List of Acronyms
AAPA
American Association of Port Authorities
ACT/ACF
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa/Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
AEAM
Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management
AFB
alternative formulation briefing
ASA(CW
Assistant Secretary of the Army (civil works)
ASFPM
Association of State Floodplain Managers
CAP
continuing authority program
CEQ
Council on Environmental Quality
CV/CVM
contingent valuation/contingent valuation methods
EC
engineering circular
EEIRP
of Environmental Investments Research Program
EIS
environmental impact statement
EM
engineering manual
EMP
Environmental Management Program
EOP
Executive Office of the President
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EQ
environmental quality
ER
engineering regulation
ERR
ecosystem restoration report
ESA
Endangered Species Act
FCSA
feasibility cost-sharing agreement
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIARBC
Federal Interagency River Basin Commission
FPC
Federal Power Commission
FWS
Fish and Wildlife Service
GNF
general navigation feature
HEP
Habitat Equivalence Program
HQUSACE
Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ICWR
Interagency Committee on Water Resources
IWC
Inland Waterways Commission
IWR
Institute for Water Resources
LERRD
lands, easements, rights of way, relocations, disposal areas
MBIAC
Missouri Basin Interagency Committee
MRC
Mississippi River Commission
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NAWQA
National Water Quality Assessment
NED
national economic development
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NFIP
National Flood Insurance Program
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NRCS
Natural Resource Conservation Service
NRPB
National Resources Planning Board
NWF
National Wildlife Federation
NWS
National Weather Service
O&M
operation and maintenance
OASA(CW
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OSE
other social effects
OSTP
Office of Science and Technology Policy
P&G
Principles and Guidelines
P&S
Principles and Standards
PCA
project cooperation agreement
PED
preconstruction engineering and design
PRP
preliminary restoration plan
PSP
project study plan
RED
regional economic development
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
UMRBA
Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
WES
Waterways Experiment Station
WRC
Water Resources Council
WRDA
Water Resources Development Act
WSTB
Water Science and Technology Board