Terminology and Abbreviations

Acronym	Term	Definition	Sources and Links
	Administrative Record	The documents that form the basis for the selection of a response action at a FUDS site, and act as a vehicle for public participation in selecting a response action.	Guidelines: CERCLA and 40 CFR �300, Subpart I; and Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Directive 9833-3A-1, Final Guidance on Administrative Records for Selecting CERCLA Response Actions (December 3, 1990).
ASR	Archives Search Report	Includes a historical records search, interviews with knowledgeable personnel, and interpretation of aerial photos and old maps to gain a better understanding of the types and amounts of UXO hazards potentially present.
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act	Commonly known as Superfund, this legislation was enacted by Congress on December 11, 1980. This law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad Federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment.	CERCLA Overview
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations	The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation.	Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
	Completion	Consistent with CERCLA, DERP, and applicable Executive Orders and regulations, environmental response activities under the Installation Restoration or Military Munitions Response program categories shall be considered "response complete" when all the response objectives identified in an appropriately signed ROD or other formal decision document have been achieved and documented.
CSM	Conceptual Site Model	A basic description of how contaminants enter a system/site, how they are transported within the system/site, and where routes of exposure may occur. Provides an essential framework for assessing risks from contaminants and developing remedial strategies.
	Data Quality Objectives	A set of statements indicating why data are needed, what the data must represent, how the data will be used, and how much uncertainty is tolerable.
	Decision Document	A document that states the objectives of the selected response action and documents all applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements (ARARs) that apply to the action at the time of signature. Serves, in part, as certification that the response action was selected in accordance with the requirements of CERCLA and the NCP, and met requirements to provide the public opportunity for comment.
DERP	Defense Environmental Restoration Program	The DoD program addressing environmental restoration activities at its active installations, base realignment and closure (BRAC) installations, and formerly used defense sites (FUDS).	Department of Defence Environmental Management Office Management Guidance for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program: Background
DoD	Department of Defense
EE/CA	Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis	An official document that evaluates feasible and cost-effective alternatives for proposed removal actions, and recommends a specific removal action.
EOD	Explosives Ordnance Disposal
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
ESS	Explosives Safety Submission	A description of proposed activities and related safety procedures; submitted and approved per DoD and Component guidance before a response involving military munitions (i.e., UXO or WMM) is implemented.
FUDS	Formerly Used Defense Site	Properties that were formerly owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense.	Environmental Community of Practice FUDS
GPO	Geophysical Prove-Out	A field procedure to verify that methods and equipment proposed for use on a project are capable of achieving the required results.
HTRW	Hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste	Items that may present a threat to human health and the environment through repeated and accumulated exposures to certain contaminants above acceptable exposure limits.
IC	Institutional Controls	Actions, such as land use controls, that help minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by ensuring appropriate land or resource use.	Institutional Controls (ICs)
INPR	Inventory Project Report	A preliminary assessment of eligibility for inclusion of a site in the FUDS program.	Chapter 6: Preliminary Assessment of Eligibility (PDF Document)
LTM	Long-Term Management	Environmental monitoring, review of site conditions, and/or maintenance of a remedial action to ensure continued protection as designed once a site achieves Response Complete. Examples of LTM include fence monitoring and repair, five-year review execution, and land use control enforcement actions.
LUC	Land use controls	Any type of physical, legal, or administrative mechanism that restricts the use of, or limits access to, real property to prevent or reduce risks to human health, safety, and the environment. The objective of LUCs is to ensure that future land use remains compatible with the land use that was the basis for the evaluation, selection, and implementation of the response action.
MC	Munitions constitiuents	Any materials originating from unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, or other military munitions, including explosive and nonexplosive materials, and emission, degradation, or breakdown elements of such ordnance or munitions.	(10 U.S.C. 2710(e)(4))EP 385-1-95a
MEC	Munitions and Explosives of Concern	This term, which distinguishes specific categories of military munitions that may pose unique explosives safety risks, means: a. Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), as defined in 10 U.S.C. 2710(e)(9); b. Discarded Military Munitions (DMM), as defined in 10 U.S.C. 2710(e)(2); or c. Munitions Constituents (e.g., TNT, RDX) present in high enough concentrations to pose an explosive hazard.	Note: This term often is used interchangeably with the term Ordnance and Explosives (OE), though the former is currently preferred by USACE.EP 385-1-95a
MM	Military Munitions	All ammunition products and components produced for or used by the armed forces for national defense and security, including ammunition products or components under the control of the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, the Department of Energy, and the National Guard.	EP 385-1-95a (PDF document)
MMRP	Military Munitions Response Program	DoD program established in 2001 to address UXO, discarded munitions, and munitions constituents used or released in support of military readiness.
NCP	National (Oil andHazardous Substances Pollution) Contingency Plan	Provides the organizational structure and procedures for preparing for and responding to discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants. TheNCP is applicable to response actionstaken pursuant to the authorities under CERCLA and section 311 of the Clean Water Act, as amended.	Subchapter J - Superfund, Emergency Planning, and Community Right-To-Know Programs (PDF document)
NDAI	No DoD Action Indicated
OE	Ordnance and Explosives	Ammunition, ammunition components, or explosives that have been abandoned, expelled from demolition pits, lost, discarded, buried, or fired.	This term often is used interchangeably with the term Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC).
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PA	Preliminary Assessment	Involves recognizing the existence of the site, determining whether hazards are present, and identifying whether further action is required.
RAC	Risk Assessment Code	A numeric code used to summarize the OEW risk assessment procedures for FUDS.
RCRA	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	Federal legislation designed to RCRA's goals are to: provide protection from the hazards of waste disposal; conserve energy and natural resources by recycling and recovery; reduce or eliminate waste, and clean up waste which may have spilled, leaked, or been improperly disposed.	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
	Removal Action	Cleanup or removal of MEC from the environment, to include the disposal of removed materiel. The term includes, in addition, without being limited to, security fencing or other measures to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare or to the environment.	ER 1110-1-8153 (PDF document)
RI/FS	Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study	The RI serves as the mechanism for collecting data to characterize site conditions; determine the nature of the waste; assess risk to human health and the environment; and conduct testing to evaluate the potential performance and cost of the remedial alternatives that are being considered. The FS is the mechanism for the development, screening, and detailed evaluation of alternative remedial actions.	Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
RSM	Rancho Santa Margarita
SARA	Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986	This legislation amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) on October 17, 1986, and made several important changes and additions to the program.	SARA Overview
	Stakeholders	Government agencies, regulators, property owners, Native American tribal nations, public interest groups, user groups, and other community interests with a direct interest in the implementation and outcome of activities directed at closure of a site.
TCRA	Time Critical Removal Action	An action such as surface clearance, fencing or other measures to deny access, restrictive signs to warn of the hazards, or a combination of the foregoing, initiated to limit or eliminate exposures where immediate or acute threats to human health and the environment are identified under circumstances that call for a response within a few months.
UFGS	Unified Facilities Guide Specifications	A set of specification documents developed collaboratively by Headquarters USACE, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA).	Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC): Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) Format Standard
USACE	United States Army Corps of Engineers
UXO	Unexploded Ordnance	Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Military munitions that: a. Have been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for action; b. Have been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material; and c. Remain unexploded either by malfunction, design, or any other cause. (10 U.S.C. 101(e)(5))