GUIDE TO CORPS ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND NUMBERS
The following list defines some of the more frequently used abbreviations and acronyms that you may encounter in working with us and reading our documents. Some of these entries are common throughout business, government or the construction industry, many are unique to the Army or the Corps. Most are informal products of the civil works business; the official. Army list is in "Authorized Abbreviations, Brevity Codes and Acronyms" (Army regulation number AR 310-50, dated 15 November 1985).
A
AAA a-b-c's ACE ACHP ACO ADP ADR AF A-E A/E AE&D AF AFARS AL AMPCL AO A/O APWA AR ASA ASA(CW) ASAP ASCE ATRN Army Audit Agency requirements for local cooperation Assistant Chief of Engineers Advisory Council on Historic Preservation administrative contracting officer automatic data processing alternative dispute resolution architect-engineer architect-engineer architect-engineer advance engineering and design acre foot Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement annual leave administrative maximum project cost limit area office as of American Public Works Association Army regulation Assistant Secretary of the Army Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) as soon as possible American Society of Civil Engineers attention
BE/HLJR BERN BG BLM BOD BOR BR BR BRAC BY
beach erosion/hurricane protection Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors brigadier general Bureau of Land Management biological oxygen demand Bureau of Reclamation branch Bureau of Reclamation Base realignment and closure budget year
C
CA CA CACES CAP CBD CBD CBO CBRA CDR CE CE CEBRH CECW CECW-B CECW-E commercial activities continuing authorities computer aided cost estimating system Continuing Authorities Program central business district Commerce Business Daily Congressional Budget Office Coastal Barrier Resources Act commander civil engineer Corps of Engineers Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors Corps of Engineers Civil Works Headquarters, Civil Works Programs Division Headquarters, Civil Works Engineering Division Headquarters Civil Works Life Cycle Project Management Division Headquarters, Civil Works Construction, Operations and Readiness Division Headquarters, Civil Works Policy and Planning Division Corps of Engineers Financial Management System
B
CECW-L BC B/C BCA BCOE benefit-cost benefit-cost ratio Board of Contract Appeals Biddibility, Constructability, Operability, Environmental Compatibility benefit-cost ratio beach erosion CECW-0
CECW-P CEFMS
BCR BE
CELRD CEMVD CENAD CENWD CEPOD CESAD CESWD CEQ CERB CERC CERCLA
CERE CERL CETAL CF CFC CFR CG CG CG CM CMR CO CO COB COD COE COE COEMIS COL COLA CONUS COR CPAR CP&E CPM CPO CPT CRA
Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mississippi Valley Division North Atlantic Division Northwestern Division Pacific Ocean Division South Atlantic Division Southwestern Division Council on Environmental Quality Coastal Engineering Research Board Coastal Engineering Research Center Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) Headquarters, Real Estate Directorate Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Corps of Engineers time and attendance labor (report) copy for, copy furnished Combined Federal Campaign Code of Federal Regulations Coast Guard Commanding General construction, general construction management Command Management Review commanding officer contracting officer close of business chemical oxygen demand Chief of Engineers Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers Management Information System colonel cost-of-living adjustment continental United States contracting officer's representative construction productivity advancement research continued planning and engineering critical path method Civilian Personnel Office captain continuing resolution authority
CRREL CS CSC CSI CSRS CVM CW CWA CWCCIS CWE CWIS CY CY CY CZM CZMA
Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory Chief of Staff Civil Service Commission Construction Specifications Institute Civil Service Retirement System contingent value method civil works Clean Water Act (of 1977) Civil Works Construction Cost Index System current working estimate Civil Works Information System calendar year cubic yard current year coastal zone management Coastal Zone Management Act
D
DA DAL DAR DCW DDE(PM) DE DE DEIS DF DFARS DIN DIST DIV DM DNR DOA DOD DOD DOE DOI DOJ DOT DPR DPR DPS D/S DTO DWR Department of the Army division approval limit Defense Acquisition Regulations Director, Civil Works Deputy District Engineer for Project Management district engineer division engineer draft environmental impact statement disposition form Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement do it now district division design memorandum Department of Natural Resources Department of the Army Department of Defense dissolved oxygen demand Department of Energy Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Transportation definite project report detailed project report detailed project study down stream data for testifying officers Department of Water Resources
E
