Acronyms
AAC
Alaska Administrative Code
ACEC
Area of Critical Environmental Concern
ADCRA
Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs
ADEC
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
ADF&G
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
ADLWD
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
ADNR
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
AFB
Air Force Base
AKEPIC
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse
ALCAN
Alaska-Canada Highway
AML
Abandoned mine land
ANCSA
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
ANILCA
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
AO
Authorized Officer
AS
Alaska Statute
ATV
All terrain vehicle
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
BPIF
Boreal Partners in Flight
CEQ
Council on Environmental Quality
C&T
Customary and Traditional
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CSU
Conservation System Unit [as defined by ANILCA]
DOI
U.S. Department of the Interior
EA
Environmental Assessment
EDRR
Early Detection and Rapid Response, used in management of non-native invasive species.
EFH
Essential Fish Habitat
EI
Eastern Interior
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EO
Executive Order
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESA
Endangered Species Act
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FLPMA
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
FCH
Fortymile caribou herd
FRCC
Fire Regime Condition Class
USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
GSA
General Services Administration
GVWR
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
HUC
Hydrologic Unit Code
IM
Instruction Memorandum
LTC
Long-term camp or Long-term camping
MFP
Management Framework Plan
mmb
Million barrels
MOA
Memoradum of Agreement
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NCA
National Conservation Area
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NIP
non-native invasive plant
NIS
non-native invasive species
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOA
Notice of Availability
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOI
Notice of Intent
NP
National Preserve [Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve]
NPS
National Park Service
NRA
[White Mountains] National Recreation Area
NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
NSO
No Surface Occupancy
NWR
National Wildlife Refuge
NWSR
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
OHV
Off-highway Vehicle
ORV
Off-road Vehicle [old terminology used in chapter 3]
ORV
Outstandingly remarkable value [pertaining to wild and scenic rivers]
PFC
Proper Functioning Condition
P.L.
Public Law
PLO
Public Land Order
PM2.5
A measure of fine particles in the air
POL
Petroleum, oils, and lubricants
R
Range
R&PP
Recreation and Public Purposes [Act]
RAC
Alaska Resource Advisory Council (BLM-Alaska)
RAC
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Federal Subsistence Management Program)
RAMP
Recreation Activity Management Plan
RAWS
Remote Automated Weather Stations
RCA
Riparian Conservation Area
RCT
Rosgen Channel Type [type of stream channel as defined by Rosgen]
RFD
Reasonable Foreseeable Development
RMP
Resource Management Plan
RNA
Research Natural Area
ROD
Record of Decision
ROP
Required Operating Procedure
ROW
Right-of-way
RY
Regulatory year
Sec.
Section
SRMA
Special Recreation Management Area
SRP
Special Recreation Permit
T
Township
TAPs
Trans-Alaska Pipeline
TAS
Tanacross Airfield Site
tcf
Trillion cubic feet
T&E
Threatened and Endangered [species]
TMP
Travel Management Plan
USC
U.S. Code
UAF
University of Alaska Fairbanks
µg/m3
micrograms per cubic meter
Unit
Game Management Unit
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
UTV
Utility Terrain Vehicle
VRI
Visual Resource Inventory
VRM
Visual Resource Management
WAMCATS
Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System
WMCH
White Mountains caribou herd
WSR
Wild and Scenic River [Fortymile WSR]
WSR Act
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act