Acronyms Abbreviations &Terms

Acronyms Abbreviations & Terms

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FEMA P-524 / July 2009

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A&E A&FM A&M

A/D A/N A2H AA

AAA

AAACE

AAAE AAC

AACES

AACPP AACS AAD AADPIA

AADR AAEI

AAER AAFAS AAFB AAML AAMS

AAMVA

AAPA AAPD AAR

AASHTO

AAU AAVLD

ABA

ABAG ABC

ABCI ABCO ABD

Second Stage Review

Four Wheel Drive

1) Activity of Isotope 2) Ampere 3) Atomic Mass

Architectural and Engineering

Aviation and Fire Management

Customs and Border Protection Air & Marine (CBP/A&M)

Analog/Digital

Alert and Notification (see AN)

America's Second Harvest 1) Affirmative Action 2) Allocation Advice 3) Applicant Assistance 4) Approval Authority 5) Atomic Absorption 6) Attribute Authority

1) Agriculture Adjustment Administration 2) American Ambulance Association 3) Area Agency on Aging

Airport Access Authorization to Commercial Establishments

American Association of Airport Executives

1) Activity Address Code 2) Applicant Assistance Center

Automated, Adaptive Chemical Examination System

Airport Access Control Pilot Program

Automated Access Control System

Assistant Associate Director

Assistant Associate Director for Public & Intergovernmental Affairs

Age-Adjusted Death Rate

American Association of Exporters and Importers

Average Annual Erosion Rate

Automated Airborne Flight Alert System

Andrews Air Force Base

Agency Aviation Military Liaison

Automated Acquisition Management System (ProTrac / ProDoc)

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

American Association of Port Authorities

American Association of People with Disabilities

1) After Action Report 2) After Action Review 3) Association of American Railroads

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Association of American Universities

American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

1) American Bar Association 2) American Bus Association

Association of Bay Area Governments

1) American Baptist Churches 2) [Outstanding] American By Choice Award 3) Arizona Border Control Plan

Arizona Border Control Initiative

Automated Billing & Collection Off-sets

Air Bridge Denial

ABEL ABF ABHS ABI ABIH ABIS ABM ABMC ABNCP ABO ABRO ABS AC

ACAA ACAC ACADA ACAMS ACAP

ACBIRC

ACC

ACCS ACCT

ACDA ACDO ACDP ACDR ACE

ACEP ACF

ACFM ACGIH

ACH AChE ACHP ACI

ACI/NA ACIP ACIR

ACIS ACL ACMR ACMS

1

Agent Based Economic Laboratory

Automatic Broadcast Feed

Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer

Automated Broker Interface

American Board of Industrial Hygiene

see IDENT

Anti-Ballistic Missile

American Battle Monuments Commission

Airborne Command Post

Agents of Biological Origin

Aircraft Base Radio Operator

Arson and Bomb Squad

1) Alternating Current 2) Area Command 3) Area Committee

Air Carrier Association for Americans

Area Command Aviation Coordinator

Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm

Automatic Continuous Air Monitoring System

1) Agency-wide Corrective Action Program 2) Alien Criminal Apprehension Program Advanced Chemical/Biological Integrated Response Course 1) Agency Command Center 2) Air Combat Command 3) American Chemistry Council 4) Aviation Command Center

Accounting Classification Code Structure

1) Accounting Technician 2) Account

U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Advanced Concept Demonstration Office

Aircraft Dispatcher

Area Commander

1) Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education 2) Accumulated Cyclone Energy 3) American Council on Education 4) Army Corps of Engineers 5) Automated Commercial Environment (secure data portal) 6) Automated Construction Estimate

American College of Emergency Physicians

1) Administration for Children and Families 2) Alternate Care Facility 3) Alternate Control Facility

Advanced Certified Floodplain Manager

American Council of Government Industrial Hygienists

Automated Clearing House

Acetylcholinesterase

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

1) Advanced Contracting Initiative 2) Airports Council International 3) Approved Course of Instruction

Airports Council International--North America

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Advisory Commission on Inter-governmental Relations

