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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2012. Guidebook for Evaluating Fuel Purchasing Strategies for Public Transit Agencies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22736.
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65 Acronyms and Abbreviations $/g dollars per gallon ASP active server pages c/g cents per gallon DEPO Demand Pooling Global Services EIA Energy Information Administration EPRM energy price risk management FFP firmed, fixed-price GASB General Accounting Standards Board NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange NYH New York Harbor OPIS Oil Price Information Service OMB Office of Management and Budget OTC over-the-counter RBOB reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending RFP request for proposal SAIC Science Applications International Corporation st. dev. standard deviation ULSD ultra low sulfur diesel WTI West Texas Intermediate (crude oil)

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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 156: Guidebook for Evaluating Fuel Purchasing Strategies for Public Transit Agencies is designed to help identify and evaluate risks and uncertainties with respect to fuel prices. The guide also describes tools and techniques for minimizing the impact of fuel price uncertainties over time.

The guidebook introduces the concept of fuel price risk management, identifies alternative purchasing strategies, and outlines steps necessary to implement a risk management program.

It defines and evaluates alternative cost-effective fuel purchasing strategies designed to benefit public transportation agencies of varying sizes, and it provides a management framework to assist transit agencies through the fuel purchasing process.

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