Acronyms Used in NRCS - What They Mean

Acronym What It Means AFO Animal Feeding Operations ASTC Assistant State Conservationist BMP Best Management Practice BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement CAFO Confined Animal Feeding Operation CCE Common Computing Environment CCI Contract Completion Incentive CCRP Continuous Conservation Reserve Program CIG Conservation Innovation Grants CL  Center Line CLU Common Land Unit CMS Conservation Management System CMU Conservation Management Units CMZ Crop Management Zone CNMP Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan COE Corp of Engineers CP Conservation Practice CPPE Conservation Practice Physical Effects CRA Common Resource Areas CREP Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program CRP Conservation Reserve Program CSG Conservation System Guide CSP Conservation Security Program CST  Customer Service Toolkit CTA Conservation Technical Assistance CY Current Year Contract Activities DAC District Administrative Coordinator DC District Conservationist DOQ Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles DOQQ Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles EA Environmental Assessment EBI Environmental Benefits Index EE Environmental Evaluation EFOTG Electronic Field Office Technical Guide EI Erodibility Index EIS Environmental Impact Statement ENM Enhancement Nutrient Management for CSP EPM Enhancement Pest Management for CSP EPP Existing Practice Payment for CSP EQIP Environmental Quality Incentive Program ESA Endangered Species Act FSM Enhancement Soil Management for CSP EWM Enhancement Water Management for CSP EWP Emergency Watershed Program FA Financial Assistance FedBizOp Federal Business Opportunities FFIS Foundation Financial Information System FIRS Farm Irrigation Rating System FLRP Forest Land Recovery Program FTP File Transfer Protocol FONSI Finding Of No Significant Impact FOTG Field Office Technical Guide FPP Farmland Protection Program FR Federal Register FRPP Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program FSA Food Security Act FSA Farm Service Agency GAO General Accounting Office CCPI Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (originally Conservation Partnership Initiative (CPI) GIS Geographic Information System GLCI Gazing Land Conservation Initiative GM General Manual GPS Global Positioning System GRP Grassland Reserve Program GSA General Services Administration GSAT Grazing System Analysis GSOP General Signup Offer Process HEL Highly Erodible Land HU Hydrologic Unit IAS Integrated Accountability System ICAMS Internet Combined Administrative System ITC Information Technical Center IWM Irrigation Water Management JWOD Javits-Wagner-O'Day (purchasing items from or made by people who are blind or severely disabled) LESA Land Evaluation and Site Assessment LRSSF Limited Resource Small Scale Farmer LOC Library of Congress LRA Land Resource Area LRF Limited Resource Farmer LTA Long-term Agreement MAS Mobile Access System MLRA Major Land Resource Areas MU Mapping Unit NACD National Association of Conservation Districts NAPRA National Agricultural Pesticide Risk Analysis NED National Economic Development NEDC National Employee Development Center, NRCS NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFSAM National Food Security Act Manual NHEL Non-highly Erodible Land NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NHQ National Headquarters NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System NPPH National Planning Procedure Handbook NRD Natural Resource District NRI National Resources Inventory NTC National Technical Centers, NRCS NTSC National Technology Support Centers, NRCS O&M Operation and Maintenance OIG Office of Inspector General OMB Office of Management and Budget OSE Other Social Effects P&G Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines PCMS Purchase Card Management System PCS Pasture Condition Score Sheet PDR Practice Documentation Requirement PHEL Potentially Highly Erodible Land PIP Practice Incentive Payment PL Public Law PLS Pure Live Seed PMC Plant Materials Centers, NRCS POINTS Program Operations Information Tracking System ProTracts Program Contracts System PRS Performance Results System PY Prior Year Contracts RA Regional Attorney RAMP Rural Abandoned Mine Program RC&D Resource Conservation and Development RD Rural Development RED Regional Economic Development RF Reimbursable - Federal RIF Reduction In Force RFP Request For Proposal RMA Risk Management Agency RMS Resource Management System RN Reimbursable - Non-Federal RUSLE Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation RUSLE2 Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2 SC Soil Conservationist SCI Soil Conditioning Index SCIMS Service Center Information Management System SCT Soil Conservation Technician SIMS Skills Information Management System SIP Signing Incentive Payment SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SL State and Local Programs SLO Sponsoring Local Organizations SP Stewardship Payment for CSP SRC State Resource Conservationist SRR Soil Rental Rates SSPE Site Specific Practice Effects STC State Conservationist STIR Soil Tillage Intensity Rating SWAPA Soil, Water, Air, Plants, Animals SWCA Soil and Water Conservation Assistance SWCC Soil and Water Conservation Committee SWCD Soil and Water Conservation District SWCS Soil and Waters Conservation Society TA Technical Assistance T & E Threatened and Endangered Species THPO Tribal Historic Preservation Officer TNG Toolkit Next Generation TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load TSP Technical Service Provider TSP Thrift Savings Plan TVA Tennessee Valley Authority URL Uniform Resource Locator U.S.C. United States Code USDA United States Department of Agriculture USLE Universal Soil Loss Equation UTM Universal Transverse Mercator WAE When Actually Employed (students, etc.) WebTCAS Web Based Total Cost Accounting System WHEG Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide WHI Wildlife Habitat Index WHIP Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program WINPOND Windows Pond Designing Tool WIN-PST Windows Pesticide Screening Tool WLA Workload Analysis WRP Wetlands Reserve Program Forms  AD Ag Department ADS Administrative Services CCC Commodity Credit Corporation CPA Conservation Planning and Application ECN Economics ECS Ecological Sciences FNM Financial Management GSA General Service Administration LTP Long Term Project MGT Management OF Optional Form OPM Office of Personnel Management PDM Project Development and Maintenance SF Standard Form SOI Soils TSP Thrift Savings Plan Wetlands/Highly Erodible Lands AW Artificial Wetland CC Commenced Conversion CMW Categorical Minimal Effect CPD Corps Permit Decision CW Converted Wetland CWNA Converted Wetland Non-Agricultural use CWTE Converted Wetland Technical Error FW Farmed Wetland FWP Farmed Wetland Pasture MIW Mitigation Wetland MW Minimal Effect Wetland MWM Minimal effect with Mitigation NI Not Inventoried NW Non-wetland NW/NAD Non-wetland resulting from National Appeal Decision OW Other Waters PC Prior Converted PC/NW Prior Converted/Non-Wetland TP Third Party Exemption W Wetlands WX Manipulated wetland, not for production purposes