Compendium of acronyms october 25, 2017 index

Q

Q - Quencher

Q_ad - Allowable Dilution Flow
QA - Quality Assurance
Q&A - Questions and Answers
Q’s & A’s - Questions and Answers
QAA - Quality Assessment Audit
QAARP - Quality Assurance Annual Report and Work Plan
QAC - Quality Assurance Coordinator
QAFILE - Ambient Quality Assurance Data Base
QAM - Quality Assurance Manager
QAMIS - Quality Assurance Management and Information System
QAMS - Quality Assurance Management Staff
QAO - Quality Assurance Officer
QAP - Quality Assurance Plan
QAPjP Quality Assurance Project Plan
QAPP - Quality Assurance Program Plan
QAPP - Quality Assurance Project Plan
QA/QC - Quality Assurance / Quality Control
QAR - Quality Assurance Report
QAR - Quality Assurance Representative
QASP - Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan
QASRE - Research Triangle Park Quality Assurance Data System
QAT - Quality Action Team
QATS - Quality Assurance Technical Support
qBtu - Quadrillion British Thermal Units
QC - Quality Control
QC - Quench Column
QCA - Quiet Communities Act
QCI - Quality Control Index
QCP - Quality Control Plan
QCP - Quiet Community Program
QCSDS - Quality Control Sample Distribution
QCT - Quantitative Computed Tomography
Q-D - Quantity-Distance
QEP - Qualified Environmental Professional
QF - Qualifying Facility
QHEI - Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index
QI - Qualified Individual
QIP - Quality Improvement Program
QL - Quantitation Limit
QLF/ACE - Quebec-Labrador Foundation/Atlantic Center for the Environment
QM - Quality Management
QM - Query Manager
QMP - Quality Management Plan
QMS - Quality Management System
QNCR - Quarterly Noncompliance Report
Qobn - Quarternary Older Bay Mud
QPP - Quality Program Plan
QPR - Quarterly Progrss Report
QRA - Quantitative Risk Assessment/Analysis
QS - Quench Separator
QSAR - Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships
QSI - Quality Step Increase
QT - Quench Tower
QUA - Qualitative Use Assessment
QUA - Quantitative Usage Analysis
QUA* - Quantitative Usage Analysis Plus Information
QUAL-II - Stream Quality Model
QUAL2E - Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model
QUIPE - Quarterly Update for Inspector in Pesticide Enforcement
QWIP - Quality Water Improvement Program
Qybm - Quarternary Younger Bay Mud

