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AA Alternatives Analyses CFR Code of Federal Regulations DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement DMU Diesel Multiple Unitâa diesel powered (with either electric or mechanical transmis- sion) multiple unit self-propelled rail car. Used generically to describe any internal combustion propulsion system EBA âEisenbahn BundesamtââGermanyâs Federal Railway Authority, similar to the FRA. EBO âEisenbahnâBauâund Betriebsordnungâ Metropolitan Railway Regulations (Ger- man Federal uniform urban railway regulations on construction and operation). EMU Electric Multiple Unitâa rail car that is an electrically propelled passenger vehicle des- ignated as a motor, trailer or other sub-type to comprise a train consist FE Final Engineering FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration LRV Light Rail Vehicleâvehicles typically used for electrically powered urban rail service MIS Major Investment Study NEPA The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 PE Preliminary Engineering SPRC Self-propelled Rail Car, a term that refers to all passenger rail cars containing their own propulsion system. Compliance with FRA structural requirements is not specified 87 A P P E N D I X 1 Abbreviations