EA EAB EC E&C E&D EDA EEO EFARS EIS EM EO EOB EOC EP EPA EQ ER EROC ERR ERTS ESA ETL ETL environmental assessment Environmental Advisory Board engineer circular Engineering and Construction Engineering and Design Economic Development Administration Equal Employment Opportunity Engineer Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement environmental impact statement engineer manual Executive Order Executive Office Building Emergency Operations Center Engineer Pamphlet Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Quality Engineer Regulation Engineering Reporting Organization Code Ecosystem Restoration Report earth resources technology satellite Endangered Species Act engineer technical letter Engineering Topographic Laboratories
FOI FOIA FONSI FOUO FPC FPI FPM FPMS FR FRC FS FTE FTP FTS FTT F&W F&WL FWS FY FYI
Freedom of Information Freedom of Information Act fording of no significant impact for official use only Federal Power Commission flood plain information flood plain management flood plain management services Federal Register feasibility review conference Forest Service full time equivalent full time permanent Federal Telecommunications System full time temporary fish and wildlife fish and wildlife Fish and Wildlife Service fiscal year for your information
G
GAO GBL GDM GE GFP GI GIS GIWW GM GNF GPAS GPO GPS CTS GS GSA General Accounting Office government bill of lading general design memorandum general expense government furnished property general investigation graphic information system Gulf Inter-Coastal Waterway general schedule merit pay system general navigation feature General Performance Appraisal System Government Printing Office Global Positioning System Gramm - Rudman - Hollings general schedule General Services Administration
F
F&A FAD FAO FAR FC FCA FCSA FDM FDP FEIS FEMA FERC FERS FHA FHA FIA FIS F&M FNSI FOA finance and accounting funding authorization document finance and accounting officer Federal Acquisition Regulation flood control flood control act feasibility cost sharing agreement feature design memorandum flood damage prevention final environmental impact statement Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Employees Retirement System Federal Highway Administration Federal Housing Administration Federal Insurance Administration flood insurance foundations and materials fording of no significant impact Field Operating Agency
H
HABS HAC HAP HAER HAZMAT HBC Historic American Building Survey House Appropriations Committee Homeowners Assistance Program Historic American Engineering Record hazardous material House Budget Committee
HD HEC HEP HES H&H HHG HHS HJ HL HPWC HPWCR HPWRC HQ HQUSACE HR HR
House document Hydraulic Engineering Center Habitat Evaluation Procedures habitat evaluation system hydrology and hydraulics household goods Health and Human Services House Joint hired labor House public works committee House public works committee resolution House Public Works and Transportation Committee headquarters Headquarters, US. Army Corps of Engineers House of Representatives House resolution human resource management hurricane and storm damage reduction hazardous and toxic waste Housing and Urban Development heating, ventilation and air conditioning
IPMP IPR IPT IRC IWR IWTF
initial project management plan in-progress review interdisciplinary planning team issue resolution conference Institute for Water Resources Inland Waterway Trust Fund
J
JCS JTR Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Travel Regulation
L
LASH LCPM L&D LERD LERR lighter aboard ship life cycle project management lock and dam lands, easements, rights of way, disposal areas lands, easements, rights of way, relocation lands, Casement rights of way, relocation, disposal areas Limited Map Maintenance Program legislative maximum project cost limit letter of intent local protection project lump sum lieutenant lieutenant colonel lieutenant general long term training
HSDR HTW HUD HVAC
LERRD LMMP LMPCL LOI LPP LS LT LTC LTG LTT
I
188 IA IAW IBWC ICW ICWP ID IDA IDC IDC IDP IFB IG IHO IJC IM IMO INSA IPA IPM Initiative '88 initial appraisal in accordance with International Boundary and Water Commission in concert with Interstate Conference on Water Problems identification initial denial authority indefinite delivery contract interest during construction individual development plan invitation for bid inspector general in honor of International Joint Commission information management Information Management Office Inland Navigation Systems Analysis Intergovernmental Personnel Act individual project manager
M
MACOM MAJ MARAD MARKS M-CACES Major Army Command major Maritime Administration Modern Army Record keeping System microcomputer aided cost estimating system minor civil division miscellaneous commitment document memorandum for the record major general municipal and industrial meals and incidental expenses multiple letter
MCD MCD MFR MG M&I M&IE ML
I-4
MLG MLW MLLW MOA MOA MOB MOD MOU MP MPF MRC MRD MR&T
mean low Gulf mean low water mean lower low water memorandum of agreement method of accomplishment mobilization miscellaneous obligation document memorandum of understanding military project maximum probable flood Mississippi River Commission Missouri River Division Mississippi River and Tributaries
OASA OASA(CW) OBE OBERS OBS OCE OCONUS OJT OM O&M OMB OM&R
N
NA NA NADB NAFSMA NASA NAV NCO NED NEPA NGVD NFIP NIMBY NLT NMFS NOAA NOI NPDES NPS NRA NRHP NTIS NTL NTP not applicable not available National Archeological Data Base National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies National Aeronautics and Space Administration navigation noncommissioned officer national economic development National Environmental Policy Act national geodetic vertical datum National Flood Insurance Program not in my back yard not later than National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration notice of intent National Pollution Discharge Elimination System National Park Service National Recreation Area National Register of Historical Places National Technical Information Service not later than notice to proceed OMRR OMRR&R OPM ORD ORV OSA OSD OSE OSHA OT
