APPENDIX A: 

Acronym List 

Included in this appendix is a comprehensive list of the acronyms
listed in ACCESS EPA.

For additional acronyms and environmental terms see the entry for
Terms of Environment Glossary, Abbreviations, and Acronyms.

ACRONYM LIST

3DWQM          Chesapeake Bay Three Dimensional Time Variable
               Water Quality Model
AA             Associate Administrator
AA             Assistant Administration
AEERL          Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
AFS            AIRS Facility Subsystem (subsystem of AIRS)
AHERA          Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
AIDE           Annie Interactive Development Environment
AIR RISC       Air Risk Information Support Center
AIRS           Aerometric Information Retrieval System
ALA            American Library Association
AMEM           A.D.L. Migration Estimation Model
AML            ARC Macro Language
AMS - AIRS     Area/Mobile Source Subsystem (subsystem of AIRS)
AO             Office of the Adimistrator
APTIC          Air Pollution Technical Information Center
AQCDs          Air Quality Criteria Documents
AQS            Air Quality Subsystem (subsystem of AIRS)
AREAL          Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment
                    Laboratory
ASMD           Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division
ASTER          Assessment Tools for the Evaluation of Risk
ATTIC          Alternative Technology Treatment Information
                    Center
AWBERC         Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research
                    Center

BACT           Best Available Control Technology
BBS            Bulletin Board System
BENCHMARC      Biodegradation of Environmental Chemicals Modeled
                    with Aquatic, Relative-Rate Coefficients
BIOS           Biological Data System (file within STORET)
BLIS           RACT/BACT/LAER Information System
BRS            Bibliographic Retrieval System
BRS            Biennial Reporting System

CAA            Clean Air Act
CAAA           Clean Air Act Amendments
CADRE          Computer Aided Data Retrieval and Evaluation
                    Software
CAP88-PC       Clean Air Act Assessment Package-1988
CARA           Chemical Assessments and Related Activities
CARD           Contract Laboratory Program Analytical Results
                    Database
CARL           Colorado Association of Research Libraries
CARS           Corrective Action Reporting System (now known as
                    RCRIS)
CAS            Chemical Abstract Service
CBI            Confidential Business Information
CD ROM         Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CDS            Compliance Data System (now part of AIRS)
CDS/ISIS       CDS/Integrated Set of Information System
CEAM           Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling
CEIC           Caribbean Environmental Information Center
CEQ            Council On Environmental Quality
CERCLA         Comprehensive Environmental Response,
                    Compensation, and Liability Act 
CERCLIS        Comprehensive Environmental Response,
                    Compensation, and Liability Information
                    System
CERI           Center for Environmental Research Information
CERIS          Center for Environmental and Regulatory Systems
CERL           Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory
CFR            Code of Federal Regulations
CHEM           Chemical Collection Database (accessible through
                    OLS)
CIAC           Centro de Informacion Ambiental del Caribe
CIC            Consumer Information Catalog
CICIS          Chemicals in Commerce Information System
CIS            Chemical Information Systems, Inc.
CLC            Clean Lakes Clearinghouse
CLIM           Climate Change Database (accessible through OLS)
CLP            Contract Laboratory Program
CLU-IN         Clean-Up Information Bulletin Board System
                    formerly  OSWER-BBS)
CORMIX         Cornell Mixing Zone Model
CSMoS          Center for Subsurface Modeling Support
CRADAs         Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
CRL            Central Regional Laboratory
CST            Central Standard Time
CTC            Control Technology Center
CWA            Clean Water Act

D/DBP          Disinfection and Disinfection Byproducts
DEC            Department of Environmental Conservation
DEP            Department of Environmental Protection
DEQ            Department of Environmental Quality
DFS            Daily Flow System (file within STORET)
DNR            Department of Natural Resources
DNRC           Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
DOC            Department of Conservation
DOCKET         Enforcement Docket
DOE            U.S. Department of Energy
DOJ            U.S. Department of Justice
DOT            U.S. Department of Transportation
DWCDs          Drinking Water Criteria Documents

EAs            Exposure Assessments
EBB            Electronic Bulletin Board
ECAO           Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office
E-CATS         Electronic Catalog System
EDRS           Enforcement Document Retrieval System
EFIN           Environmental Financing Information Network
EIS            Environmental Impact Statements
EMAIL          Electronic Mail
EMAP           Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program
EMMI           Environmental Monitoring Methods Index
EMSL           Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory
ENAN           Education Native American Network
EOD            Engineering Operations Division
EPA            Environmental Protection Agency
EPAAR          EPA Acquisition Regulation Manual
EPACML         EPA's Composite Model for Landfills
EPCRA          Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
ERD            Emergency Response Division
ERL            Environmental Research Laboratory
ERL-C          Environmental Research Laboratory Corvallis
ERL/GB         Environmental Research Laboratory Gulf Breeze
ERLN           Environmental Research Laboratory Narragansett
ERNS           Emergency Response Notification System
ESD            Emission Standards Division
ESDB           Endangered Species Database/ReachScanlink
EST            Eastern Standard Time
ETS            EPCRA 313 Tracking System
EXAMS II       Exposure Analysis Modeling Systems II

