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ACRONYMS

ACS American Community SurveyACSES Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement

SystemADA Americans with Disabilities ActADC Alexandria Drafting CompanyAPE Area of Potential EffectsARRA American Recovery and

Reinvestment ActAST Aboveground Storage TanksASTM American Society for Testing and

MaterialsB&P Baltimore & PotomacBIBI Benthic Index of Biotic IntegrityBG Block group (United States Census)BMPs Best Management PracticesBRAC Base Realignment and ClosureBWI Baltimore/Washington Thurgood

Marshall International AirportCAA Clean Air ActCBCA Chesapeake Bay Critical AreaCBCAC Chesapeake Bay Critical Area

CommissionCBD Central Business DistrictCDP Census-Designated PlacesCEA Community Enhancement AreaCEQ Council on Environmental QualityCERCLA Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, andLiability Act

CERCLIS Comprehensive EnvironmentalResponse, Compensation, andLiability Information System

CESQG Conditionally Exempt SmallQuantity Generators

CFR Code of Federal RegulationsCO Carbon MonoxideCOMAR Code of Maryland RegulationsCPR Clean Power RuleCWA Clean Water ActCZARA Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization

AmendmentsCZMA Coastal Zone Management Act

CZMP Coastal Zone Management PlandB DecibeldBA Decibel (with an A-weighting)DHS Department of Homeland SecurityDNR Maryland Department of Natural

ResourcesDPM Diesel Particulate MatterEA Environmental AssessmentEDR Environmental Data ResourcesEHS Environmental Health and SafetyEJ Environmental JusticeEO Executive OrderEPA United States Environmental

Protection AgencyERNS Emergency Response Notification

SystemESA Environmental Site AssessmentFAA Federal Aviation AdministrationFCA Forest Conservation ActFCP Forest Conservation PlanFEMA Federal Emergency Management

AgencyFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFIBI Fish Index of Biotic IntegrityFIDS Forest Interior Dwelling SpeciesFIRM Flood Insurance Rate MapsFONSI Finding of No Significant ImpactFPPA Farmland Protection Policy ActFR Federal RegisterFRA Federal Railroad AdministrationFSD Forest Stand DelineationFTA Federal Transit AdministrationFY Fiscal YearGIS Geographic Information SystemHAA Healthy Air ActHAER Historic American Engineering

RecordH&H Hydrologic and HydraulicHUC Hydrologic Unit CodesICE Indirect and Cumulative EffectsIRM Interagency Review Meetings

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Kv KilovoltLdn Day-Night Average Sound LevelLEED Leadership in Energy and

Environmental DesignLeq Equivalent Noise LevelLOD Limits of DisturbanceLOS Level of ServiceLRTP Long-Range Transportation PlanMAA Maryland Aviation AdministrationMARC Maryland Rail CommuterMBSS Maryland Biological Stream SurveyMDE Maryland Department of

EnvironmentMDOT Maryland Department of

TransportationMDP Maryland Department of PlanningMDSPGP-4 Department of the Army

Programmatic General Permit forthe State of Maryland

MHT Maryland Historical TrustMIRC Maryland’s Intergovernmental

Review and CoordinationMOA Memorandum of AgreementMPO Metropolitan Planning OrganizationMTA Maryland Transit AdministrationNAAQS National Ambient Air Quality

StandardsNEC Northeast CorridorNEPA National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969NFRAP No Further Remedial Action

PlannedNHPA National Historic Preservation Act

of 1966NMFS National Marine Fisheries ServiceNO2 Nitrogen DioxideNOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric

AdministrationNOx Nitrogen OxidesNPDES National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination SystemNPL National Priorities ListNRCS National Resources Conservation

ServiceNRHP National Register of Historic Places

NS Norfolk SouthernNTSB National Transportation Safety

BoardNWI National wetlands inventoryO3 OzoneOCPCASES Oil Control Program CasesOSHA Occupational Safety and Health

AdministrationPA Public Address Pb LeadPEM Palustrine EmergentPFA Priority Funding AreaPFO Palustrine ForestedPM2.5 Particulate Matter 2.5 Microns or

Less in DiameterPM10 Particulate Matter 10 Microns or

Less In Diameterppb Parts per Billionppm Parts per MillionPRIIA Passenger Rail Investment and

Improvement ActPSS Palustrine Scrub-ShrubPTC Positive Train ControlRCA Resource Conservation AreaRCRA Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act of 1980RSIA The Rail Safety Improvement Act of

2008RTE Rare Threatened and Endangered

SpeciesSAFETEA- LU

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, EfficientTransportation Equity Act: ALegacy for Users

SAP Small Area PlanSAV Submerged Aquatic VegetationSDWA Safe Drinking Water ActSHA Maryland State Highway

AdministrationSHPO State Historic Preservation OfficeSHWS State Hazardous Waste SiteSIP State Implementation PlanSO2 Sulfur DioxideSSP System Safety Program

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SW Stream WadersTOD Transit-Oriented DevelopmentTRIS Toxic Chemical Release Inventory

SystemUSACE United States Army Corps of

EngineersUSCG United States Coast GuardUSDA United States Department of

AgricultureUSDOT United States Department of

TransportationUSFWS United States Fish and Wildlife

ServiceUSGS United States Geological SurveyUST Underground Storage TankVCP Voluntary Cleanup ProgramVdB Vibration DecibelVIMS Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceVOC Volatile Organic CompoundVSS Video Surveillance SystemWMATA Washington Metropolitan Area

Transit AuthorityWUS Wetlands of the United StatesWSSC Wetlands of Special State Concern