Final EIS Acronyms 

LIST OF ACRONYMS

4WD 4-Wheel Drive 

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 

AAQS Ambient Air Quality Standards 

ACEC Area of Critical Environmental Concern 

ANC Acid Neutralization Capacity 

ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

ADC Animal Damage Control 

AFT American Farmland Trust 

AHW Alliance for Historic Wyoming 

AIRFA American Indian Religious Freedom Act 

AML Appropriate Management Level 

AMP Allotment Management Plan 

AMR Appropriate Management Response 

APD Application for Permit to Drill (an oil or gas well) 

APE Area of Potential Effects 

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA) 

API American Petroleum Institute 

APLIC Avian Power Line Interaction Committee 

AQD Air Quality Division (of WDEQ) 

AQRV Air Quality Related Value 

AQTSD Air Quality Technical Support Document 

ARPA Archeological Resource Protection Act (of 1979) 

AT Average Temperature 

ATV All-Terrain Vehicle 

AUM Animal Unit Month 

BA Biological Assessment 

BACT Best Available Control Technology 

BBL Barrel (a measure of the quantity of oil) 

BCF Billion Cubic Feet (of gas) 

Bcfd Billion Cubic Feet per Day 

BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis 

BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs 

BLM Bureau of Land Management (U.S. Department of the Interior) 

Pinedale RMP A-1 
Acronyms Final EIS 

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics 

BMP Best Management Practice 

BO Biological Opinion 

BOR Bureau of Reclamation (see also USBR) 

BpS Biophysical Setting 

B.P. Before Present 

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C Degrees Celsius 

CAA Clean Air Act (of 1970) 

CAP Coordinated Activity Plan 

CAS Conservation Agreement and Strategy (for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout) 

CASTNet Clean Air Status and Trends Network 

CBM Coalbed Methane 

CBNG Coalbed Natural Gas 

CCC Civilian Conservation Corps 

CCF Hundred Cubic Feet (a measure of timber volume) 

CCP Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

CDNST Continental Divide National Scenic Trail 

CEM Cumulative Effects Model 

CEQ Council on Environmental Quality 

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 

CFOI Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CIAA Cumulative Impact Analysis Area 

cm Centimeter 

CO Carbon Monoxide 

COA Conditions of Approval 

CPI Consumer Price Index 

CRCT Colorado River Cutthroat Trout 

CRMP Cultural Resource Management Plan 

CSU Controlled Surface Use 

CVM Contingent Valuation Methodology 

dB Decibel 

DBH Diameter at Breast Height 

DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

A-2 Pinedale RMP 
Final EIS Acronyms 

DEQ Department of Environmental Quality (see also WDEQ) 

DEQ-WQD Department of Environmental Quality – Water Quality Division 

DFC Desired Future Condition 

DLE Desert Land Entry 

DM Departmental Manual 

DNA Determination of NEPA Adequacy 

DOE Department of Energy 

DOI Department of Interior 

DPC Desired Plant Community 

DPS Distinct Population Segment 

dv Deciview 

EA Environmental Assessment 

EIS Environmental Impact Statement 

E.O. Executive Order 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency 

EPM Emissions Production Module 

ERMA Extensive Recreation Management Area 

ESA Endangered Species Act (of 1973) 

ESC Ecological Site Condition. 

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F Degrees Fahrenheit 

FCC Federal Communications Commission 

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency 

FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

FHA Federal Highway Administration 

FIRE Financial Insurance and Real Estate 

FLM Federal Land Manager 

FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act (of 1976) 

FMP Fire Management Plan 

FO Field Office 

FOIA Freedom of Information Act 

FR Federal Register 

FRCC Fire Regime Condition Class 

FS Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (see also USFS) 

FWS United States Fish & Wildlife Service (see also USFWS) 

