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AADT Average Annual Daily Traffic 

AFA Annual Funding Agreement 

AIANSF Alaska Native Summary File 

amsl above mean sea level 

APE Area of Potential Effect 

AQCR Air Quality Control Region 

ARPA Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

ATR Automated Traffic Recorder 

Be Beryllium 

BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis 

bgs below ground surface 

BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs 

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics 

BOI Bureau of Investigation 

BRAC Base Realignment and Closure Act 

CALEA Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies 

CC-AEC Casino Closes and All Enterprises Close 

CCRP Cazenovia Community Resource Plan 

C.D.A. Child Development Associate 

CEQ Council on Environmental Quality 

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Information System 

CESQG Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

cfs cubic feet per second 

CISER Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research 

CLASS Computerized Local Accident Surveillance System 

CO Carbon Monoxide 

CWA Clean Water Act 

CWD Chronic Wasting Disease 

o F Degrees Fahrenheit 

DEM Digital Elevation Models 

DFAS Defense Finance and Accounting Services 

DNL Day-Night Sound Level 

DTH Dekatherms 

ECL Environmental Conservation Law 

EDP External Degree Program 

EIS Environmental Impact Statement 

ELC Early Learning Center 

EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Deprogramming 

EMS Emergency Medical Service 
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ESA Endangered Species Act of 1973 

EZ Empire Zone 

FOIL Freedom of Information Law 

FTE Full Time Equivalent 

FTEP Full Time Equivalent Population 

FY Fiscal Year 

g/hr grams per hour 

g/m grams per vehicle mile traveled 

GAO Governmental Accountability Office 

GASB Governmental Accounting Standards 

GED General Equivalency Diploma 

GIS Geographical Information System 

GPS Global Positioning System 

GRWMB Germany Road Wetlands Mitigation Bank 

H2S Hydrogen Sulfide 

HCM Highway Capacity Manual 

HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development 

I-90 New York State Thruway 

IDSR Intelligent Dedicated SONET Ring 

IGRA Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

IHS Indian Health Service 

IRA Indian Reorganization Act 

IRS Internal Revenue Service 

JOM Johnson-O’Malley Act 

League League of the Iroquois 

LOA Level of Assessment 

LOS Level of Service 

LUP Land Use Permit 

M.A.T. Medication Administration Training 

MGD million gallons per day 

MPH miles per hour 

MMBtu/hr Million British Thermal Units per Hour 

μm micrometer 

μg/m3 micrograms per cubic meter 

MP Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. 

MVWA Mohawk Valley Water Authority 

Nation Oneida Nation of New York 

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children 

NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 

NAICS North American Industry Classification System 

NAMLA North American Minot Lacrosse Association 

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act 

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act 

NIGC National Indian Gaming Commission 

NMLs Noise Monitoring Locations 

NMPC Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 

NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 
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NORC National Opinion Research Center 

NOx Nitrogen oxides 

NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

NRCS National Resource Conservation Service 

NSPS New Source Performance Standards 

NWI National Wetlands Inventory 

NYCPG New York Council on Problem Gambling 

NYCRR New York Code, Rules, and Regulations 

NYISO New York Independent System Operator 

NYNHP New York Natural Heritage Program 

NYS New York State 

NYSAAQS New York State Ambient Air Quality Standards 

NYSDEC New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 

NYSDOH New York State Department of Health 

NYSDOL New York State Department of Labor 

NYSDOT New York State Department of Transportation 

NYSM New York State Museum 

NYSORPS New York State Office of Real Property Services 

NYSTA New York State Thruway Authority 

O3 Ozone 

OCWA Onondaga County Water Authority 

OHC Oneida Housing Corporation 

OINHA Oneida Nation Housing Authority 

OPRHP New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Places 

OTR Ozone Transport Region 

PACER Public Access to Court Electronic Records 

Pb Lead 

Phase 1 ESA Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment 

PILOTS Payments-in-lieu-of-taxes 

PM10 Particulate Matter less than or equal to 10 microns in diameter 

PM2.5 Particulate Matter less than or equal to 2.5 microns in diameter 

ppm Parts per Million 

PTNP-DC Property Taxes Not Paid and Dispute Continues 

PTNP-F Property Taxes Not Paid and Foreclosure 

PTP Property Taxes Paid 

PUD Planned Unit Development 

PUMS Public Use Microdata Sample 

PWL Priority Water Bodies List 

RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

RCRIS Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System 

Rome Laboratory Air Force Research Laboratory 

SASS State Accident Surveillance System 

SEQRA State Environmental Quality Review Act 

SHPA New York State Historic Preservation Act 

SHPO New York State Historic Preservation Office 

SIC Standard Industrial Classification 

Silver Covenant Grant Silver Covenant Chain of Friendship Grants 

SIP State Implementation Plan 
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SO2 Sulfur dioxide 

SPDES State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

SPL Sound Pressure Level 

SSI Supplemental Security Income 

STAR School Tax Relief Program 

SUNY State University of New York 

SWAP Source Water Assessment Program 

SWMP Solid Waste Management Plan 

SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan 

TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 

TAZ Transportation Analysis Zones 

TPA Tribal Priority Allocation 

TPO Tribal Preservation Officer 

tpy tons per year 

TSP Total Suspended Particulates 

TSS Total Suspended Solids 

URD Unassigned Residential Districts 

U.S. United States 

USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers 

USAF United State Air Force 

USC United States Code 

USCA United States Code Annotated 

USDA United States Department of Agriculture 

USDOI United States Department of the Interior 

USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 

USFS United States Forest Service 

USFSA United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Areas 

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

USGS United States Geological Survey 

VFD Verona Fire Department 

VMS Variable Message Sign 

VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds 

V.V.S. Vernon Verona Sherrill 

Wilderness Act Wilderness Act of 1964 

WMAs Wildlife Management Areas 

YWL Youth Work Learn