40 CFR Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations deals with the protection of the environment. |
70 FR Volume 70 of the Federal Register, a published log of rules and regulations issued by the U.S. government before they go into effect. The Federal Register also prints information on the activities of every U.S. government agency. |
AAI All appropriate inquiry refers to the requirements for assessing the environmental conditions of a property prior to its acquisition. |
ABCA analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives |
ACRES The Assessment, Cleanup, & Redevelopment Exchange System is an on-line reporting tool. It has features to assist you with data entry, data submission, and tracking both new and historical data related to your grant or subject properties. ACRES tracks your data through each step of the EPA review process and maintains an archive of all data submitted for your later reference. |
Acronyms - printable list  A listing of common acronyms found in the EPA Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grant Guidelines.
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ACS American Community Survey |
AOR authorized organization representative |
ASTM The American Society for Testing and Materials is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. |
BFPPs bona fide prospective purchasers |
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund |
CFDA The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a listing of all federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the U.S.; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. |
DUNS Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System. A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit sequence recognized as the universal standard for identifying and keeping track of over 100 million businesses worldwide. |
EE/CA engineering evaluation/cost analysis |
EPA Environmental Protection Agency |
ESA The Endangered Species Act protects critically imperiled species from extinction as a consequence of economic growth and development untendered by adequate concern and conservation. |
FOIA The Freedom of Information Act sets rules on access to information or records held by government bodies. |
FUDS Formerly Used Defense Sites |
FUSRAP The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program remediates buildings and soils at multiple sites contaminated with radiological materials that resulted from early atomic weapons production in the U.S. |
FWPCA The Federal Water Pollution Control Act authorizes federal control of water quality. |
GPRA The Government Performance and Results Act requires agencies to engage in project management tasks such as setting goals, measuring results, and reporting their progress. |
HAZWOPER hazardous waste operations and emergency response |
LUST trust fund The Leaking Underground Storage Tank trust fund provides money for overseeing and enforcing corrective action taken by the owner or operator of the leaking UST. The trust fund provides money for cleanups at UST sites where the owner or operator is unknown, unwilling, or unable to respond, or which require emergency action. |
MOA memorandum of agreement |
NHPA The National Historic Preservation Act is legislation intended to preserve historical and archaeological sites in the U.S. |
NPDES The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulates the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the U.S. |
NPL The National Priorities List is the list of hazardous waste sites in the U.S. eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the Superfund or CERCLA program. |
OBLR Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization |
OMB Office of Management and Budget |
OPA Oil Pollution Act was passed by Congress to prevent further oil spills from occurring in the U.S. |
OSC on-scene coordinator |
PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls are part of a group of human-made organic chemicals known as chlorinated hydrocarbons. PCBs were used in hundreds of industrial and commercial applications. Although no longer commercially produced in the U.S., PCBs may be present in products and materials produced before the 1979 PCB ban. |
POLREP pollution report |
PRPs potentially responsible parties |
QA Quality Assurance plans ensure that samples are obtained correctly and analyzed for appropriate constituents using appropriate analytical methods. |
QAPP A Quality Assurance Project Plan documents planning efforts for the collection and analysis of environmental data, and to provides a guide for the type and quality of data needed for a specific decision or use. |
RCRA The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act authorizes EPA to regulate waste management activities. |
RLF The EPA's Revolving Loan Fund provides funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving loan fund and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. |
SDWA The Safe Drinking Water Act is the principal federal law in the U.S. that ensures safe drinking water for the public. |
T&E species threatened and endangered species |
TSCA The Toxic Substances Control Act regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. |
UST underground storage tanks |
VCP voluntary cleanup program |
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