R

R6CAPS - Region 6 Corrective Action Prioritization System

RA - Radiological Assay
RA - Reasonable Alternative
RA - Regional Administrator
RA - Regulatory Alternative
RA - Regulatory Analysis
RA - Reimbursable Agreement
RA - Relative Accuracy
RA - Remedial Action
RA - Resource Allocation
RA - Risk Analysis
RA - Risk Assessment
RA - Run Average
RAATS - RCRA Administrative Action Tracking System
RAB - Remedial Action Branch
RAC - Radiation Advisory Committee
RAC - Raw Agricultural Commodity
RAC - Regional Asbestos Coordinator
RAC - Regional Aviation Committee
RAC - Remedial Action Contract
RAC - Research Advisory Council
RAC - Response Action Contract
RAC - Response Action Contractor
RAC - Response Action Coordinator
RAC - Risk Assessment Council
RAC - Reference Air Concentration
RC&D - Resource Conservation and Development District
RACF - Resource Access Control Facility
RACHEL - Reauthorization and Clarification of How Everybody's Liable
RACM - Reasonably Available Control Measures
RACM - Regulated Asbestos Containing Material
RACR - Response Action Completion Report
RACS - Reiter Acoustic Startle
RACT - Reasonably Available Control Technology
RAD - Radiation
RAD - Radiation Adsorbed Dose
RAD - Risk Associated Dose
RADCOM - Radiological Control
RADM - Random Walk Advection and Dispersion Model
RADM - Regional Acid Deposition Model
RAD/NUCCTEC - Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures Testing and Evaluation Complex
RADRISK - Radionuclide Dose Rate/Risk
RADX - Cincinnati Radiation Exposure Tracking System
RAER - Response Action Effectiveness Report
RAF - Relative Absorption Factor
RAF - Risk Assessment Forum
RAGAGEP - Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practice
RAGS - Risk Assessment Guidance
RAINS - Regional Acidification Information and Simulation
RAIR - Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Report Database
RAM - Random Access Memory
RAM - Real-Time Air-Quality Simulation Model (urban air quality model for point and area sources)
RAM - Remote Area Monitor
RAM - Residue Analytical Methods
RAM - Responsibility Assignment Matrix
RAMP - Remedial Action Management Plan
RAMP - Remedial Action Master Plan
RAMP - Rural Abandoned Mine Program
RAMS - Regional Air Monitoring System
RAO - Remedial Action Objectives
RAP - Radon Action Plan
RAP - Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
RAP - Regional Aquifer Protection
RAP - Registration Assessment Panel
RAP - Remedial Accomplishment Plan
RAP - Remedial Action Plan
RAP - Reregistration Assessment Panel
RAP - Response Action Plan
RAPA - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of FAO
RAPS - Regional Air Pollution Study
RAQC - Regional Air Quality Committee
RARG - Regulatory Analysis Review Group
RA/RM - Risk Assessment/Risk Management
RAS - Remote Alarm Systems
RAS - Routine Analytical Services
RAS - Risk Assessment Study
RASP - Regional Aviation Systems Plan
RAT - Relative Accuracy Test
RATA - Relative Accuracy Test Audit
RAWP - Response Action Work Plan
RB - Red Border
RB - Request for Bid
RBAC - Recycling and Reuse Business Assistance Center
RBC - Red Blood Cells
RBC - Red Blood Count
RBC - Risk Based Concentration
RBC - Rotating Biological Contractors
RBCA - Risk Based Corrective Action
RBE - Relative Biological Effectiveness
RBEL - Risk Based Exposure Limit
RBOB - RFG Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending
RBP - Rapid Bioassessment Protocol
RC - Radioactive Control
RC - Regional Coordinator
RC - Regional Counsel
RC - Remedial Construction
RC ^® - Responsible Care ^®
RC - Responsibility Center
RCA - Response Calibration Audit
RCC - Radiation Coordinating Council
RCC - Regional Citizens Committee
RCC - Resource Conservation Challenge
RCC - Resource Conservation Committee
RCC - Resource Conservation Committee
RCC - Resource Conservation Council
RCD - Resource Conservation District
RCDO - Regional Case Development Officer
RCE - Rotating Cylinder Electrodes
RCGAS - Recovery/Re-use of Compressed Gases
RCI - Residential Communities Initiative
RCO - Regenerative Catalytic Oxidizer
RCO - Regional Compliance Officer
RCO - Regional Contracting Officer

