Draft EIS Acronyms

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ac Acres 

ACEC Area of Critical Environmental Concern 

ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

AD Administrative Determination 

ADAAG Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines 

ADC Animal Damage Control (see also WS) 

AIRFA American Indian Religious Freedom Act

AML Abandoned Mine Lands 

AML Appropriate Management Level 

AMP Allotment Management Plan 

AMR Appropriate Management Response 

ANG Air National Guard 

ANS Aquatic Nuisance Species

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

APE Area of Potential Effects 

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA) 

APWG Activity Plan Working Group 

AQRV Air Quality Related Value 

AQTSD Air Quality Technical Support Document 

ARPA Archeological Resource Protection Act (of 1979) 

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials 

ATV All-Terrain Vehicle 

AUM Animal Unit Month 

BA Biological Assessment 

BACT Best Available Control Technology

bbl Billion Barrels 

BCF Billion Cubic Feet (a measure of quantity of natural gas) 

BCFG Billion Cubic Feet of Gas 

BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis 

BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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

BMP Best Management Practice 

BO Biological Opinion 

Rawlins RMP A-1 
Acronyms Draft EIS 

BOP Blowout Prevention 

BOR Bureau of Reclamation (see also USBR)

B.P. Before Present 

BTU/lb British Thermal Units of Energy per Pound 

BWPD Barrels of Water Per Day

C&MU Classification & Multiple Use (Act of 1964) 

CAA Clean Air Act (of 1970) 

CASTNet Clean Air Status and Trends Network 

CBCPEIS Carbon Basin Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement 

CBNG Coalbed Natural Gas 

CDNST Continental Divide National Scenic Trail 

CDPA Coal Development Potential Area 

CEQ Council on Environmental Quality

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (of 1980) 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CIAA Cumulative Impacts Analysis Area

CIROI Cumulative Impact Region of Influence 

CMA Cooperative Management Area 

CO Carbon Monoxide 

COA Conditions of Approval 

CPI Consumer Price Index 

CRCT Colorado River Cutthroat Trout 

CREG Consensus Revenue Estimating Group 

CRMP Cultural Resource Management Plan 

CSR Channel Stability Rating 

CSU Controlled Surface Use 

dB Decibel 

DBH Diameter at Breast Height 

DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

DFC Desired Future Condition 

DM Departmental Manual 

DOI (U.S.) Department of the Interior (see also USDI) 

DPC Desired Plant Community

DR Decision Record 

dv Deciview 

A-2 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Acronyms

EA Environmental Assessment

EIS Environmental Impact Statement 

E.O. Executive Order 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act (of 2000) 

ESA Endangered Species Act (of 1973) 

ESC Ecological Site Condition 

ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute 

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F Degrees Fahrenheit 

FAA Federal Aviation Administration 

FIRE Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 

FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement 

FLM Federal Land Manager 

FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act (of 1976) 

FMU Forest Management Unit 

FNAWS Foundation for North American Wild Sheep 

FO Field Office 

FOIA Freedom of Information Act 

FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact 

FR Federal Register 

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

FTE Full-time Equivalent 

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

FY Fiscal Year 

FYPC Fossil Yield Potential Classification (see also PFYC)

g/bhp-hr grams per braking horsepower hour 

GAP Geographical Analysis Program

GIS Geographic Information Systems 

GRRA Green River Resource Area

GRRMP Green River Resource Management Plan 

H2SO4 Sulfuric Acid 

ha Hectare 

HA Herd Area (for Wild Horses, see WHHA) 

HAP Hazardous Air Pollutants 

HMA Herd Management Area 

Rawlins RMP A-3 
Acronyms Draft EIS 

HMAP Herd Management Area Plan 

HMP Habitat Management Plan 

HMRRP Hazard Management and Resource Restoration Program

HNO3 Nitric Acid 

HU Herd Unit 

HUC Hydrologic Unit Code 

I-80 Interstate 80 

IBA Important Bird Area 

IBLA Interior Board of Land Appeals 

IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health 

IMPLAN IMpact analysis for PLANning (a regional economic impact model) 

IMPROVE Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments 

Kg/ha Kilograms per Hectare 

KGS Known Geologic Structure 

KRCRA Known Recoverable Coal Resource Area 

KSLA Known Sodium Leasing Area 

LAU Lynx Analysis Unit 

LBA Lease by Application 

LDA Limited to Designated Areas 

LHP&P Laramie, Hahn’s Peak and Pacific Railways

LOC Levels of Concern 

LOP Life of Project

μg/m3 Micrograms per Cubic Meter 

MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology

MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act (of 1918) 

MCFD Thousand Cubic Feet per Day

MFP Management Framework Plan (pre-FLPMA BLM land use plan) 

mcf Thousand Cubic Feet 

MEI Maximally Exposed Individual 

MLA Mineral Leasing Act (of 1920) 

MLE Most Likely Exposure 

MMBF Million board feet (a measure of timber volume) 