Aviation Credential Interoperability Solution

Access Control List

Assistant Cache Manager

Academy Class Management System

ACO

ACP

ACPSEM ACR

ACS

ACSD ACSDR ACSI ACSM ACT ACT FAST ACTD ACTE ACTY ACV ACVP ACWG AD

ADA ADAMS ADASHI ADASP ADD ADDIE ADDS ADEM

ADES ADFR ADGGS ADIS ADIZ ADJ ADL ADM ADMIN ADMSYS

1) Administrative Contracting Officer 2) Agency Claims Officer 3) Agency Collection Officer 4) Animal Control Officer

1) Accelerated Conversion Process 2) Access Control Points 3) Allied Communications Publication 4) Alternate Command Post 5) Area Command Post 6) Area Contingency Plan

Advisory Council on Professional Standards for Emergency Managers

1) Acreage Conservation Reserve 2) Advance Confirmation Report 3) Agency Confirmation Report

1) Adventist Community Services 2) Alternate Command Staff 3) Automated Commercial System

Advanced Container Security Device (See CSD.)

Adventist Community Services Disaster Response

American Customer Satisfaction Index

American Congress of Surveying and Mapping

1) American Council for Technology 2) Area Command Team

Agent Characteristics Toxicity - First Aid and Special Treatment

Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration

Association of Corporate Travel Executives

Activity 1) Actual Cash Value 2) Alarm Check Valve

Airline Certificate Vetting Program

Air Cargo Working Group

1) Administratively Determined (also AD#) 2) Assistant Director 3) Associate Director 4) Automatic Determination

Americans with Disabilities Act

Automated Disaster Assistance Management System

Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incidents

Aviation Direct Access Screening Program Automated Deployment Database

Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

Automated Disaster Deployment System

1) Arizona Division of Emergency Management 2) Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

Alaska Division of Emergency Services

Arson Detection for the First Responder

Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

Arrival and Departure Information System

Air Defense Identification Zone

Adjustable

Automated Distance Learning

1) Acquisition Decision Memorandum 2) Admiral

1) Administration 2) Administrative

Admissions System

ADO ADO Team ADOS ADP ADPE ADR

ADRA

ADRS ADTS ADVISE

ADVON AE

AEA

AEAS AEC

AECB AECC

AECE AECM AECR AED AEGL AEI AEIC AEL

AELT AEMA AEOD AEP AERT AES

AEW AF

AFA AFB AFCEA

AFD AFEM AFEWES

AFFIRM

AFG

2

Airport District Office

Assistant Disbursing Officer Team

Automated Document Ordering System

Automated Data Processing

Automated Data Processing Equipment

1) Address 2) Alternative Dispute Resolution 3) American Disaster Reserve

1) Adventist Development and Relief Agency 2) Air Domain Risk Assessment 3) Alternative Dispute Resolution Act

Automated Disaster Reporting System

Automated Data Telecommunications Service

Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight, and Semantic Enhancement

Advanced Echelon

1) Aero-medical Evacuation 2) Architects and Engineering

1) American Economic Association 2) American Electronics Association

Automated Exercise and Assessment System

1) Advanced Electronic Classroom 2) Agency Emergency Coordinator 3) Army Environmental Center (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland) 4) Atomic Energy Commission

Atomic Energy and Control Board

1) Aero-Medical Evacuation Control Center 2) Aero-Medical Evacuation Coordination Center 3) American Evangelical Christian Church

Aero-medical Evacuation Control Element

Aero-medical Evacuation Crew Members

Achieving Extraordinary Customer Relations

Automated External Defibrillator

Acute Exposure Guidelines Level

American Enterprise Institute

Alaska Earthquake Information Center

1) Adverse Effect Level 2) Airborne Exposure Limit 3) Authorized Equipment List

Aero-medical Evacuation Liaison Team

Alabama Emergency Management Agency

Analysis and Evaluation of Operation Data

Airport Emergency Plan

Alaska Emergency Response Team

1) Advanced Encryption Standard 2) Aero-medical Evacuation System 3) Automated Export System

