Section 5: Acronyms
Acronym |
Definition |
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AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADAAG |
Americans with Disabilities Act - Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities |
AFA |
Advance Funding Agreement |
AIA |
American Institute of Architects |
BRG |
Texas Department of Transportation - Bridge Division |
CAA |
Clean Air Act |
CCR |
Central Contractor Registration |
CDA |
Comprehensive Development Agreement |
CE |
Categorical Exclusion |
CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act |
CIA |
Community Impact Analysis |
CIV |
Texas Department of Transportation's Civil Rights Division |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality |
CMMA |
Comprehensive Maintenance Management Agreement |
CSD |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Contract Services Division |
CSJ |
Control-section-job |
CST |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Construction Division |
CUF |
Commercially Useful Function |
DBE |
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
DES |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Design Division |
DOL |
U.S. Department of Labor |
DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
DSR |
Design Summary Report |
DUNS |
Data Universal Numbering System |
EA |
Environmental Assessment |
EDC |
Economically Disadvantaged County |
EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
EJ |
Environmental Justice |
ENV |
Texas Department of Transportation - Environmental Affairs Division |
EPIC |
Environmental Permits, Issues and Commitments |
ESBD |
Electronic State Business Daily |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FC |
Functional Classification |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Administration |
FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
FIN |
Texas Department of Transportation - Finance Division |
FM |
Farm to Market (road) |
FPAA |
Federal Project Authorization and Agreement |
FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
FUP |
Federal Utility Procedure |
GSA |
General Services Administration |
HBRRP |
Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (federal) |
HOV |
High Occupancy Vehicle |
HOT |
High Occupancy Toll |
HRRR |
High Risk Rural Road Program |
HSIP |
Highway Safety Improvement Program |
HUB |
Historically Underutilized Business |
IAJ |
Interstate Access Justification Report |
ITS |
Intelligent Transportation System (Traffic Operations) |
LD |
Liquidated Damages |
LG |
Local Government |
LGP |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Local Government Projects Section |
LGPM |
Local Government Project Management Guide |
LGPP |
Local Government Projects Policy Manual |
LOA |
Letter of Authority (state) |
LOS |
Level of Service |
LOSA |
Local On System Agreement |
LRFD |
Load and Resistance Factor Design |
LUP |
Local Utility Procedure |
MNT |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Maintenance Division |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
MTP |
Metropolitan Transportation Plan |
MUTCD |
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (national) |
NAGPRA |
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
NHS |
National Highway System |
NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NTP |
Notice to Proceed |
OFCCP |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget (federal) |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (federal) |
PE |
Professional Engineer |
PEPS |
Texas Department of Transportation - Professional Engineering Procurement Services Division |
PS&E |
Plans Specifications and Estimates |
QAP |
Quality Assurance Program |
RAS |
Registered Accessibility Specialist |
RFP |
Request for Proposals (design-build) |
RFQ |
Request for Qualifications (design-bid-build and design-build) |
RMA |
Regional Mobility Authority |
ROW |
Right of Way and Texas Department of Transportation’s - Right of Way Division |
RPIC |
Responsible Person in Charge |
RPO |
Rural Planning Organization |
RTA |
Regional Tollway Authority |
RTP |
Regional Transportation Plan |
RXR |
Railroad Crossing pavement markings |
SBE |
Small Business Enterprise |
SHS |
State Highway System |
SLOA |
State Letter of Authority |
SOC |
Statement of Costs |
SRTS/SRS |
Safe Routes to School |
STIP |
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program |
STP |
Surface Transportation Program |
SUP |
State Utility Procedure |
SW3P |
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan |
TAC |
Texas Administrative Code |
TAS |
Texas Accessibility Standards |
TCEQ |
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
TCP |
Traffic Control Plan |
TDLR |
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation |
THC |
Texas Historical Commission |
TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
TMUTCD |
Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
TPD |
Texas Department of Transportation's Transportation Programs Division |
TPDES |
Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
TPP |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Planning and Programming Division |
TPWD |
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
TRF |
Texas Department of Transportation’s - Traffic Operations Division |
TUCP |
Texas Unified Certification Program (relates to DBE) |
TxDOT |
Texas Department of Transportation |
UGMS |
Uniform Grant Management Standards |
USACE |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
USDOL |
U.S. Department of Labor |
USDOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
USIBWC |
U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission |
UTP |
Texas Department of Transportation - Unified Transportation Plan |
VE |
Value Engineering |