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Welcome to the Acronyms section of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) web site. This list contains acronyms commonly used throughout this web site and ICBEMP literature. A - BACEC - - Areas of Critical Environmental Concern AEC - - Assessment of Ecosystem Components FSEEE - - Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics AIRFA - - American Indian Religious Freedom Act (1978) ARC/INFO- - GIS software developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute ARPA - - Archaeological Resources Protection Act (1979) ASQ - - Allowable Sale Quantity (timber) AUM - - Animal Unit Month BBF - - Billion Board Feet (timber) BEA - - Bureau of Economic Analysis BIA- - Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Department of the Interior BLM - - Bureau of Land Management, US Department of the Interior BMP - - Best Management Practices BOR - - Bureau of Reclamation, US Department of the Interior BPA - - Bonneville Power Administration, US Department of Energy C - DCEQ - - Council of Environmental Quality CERCLA - - Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation & Liability Act (Superfund sites) CFR - - Code of Federal Regulations CRB - - Columbia River Basin; Interior Columbia Basin Assessment Area CRB/LCA - - Landscape Characterization Area (larger than CRB) CRBSUM - - Columbia River Basin Successional Model CRITFC - - Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission CWA - - Clean Water Act CWD - - Coarse Woody Debris (same as LWD) DBH - - Diameter at Breast Height DCW - - Digital Chart of the World DEIS - - Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEM - - Digital Elevation Model DRFC - - Desired Range of Future Conditions DTM - - Digital Terrain Model E - FEECC - - Eastside Ecosystem Coalition of Counties EEIS - - Eastside Environmental Impact Statement EIS - - Environmental Impact Statement EPA - - Environmental Protection Agency ERU - - Ecological Reporting Unit ESA - - Endangered Species Act FACA - - Federal Advisory Committee Act FEIS - - Final Environmental Impact Statement FEMAT - - Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team FERC - - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FLPMA - - Federal Land Policy and Management Act FOIA - - Freedom of Information Act FR - - Federal Register FS - - Forest Service, US Dept of Agriculture (same as USFS) FSH - - Forest Service Handbook FSM - - Forest Service Manual G - IGIS - - Geographic Information System HRV - - Historic Range of Variability HUC - - Hydrologic Unit Code ICBEMP - - Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project ICRB - - Interior Columbia River Basin IDT - - Interdisciplinary Team IGBC - - Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee INFISH - - Inland Native Fish Strategy for the Intermountain, Northern, and Pacific Northwest Regions (Forest Service) IWM - - Integrated Weed Management K - MKEC - - Key Ecological Correlates KEF - - Key Ecological Functions LAC - - Limits of Acceptable Change LWD - - Large Woody Debris (same as CWD) MAC - - Management Area Categories MMBF - - Million Board Feet (timber) MOSS - - Map Overlay and Statistical System NNAAQS - - National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAGPRA - - Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act (1990) NBS - - National Biological Survey, US Department of the Interior NDEF - - Non-declining Even Flow (timber) NEPA - - National Environmental Policy Act (1969) NFMA - - National Forest Management Act NHPA - - National Historic Preservation Act (1966) NMFS - - National Marine Fisheries Service, US Department of Commerce NOI - - Notice of Intent NPDES - - National Pollution Discharge Elimination System NPS - - National Park Service, US Department of the Interior NRCS - - Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Dept of Agriculture NWPPC - - Northwest Power Planning Council P - RPACFISH - - Interim strategies for managing anadromous fish-producing watersheds in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Northern California PAH - - Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons PFC - - Proper Functioning Condition PILT - - Payment In Lieu of Taxes PM - - Particulate Matter PSQ - - Probable Sale Quantity PVG - - Potential Vegetation Group PVT - - Potential Vegetation Type RARE - - Roadless Area Review and Evaluation RCRA - - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RDC - - Road Density Class REA - - Riparian Ecosystem Analysis REO - - Regional Ecosystem Office RHCA - - Riparian Habitat Conservation Area RMA - - Riparian Management Area RMO - - Riparian Management Objectives ROD - - Record of Decision ROS - - Recreation Opportunity Spectrum RPA - - Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (1974) RVD - - Recreation Visitor Days S - TSAF - - Society of American Foresters SEA - - Socio-Economic Assessment Area (larger than CRB) SRM - - Society for Range Management STAR - - Staff Area Report (see AEC) TC - - Terrestrial Community TDC - - Timber Dependent Community TES - - Threatened and Endangered Species TMDL - - Total Maximum Daily Load TRI - - Toxics Release Inventory U - WUCRB - - Upper Columbia River Basin USDA - - United States Department of Agriculture USFS - - United States Forest Service, US Dept of Agriculture (same as FS) USFWS - - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, US Dept of the Interior USGS - - United States Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior WRCS - - Western Regional Corridor Study WSA - - Wilderness Study Areas WUG - - Western Utility Group If you have any questions, need additional information, or wish to speak to project personnel, please call (509) 522-4030 for the Walla Walla office or (208) 334-1770 for the Boise office. |
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