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LIST OF ACRONYMS Acronym …

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                                       LIST OF ACRONYMS

 Acronym        Definition
 2000 HCM       2000 Highway Capacity Manual

 2D             two-dimensional

 3D             three-dimensional

 AASHTO         American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

 ACAA           American Coal Ash Association

 ACHP           Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

 ADT            Average Daily Traffic

 AEGL           Airborne exposure guideline level
 AGR            acid gas removal

 AMSL           above mean sea level
 ANOI           Advance Notice of Intent

 APE            area of potential effects

 AQCR           Air Quality Control Region

 AQRV           air quality related values
 ASU            air separation unit

 BAFO           Best and Final Offer

 BEG            Bureau of Economic Geology

 BLM            Bureau of Land Management
 BMP            best management practice

 Btu            British thermal unit

 CAA            Clean Air Act

 CAMR           Clean Air Mercury Rule

 CCN            Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
 CCPI           Clean Coal Power Initiative



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 Acronym        Definition
 CCWIS          Crane County Water Injection System
 CEED           Center for Energy and Economic Diversification

 CEMS           Continuous Emissions Monitoring System

 CEQ            Council on Environmental Quality

 CERCLA         Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

 CERCLIS        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information
                System
 CFR            Code of Federal Regulations

 CH             County Highway

 CHSP           Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan

 COPCS          chemicals of potential concern
 CR             County Road

 CRMWD          Colorado River Municipal Water District

 CRP            Conservation Reserve Program

 CSMS           conceptual site models

 CWA            Clean Water Act

 dB             decibels

 dBA            A-weighted sound measurements

 DoD            Department of Defense
 DOE            U.S. Department of Energy

 DOT            U.S. Department of Transportation
 ECBM           enhanced coalbed methane

 EGR            enhanced gas recovery

 eGRID          Emissions Generation Resource Integrated Database
 EIA            Energy Information Administration

 EIS            Environmental Impact Statement




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 Acronym        Definition
 EIV            Environmental Information Volume

 EMF            electromagnetic fields
 EO             Executive Order

 EOR            enhanced oil recovery

 EPA            U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

 ERCOT          Electric Reliability Council of Texas

 ESAs           Environmental Site Assessments
 FAA            Federal Aviation Administration

 FE             Fossil Energy

 FEMA           Federal Emergency Management Agency
 FG             FutureGen

 FHWA           Federal Highway Administration
 FM             Farm-to-Market Road

 FPPA           Farmland Protection Policy Act

 FRA            Federal Railroad Administration

 FTA            Federal Transit Administration

 FWS            Fish and Wildlife Service

 GAM            groundwater availability model
 GHG            greenhouse gas

 GIS            Geographic Information System

 GLO            General Land Office

 GPM            gallons per minute

 GWh            gigawatt hours

 HAARGIS        Historic Architectural and Archeology Resources Geographic Information System
 HAP            hazardous air pollutant

 HCS+           Highway Capacity Plus



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 Acronym        Definition
 HIP            Highway Improvement Program
 HRSG           heat recovery steam generator

 HVTL           high voltage transmission line

 hz             hertz
 I              Interstate Highway

 IAC            Illinois Administrative Code

 IAWC           Illinois-American Water Company

 ICC            Interstate Commerce Commission

 ICDR           Initial Concept Design Report

 IDLH           immediately dangerous to life and health
 IDNR           Illinois Department of Natural Resources

 IDOT           Illinois Department of Transportation

 IEPA           Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

 IGCC           Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle

 IHPA           Illinois Historic Preservation Agency

 ILDOA          Illinois Department of Agriculture
 IPCC           Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

 IRIS           Integrated Risk Information System
 ISGS           Illinois State Geological Survey

 ISWS           Illinois State Water Service

 IWPA           Interagency Wetland Policy Act of 1989

 kV             kilovolt

 kV/m           kilovolts per meter
 LESA           Land Evaluation and Site Assessment

 LFL            lower flammable limit
 LiDAR          Light Detection and Ranging



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 Acronym        Definition
 LOS            level of service

 LWDs           Lost Work Days

 md             millidarcy
 MDEA           methyl diethanolamine

 mG             milligauss

 MGD            million gallons per day
 MGSC           Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium

 MISO           Midwest Independent System Operator

 MLD            million liters per day
 MM&V           monitoring, mitigation, and verification

 MMT            million metric tons

 MPO            Midland-Odessa Metropolitan Planning Organization
 MSDS           Material Safety Data Sheet

 MVA            megavolt-ampere

 MW             megawatts

 MWe            megawatts-equivalent

 MWh            megawatt-hours
 NAAQS          National Ambient Air Quality Standard

 NEP            National Energy Policy

 NEPA           National Environmental Policy Act

 NESHAPs        National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
 NETL           National Energy Technology Laboratory

 NFPA           National Fire Protection Association

 NHPA           National Historic Preservation Act

 NIEHS          National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

 NIOSH          National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health



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 Acronym        Definition
 NNL            National Natural Landmark
 NOA            Notice of Availability

 NOAA           National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
 NOI            Notice of Intent

 NPDES          National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

 NPS            National Park Service

 NRCS           Natural Resource Conservation Service

 NRHP           National Register of Historic Places

 NRNL           National Registry of Natural Landmarks
 NSPS           New Source Performance Standards

 NSR            New Source Review
 NWI            National Wetlands Inventory

 OPS            Office of Pipeline Safety
 OSHA           Occupational Safety and Health Administration

 PCBs           polychlorinated biphenyls

 PCEs           passenger car equivalents

 PEL            permissible exposure limit

 PFTs           perfluorocarbon tracers
 PM             particulate matter

 PNNL           Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 ppm            parts per million

 ppmv           parts per million volume
 PPV            peak particle velocity

 PRB            Powder River Basin

 PSD            Prevention of Significant Deterioration

 psi            pounds per square inch



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 Acronym        Definition
 PUCT           Public Utility Commission of Texas

 R&D            Research and Development
 RCRA           Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

 RCT            Railroad Commission of Texas

 REL            Reference Exposure Levels
 RFP            Request for Proposal

 RMS            root-mean-square
 ROD            Record of Decision

 ROI            region of influence

 ROW            right-of-way

 SAL            State Archeological Landmark
 SCADA          Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

 SCAQMD         California South Coast Air Quality Management District
 SCR            selective catalytic reduction

 SDTP           sanitary district treatment lant

 SERC           Southeastern Electric Reliability Corporation
 SH             State Highway

 SHPO           State Historic Preservation Officer

 SIPs           State Implementation Plans
 SOTA           state-of-the-art

 SPCC           spill prevention, control and countermeasure

 SPL            sound pressure level
 SR             State Route

 SRU            sulfur recovery unit

 ST             Short Term

 STEL           short-term exposure limit



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 Acronym        Definition
 STOMP          Subsurface Transport Over Multiple Phases

 STRANET        Strategic Highway Network
 SWPPP          Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

 T&E            threatened and endangered (species)

 TAC            Texas Administrative Code

 TARL           Texas Archeological Sites Atlas Database

 TCEQ           Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
 TCP            Traditional Cultural Property

 TDCJ           Texas Department of Criminal Justice

 TDS            total dissolved solids
 TEC            Taylorville Energy Center

 THC            Texas Historical Commission

 TLO            Texas Legislation Online

 TMDL           total maximum daily load

 TNP            Texas New Mexico Power Cooperative
 TPWD           Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

 tpy            tons per year
 TR             Township Road

 TRCs           Total Recordable Cases
 TSD            treatment, storage, or disposal

 TTC            Trans Texas Corridor

 TWA            time-weighted average

 TWCC           Texas Westmoreland Coal Company

 TWDB           Texas Water Development Board

 TWTL           two-way turn lane
 TxDOT          Texas Department of Transportation



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 Acronym        Definition
 UIC            Underground Injection Control

 US             US Highway
 USACE          United States Army Corps of Engineers

 USBLS          U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
 USC            United States Code

 USDA           U.S. Department of Agriculture

 USDW           Underground Source of Drinking Water
 USFS           U.S. Forest Service

 USGS           U.S. Geological Survey

 vdB            velocity decibels
 VOCs           volatile organic compounds

 vpd            vehicles per day

 WTWSS          West Texas Water Supply System
 WWTP           wastewater treatment plant

 ZLD            zero liquid discharge




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