RCOC - Refined Contaminants of Concern

RCP - Regional Contingency Plan
RCP - Reinforced Concrete Pipe
RCP - Research Centers Program
RCP - Regional Contingency Plan
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976)
RCRC - Regional Cost Recovery Coordinator
RCRIS - Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System
RCS - Computer Timesharing Resource Control System
RCT - Radiological Control Technician
RCT - Reference Control Technology
RD - Ranger District
RD - Registration Division
RD - Remedial Design
RD - Reporting District
R&D - Research and Development
RDB - Regulatory Development Branch
RD&D - Research, Development and Demonstration
RDDR - Regional Deposited Dose Ratio
RDDR(ER) - Regional Deposited Dose Ratio Extrarespiratory Effect
RDDR(ET) - Regional Deposited Dose Ratio Extrathoracic Region
RDDR(PU) - Regional Deposited Dose Ratio Pulmonary Region
RDDR(TB) - Regional Deposited Dose Ratio Tracheobronchial Region
RDDR(TH) - Regional Deposited Dose Ratio Thoracic Region
RDDR(Total) - Regional Deposited Dose Ratio Total Respiratory Tract
RDDT&E - Research, Development, Demonstration, Testing and Evaluation
RDF - Refuse-Derived Fuel
RDL - Reliable Detection Limit (Level)
RDM - Relocation Design Memorandum
RDNA - Recombinant DNA
RD/RA - Remedial Design/Remedial Action
RDS_HWDMS - National Hazardous Waste Data Management Systems
RDT - Regional Decision Team
RDT&E - Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation
RDU - Regional Decision Unit
RDV - Reference Dose Values
RDX - Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
RDX - Trinitrotrimethylenetriamine
RE - Real Estate
RE - Reasonable Efforts
RE - Removal Efficiency
RE - Reportable Event
REA - Registered Environmental Assessor
REACH - Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals
READ - Regulatory and Economics Division
REAG - Reproductive Effects Assessment Group
REAP - Regional Enforcement Activities Plan
REAS - Regional Enforcement and Superfund System
REC - Recreation
REC - Recognized Environmental Condition
REC - Regional Enforcement Counsel
REC - Regional Emergency Coordinator
REC - Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
REC - Renewable Energy Certificate
RECALLDB - Recall Data Base
RECEIV-I - I Receiving Water Model
RECLAIM - Regional Clean Air Initiatives Marker
RED - RCRA Enforcement Division
RED - Regional Economic Development
RED - Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document
REDA - Recycling Economic Development Advocate
REDM - Real Estate Design Memorandum
REE - Rare Earth Elements
REE - Research, Education and Economics
REEP - Reasonable Extra Efforts Program
REEP - Review of Environmental Effects of Pollutants
REF - Reference
ReFIT - Reinvention for Innovative Technologies
REFS - Reference Files System
Reg - Regulation
Reg - Regulatory
REG NEG - Negotiating Rulemaking
REHS - Registered Environmental Health Specialist
REI - Restricted Entry Interval
REIT - Research Triangle Park Reiter Maze System
REL - Recommended Exposure Limit
REL - Relocate
REM - Registered Environmental Manager
REM - Remove from the Population
REM - Roentgen Equivalent
REM/FIT - Remedial/Field Investigation Team
REMARC - Resource Entry, Management, Accountability and Reporting for Contracts
REMIS - Real Estate Management Information System
REMM - Riparian Ecosystem Management Model
REMS - RCRA Enforcement Management System
RENEW - Resource Exchange and Network for Eliminating Waste
REP - Reasonable Efforts Program
REPA - Registered Environmental Property Assessor
REPAC - RCRA Enforcement Permitting and Assistance Contract
REPAIRS - REPA Information and Reporting System
REPLO - Regional Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
REPR - Real Estate Planning Report
REPRISK - High Level Radioactive Waste-Repository Risk Model
REPS - Regional Emissions Projection System
RES - Real estate Supplement
RESL - Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory
RESOLVE - Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution
RETEAs - Real Estate Transfer Environmental Assessments
REXS - Report on Executive Staffing
RF - Radio Frequency
RF - Response Factor
RF1 - Reach File Version 1
RF2 - Reach File Version 2
RF3-Alpha - Reach File Version 3 - Alpha
RFA - RCRA Facility Assessment
RFA - Regional Facility Assessments
RFA - Regulatory Flexibility Act
RFA - Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
RFA - Remedial Facility Assessment
RFA - Request for Assistance
RFB - Request for Bid
RFC - Inhalation Reference Concentration
RfC - Reference Concentration
RFC - Request for Comments
RFD - Reasonable Foreseeable Development
RfD - Reference Dose
RFD - Reference Dose Values
RfD_c - Chronic Reference Dose