Airborne Early Warning

1) Acre Feet 2) Air Force

Association of Flight Attendants

Air Force Base

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

Airport Facility Directory

Alliance for Fire and Emergency Management

Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator

Association for Federal Information Resources Management

Assistance to Firefighters Grant

AFGE AFGWC AFIP AFL-CIO

AFM AFMIC AFMLS AFMO AFMS AFNSEP

AFO AFOC AFOSC AFRAS AFRAT AFRB AFRCC AFRES AFRL AFRRI AFSA AFSC AFSOF AFSP AFSS AFTAC AG

AGAR AGAUS AGC

AGCA AGCR AGE AGILE

AGL AGR AGS AGV AGY AGZ AH AHAM AHCC AHG AHIMT AHJ AHMA AHRQ AHT AHU AHUA AI&H AI2

American Federation of Government Employees Air Force Global Weather Central Armed Forces Institute of Pathology American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrialized Organizations Adjudicator's Field Manual Armed Forces Medial Intelligence Center Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section Assistant Fire Management Officer Automated Forms System Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Area Field Office Air Force Operations Center Air Force Operations Support Center Association For Rescue At Sea Air Force Radiation Assessment Team Air Force Reserve Base Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Air Force Reserve Air Force Research Laboratory Armed Force Radiobiology Research Institute American Financial Services Association Armed Forces Staff College

Air Force Special Operations Forces Alien Flight Student Program Automated Flight Service Station Air Force Technical Applications Center 1) Adjutant General 2) Agriculture 3) Attorney General Alternate Governor's Authorized Representative Adjutants General Association of the U.S. 1) Advanced Gas Centrifuge 2) Association of General Contractors 3) Associate General Counsel Associated General Contractors of America Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor Aerospace Ground Equipment Advanced Geospatial Imagery Library Enterprise Above Ground Level Active Guard/Reserve Aviation Group Supervisor Aggregate Value Agency Actual Ground Zero Alternate Headquarters Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers Alternate Host Communications Center Ad Hoc Group All Hazards Incident Management Team Agency Having Jurisdiction American Hotel and Motel Association Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Animal Health Technician Air Handling Unit America Highway User Alliance Assistance to Individuals and Households Acquisition Improvement Initiative

AIA

AIAA

AIATP

AIBS AIC

AID AIF AIG AIHEC AILA AIMS

AIP

AIPC AIREP AIS

AIT AJ AKA AKDT AKST AL ALARA ALB ALC

ALCC

ALCE ALCOM ALE

ALERT ALOHA ALPA ALS ALSM ALT ALTRETCO

ALUM AM

AMA AMB AMBUS AMC

AMCCOM AMD AMEAGS

AMF AMGS

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1) American Institute of Architects 2) American Insurance Association American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Awareness Training Program American Institute of Biological Sciences 1) Animal Identification Coordinator 2) Automated Inventory Control (formerly AIS) Agency for International Development Assistance Information Form Address Indicating Group American Indian Higher Education Consortium American Immigration Lawyers Association 1) Arson Information Management System 2) Automated Inventory Management System 1) Agreement In Principle 2) Airport Improvement Program 3) Assisted Imaging Processing All Indian Pueblo Council Aircraft Report 1) Automated Information System 2) Automatic Identification System Aeromedical Isolation Team Administrative Judge Also Known As Alaska Daylight Time (GMT - 8) Alaska Standard Time (GMT - 9) Applicant Liaison As Low as Reasonably Achievable Administration and Logistics Branch (US-VISIT) 1) Agency Location Code 2) Agency Logistics Center 3) Annual Letter of Certification 1) Airlift Control Center 2) Airlift Coordination Cell Airlift Control Element Alaskan Command 1) Additional Living Expenses 2) Automatic Link Establishment Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time Aerial Locations Of Hazardous Atmospheres Airline Pilots Association Advanced Life Support Airborne Laser Swath Mapping (aka: "LIDAR") Alternate Alternate Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator Aluminum 1) Amplitude Modulation 2) Ante Meridiem American Medical Association Air & Marine Branch (ICE/AMB) Ambulance Bus 1) Air Mobility Command 2) Army Materiel Command Armament Munitions and Chemical Command Acquisition Management Division Automated Major Emergency Action Guidelist System

