Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

Glossary of Acronyms

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Glossary of Acronyms

AB 2588 Assembly Bill 2588, The Air Toxic "Hot Spots" Information and Assessment Act of 1987
AEI Annual Emission Inventory
APCD Air Pollution Control District
APCO Air Pollution Control Officer
API American Petroleum Institute
AQAP Air Quality Attainment Plan
ARB California Air Resources Board
ATCM Air Toxic Control Measure
ATV All Terrain Vehicle
AVR Average Vehicle Ridership

BACT Best Available Control Technology
BAMM Best Available Mitigation Measures
BAR Bureau of Automotive Repair
BARCT Best Available Retrofit Control Technology
BBLS Barrels
BOPD Barrels of Oil Per Day
BTU British Thermal Unit

CAC Community Advisory Council
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
CAP Clean Air Plan
CAPCOA California Air Pollution Control Officers Association
CARB California Air Resources Board
CCAA California Clean Air Act of 1988
CCC California Coastal Commission
CEC California Energy Commission
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CES Category of Emission Source
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
CMP Congestion Management Program
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO2 Carbon Dioxide

District Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
DMV Department of Motor Vehicles
DOG Department of Oil and Gas (California)
DPR Department of Pesticide Regulation

EDS Statewide Emission Data System
EIR Environmental Impact Report>
EKMA Empirical Kinetic Modeling Approach
EPA Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
ERC Emissions Reduction Credit
ERF Environmental Research Foundation
EtO Ethylene Oxide

FCAA Federal Clean Air Act
FCAAA Federal Clean Air Act Amendments
FFV Flexible Fuel Vehicle
FIP Federal Implementation Plan
FMVCP Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program
FROG Fraction Reactive Organic Gases
FPM10 Fraction Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns in Diameter
FTIP Federal Transportation Improvement Program
FTP Federal Emissions Test Procedure

GVR Gasoline Vapor Recovery

H&SC Health & Safety Code
HAP Hazardous Air Pollutant
H2S Hydrogen Sulfide
HC Hydrocarbons
HDT Heavy Duty Truck
HDV Heavy Duty Vehicle
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
hp Horsepower

IC Internal Combustion
IMPROVE Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments Program
I&M Inspection and Maintenance
IPM Integrated Pest Management
IRTA Institute for Research & Technical Assistance
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
ISR Indirect Source Review
ITG Innovative Technology Group

LAER Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
LDT Light Duty Truck
LDV Light Duty Vehicle
LEV Low Emission Vehicle
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas

M Thousand
MM Million
M85 85 percent Methanol/15 percent Gasoline Fuel
MDT Medium Duty Truck
MDV Medium Duty Vehicle
MMBTU Million British Thermal Units
MMSCFD Million Standard Cubic Feet Per Day
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSCF Thousand Standard Cubic Feet
MTBE Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether
MVFF Motor Vehicle Fueling Facility (Gas Station)
MVRF Motor Vehicle Refurbishing Facility (Auto Body Repair Shop)
MVIP  Motor Vehicle Inspection Program

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NEPA National Environmental Protection Act
NESHAPS National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NGL Natural Gas Liquids
NMHC Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
NO Nitric Oxide
NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide
NOX Oxides of Nitrogen
NOV Notice of Violation
NSPS New Source Performance Standards
NSR New Source Review

O3 Ozone
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OVA Organic Vapor Analyzer

P&D Planning and Development Department (Santa Barbara County)
PAM Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station
PAN Peroxyacyl Nitrate
Pb Lead
PEI Planning Emission Inventory
PM Particulate Matter
PM10 Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns in Diameter
ppb Parts Per Billion
pphm Parts Per Hundred Million
ppm Parts Per Million
PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration
psi Pounds Per Square Inch
PSI Pollution Standards Index
psia Pounds Per Square Inch Absolute Pressure
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
PVRV Pressure Vacuum Relief Valves

RACT Reasonably Available Control Technology
RHC Reactive Hydrocarbons - same as ROG
RMD Resource Management Department (Santa Barbara County) now called the Planning and Development Department
ROC Reactive Organic Compounds - same as ROG
ROG Reactive Organic Gases - same as ROC
ROP Rate-of-Progress Plan
RTP Regional Transportation Plan
RVP Reid Vapor Pressure

SARA Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
SBCAPCD Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
SBCAG Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
SBMTD Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transportation District
SCC Source Classification Code
SCCAB South Central Coast Air Basin
SCCCAMP South Central Coast Cooperative Aerometric Monitoring Program
scf Standard Cubic Feet
SCOS Southern California Ozone Study
SCR Selective Catalytic Reduction
SIC Standard Industrial Classification Code
SIP State Implementation Plan
SLAMS State and Local Air Monitoring Stations
SO2 Sulfur Dioxide
SO4 Sulfates
SOX Oxides of Sulfur
SOV  Single-Occupant Vehicle
SUV Sport Utility Vehicle

TAC Toxic Air Contaminant
TCM Transportation Control Measure
TDM Transportation Demand Management
THC Total Hydrocarbons
TLEV Transitional Low Emission Vehicle
TMP Transportation Management Plan
TOC Total Organic Compounds
TOG Total Organic Gases
TPD Tons Per Day
TPY Tons Per Year
TSM Transportation Systems Management
TSP Total Suspended Particulates

UAM Urban Airshed Model
ug Microgram
ug/m3 Micrograms Per Cubic Meter
ULEV Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
VRS Vapor Recovery System

ZEV Zero Emission Vehicle