RfD_dt - Developmental Reference Dose

RfD_s - Subchronic Reference Dose

RFETS - Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
RFG - Reformulated Gasoline
RFI - Radio Frequency Interference
RFI - RCRA Facility Investigation
RFI - Regional Facility Investigations
RFI - Remedial Field Investigation
RFI - Request for Information
RFID - Radio Frequency Identification
RFITO - Regional Field Investigation Team Office
RFP - Reasonable Further Progress
RFP - Request for Proposal
RFP - Rocky Flats Plant
RFQ - Request for Quotation
RFQ - Request for Quote
RG - Registered Geologist
RgD - Regulatory Dose
RGDR - Regional Gas Dose Ratio
RGDR(ET) - Regional Gas Dose Ratio Extrathoracic Region
RGDR(PU) - Regional Gas Dose Ratio Pulmonary Region
RGDR(TB) - Regional Gas Dose Ratio Tracheobronchial Region
RGDR(TH) - Regional Gas Dose Ratio Thoracic Region
RGDR(Total) - Regional Gas Dose Ratio Total Respiratory Tract
RGF - Recirculating Gravel Filter
RGICS - Region 7 Version of Region 5 Grants Information and Control System
RGN - Reactivity Group Number
RGP - Regional General Permit
RGS - Research Grants Staff
RH - Remote Handled
R/h - Roentgen per Hour
R&H - River and Harbor
RHA - Rivers and Harbors Act
RHC - Reactive Hydrocarbons
RHCMM - Registered Hazardous Chemicals Materials Manager
RHRS - Revised Hazard Ranking System
RHW - Restricted Hazardous Waste
RI - Reconnaissance Inspection
RI - Remedial Investigation
RIA - Regional Impact Analysis
RIA - Regulatory Impact Analysis
RIA - Regulatory Impact Analysis Facility Profile
RIA - Regulatory Impact Assessment
RIC - Radon Information Center
RIC - RCRA Docket Information Center
RIC - Research Triangle Park Information Center
RICC - Retirement Information and Counseling Center
RICE - Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines
RICO - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
RID - Regulatory Integration Division
RIDS - Response Information Data Sheet
RIF - Reduction in Force
RI/FS - Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
RIH - Registered Industrial Hygienist
RILS - Regulatory Interpretation Letters
RIM - Regional Implementation Manual
RIM - Regulatory Interpretation Memorandum
RIMD - Regulation and Information Management Division
RIMS - Remediation Information Management System
RIN - Regulatory Identifier Number
RIP - RCRA Implementation Plan
RIO - Region Initiated Order
RIP - RCRA Implementation Plan
RIS - RCRA Implementation Study
RIS - Regulatory Innovations Staff
RISC - Regional Interagency Steering Committee
RISC - Regulatory Information Service Center
RITA - Relocation Income Tax Allowance
RITZ - Regulatory and Investigative Treatment Zone Model
RIVM - Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and the Environment
RJE - Remote Job Entry
RJS - Reverse Jet Scrubber
RKS - Rotary Kiln Incineration System
RLAB - Region 4 Labels System
RLBPHRA - Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
RLEAD - Thermal Recovery of Lead in Secondary Lead Smelters
RLIBY - A Database of Pollution Prevention Articles Maintained by the Waste reduction Resource Center
RLL - Rapid and Large Leakage (Rate)
RLO - Records Liaison Officer
RLS - Release On-Site
RM - Reference Method
RM - Regional Manager
RM - Risk Management
RMA - Radiological Material Area
RMA - Rubber Manufacturers Association
RMA - Rubber Modified Material
RMAN - Recovered Materials Advisory Notice
RMAO - Resources Management and administrative Office
RMCL - Recommended Maximum Contaminant Levels (this phrase is being discontinued in favor of "MCLG")
RMD - Risk Management Division
