Abbreviations and Acronyms

4

4–H

4-H - Head, Heart, Hands, and Health

A

ACEC

Area of Critical Environmental Concern

AML

Appropriate Management Level

AMP

Allotment Management Plan

APHIS

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

AUM

Animal Unit Month

B

BIA

Bureau of Indian Affairs

BLM

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

C

CAWP

Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

D

DEIS

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

DEQ

Department of Environmental Quality

DFC

Desired Future Condition

DO

Dissolved Oxygen

E

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EJ

Environmental Justice

EO

Executive Order

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ESA

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended

ESM

Environmental Statement Memoranda

F

FACA

Federal Advisory Committee Act

FFA

Future Farmers of America

FLPMA

Federal Land Policy and Management Act

FO

Field Office

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FONSI

Finding of No Significant Impact

FR

Federal Register

FS

Forest Service

FSA

USDA Farm Service Agency

FWS

Fish and Wildlife Service

FY

Fiscal Year

G

GAO

Government Accountability Office

GIS

Geographic Information Systems

H

HA

Herd Area

HMA

Herd Management Area

HMP

Habitat Management Plan

HSUS

Humane Society of the United States

HUC

Hydrologic Unit Code

I

IB

Information Bulletin

IBLA

Interior Board of Land Appeals

IM

Instruction Memorandums [or Memoranda]

L

M

MFP

Management Framework Plan

MOA

Memorandum of Agreement

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

N

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NHPA

National Historic Preservation Act

NLCS

National Landscape Conservation System

NOA

Notice of Availability

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOI

Notice of Intent

NP

National Park

NPA

National Park Agreement

NPS

National Park Service

NRC

National Research Council

NRCS

Natural Resources and Conservation Service (formerly Soil Conservation Service)

NREL

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

NRHP

National Register of Historic Places

NWR

National Wildlife Refuge

O

OEPC

U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance

P

PBS

Public Broadcasting System

PL

Public Law

PZP

Porcine Zona Pellucida

R

R&PP

Recreation and Public Purposes

RAC

Resource Advisory Council

RMP

Resource Management Plan

RMZ

Recreation Management Zone

S

SHPO

State Historic Preservation Office

SMA

Surface Management Agency

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

T

T&E

Threatened and Endangered

The Act

The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, As Amended

U

UFAS

Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards

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

W

W&B

Wild Horse and Burro

WHBPS

Wild Horse and Burro Program System

WO

BLM Washington Office

WSA

Wilderness Study Area

WSR

Wild and Scenic Rivers

Z