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Commonly Used AcronymsCompiled by Dee Cummings A & E Architectural and Engineering
AC Area Conservationist ACRES Actual Cost Recovery Evaluation System AFO Animal Feeding Operation ALTA American Land Trust Association AMA Agricultural Management Association AMTA Agricultural Market Transition Act AWMFH Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs CA Conservation Agronomist CAFO Confined Animal Feeding Operation CAMS Combines Administrative Management System CCA Certified Crop Advisor CCRP Continuous Conservation Reserve Program CED County Executive Director CFO Conservation Farm Option CFR Code of Federal Regulations CNMP Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan COC County Committees COE Corps of Engineers CPA Conservation Planning Assistance CREP Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program CRMP Coordinated Resource Management Plan CRP Conservation Reserve Program CRBSCP Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project CRSP Colorado River Salinity Program CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service CSP Conservation Security Program CST Customer Service Toolkit CW Converted Wetland CW + YR Converted Wetland Plus Year CWA Clean Water Act CWAP Clean Water Action Plan DC District Conservationist DCO Data Collection Officer DEQ Utah Department of Environmental Quality DNR Utah Department of Natural Resources DOQ Digital Orthophotoquad DWQ Utah Division of Water Quality DWR Utah Division of Wildlife Resources DWRe Utah Division of Water Resources EBI Environmental Benefits Index ECP Emergency Conservation Program EFH Engineering Field Handbook eFOTG Electronic Field Office Technical Guide EFT Electronic Fund Transfer EI Erodibility Index EPIC Erosion/Productivity Impact Calculator ES Extension Service EQIP Environmental Quality Incentive Program EWP Emergency Watershed Protection EWRP Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program FACTA Food and Agriculture Conservation and Trade Act FAIRA Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 FAS Farm Assessment System FNM Financial Management FOCS Field Office Computing System FOIA Freedom of Information Act FOTG Field Office Technical Guide FPP Farmland Protection Program FRPP Farm and Ranch Protection Program FRR Flood Risk Reduction FS US Forest Service FSA Farm Service Agency FSA Food Security Act FWS US Fish and Wildlife Service GIS Geographic Information System GLA Grazing Land Application GLCI Grazing Land Conservation Initiative GM General Manual GPRA Government Performance Reporting Act GPS Global Positioning System GRP Grassland Reserve Program HEL Highly Erodible Land HELC Highly Erodible Land Conservation HEP Habitat Evaluation Procedures HGM Hydrogeomorphic Methodology HUC Hydrologic Unit Code IAS Integrated Accounting System IPM Integrated Pest Management IRS Internal Revenue Service LESA Land Evaluation and Site Assessment LTC Long Term Contract LTP Land Treatment Program LWG Local Work Group M & E Monitoring and Evaluation M & O Maintenace and Operation MOU Memorandum of Understanding MW Minimal Effect on a Wetland NAD National Appeals Division NACD National Association of Conservation Districts NAM National Agromomy Manual NBH National Biology Handbook NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFSAM National Food Security Act Manual NHCP National Handbook of Conservation Practices NHEL Non-Highly Erodible Land NHQ National Headquarters NIFA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NLEAP Nitrogen Leaching and Economic Analysis Package NPPH National Planning Procedures Handbook NRCD Natural Resource Conservation District NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service NRI National Resources Inventory NRPH National Range and Pasture Handbook OGC Office of General Council OMB Office of Management and Budgeting PAT Process Action Team PCMS Purchase Card Management System PE Professional Engineer PHEL Potential Highly Erodible Land PI Phosphorus Index PL-566 Small Watershed Program PLGR Precision Lightweight Guidance Receiver PMC Plant Material Center POI Personal Office Identifier PRMS Performance Reporting Measurement System RC&D Resource Conservation and Development RMS Resource Management System RMS Rangeland Management Specialist RUSLE Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SCD Soil Conservation District SERT State Emergency Response Team SRC State Resource Conservationist SRF State Revolving Fund SRM Society for Range Management SSURGO Soil Survey Geographic Data Base STATSGO State Soil Geographic Data Base SVAP Stream Visual Assessment Protocol SWAPA Soil Water Air Plants and Animals SWAPA+H Soil Water Air Plants Animals and Human SWCA Soil and Water Conservation Assistance SWCD Soil and Water Conservation District SWCS Soil and Water Conservation Society T&E Threatened and Endangered Species TCAS Total Cost Accounting System TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load TSP Technical Service Provider UACD Utah Association of Conservation Districts UDAF Utah Department of Agriculture and Foods UMARI Utah Manure Application Risk Index USU Utah State University WB Wildlife Biologist WBP Water Bank Program WC Wetlands Conservation WebTCAS Web Based Total Cost Accounting System WEPP Water Erosion Prediction Project WEPS Wind Erosion Prediction Project WEQ Wind Erosion Equation WHIP Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program WHDP Wildlife Habitat Development Plan WLA Workload Analysis WQIP Water Quality Incentive Program WRAS Watershed Restoration Action Strategies WRP Wetlands Reserve Program XLT Leadership Team |