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MMS Acronyms and Abbreviations 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
AAAPL American Association of Petroleum Landmen AAPG American Association of Petroleum Geologists AASG Association of American State Geologists ABC Activity Based Costing ABS American Bureau of Shipping ac acre ACOE Army Corps of Engineers AGA American Gas Association AGI American Geological Institute AGU American Geophysical Union AID Agency for International Development AKR Alaska Region ANCSA Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ANILCA Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ANSI American National Standards Institute ANWR Arctic National Wildlife Refuge AMCR Alternative Management Control Review APD Application for Permit to Drill API American Petroleum Institute ARNI Aquatic Resource of National Importance ARPA Archaeological Resources Protection Act ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASLM Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASPE American Society of Petroleum Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATL Atlantic atm atmosphere AUV Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
BBAH Booz-Allen Hamilton BACT best available control technology BAST best available and safest technology Bbbl billion barrels bbl barrels BBOE billion barrels of oil equivalent Bcf billion cubic feet BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs BLM Bureau of Land Management (DOI) BO Biological Opinion BOE barrels of oil equivalent BOP blowout preventer bopd barrels of oil per day BOR Bureau of Reclamation BRD Biological Resources Division (USGS) Btu British thermal unit BWASP Bowhead Whale Aerial Survey Program
CCAA Clean Air Act CAD Critical Action Date CARA Conservation and Reinvestment Act CCA Central California Planning Area CD Consistency Determination CER Categorical Exclusion Review CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Compensation and Liability Act CEQ Council on Environmental QualityCFR Code of Federal Regulations CGOM Central Gulf of Mexico CIDS Concrete Island Drilling System CIMO Council of Information Management Officials CIO Chief Information Officer CMC Center for Marine ConservationCMI Coastal Management InstituteCNG Compressed Natural GasCOF Covered Offshore Facility COFR Certificate of Financial Responsibility COOGER California Offshore Oil and Gas Energy Resources StudyCOOL Coordination of Operations on Offshore Leases COST Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test COTR Contract Officer’s Technical Representative COTS Commercial off-the-shelf CWA Clean Water Act CVA Certified Verification Agent CZM Coastal Zone Management CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act
DDAD Deputy Associate DirectorDEIS draft Environmental Impact Statement DDCV Deep Draft Caisson VesselDHS Department of Homeland Security DM (I) District Manager DM (II) Departmental (DOI) Manual DOC Department of Commerce DOE Department of Energy DOI Department of the Interior DOCD Development Operations Coordination Document DOS Department of State DOT Department of Transportation DPP Development and Production Plan DS District Supervisor DWOP Deep Water Operations Plan DPA Deep Water Ports Act DWRC Departmental Web Resources Council DWRR Deep Water Royalty Relief DWRRA Deep Water Royalty Relief Act DWPA Deep Water Port Act
EA Environmental Assessment EAGLS Electronic Account Government Ledger System EC Executive Council EDF Environmental Defense Fund EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EFH Essential Fish Habitat EFT Electronic Funds Transfer EGOM Eastern Gulf of Mexico E-GOV Electronic GovernmentEIA Energy Information Administration (DOE) EIS Environmental Impact Statement EJ Environmental Justice EO Executive Order EOR (I) End-of-Operations Report EOR (II) Enhanced Oil Recovery EP Exploration Plan EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESA Endangered Species Act ESPIS Environmental Studies Program Information System
FAD Fish Attraction Device FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board FACA Federal Advisory Committee Act FAIR Federal Activities Inventory Reform FCF Fisherman's Contingency Fund FEED Front End Engineering Design FEIS final Environmental Impact Statement FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FGBNMS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary FMC Fishery Management Council FMP Fishery Management Plan FMV Fair Market Value FOIA Freedom of Information Act FONNSI Finding of No New Significant Impact FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact FOS Federal Offshore Statistics FOSI Finding of Significant Impact FPPS Federal Personnel Payroll System FPSO Floating Production Storage and Offloading FR Federal Register FRN Federal Register Notice FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act FWS Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) FY Fiscal Year
GCED Gulf Coast Environmental Defense G&G geological and geophysical GIS Geographical Information System GIT Geological Interpretive Tools GOM Gulf of Mexico GOMR Gulf of Mexico Region GPEA Government Paperwork Elimination Act GPRA Government Performance and Results Act GRI Gas Research Institute GSA Geological Society of America GVS Gas Verification System
ha hectare (2.471 acres) HSA Homeland Security Act HSE Health & Safety Executive (United Kingdom) HTML Hypertext Markup Language HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IIAA Interagency Agreement IADC International Association of Drilling Contractors IAGDC International Association of Geophysical Data Contractors IBLA Interior Board of Land Appeals IBR Incorporated by Reference IC (I) Information Collection IC (II) Incident Command ICARD International Committee on Regulatory Authority, Research, and Development IDEAS Interior Department Electronic Acquisition SystemIEA International Energy AdministrationIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic EngineersIFR Interim Final Rulemaking IG Inspector GeneralIMC Information Management CommitteeIMO International Maritime Organization INC Incident of Noncompliance IOGCC Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission IPAA Independent Petroleum Association of America IRF International Regulators Forum IRMRC Information Resources Management Review Council ISO International Organization for Standardization IT Information Technology ITM Information Transfer Meeting
J JIP Joint Industry Project
KM Knowledge Management
LLC Limited Liability Company LNG liquefied natural gas LOOP Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LOA Letter of Agreement LOS Law of the Sea LPG liquefied petroleum gas LVS Liquids Verification System LWCF Land and Water Conservation Fund
