Acronyms Used in the Final Rule -- Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides

(Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0110; FRL–8886–5; RIN 2070–AD30)

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This document is intended to serve as a reader’s aid for the Final Rule; Data 

Requirements for Antimicrobial 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 the page numbers in this 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

AWPA means the American Wood Protection Association, formerly American Wood 

Preservatives Association

C ------------

“CR” means conditionally required
Acronyms Used in the Final Rule -- Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides

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CFR means the Code of Federal Regulations

CDC means the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

COC means concentration of concern

CWA means the Clean Water 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

FWS means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

H ------------
Acronyms Used in the Final Rule -- Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides

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HHS means the United States Department of Health and Human Services

HSRB means the Human Studies Review Board

I ------------

ICR means Information Collection Request

ILSA means International Life Sciences Institute

K ------------

Kd means soil partition coefficient

Koc means soil organic carbon-water coefficient

Kow 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 Fisheries 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)
Acronyms Used in the Final Rule -- Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides

(Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0110; FRL–8886–5; RIN 2070–AD30)

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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 Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OW means EPA’s Office of Water

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” means required

RAC means raw agricultural commodity

RED means Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document

RFA means the Regulatory Flexibility Act

RfC means Reference Concentration
Acronyms Used in the Final Rule -- Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides

(Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0110; FRL–8886–5; RIN 2070–AD30)

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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 ------------

WET means whole effluent testing

WOE means weight-of-evidence

WQC means Water Quality Criteria

WQS means Water Quality Standards

WWTP means wastewater treatment plant

U ------------

USDA means United Stated Department of Agriculture