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works overcome by events Office of Business Economics/Economic Research Service organizational breakdown structure Office of the Chief of Engineers outside continental United States on the job training operating manual Operation and maintenance Office of Management and Budget operation, maintenance and rehabilitation operation, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and rehabilitation Office of Personnel Management Ohio River Division off-road vehicle Office of the Secretary of the Army Office of the Secretary of Defense other social effects Occupational Safety and Health Administration overtime
P
p PA PAC PAM PAO PAS PB_ I PB-2a PB-3 PB-5a promotable Planning Associate post-authorization change pamphlet Public Affairs Office planning assistance to states Engineering Form 2200, Summary Construction Program Engineering Form 2201A, Detailed Project Schedule Engineering Form 2202, Project Cost Estimate Engineering Form 2205A, -Study Program Schedule Engineering Form 2204, Study Cost Estimate Project Cooperation Agreement personal computer permanent change of station
O
PB-6 O/A OACE on or about Office of the Assistant Chief of Engineers PCA PC PCs
PDC PE PED PE&D PERT P&G PGM PGN PI PL PL-99 PM PM PMF PMO PMP PMF POA POC POC POD POS PR&A PRB PRIP PRISM PROSPECT' P&S P&S P&S PTP
paid during construction professional engineer preconstruction engineering and design planning, engineering and design program evaluation and review technique Principles and Guidelines project guidance memorandum Planning Guidance Notebook principle investigator public law Public Law 99, 84th Congress, Emergency Flood Control Funds project manager public meeting probable maximum flood Programs Management Office probable maximum precipitation project management plan plan of action Planner Orientation Course point of contact Pacific Ocean Division plan of study program review and analysis Project Review Board Plant Replacement and Improvement Program Project Resources Information System for Management proponent-sponsored engineer Corps training plans and specifications Principles and Standards procurement and supply part time permanent
RCC RCS RD R&D RDM RE RE REC RED REDM REPR RES RF'P R&H R14A R&HA RHFCA RIF RMO ROD ROW R-O-W RPAO RPC RRC R/W
roller compacted concrete reports control symbol regional development research and development relocation design memorandum real estate regarding recreation regional economic development real estate design memorandum real estate planning report real estate supplement request for proposal river and harbor river and harbor act river and harbor act river and harbor and flood control act reduction in force Resource Management Office Record of Decision right of way right-of-way real property accountability officer reinforced concrete pipe reconnaissance review conference right of way
S
S SA S&A S&A S/A SAB SAC SACW SADBU SAME SBC SBH SCORP SCRB SCS SD SEC Senate Secretary of the Army States and Agencies supervision and administration states and agencies subject as above Senate Appropriations Committee Secretary of the Army, Civil Works small and disadvantaged business utilization Society of American Military Engineers Senate Budget Committee small boat harbor State comprehensive outdoor recreation plan separable cost-remaining benefit Soil Conservation Service Senate document section
Q
QA QC QA/QC Q's & A's quality assurance quality control quality assurance/quality control questions and answers
R
RAPM RBRCR Resource Analysis Project Management remaining benefit - remaining cost ratio
SEPWC SES SF SFO SGT SHPO S&I SL SM SMSA SOP SOS
sow
SPF SPH SPOC SPWC SPWCR SR S&S SWB
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Senior Executive Service standard form support for others sergeant state historic preservation officer supervision and inspection sick leave study manager standard metropolitan statistical area standard operating procedures scope of studies scope of work standard project flood standard project hurricane single point of contact Senate public works committee Senate public works committee resolution Senate resolution savings and slippage social well being
USC UST USCG USEPA USFWS USGS
United States Code underground storage tank United States Coast Guard United States Environmental Protection Agency United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States Geological Survey
V
VE VW value engineering revolving fund
W, X, Z
WBS WES WLRC WRC VIRDA WS WTP work breakdown structure Waterways Experiment Station Washington Level Review Center Water Resources Council Water Resources Development Act water supply willingness to pay
T
T&A TB TBA TBD TCM TDY TM TO TPM TRC time and attendance technical bulletin to he announced to be determined travel cost method temporary duty technical manual travel order team project manager technical review conference
U
UDO UDV URA USACE USAED USAED USATHAMA undelivered order unit day value Uniform Relocation Act United States Army Corps of Engineers United States Army Engineer District United States Army Engineer Division United States Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency