AD**  **30 )** 

April 19, 2012

Page 2 of 5 CFR means the Code of Federal Regulations CDC means the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COC means concentration of concern CW A means the Clean W ater Act 

### D --------- --- DCI means Data Call - in 

### E ------------ EA means economic analysis EDSP means Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program E - FAST means Exposure and Fate Assessment Screening Tool EP means end - use product EPA or the Agency means the United States Environmental Protection Agency ESA means the Endangered Species Act EU means the European Union EUP means experimental use permit 

### F ------------ FDA means the Food and Drug Administration FIFRA means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act FFDCA means the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act FQPA means the Food Quality Protection Act FW S means the United States Fish and Wi ldlife Service 

### H ------------**Ac rony**  **ms Used in the Final Rule**  **-- Data Requirements for A**  **ntimicrobial Pesticides**

**(Docket ID No. EPA** 

**– HQ** **– OPP**  **– 2008**  **– 0110; FRL** **– 8886**  **– 5**  **; RIN 2070**  **– AD**  **30 )** 

April 19, 2012

Page 3 of 5 HHS means the United States Department of Health and Human Services HSRB means the Human Studies Review B oard 

### I ------------ ICR means Information Collection Request ILSA means International Life Sciences Institute 

### K ------------ K d means soil partition coefficient K oc means soil organic carbon -water coefficient K o w means octanol -water partition coefficient 

### M ------------ MOR means magnitude of the residue mg/L means milligrams per liter 

### N ------------ NAICS means the North American Industrial Classification System NAS means the National Academy of Sciences NMFS means the United States National Marine Fisherie s Service NPDES means National Pollution Discharge Elimination System NPRM means Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “NR” means not required 

### O ------------ OCSPP means EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, formerly Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPTS)**Ac rony**  **ms Used in the Final Rule**  **-- Data Requirements for A**  **ntimicrobial Pesticides**

**(Docket ID No. EPA** 

**– HQ** **– OPP**  **– 2008**  **– 0110; FRL** **– 8886**  **– 5**  **; RIN 2070**  **– AD**  **30 )** 

April 19, 2012

Page 4 of 5 OECD means Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OMB means Office of Management and Budget OPP means EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs OPPT means EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics OSHA means Occu pational Safety and Health Administration OW means EPA’s Office of Wa ter 

### P ------------ PPCP means pharmaceuticals and personal care products PEL means permissible exposure limit ppb means parts per billion ppm means parts per million PPE means personal protective equipment PRA means the Paperwork Reduction Act PRIA means the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act POTW means publicly owned treatment works 

### Q ------------ QSAR or (Q)SAR means quantitative structure - activity- relationships 

### R ------------ “R” me ans required RAC means raw agricultural commodity RED means Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document RFA means the Regulatory Flexibility Act RfC means Reference Concentration**Ac rony**  **ms Used in the Final Rule**  **-- Data Requirements for A**  **ntimicrobial Pesticides**

**(Docket ID No. EPA** 

**– HQ** **– OPP**  **– 2008**  **– 0110; FRL** **– 8886**  **– 5**  **; RIN 2070**  **– AD**  **30 )** 

April 19, 2012

Page 5 of 5 RfD means Reference Dose ROC means residue of concern RQ means risk quotient 

### S ------------ SAP means the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel SAR means structure - activity- relationships SBREFA means the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 

### T ------------ TGAI means technical grade active ingredient TTC means threshold of toxicological concern TEP means typical end - use product TLV means threshold limit value 

### W ------------ WE T means whole effluent testing WO E means weight - of - evidence WQ C means W ater Quality Criteria WQ S means Wa ter Quality Standards WWTP means wastewater treatment plant 

### U ------------ USDA means United Stated Department of Agriculture