Acronyms

Acronyms


	AFO		Animal Feeding Operation
	AFS		Air Facility System (for CAA)
	AIRS		Aerometric Information Retrieval System (for CAA)
	BRS		Biennial Reporting System
	CAA		Clean Air Act
	CAFO		Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
	CBG		Census Block Groups
	CERCLA		Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
	CESQG		Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (under RCRA)
	CFC		Chlorofluorocarbon(s)
	CLO		Closure Workload (under RCRA)
	CO		Carbon Monoxide
	CWA		Clean Water Act
	DKT		(Federal Enforcement) Docket
	DMR		Discharge Monitoring Report
	ECHO		Enforcement and Compliance History Online
	EDGAR		Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval database (SEC)
	EPA		U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
	EPCRA		Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
	EP313		EPCRA Section 313 (established TRI)
	ERNS		Emergency Response Notification System
	FAQ		Frequently Asked Questions
	FCE		Full Compliance Evaluation
	FESOP		Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (CAA program)
	FIFRA		Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
	FIP		Federal Implementation Plan (CAA program)
	FRS		Facility Registry System
	HPV		High Priority Violator (under CAA; also see SNC)
	I-3		Integrated Information Initiative
	ICIS		Integrated Compliance Information System
	ID		Identifier or Identification Number
	IDEA		Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis
	IWI		Index of Watershed Indicators
	LQG		Large Quantity Generator (under RCRA)
	MACT		Maximum Achievable Control Technology (CAA program)
	NC		Noncompliance
	NESHAP		National Emission System for Hazardous Air Pollutants (CAA program)
	NOV		Notice of Violation
	NOx		Nitrogen Oxides
	NPDES		National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (CWA permit program)
	NSPS		New Source Performance Standards (CAA program)
	NSR		New Source Review (CAA program)
	OECA		U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
	OEI		U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information
	OSHA		U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
	OTIS		Online Tracking Information System
	PCS		Permit Compliance System (re: CWA permits)
	PMT		Permit Workload (under RCRA)
	POTWs		Publicly Owned Treatment Works
	PSD		Prevention of Significant Deterioration (CAA program)
	QNCR		Quarterly Noncompliance Report (under CWA)
	RCR		RCRAInfo
	RCRA		Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
	RCRAInfo		Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System
	RNC		Reportable Noncompliance (under CWA)
	RTKNet		Right-to-Know Network (non-EPA site)
	SDWA		Safe Drinking Water Act
	SEC		U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
	SFIP		Sector Facility Indexing Project
	SIC		Standard Industrial Classification code
	SIP		State Implementation Plan (under CAA)
	SNC		Significant Noncompliance (also see HPV)
	SOx		Sulfur Oxides
	SQG		Small Quantity Generator (under RCRA)
	TRC		Technical Review Criteria (under CWA)
	TRI		Toxics Release Inventory
	TRIS		Toxics Release Inventory System
	TSCA		Toxic Substances Control Act
	TSD		Treatment, Storage, or Disposal facility (under RCRA)
	VOC		Volatile Organic Compounds
	ZIP		Zone Improvement Plan [code]

For more detailed information about the acronyms on this page, refer to the Terms of Environment Web site.

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