FACTS          Facilities and Company Tracking System
FAR            Federal Acquisitions Regulations
FATES          FIRFA and TSCA Enforcement System (now known as
                    SSTS)
FFIS           Federal Facilities Information System
FGETS          Food and Gill Exchange of Toxic Substances
FIFRA          Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
                    Act
FINDS          Facility Index System
FIPS           Federal Information Processing Standards
FK             Fish Kill (file within STORET)
FOIA           Freedom of Information Act
FRC            Federal Records Center
FRDS           Federal Reporting Data System
FTTA           Federal Technology Transfer Act
FY             Fiscal Year
FYI            For Your Information

GBERL          Gulf Breeze Environmental Research Laboratory
GCS            Geo-Common Subsystem (subsystem of AIRS)
GCSOLAR        Green Cross Solar V1.1
GEMS           Graphical Exposure Modeling System
GICS           Grants Information and Control System
GIS            Geographic Information System
GISNET         Geographic Information Systems Bulletin Board
GPO            Government Printing Office
GRCDA          Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal
                    Association
GRIDS          Geographic Resources Information and Data System
GSA            General Services Administration
GWTR           Ground Water Treatment Rule

HADs           Health Assessment Documents
HAP            Hazardous Air Pollutant
HAZW           Hazardous Waste Collection Database (accessible
                    through   OLS)
HEAs           Health Effects Assessments
HEEDs               Health and Environmental Effects Documents
HEEPs          Health and Environmental Effects Profiles
HERL           Health Effects Research Laboratory
HERL/MIS       Health Effects Research Laboratory Management
                    Information System
HQ             Headquarters
HSPF           Hydrological Simulation Program
HWSFC          Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection
HWSFD          Hazardous Waste Superfund Database
HWDMS          Hazardous Waste Data Management System (now known
                    as RCRIS)

IAB            Information Access Branch
IAQ            Indoor Air Quality
IAQINFO        Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse
ICOLP          Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection
ICPIC          International Cleaner Production Information
                    Clearinghouse
IFD            Industrial Facilities Discharge File (file within
                    STORET)
IGWMC          International Ground Water Modeling Center
ILL            Interlibrary Loan
IMB            Information Management Branch
IMSD           Information Management and Services Division
IOCs           Inorganic Chemicals
IRC            Information Resource Center
IRIS           Integrated Risk Information System
IRM            Information Resources Management
ISI            Information Systems Inventory

JURIS          Justice Retrieval and Inquiry System

LAER           Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
LAKE           Clean Lakes Database
LAN            Local Area Network
LERAM          Littoral Ecosystem Risk Assessment Model

MCCEM          Multi-Chamber Concentration and Exposure Model
MCLs           Maximum Contaminant Levels
MCLGs          Maximum Contaminant Level Goals
MEDLARS        Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
MICE           Methods Information Communications Exchange
MINTEQA2       Metal Speciation for Equilibrium for Surface and
                    Ground Water
MIS            Management Information System
MOFAT          Multi Phase Flow and Transport
MPCA           Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
MPRSA          Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
MSDS           Material Safety Data Sheets
MULTIMED       Multimedia Exposure Assessment Model
MVEL           (see NVFEL)

NADB           National Air Data Branch
NAPIS          National Agricultural Pest Information System
NARL           National Air and Radiation Laboratory
NASA           National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATICH         National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse
NCAT           National Catalog Database (accessible through OLS)
NCC            National Computing Center
NCIC           Non-Confidential Information Center
NDPD           National Data Processing Division
NEDS           National Emission Data System (now known as AIRS)
NEIC           National Enforcement Investigations Center
NESC           National Environmental Supercomputing Center
NIST           National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLM            National Library of Medicine
NOAA           National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPDES          National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
NPIRS          National Pesticide Information Retrieval System
NPL            National Priority List
NPS            Nonpoint Sources
NPTN           National Pesticide Telecommunications Network
NRC            National Response Center
NTDB           National Trade Databank
NTIS           National Technical Information Service
NVFEL          National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory

