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Abbreviations
ETAP
environmental technical advisory team
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
FLH
federal lands highway
FPPA
Farmland Protection Policy Act
FTA
Federal Transit Administration
GIS
geographic information system
HEP
habitat evaluation procedure
HGM
hydrogeomorphic method
IRI
international roughness index
ISTEA
Intermodal Surface Transportation Equity Act
LARCH
landscape ecological analysis and rules for the
configuration of habitat model
LOS
level of service
LRTP
long-range transportation plan
LWCFA
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
MBTA
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
MOU
memorandum of understanding
MPO
metropolitan planning organization
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCHRP
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NGO
nongovernmental organization
NHPA
National Historic Preservation Act
NHS
national highway system
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NO X
nitrogen oxides
NPDES
national pollutant discharge elimination system
NPS
National Park Service
NRC
National Research Council
NWP
nationwide permit
PM 10
particulate matter up to 10 micrometers in diameter
ROD
record of decision
SAMP
special area management plan
SEA
street edge alternatives
SEF
southeastern ecological framework
SEMP
Strategic Environmental Management Program
SIP
state implementation plan
SPGP
state program general permit
STIP
state transportation improvement plan