m meter MAFLA Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana MARAD Maritime Administration MARPOL The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MATL Mid-Atlantic Mcf thousand cubic feet Mcfgpd thousand cubic feet of gas per day MCR Management Control Review md Measured Depth MEC Management Executive Council MEFS Minimum Economic Field Size MER Maximum Efficient Rate MFCMA Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 MIB Main Interior Building MIT Management Initiatives Team MMA Marine Managed Area MMbbl million barrels MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act MMS Minerals Management Service MPA Marine Protected Area MPR Maximum Production Rate MPRSA Marine Protection Research and Sanctuary Act MRM Minerals Revenue Management (MMS) MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling UnitMONTCAR Monte Carlo (computer program for FMV) MORICE Mechanical Oil Recovery in Ice MOU Memorandum of UnderstandingMPRSA Marine Protection Resources and Sanctuaries Act MSFCMA Magnuson – Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (of 1996) MSV Minimum Suspension Volume MTSA Maritime Transportation Security Act MWCP Marine Wildlife Contingency Plans
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers NAICS North American Industry Classification System NARA National Archives and Records Administration NAS National Academy of Science NATL North Atlantic NCA Northern California NCP National Contingency Plan NEC National Economic Council NEED National Energy Education and Development NEP National Energy Plan NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFR Notice of Final Rulemaking NGA Natural Gas Act NGL natural gas liquid NGPA Natural Gas Policy Act NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NHPF National Historic Preservation Fund NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service (DOC) also NOAA-Fisheries nmi nautical mile NMS National Marine Sanctuary NOA Notice of Availability NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC) NOAA-F NOAA-Fisheries – also National Marine Fisheries Service (DOC) NOI Notice of Intent (to Prepare an EIS) NOIA National Ocean Industries Association NOPP National Ocean Partnership Program NORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive MaterialNOSAC National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (USCG) NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (Norway) NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination SystemNPR Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NPRA National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska NPC National Petroleum Council NPS National Park Service NPSL net profit share leases NPV Net Present Value NRC National Response Center NRA National Resource Assessment NRDA Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDC Natural Resources Defense CouncilNRHP National Register of Historic PlacesNSL National Studies ListNTL Notice to Lessees
OOCRM Office of Coastal Resource Management (NOAA, DOC) OCS Outer Continental Shelf OCSLA Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ODPCP Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan OECM Offshore Environmental Cost Model OGOR Oil and Gas Operations Report OIG Office of Inspector General OIR Offshore Incident Report OMB Office of Management and Budget OEMM Offshore Energy and Minerals Management (MMS) OOC Offshore Operators Committee OPA (I) Office of Policy AnalysisOPA (II) Oil Pollution ActOPD official protraction diagram OPM Office of Personnel Management OPS Office of Pipeline Safety (DOT) ORA Office of Regulatory Affairs OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization OSFR Oil Spill Financial Responsibility OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSIR Oil Spill Intelligence Report OSM Office of Surface Mining OSRA Oil Spill Risk Assessment OSRP Oil Spill Response Plan OSRO Oil Spill Removal Organization
PPAC Pacific PAME Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment PART Performance Assessment Rating Tool P&A plugged and abandoned PINC Potential Incident of Noncompliance PIRG Public Interest Research Group PLNG Pressurized Liquefied Natural Gas PMA President’s Management Agenda PMB Policy, Management, and Budget PNOS Proposed Notice of Sale POCS Pacific OCS POCSR Pacific OCS Region POE Plan of Exploration (same as EP) POSAR Physical Oceanography of the Slope and Rise POTUS President of the United States PR Proposed Rule PRA Paperwork Reduction Act PREP National Preparedness for Response Program PRESTO Probabilistic Resource Estimates Offshore PSG Policy Steering Group (MMS.gov)
QQI Qualified Individual QIA Quality of Information Act
RAA Regulatory Action Alert RD Regional Director RE Resource Evaluation RFP Request for Proposal RFII Request for Interest and Information RIK Royalty-in-Kind RM Regional Manager ROD Record of Decision ROTAC Regional Operations Technical Assessment Committee ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle ROW right of way RP Recommended Practice RR Royalty Relief RS (I) Regional Supervisor RS (II) Reoffering Sale RFSA Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration (DOT) RSV Royalty Suspension Volume RTR Rigs to Reefs RTWG Regional Technical Working Group RUE right of use and easement
SA Safety Alert SAFE Safety Award for Excellence SATL South Atlantic SBA Small Business Administration SBREFA Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act SCA Southern CaliforniaSDC Steel Drilling CaissonSEMP Safety and Environmental Management Plan SES Senior Executive Service SID Secretarial Issue Document S&G Sand and Gravel SLA Submerged Lands Act SOL Office of the Solicitor (DOI) SOO suspension of operations SOP suspension of production SOW Statement of Work sp. single species spp multiple species SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers SWSS Sperm Whale Seismic Study
TAR Technology Assessment and Research Tcf trillion cubic feet TIMS Technical Information Management System TLP Tension Leg Platform TPEC Technical Performance Evaluation Committee TVD true vertical depth TVDSS true vertical depth subsea
UC Unified Command UCRR undiscovered conventionally recoverable resources UERR undiscovered economically recoverable resourcesU.H. Undetermined hydrocarbon UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNEP United Nations Environmental Program URL Universal Resource Locator USC United States Code USCG United States Coast Guard USGS United States Geological Survey
VPOTUS Vice-President of the United States
WGOM Western Gulf of Mexico WWW World Wide Web
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