Abbreviations and Acronyms

A

ACEC

Area of Critical Environmental Concern

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADEQ

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

ADOT

Arizona Department of Transportation

AFNM

Agua Fria National Monument

AGFD

Arizona Game and Fish Department

AML

Appropriate Management Level

AMP

Allotment Management Plan

AMS

Analysis of the Management Situation

APHIS

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

ARMP

Approved Resource Management Plan

ARPA

Archaeological Resources Protection Act

ASM

Arizona State Museum

ATV

All-Terrain Vehicle

B

BLM

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

BO

Biological Opinion

C

CAP

Central Arizona Project

CEQ

Council on Environmental Quality

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CWA

Clean Water Act

D

DEIS

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

DFC

Desired Future Condition

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

DM

Departmental Manual

DNA

Determination of NEPA Adequacy

DNRC

Department of Natural Resources Conservation

DO

Dissolved Oxygen

DOI

Department of the Interior

DPC

Desired Plant Community

DR

Decision Record (for an Environmental Assessment)

DRMP

Draft Resource Management Plan

E

EA

Environmental Analysis or Environmental Assessment

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EJ

Environmental Justice

EO

Executive Order

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPCRA

Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act

EPS

Economic Profile System

EPSC

Economic Profile System for Communities

ERMA

Extensive Recreation Management Area

ESA

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended

F

FACA

Federal Advisory Committee Act

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

FEIS

Final Environmental Impact Statement

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FIMMS

Facilities Inventory Maintenance Management System

FIL

Fire Intensity Level

F.I.R.E.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

FLPMA

Federal Land Policy and Management Act

FMP

Fire Management Plan

FMZ

Fire Management Zone

FO

Field Office

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FONSI

Finding of No Significant Impact

FR

Federal Register

FS

Forest Service

FWS

Fish and Wildlife Service

FY

Fiscal Year

G

GIS

Geographic Information Systems

H

HA

Herd Area

HAZMAT

Hazardous Materials

HMA

Herd Management Area

HMM

Hazardous Materials Management

HMP

Habitat Management Plan

I

IB

Information Bulletin

IBLA

Interior Board of Land Appeals

IDT

Interdisciplinary Team

IM

Instruction Memorandums [or Memoranda]

IMP

Interim Management Policy (for WSAs)

L

LAA

Likely to Adversely Affect

LAC

Limits of Acceptable Change

LN

Lease Notice

LNT

Leave No Trace

LUP

Land Use Plan

M

MA

Management Action

MAG

Maricopa Association of Governments

MFP

Management Framework Plan

MIS

Management Indicator Species

MIST

Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPO

Mining Plan of Operation

MU

Management Unit

N

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NAGPRA

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

NCP

National Contingency Plan

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NFP

National Fire Plan

NHPA

National Historic Preservation Act

NHT

National Historic Trail

NIFC

National Interagency Fire Center

NL

No Lease

NLAA

Not Likely to Adversely Affect

NLCS

National Landscape Conservation System

NOA

Notice of Availability

NOx

Nitrogen Oxides

NP

National Park

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NPS

National Park Service

NRCS

Natural Resources and Conservation Service (formerly Soil Conservation Service)

NREL

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

NRHP

National Register of Historic Places

NSO

No Surface Occupancy

NWR

National Wildlife Refuge

O

OHV

Off-Highway Vehicle

ORV

Off-Road Vehicle

P

PCA

Primary Conservation Area

PFC

Proper Functioning Condition

PILT

Payment in Lieu of Taxes

PL

Public Law

PM10

Particulate Matter 10 microns in diameter or smaller

PPA

Pollution Prevention Act

PRPA

Paleontological Resources Protection Act

PRMP

Proposed Resource Management Plan

PSD

Prevention of Significant Deteriorations

R

R & PP

Recreation and Public Purposes

RAC

Resource Advisory Council

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

REIS

Reasonably Foreseeable Development

RFD

Reasonably Foreseeable Development

RMIS

Recreation Management Information System

RMP

Resource Management Plan

RMZ

Recreation Management Zone

ROD

Record of Decision

ROS

Recreation Opportunity Spectrum

ROW

Right-of-Way

S

SARA

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

SCRMA

Special Cultural Resource Management Area

SHPO

State Historic Preservation Office

SIP

Arizona State Implementation Plan

SMA

Surface Management Agency

SRMA

Special Recreation Management Area

SRP

Special Recreation Permit

SSP

Special Status Species

T

T&E

Threatened and Endangered

TBC

To Be Considered

TCP

Traditional Cultural Properties

TGA

Taylor Grazing Act

TMDL

Total Maximum Daily Load

TMP

Transportation Management Plan

TSCA

Toxic Substance Control Act

U

USC

United States Code

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

USDAFS

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service

USDI

United States Department of the Interior

USDOT

United States Department of Transportation

USFS

United States Forest Service

USFWS

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS

United States Geological Survey

V

VRM

Visual Resource Management

W

WA

Wilderness Area

WFIP

Wildland Fire Implementation Plan

WHA

Wildlife Habitat Area

WHBA

Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act

WMA

Wildlife Management Area

WO

BLM Washington Office

WSA

Wilderness Study Area

WSR

Wild and Scenic Rivers

WUI

Wildland Urban Interface