Acronym List
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
- AAPA – American Association of Port Authorities
- APA – American Planning Association
- AR – Army Regulation
- ASA(CW) – Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
- ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers
- ASDSO – Association of State Dam Safety Officials
- ASFPM – Association of State Floodplain Managers
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B
- BFE – Base Flood Elevation used in FIRM Mapping
- BoR – Bureau of Reclamation
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C
- CAP – Continuing Authorities Program
- CDBG – Community Development Block Grant
- CEM – Civil Emergency Management
- CEQ – Council for Environmental Quality
- CFM – Certified floodplain manager
- CG – Construction General
- CNMS – Coordinated Needs Management Strategy
- COBRA – Coastal Barrier Resources Act
- CoP – Community of Practice
- CRS – Community Rating System
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D
- DFIRM – Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
- DHS – Department of Homeland Security
- DOI – U.S. Department of the Interior
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E
- E.O. – Executive Order
- EC – Engineering Curricular
- EDR – Engineering Documentation Report
- EIS – Environmental Impact Statement
- EM – Engineering Manual
- EMI – Emergency Management Institute
- EOC – Emergency Operations Center
- EP – Engineering Pamphlet
- EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
- ER – Engineering Regulation
- ETL – Engineering Technical Letter
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F
- FCCE – Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies
- FCSA – Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement
- FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FIFM-TF – Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force
- FIRM – Flood Insurance Rate Map
- FIS – Flood Insurance Study
- FloodSAFE – California’s Floodplain Management program
- FloodSMART – FEMA’s outreach for NFIP information
- FMA – Flood Mitigation Assistant
- FPM – Flood Plain Management
- FPMS – Flood Plain Management Services program
- FRM – Flood Risk Management
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G
- GDM – General Design Memorandum
- GI – General Investigation
- GIS – Geographical Information System
- GRR – General Re-evaluation Report
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H
- H&H – Hydrology and Hydraulics
- HMGP – Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
- HQ – Headquarters
- HUD – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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I
- ICC – Increased Cost of Compliance
- ICW – Inspection of Completed Works
- IFRMC – Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee
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L
- LOMA – Letter of map amendment
- LOMC – Letter of Map Change
- LOMR – Letter of Map Revision
- LOMR-F – Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill
- LRR – Limited Re-evaluation Report
- LSO – Levee Safety Officer
- LSPM – Levee Safety Program Manager
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M
- MDCP – Maintenance Deficient Correction Program
- MIP – Mapping Information Platform
- MNUSS – Map Needs Update Support System
- MSC – Major Subordinate Command
- MSC – Map Service Center
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N
- NAFSMA – National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies
- NCLS – National Committee on Levee Safety
- NEMA – National Emergency Managers Association
- NFHL – National Flood Hazard Layer
- NFIP – National Flood Insurance Program
- NFIRA – National Flood Insurance Reform Act 1994
- NFPC – National Flood Proofing Committee
- NFRMP – National Flood Risk Management Program
- NGO – Non-Governmental Organization
- NHMA – Natural Hazard Mitigation Association
- NMFS – National Marine Fisheries Service
- NOAA – National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- NRCS – Natural Resources Conservation Service
- NWS – National Weather Service
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O
- O&M – Operations and Maintenance
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P
- P.A.L. – Provisionally Accredited Levee
- P.L. – Public Law
- PAC – Post Authorization Change
- PAS – Planning Assistance to States
- PCA – Project Cooperation Agreement
- PGL – Planning Guidance Letter
- PgMP – Program Management Plan
- PIR – Project Information Report
- PM – Project Manager
- PM – FEMA Procedure Memorandum
- PMP – Project Management Plan
- PMR – Physical Map Revision
- PPA – Project Partnership Agreement
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R
- R&U – Risk and Uncertainty
- Recon – Reconnaissance Study
- RIP – Rehabilitation and Inspection Program
- RiskMAP – FEMA’s Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning Program
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S
- S.J. – Silver Jackets
- SBA – Small Business Administration
- SFHA – Special Flood Hazard Area
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U
- USACE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- USDA – U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USFWS – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- USGS – U.S. Geological survey
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V
- VTC – Video teleconferencing
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W
- WRDA – Water Resources Development Act
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