RMDHS - Regional Model Data Handling System
RMDS - Resource management Directives System
RME - Reasonable Maximum Exposure
RMERC - Retorting or Roasting of Mercury in Thermal Processing Units
RMETL - Recovery of Metals or Inorganics
RMI - Repetitive Motion Injury
RMIS - Resources Management Information System
RMIS/BAR - Resources Management Information System/Budget Analysis System
RML - Radiation Measurements Laboratory
RMO - Records Management Officer
RMO - Resource Management Office
RMP - Radon/Radon Progeny Measurement Proficiency Program
RMP - Regional Monitoring Program
RMP - Resource management Plan
RMP - Risk Management Plan
RMP - Risk Management Program
RMPP - Risk Management Prevention Plans
RMPP - Risk Management and Prevention Program
RMRS - Rocky Mountain Remediation Services
RMS - Radon Measurement Specialist
RMS - Region 10 Resource Management System
RMS - Resident Management System
RMS - Resource Management Staff
RMS - Roadway Management System
RMS - Root Mean Square
RMW - Radioactive Mixed Waste
RNA - Rapid Needs Assistance (Team)
RNA - Ribonucleic Acid
RO - Radioactive Only
RO - Records Officer
RO - Regional Office
RO - Responsible Official
RO - Reverse Osmosis
RO - Right of Way
ROADCHEM - Roadway Version that Includes Chemical Reactions of Bl, NO₂ and O₃
ROADWAY - A model to predict pollutant concentrations near a roadway
ROC - Record of Communication
ROC - Regional Operations Center
ROC - Required Operating Capability
ROD - Record of Decision
RODS - Records of Decision System
ROG - Reactive Organic Gases
ROH - Registered Occupational Hygienist
ROHT - Registered Occupational Hygiene Technologist
ROI - Region of Influence
ROICC - Resident Officer in Charge of Construction
ROLLBACK - A Proportional Reduction Model
ROM - Range of Motion
ROM - Read Only Memory
ROM - Reduction of Organic Matter
ROM - Regional Oxidant Model
ROM - Rough Order Magnitude
ROMCOE - Rocky Mountain Center on Environment
RON - Research Octane Number
RON - Rest Overnight
ROP - Rate of Progress
ROP - Regional Operating Plan
ROP - Regional Oversight Policy
ROPA - Record of Procurement Action
RoPC - Radionuclide of Potential Concern
ROPME - Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment
ROPS - Roll Over Protective Structure
ROP SIP - Rate of Progress State Implementation Plan
RORGS - Recovery of Organics
ROS - Recreation Opportunity Spectrum
ROSA - Regional Ozone Study Area
ROSE - Remote Optical Sensing of Emissions
ROSES - Residual Organic Stack Emissions
ROV - Report of Violation
ROW - Right of Way
ROWA - Regional Office for West Asia
RP - Radon Progeny Integrated Sampling
RP - Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Assembly
RP - Reporting Party
RP - Respirable Particulates
RP - Responsible Party
RPAR - Rebuttal Presumption Against Registration
RPD - Regulatory Policy Division
RPD - Relative Percent Difference
RPE - Range of Perceived Exertion
RPE - Registered Professional Engineer
RPF - Relative Potency factor
RPG - Radiation Protection Group
RPIH - Registered Professional Industrial Hygienist
RPIO - Responsible Planning and Implementation Officer
RPI/RPR - Responsible Party Investigation/Responsible Party Remediation
RPM - Reactive Plume Model
RPM - Regional Project Manager
RPM - Remedial Project Manager
RPM - Revolutions per Minute
RPO - Regional Planning Officer
RPO - Regional Program Officer
RPO - Regional Project Officer
RPS - Remedial Planning Staff
RRP - Resource Recovery Project
RPR - Responsible Party Remediation
RPT - Relative Potential Toxicity
RPTA - Responsible Property Transfer Act