FY Fiscal Year 

Pinedale RMP A-3 
Acronyms Final EIS 

FYPC Fossil Yield Potential Classification 

GAP Geographical Analysis Program 

GHG Greenhouse Gas 

GIS Geographic Information Systems 

GRRA Green River Resource Area 

GRRMP Green River Resource Management Plan 

GYA Greater Yellowstone Area 

H2S Hydrogen Sulfuric Acid 

H2SO4 Sulfuric Acid 

HABS Historic American Buildings Survey 

HAER Historic American Engineering Record 

HAP Hazardous Air Pollutants 

HFRA Healthy Forests Restoration Act 

HIA Health Impacts Assessment 

HMA Habitat Management Area 

HMP Habitat Management Plan 

HMRRP Hazard Management and Resource Restoration Program 

HNO3 Nitric Acid 

HRV Historic Range of Variability 

HU Herd Unit 

HUC Hydrologic Unit Code 

IB Information Bulletin 

IBLA Interior Board of Land Appeals 

IMP Interim Management Policy 

IMPLAN Impact Analysis for Planning 

IMPROVE Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments 

IN Information Notice 

INRMP Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan 

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 

JMH Jack Morrow Hills 

Kg/ha Kilograms per Hectare 

KGS Known geologic structure 

km Kilometer 

L&WCF Land and Conservation Fund 

LAC Levels of Acceptable Change 

A-4 Pinedale RMP 
Final EIS Acronyms 

LAU Lynx Analysis Unit 

LOC Level of Concern 

LOU Levels of Concern 

LSU Limited Surface Use 

LWCF Land and Water Conservation Funds 

μg/m3

 Micrograms per Cubic Meter 

m Meter 

MA Management Area 

MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology 

mg/L Milligrams per Liter 

MBF Thousand board feet (a measure of timber volume) 

MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act (of 1918) 

MCF Thousand cubic feet (of gas) 

MEI Maximally Exposed Individual 

MLE Most Likely Exposed 

mm Millimeter 

MMBF Million board feet (a measure of timber volume) 

MMCF Million cubic feet 

MMS Minerals Management Service 

MOU Memorandum of Understanding 

mph Miles per Hour 

MSA Management Situation Analysis 

MSL Mean sea level 

(NH4)2SO4 Ammonium Sulfate 

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

NAD83 North American Datum of 1983 

NADP National Atmospheric Deposition Program 

NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (of 1990) 

NAICS North American Industry Classification System 

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act (of 1969) 

NESHAP National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

NFP National Fire Plan 

NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum 

Pinedale RMP A-5 
Acronyms Final EIS 

NH4

+

 Ammonium 

NHL National Historic Landmark 

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act 

NHT National Historic Trail 

NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service 

NNL National Natural Landmark 

NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide 

NO3

-

 Nitrate 

NOx Nitrogen Oxide 

NOA Notice of Availability 

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

NOI Notice of Intent 

NOLS National Outdoor Leadership School 

NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

NPS National Park Service (see also USNPS) 

NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture) 

NRHP National Register of Historic Places 

NSO No Surface Occupancy (a stipulation on an oil and gas lease) 

NTL Notice to Lessees 

NWPS National Wilderness Preservation System 

NWSRS National Wild & Scenic Rivers System 

O3 Ozone 

OCTA Oregon-California Trails Association 

OHV Off-Highway Vehicle 

OMB Office of Management and Budget 

OOHVA Oregon Off-Highway Vehicle Association 

ORV Off-road Vehicle 

P&A Plugged and Abandoned (Well) 

PA Programmatic Agreement 

PAEIS Publicly Accessible Environmental Impact Statement 

PAPA Pinedale Anticline Project Area 

PAWG Pinedale Anticline Working Group 

Pb Lead 

PFC Proper Functioning Condition 

A-6 Pinedale RMP 
Final EIS Acronyms 

PFO Pinedale Field Office 

PFYC Probable Fossil Yield Classification 

PILT Payments in Lieu of Taxes 

P.L. Public Law 

PLO Public Land Order 

PM Particulate Matter 

PM2.5 Particulate Matter (less than 2.5 microns in diameter) 

PM10 Particulate Matter (less than 10 microns in diameter) 

PNC Potential Natural Community 

POD Plan of Development 

ppb Parts per Billion 

ppm Parts per Million 

PPT Precipitation 

PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

PTE Potential to Emit 

R&PP Recreation and Public Purpose Act (of 1926) 

