401 Certification State Water Quality certification required by Section 401 of CWA
404(b)(1)Guidelines Regulatory Guidelines for discharges of dredged or fill material implementing Section 404(b)(1) of the CWA, 40 CFR Part 230
404(c) EPA's authority to prohibit or restrict Section 404 of CWA
404(f) Activities exempt from Section 404 of CWA
404(q) MOA MOA pursuant to Section 404(q) of CWA
404(r) Federal project exempt from Section 404
ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
ACOE See USACE
ADID Advanced Identification of Wetlands
AJD Approved Jurisdictional Determination
APP Abbreviated Permit Process (for issuing letters of permission)
Appendix B 33 CFR 325 Appendix B, Regulatory NEPA regulations
Appendix C 33 CFR 325 Appendix C, Regulatory Historic Property regulations
ARDR Aquatic Resources Delineation Review
ARNI Aquatic resources of national importance as used in 404(q) MOAs (Pronounced R-knee)
ASA(CW) Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
b(1) Guidelines See 404(b)(1)Guidelines, the preferred term
BA Biological assessment of impacts to endangered species required only for EIS projects
BLM Bureau of Land Management, DOI
BO Biological opinion issued by NMFS or USFWS during "formal consultation" or review of a "biological assessment" pursuant to Section 7 of ESA
BuRec Bureau of Reclamation, DOI (pronounced Bu-wreak)
CAA Clean Air Act
CECW-OR Headquarters, Corps of Engineers, Civil Works, Operations, Regulatory Branch, i.e., OCE regulatory staff (pronounced Sequor)
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CEQ Regulations 40 CFR 1500, Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CG U.S. Coast Guard (see USCG the preferred term)
COE See USACE
CRD Coastal Resources Division
CWA Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 466 et seq.)
CZM Concurrence A state agency approval of an applicant's consistency determination pursuant to the CZMA
CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act
DA Department of the Army
DE District Engineer
DEIS Draft EIS
DHP Designated Historic Property (33 CFR 325, Appendix C)
DNR Designated non-federal representative (i.e., applicant or agent) designated to prepare BA or conduct "informal consultation" under ESA
DOC Department of Commerce
DOI Department of the Interior
EA Environmental Assessment
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EO Executive Order. Periodically established Federal policy
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERDC Engineer Research and Development Center
ESA Endangered Species Act
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Publication of Federal agency rulemaking
FEIS Final EIS
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency (pronounced Fee-mah)
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (pronounced Fur-k)
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FIA Flood Insurance Administration
Field Supervisor USFWS official responsible for routine coordination with the DE
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FR Federal Register
FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see CWA)
FWS U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Preferred abbreviation)
GADNR Georgia Department of Natural Resources
GAEPD Georgia Environmental Protection Division
GP General Permit
GPO Government Printing Office
Guidelines See 404(b)(1) Guidelines the preferred term
HP Historic property: See 33 CFR part 325, Appendix C
HQUSACE Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers (formal designation)
Incidental Take The taking of endangered species, associated with a permit, authorized through consultation with USFWS or NMFS
IP Individual permit
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation & Enhancement Act(pronounced Ice-tea)
JD Jurisdiction Determination
LONO Letter of No Objection
LOP Letter of Permission
MHWM Mean High Water Mark (tidal areas, for non- tidal areas see OHWM)
MMS Minerals Management Service, DOI
MOA/MOU Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding
MPRSA Marine Protection, Research & Sanctuaries Act
National Register National Register of Historic Places
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act (pronounced Kneepah)
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Act (pronounced Nymphs)
NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NOII Notice of Intent to Issue
NOS National Ocean Service
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System authorized by Section 402 of CWA
NPS National Park Service
NR National Register of Historic Places
NRCS National Resource Conservation Service
NWP Nationwide Permit
OCE Office of Chief of Engineers (informal) (see HQUSACE)
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OCSLA Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
OHWM Ordinary High Water Mark (non-tidal areas, for tidal areas see MHWM)
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OSM Office of Surface Mining
PBO Preliminary biological opinion issued by NMFS or USFWS pursuant to "early consultation" under Section 7 of ESA
PCN Pre-construction Notification
PDN Pre-discharge Notification
PGP Programmatic General Permit
PN Public Notice
RA Regional Administrator of EPA
RD Regional Director of USFWS or NMFS
R&D Research and Development
REG(s) Regulation(s) (Usually Corps regulation at 33 CFR 320- 330)
RGL Regulatory Guidance Letter (pronounced Regal)
RIBITS Regional Internet Bank Information Tracking System<
RGP Regional General Permit
RPP Regional Permit Program
RPW Relatively Permanent Water
SAMP Special Area Management Plan (pronounced Samp)
Section 10 Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
Section 10 of ESA Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (Takings permits)
Section 103 Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Ocean Dumping)
Section 106 Section 106 of NHPA (Take into account effects on Historic Properties)
Section 110 Section 110 of the NHPA (Federal agency responsibilities)
Section 13 Section 13 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
Section 402 Section 402 of the CWA (See NPDES)
Section 7 Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
Section 9 Section 9 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
Section 9 of ESA Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act (Takings prohibition)
SESC Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer (pronounced Ship-poe)
SOF Statement of Findings
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
Special Case Designated area where EPA rather than the Corps will determine the extent of waters of the US for purposes of Section 404
Special Matters Designated situation where EPA rather than the Corps will determine whether an activity is exempt under Section 404(f) of CWA
SPGP State program general permit
Swamp Buster Provision of Food Securities Act of 1985
Taking - ESA When speaking of endangered species, this term means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct towards a Federally listed species
Taking - 5th Amendment When speaking about property rights, this term refers to the Fifth Amendment prohibition against the taking of personal property without due compensation
TNW Traditional Navigable Water
USACE US Army Corps of Engineers (pronounced You-sace)
USACOE See USACE
USC US Code (codification for Federal Laws)
USCG US Coast Guard
USFWS US Fish and Wildlife Service (see FWS the preferred abbreviation)
WDM Wetland Delineation Manual
WES Waterways Experiment Station