RPTS - Regional Priority Tracking System

RQ - Reportable Quantity(s)
RQCAR - Reportable Quantities for Carcinogens in Hazardous Waste
RQG - Reduced Quantity Generator
RQL - Reliable Quantitation Level
RQMP - Regional Quality Management Plans
RQTOX - Reportable Quantities for Chronically Toxic Hazardous Substances
RR - Relative Risk
R&R - Report and Recommendations to Cabinet
R&R - Roles and Responsibilities
RRAD - Respiratory Related Restricted Active Day
RRC - Reconnaissance Review Conference
RRC - Regional Response Center
RRC - Texas Railroad Commission
RRCC - Regional Response Coordination Center
RREL - Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory
RRF - Relative Response Factor
RRI - Regulatory Reform Initiative
RRO - Regional Records Officer
RRP - Regional Response Plan
RRPT - Registered Radiation Protection Technologist
RRR - Readiness, Response and Recovery
RRR - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
RRR - Risk Reduction Rules
RRS - Regulatory Reform Staff
RRS - Risk Reduction Standards
RRT - Regional Response Team
RRT - Relative Retention Time
RRT - Requirements Reference Table
RRT - Requisite Remedial Technology
RS - Registered Sanitarian
RS - Registration Standard
RS - Responsiveness Survey
RSA - Radiological Storage Area
RSAT - Rapid Stream Assessment Technique
RSC - Relative Source Contribution
RSCC - Regional Sample Control Center
RSCRC - Regional Superfund Community Relations Center
RSD - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
RSD - Relative Standard Deviation
RSD - Risk Specific Dose
RSE - Removal Site Evaluation
RSF - RWMC Storage Facility
RSI - Repetitive Strain Injury
RSKERL - Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory
RSMD - Resource Systems Management Division
RSMS - Requirement Statement Management System Conference
RSO - Radiation Safety Officer
RSPA - Research and Special Programs Administration
RSPA-OHM - Research and Special Programs Administration’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
RSPA-OPS - Research and Special Programs Administration’s Office of Pipeline Safety
RSPM - Regional Site Project Manager
RSPO - Regional Site Project Officer
RSS - Jordan Royal Scientific Society
RSS - Regional Services Staff
RSSC - Real Estate Systems Support Cent
RSSC - Recycled Shielded Storage Container
RSSF - Radioactive Sodium Storage Facility
RSWF - Radioactive Scrap and Waste Facility
RT - Regional Total
RT - Retention Time
RTA - Refractory Toxicity Assessment
RTC - Regional Transportation Committee
RTCM - Reasonable Transportation Control Measure
RTD - Return to Duty
RTDF - Remediation Technologies Development Forum
RTDM - Rough Terrain Diffusion Model
RTDMDEP - Rough Terrain Diffusion Model Deposition
RTECS - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
RTEL - Research Triangle Park FTS Telephone System
RTF - Remote Treatment Facility
RTHRM - Thermal Recovery of Metals or Inorganics from Non-Wastewaters in Industrial Furnaces
RTICS - Superfund Regional Toxics Integration Coordinators
RTK - Right-to-Know
RTKNET - Right-to-Know Network
RTLP - Army Range and Training Land Program
RTM - Regional Transport Model
RTM - Requirements Traceable Matrix
RTO - Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer
RTP - Regional transportation Model
RTP - Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
RTP - Right to Participate
RTR - Real Time Radiography
RTR - Right to Refuse
RTRP - Remedial Technology Review Program
RTS - Regulation Tracking System
RTS - Removal Tracking System
RU - Remediation Unit
RUC - Restricted Use Classification
RUL - Resource Unit Leader
RUP - Research Utilization Plan
RUP - Restricted Use Pesticide
RUPOC - Regulated Unit Point of Compliance
RUSLE - Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
RUSWMTF - Regional Urban Stormwater Management Task Force
RV - Recreational Vehicle
RV - Relief Valve
RV - Residual Volume
RVCM - Residual Vinyl Chloride Monomer
RVD - Relief Valve Discharge
RVP - Reid Vapor Pressure
RWA - Radiation Work Authorization
RWA - Receiving Water Assessment
RWAP - Radioactive Waste acceptance Program
RWC - Receiving Water Concentration
RWC - Residential Wood Combustion
RWCA - Radiation Waste Collection Area
RWCD - Residential Wood Combustion Devices
RWMC - Radioactive Waste Management Complex
RWMIS - Radioactive Waste Management Information System
RWP - Radiological Work Permit
RWQCB - Regional Water Quality Control Board (California)
RWS - Rural Water Survey
RX75 - Region 10 Laboratory Management System
RZ - Recovery Zone
RZINC - Recovery of Zinc in High Temperature Meta Units