MMBO Million Barrels of Oil 

MMCF Million Cubic Feet 

MOU Memorandum of Understanding 

A-4 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Acronyms

mph Miles per Hour 

MSA Management Situation Analysis 

MSHA Mine Safety and Health Act (of 1977) 

MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration

MSL Mean Sea Level 

(NH4)2SO4 Ammonium Sulfate 

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NADP National Atmospheric Deposition Program

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act (of 1969) 

NFP National Fire Plan 

NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum

NH4

+

 Ammonium

NHL National Historic Landmark 

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act 

NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

NNL National Natural Landmark 

NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide 

NO3

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 Nitrate 

NOx Nitrogen Oxides 

NOA Notice of Availability

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

NOI Notice of Intent 

NOS Notice of Staking 

NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NPS National Park Service (see also USNPS) 

NRA National Recreation Area 

NRHP National Register of Historic Places 

NRS Natural Resource Specialist 

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

NSS Native Species Status (Wyoming sensitive species category)

NTL Notice to Lessee (oil & gas leases) 

NWPS National Wilderness Preservation System

NWSRS National Wild & Scenic Rivers System 

O3 Ozone 

OEPC Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance 

Rawlins RMP A-5 
Acronyms Draft EIS 

OHV Off-Highway Vehicle 

ORV Off-Road Vehicle 

PA Programmatic Agreement

Pb Lead 

PFC Proper Functioning Condition 

PFYC Probable Fossil Yield Classification 

PILT Payments in Lieu of Taxes 

P.L. Public Law 

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 Condition 

POD Plans of Development 

ppb Parts per Billion 

ppm Parts per Million 

PRLA Preference Right (coal) Lease Application 

PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

PTE Potential to Emit (Air Quality Term) 

PUP Pesticide Use Proposal 

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

RAMP Recreation Area Management Plan 

RCA Raptor Concentration Area 

RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (of 1976) 

REL Reference Exposure Levels 

RFA Reasonably Foreseeable Action or Activity

RfC Reference Concentrations for Chronic Inhalation 

RFD Reasonably Foreseeable Development 

RFO Rawlins Field Office 

RMG Reservoir Management Group 

RMIS Recreation Management Information System

RMNP Rocky Mountain National Park 

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

RMPPA Resource Management Plan Planning Area 

RNA Raptor Nesting Area 

ROD Record of Decision 

A-6 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Acronyms

ROI Region of Influence 

ROW Right-of-Way

RPS Rangeland Program Summaries 

RSFO Rock Springs Field Office 

RVD Recreation Visitor Days

S&G Standards and Guidelines (from the Wyoming Standards for Healthy Rangelands and 

Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management) 

SASEM Simple Approach Smoke Estimation Model 

SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer 

SIP State Implementation Plan 

SMA Special Management Area 

SMCRA Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (of 1977) 

SO2 Sulfur Dioxide

SO4

--

 Sulfate 

SRMA Special Recreation Management Area 

SSS Special Status Species 

SUV Sport Utility Vehicle 

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

TCLP Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure 

TCP Traditional Cultural Property

TDS Total Dissolved Solid 

TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load

tpy Tons per Year 

UFAS Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards 

U.P.R.R. Union Pacific Railroad 

URF (EPA’s) Unit Risk Factors 

US-30 Highway 30

USAF United States Air Force 

USBR United States Bureau of Reclamation 

USC United States Code 

USDA United States Department of Agriculture 

USDI United States Department of Interior (see also DOI) 

USFS United States Forest Service 

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

USGS United States Geological Survey

Rawlins RMP A-7 
Acronyms Draft EIS 

VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled 

VOC Volatile Organic Compound 

VRM Visual Resource Management 

WA Wilderness Area 

WAAQS Wyoming Ambient Air Quality Standards 

WAPA Western Area Power Administration 

WAQD Wyoming Air Quality Division 

WAQSR Wyoming Air Quality Standards & Regulations 

WARMS Wyoming Air Resources Monitoring System

WDEQ Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

WFSA Wildland Fire Situation Analysis 

WGFD Wyoming Game and Fish Department 

WH&B Wild Horse and Burro (as per the Act of 1971) 

WHHA Wild Horse Herd Area 

WHHMA Wild Horse Herd Management Area (see also HMA) 

WHMA Wildlife Habitat Management Area 

WOGCC Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 

WQD Water Quality Division (of WDEQ) 

W.S. Wyoming Statute 

WS Wildlife Services (formerly known as Animal Damage Control) 

WSA Wilderness Study Area 

WSGS Wyoming State Geological Survey

WSO Wyoming (BLM) State Office 

WSR Wild & Scenic Rivers (as per the Act of 1973) 

WTPD White Tailed Prairie Dogs 

WUG Western Utility Group 

WUI Wildland Urban Interface 

WWDC Wyoming Water Development Commission 

WYDOT Wyoming Department of Transportation 

WYNDD Wyoming Natural Diversity Database 

A-8 Rawlins RMP