Alternative Morgue Facility Air & Marine Group Supervisor

AMHS AMID AMINESKAL AMIO AML AMO AMOC AMP AMPS AMR AMS

AMSLAN AMSP AMT AMTOR AMWA AN

ANACI ANAD ANCA ANCDF ANFAZD

ANFO ANG

ANGB ANI

ANL ANOC ANPR ANPRM

ANPSC ANRC ANS

ANSI ANSI-HSSP

ANZUS AO

AOA

AOAC AOBD AOBS AOC

AOIC AOPA AOR

Automated Message Handling System Air and Marine Interdiction Division American Indian Eskimo Aleutian Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations ARC Macro Language Air and Marine Operations (ICE) Air and Marine Operations Center Amperage Automated Message Processing System Agricultural Mitigation and Restoration 1) Aerial Measuring System 2) American Meteorological Society 3) Atmospheric Monitoring System 4) Automated Manifest System American Sign Language Area Maritime Security Plan Amount Amateur Telegraphy Over Radio Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies 1) Above Normal 2) Alert and Notification (see A/N) Access National Agency Check and Inquiry Anniston Army Depot Anniston Chemical Activity Anniston Chemical Disposal Facility Academic Network for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil 1) Air National Guard 2) Army National Guard Air National Guard Base 1) American Nuclear Insurers 2) Area Not Included Argonne National Laboratories

Association of National Olympic Committees Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [see NPRM and SNPRM] Alternate National Processing Service Center

American National Red Cross 1) Alert and Notification System 2) Answer 3) Aquatic Nuisance Species American National Standards Institute American National Standards InstituteHomeland Securities Standards Panel Australia, New Zealand and United States 1) Action Officer 2) Administrative Officer 3) Area of Operations 4) Assistance Officer 1) Administration on Aging 2) Aviation Operations Area Association for Official Analytical Communities Air Operations Branch Director Aerial Observer 1) Aircraft Operating Center (NOAA) 2) Area of Concern 3) Army Operations Center Acting Official in Charge Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Area of Responsibility

AOSSP AOV AP

AP&CP APA

APB APC APCO

APE APEC APERMANS APG APHA APHIS APHL API APIS

APL APLCN APLCT APLNC APMB

APO APOD APOE APP

APPN APPT APR

APRSAC

APSO APSP APSRS APSS APT APTA APTS

APWA AQI AR

ARA

ARAA ARAC ARB

4

Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program

Agency Owned Vehicle 1) Aerial Port 2) Alternate Power 3) Arrival Point 4) Assembly Point 5) Associated Press Arson Prevention and Control Plan 1) American Planning Association 2) Administrative Procedure Act Acquisition Program Baseline

Agency Program Coordinator Association of Public Safety Communications [Worldwide] Area of Potential Effect Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Automated Personnel Management System Aberdeen Proving Ground American Public Health Association Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Association of Public Health Laboratories Application Programming Interface 1) Administrative and Program Information System 2) Advance Passenger Information System Annex Planning Leaders Application Applicant Appliance Acquisition and Program Management Branch (US-VISIT) Accountable Property Officer Aerial Port of Debarkation Aerial Port of Embarkation 1) Apparatus 2) Applicant 3) Application 4) Application Portability Profile Appropriation

Appointment 1) Agency Procurement Review 2) Air-Purifying Respirator Academe and Policy Research Advisory Committee Asylum Pre-Screening Officer Automated Passenger Screening Profile Aerial Photography Summary Record System Automated Personnel Security System Administrative Payment Team American Public Transportation Associations 1) Airport, Port, and Terminal Security 2) Association of Public Television Stations American Public Works Association Agricultural Quarantine Inspections 1) Acknowledge Receipt 2) Aerial Reconnaissance 3) Army Regulation 1) Aircraft Rental Agreement 2) Analog Radio Adapter Advanced Radiological Accident Assessment Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability Air Reserve Base

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