Common Acronyms of the Environmental Industry

Acronyms and abbreviations commonly used in the environmental industry include:

ASTM	American Standards for Testing and Materials
BE	Biological Evaluation
BIA	Bureau of Indian Affairs
BLM	Bureau of Land Management
BOR	Bureau of Reclamation
CatEx or CE	Categorical Exclusion
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CWA	Clean Water Act
DESCO	DESCO Environmental Consultants, LP
EA	Environmental Assessment
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
ESA	Endangered Species Act OR Environmental Site Assessment
GIS	Geographic Information Systems
HCP	Habitat Conservation Plan
MBTA	Migratory Bird Treaty Act
NAGPRA	Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act
NHPA	National Historic Preservation Act
NPDES	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPS	National Park Service
NSPS	New Source Performance Standards (Clean Air Act)
PCBs	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (contaminants)
PETS	Proposed Endangered and Threatened Species
SHPO	State Historic Preservation Office
THPO	Tribal Historic Preservation Office
T&E	Threatened and Endangered (Species)
USACE or USACOE	United States Army Corps of Engineers
USFS	United States Forest Service
USFWS	United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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