Appendix A: List of Acronyms and Initialisms
Appendix A: List of Acronyms and Initialisms
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
AADT average annual daily traffic
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AFV alternative fuel vehicle
B
BAC blood alcohol concentration
BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Btu British thermal unit
C
CAA Clean Air Act
CAFE Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFS Commodity Flow Survey
CO carbon monoxide
CO2 carbon dioxide
CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet
D
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DOC U.S. Department of Commerce
DOD U.S. Department of Defense
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
DOI U.S. Department of the Interior
DOL U.S. Department of Labor
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
dwt deadweight tons
E
EDS Explosive Detection Systems
EIA Energy Information Administration
EJ environmental justice
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ETC electronic toll collection
ETMS Enhanced Traffic Management System
F
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAF Freight Analysis Framework
FARs Federal Aviation Regulations
FARS Fatality Analysis Reporting System
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FTA Federal Transit Administration
FY fiscal year
G
GA general aviation
GAO General Accounting Office
GDD Gross Domestic Demand
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GHG greenhouse gas
GIS geographic information systems
GPRA Government Performance and Results Act
GPS Global Positioning System
H
HAPs hazardous air pollutants
HELP Heavy Vehicle Electronic License Plate
HMIS Hazardous Materials Information System
HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System
HSR high-speed rail
HTF Highway Trust Fund
I
IBET Intermodal Bottleneck Evaluation Tool
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
IT information technology
ITS intelligent transportation system
L
LNG liquefied natural gas
LPG liquefied petroleum gas
LTV light trucks and vans
M
MARAD Maritime Administration
MMLD Merchant Mariner Licensing Documentation
mmtc million metric tons of carbon
mpg miles per gallon
mph miles per hour
MPO metropolitan planning organization
MSATs mobile source air toxics
MSP Maritime Security Programs
MSW municipal solid waste
MTBE methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether
N
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAS National Airspace System plan
NASS GES National Automotive Sampling System General Estimates System
NDRF National Defense Reserve Fleet
NHTS National Household Travel Survey
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NO2 nitrogen dioxide
NOX nitrogen oxides
NPIAS National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
NPL National Priorities List
NPTS Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey
NTL National Transportation Library
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
O
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPS Office of Pipeline Safety
OSRA Ocean Shipping Reform Act
P
PFD personal flotation device
PM-2.5 particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller
PM-10 particulate matter of 10 microns in diameter or smaller
pmt passenger-miles of travel
PSC Port State Control
PSR Present Serviceability Rating
PTC positive train control
PUV personal-use vehicle
Q
quads quadrillion
R
RFG reformulated gasoline
ROR run-off-the-road
RRF Ready Reserve Fleet
RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration
S
SCTG Standard Classification of Transported Goods
SO2 sulfur dioxide
STRAHNET Strategic Highway Network
SUV sport utility vehicle
T
TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEU 20-foot equivalent container unit
TICSA Transportation Infrastructure Capital Stock Account
TTI Texas Transportation Institute
U
UNFCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USCG U.S. Coast Guard
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
UST underground storage tank
V
vmt vehicle-miles of travel
VOC volatile organic compounds