RAMP Recreation Area Management Plan 

RAMS Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies 

RAWS Remote Automated Weather Station 

RCA Raptor Concentration Area 

REIS Regional Economic Information System 

REL Reference Exposure Level 

RFA Reasonably Foreseeable Action or Activity 

RFC Reference Concentrations 

RFD Reasonably Foreseeable Development 

RHL Rural Historic Landscape 

RMA Recreation Management Area 

RMG Reservoir Management Group 

RMIS Recreation Management Information System 

RMP Resource Management Plan (BLM land use plan under FLPMA) 

RMPPA Resource Management Plan Planning Area 

RMZ Recreation Management Zone 

RNA Research Natural Area 

ROD Record of Decision 

ROI Region of Influence 

Pinedale RMP A-7 
Acronyms Final EIS 

ROS Recreation Opportunity Spectrum 

ROW Right-of-Way 

RSFO Rock Springs Field Office 

RV Recreational Vehicle 

SAF Society of American Foresters 

SASEM Simple Approach Smoke Estimation Model 

S&G Standards and Guidelines [Standards for Healthy Rangelands (BLM 1997)] 

SD/MA Special Designations and Management Area 

SDW Stock Driveway 

SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act 

SEIS Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

SETG Socioeconomic Task Group 

SHPO State Historic Preservation Office 

SIC Standard Industrial Classification 

SIP State Implementation Plan 

SLT Standard Lease Terms 

SMA Special Management Area 

SO2 Sulfur Dioxide 

SO4

-- Sulfate 

SRMA Special Recreation Management Area 

SRP Special Recreation Permit 

SSS Special Status Species 

SUV Sport Utility Vehicle 

SWWYTAF Southwest Wyoming Regional CALPUFF Air Quality Modeling Study: Final Report 

T&E Threatened and/or Endangered Species (as per ESA of 1973) 

TCF Trillion Cubic Feet (of gas) 

TCP Traditional Cultural Property 

TDS Total Dissolved Solid 

TGA Taylor Grazing Act (of 1934) 

TLS Timing Limitation Stipulations 

TMARD Total Motorized Access Route Density 

TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load 

TNC The Nature Conservancy 

TPA Trees per Acre 

TPY Tons Per Year

A-8 Pinedale RMP 
Final EIS Acronyms 

TSP Total Suspended Particulate Matter 

UFAS Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards 

URF Unit Risk Factor 

U.S. United States of America 

US-30 Highway 30 

USAF United States Air Force 

USBR United States Bureau of Reclamation 

U.S.C. United States Code 

USDA United States Department of Agriculture 

USDI United States Department of the Interior 

USFS United States Forest Service 

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

USGS United States Geological Survey 

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator 

UTM12N Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 12N 

VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled 

VOC Volatile Organic Compound 

VRM Visual Resource Management 

WA Wilderness Area 

WAAQS Wyoming Ambient Air Quality Standards 

WAQD Wyoming Air Quality Division 

WAQSR Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations 

WARMS Wyoming Air Resources Monitoring System 

WECC Western Electric Coordinating Council 

WDA Wyoming Department of Agriculture 

WDEQ Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (see also DEQ) 

WEPP Water Erosion Prediction Project 

WFSA Wildland Fire Situation Analysis 

WFURB Wildland Fire Use for Resource Benefit 

WGFD Wyoming Game and Fish Department 

WOGCC Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 

WQD Water Quality Division (Wyoming DEQ) 

WRF Weather Research & Forecasting Model 

WRPTC Wyoming Rare Plant Technical Committee 

WS Wildlife Services 

Pinedale RMP A-9 
Acronyms Final EIS 

WSA Wilderness Study Area 

WSEO Wyoming State Engineer’s Office 

WSO Wyoming (BLM) State Office 

WSR Wild and Scenic River 

WSRA Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1973 

WTPD White-Tailed Prairie Dogs 

WUI Wildland Urban Interface 

WYDOT Wyoming Department of Transportation 

WYGAP Wyoming Geographic Analysis Program (see GAP) 

WYNDD Wyoming Natural Diversity Database 

WYPDES Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

A-10 Pinedale RMP