OA             Office of the Administrator
OAQPS          Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
OAQPSTTN       Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
                    Technology Transfer Network
OAR            Office of Air and Radiation
OARM           Office of Administration and Resources Management
OC             Office of the Comptroller
OCEPA          Office of Communications, Education, and Public
                    Affairs
OCLC           Online Computer Library Center
ODES           Ocean Data Evaluation System
ODS            Ozone Depleting Substance
OE             Office of Enforcement
OECD/SIDS      Organization fro Economic Cooperation and
                    Developments Screening Information Data Sets
OERR           Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
OGC            Office of General Counsel
OHEA           Office of Health and Environmental Assessments
OHM/TADS       Oil and Hazardous Substances Technical Assistance
                    Data System
OHS MSDS       Occupational Health Services Material Safety Data
                    Sheets
OIA            Office of International Activities
OIG            Office of Inspector General
OIRM           Office of Information Resources Management
OLS            Online Library System
OMMSQA         Office of Modeling, Monitoring Systems, and
               Quality Assurance
OPP            Office of Pesticide Programs
OPPE           Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation
OPPT           Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
OPPTS          Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic
                    Substances
ORD            Office of Research and Development
ORD BBS        ORD Electronic Bulletin Board System
ORO            Office of Regional Operations
OSC            On-scene Coordinator
OSW            Office of Solid Waste
OSWER          Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
OSWER BBS      OSWER Electronic Bulletin Board System (see
                    CLU-IN)
OTIS           Oklahoma Telecommunications Interlibrary System
OUST           Office of Underground Storage Tanks
OW             Office of Water
OWEC           Office of Wastewater Enforcement and Compliance
OWPD           Office of Waste Programs Enforcement

PAIS           Public Affairs Information Service
PC             Personal Computer
PCBs           Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PCS            Permit Compliance System
PDM3.1         Probabilistic Dilution Model Version 3.1
PESTANV4.0     Pesticide Analytical Model Version 4.0
PIC            Public Information Center
PIES           Pollution Prevention Information Exchange
PIN            Pesticide Information Network
PIRU           Public Information Reference Unit
PM             Particulate Matter
PMNs           Premanufacture Notifications
POTWs          Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPIC           Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse
PRESTO-EPA     Prediction of Radiological Effects to Shallow
                    Trench Operation
PRZM           Pesticide Root Zone Model
PWS            Public Water Supplies

QA/QC          Quality Assurance/Quality Control
QUAL2E         Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model

R&D            Research and Development
RACT/BACT/LAER Reasonably Available Control Technology, Best
                    Available Control Technology, and Lowest
                    Achievable Emission Rate
RCIS           Resource Center Information System
RCRA           Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCRIS          Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Docket
                    Information System
RFC            Inhalation Reference Concentration
RIC            Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Docket
                    Information Center
RILS           Regulatory Interpretation Letters
RITZ           Regulatory and Investigative Treatment Zone Model
RODs           Records of Decision
RODS           Records of Decision System
RQCAR          Reportable Quantities for Carcinogens in Hazardous
                    Waste
RQTOX          Reportable Quantities for Chronically Toxic
                    Hazardous Substances
RREL           Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory
RScan          ReachScan
RSKERL         Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory
RTP            Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
RTKNet         Right-to-Know Network

SAB            Science Advisory Board
SARA           Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SAROAD         Storage and Retrieval of Aerometric Data (now
                    known as  AIRS)
SCADS          Superfund Chemical Analysis Data System (see CARD)
SCRAM/BBS      Support Center for Regulatory Air Models, Bulletin
                    Board System
SDI            Selective Dissemination of Information
SDWA           Safe Drinking Water Act
SEDM           State/EPA Data Management
SF             Superfund
SIC            Standard Industrial Classification Code
SIDS           Screening Information Data Set
SIRMO          Senior Information Resource Management Officer
SITE           Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation
SLA            Special Libraries Association
SLR            State and Local Relations
SMO            Sample Management Office
SOC            Synthetic Organic Chemical
SOILVENT       Soil Venting Model
SQG            Small Quantity Generator
SRF            State Revolving Fund (module of GICS)
SRIM           Selected Research in Microfiche
STARS          Strategic Targeting Activities Reporting System
STN            Scientific and Technical Information Network
STORET         Storage and Retrieval of U.S. Waterways Parametric
                    Data
SVADA          see SOILVENT
SWAG           Simulated Waste Access to Ground Water
SWANA          Solid Waste Association of North America
SWMM           Storm Water Management Model
SWTR           Surface Water Treatment Rule

TCLP           Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
TDD            Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
TIPS           Technical Information Packages
TIU            Technical Information Unit
TOXIWASP       see WASP4
TOXNET         Toxicology Network
TRDS           Text Retrieval Data System
TRI            Toxic Release Inventory
TRI-US         Toxic Release Inventory-User Support
TQM            Total Quality Management
TSCA           Toxic Substances Control Act
TSCATS         Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions
                    Online Database
TSO            Time Sharing Option
TSSMS          Time Sharing Service Management System
TTN            Technology Transfer Network

UMTRCA         Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
UNEP           United Nations Environment Programme
USC            United States Code
USDA           United States Department of Agriculture
USGS           United States Geological Survey
UST            Underground Storage Tank

VAC3D          See SOILVENT
VISITT         Vendor Information System for Innovative Treatment
                    Technologies
VOC            Volatile Organic Compounds

WAN            Wide Area Network
WASP4          Water Analysis Simulation Program
WIC            Washington Information Center
WLN            Washington Library Network
WQAS           Water Quality Analysis System (file within STORET)
WQCDs          Water Quality Criteria Documents
WSM            Watershed Model
WTIE           Wastewater Treatment and Information Exchange
WTIE/BBS       WTIE Electronic Bulletin Board System
WWT            Wastewater Treatment