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A-weighted
scale (dBA) Noise intensity as measured with devices that have the
same sensitivity to sound frequencies as the human ear. Yosemite
National Park, Merced Wild and Scenic River Revised Comprehensive
Management Plan and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
Chapter VIII: Glossary http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning/mrp/html/14_rmrp_ch8.htm AA
Access Agreement AA
Accountable Area AA
Adjacent Area AA
Adverse Action AA
Alternative Agriculture AA Alternative Approach AA
Alternatives Analysis AA
Analysis Area AA
Approval Application AA
Acquisition Account AA
Assembly Appropriations (Congress) AA
Associated Area AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 AAA
American Arbitration Association Arbitration, Mediation and other
forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) http://www.adr.org
AAA
Architecture And Appearance AAA
Army Audit Agency http://www.hqda.army.mil/aaaweb/
AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.aaas.org
AAC
Arbitrary And Capricious AACC
American Association of Community Colleges http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
AACS
American Association of Christian Schools http://www.aacs.org
AACU
Association of American Colleges and Universities http://www.aacu.org
A
& E Activation and Evaluation A
& E Allocation and Engineering A
& E Appropriation and Expense A
& E Arts and Entertainment AAEA
American Agricultural Economics Association http://www.aaea.org
AAEE
American Academy of Environmental Engineers http://www.enviro-engrs.org/
AAES
American Association of Engineering Societies http://www.aaes.org
AAF
Americans for the Ancient Forests, 1850 M Street NW, Washington, DC
20036. 202-289-5900 (no website) AAFC
Agriculture and Agrifood Canada http://www.agf.ca
AAFCO
American Association of Feed Control Officials http://www.aafco.org
A
& H Access and Habitat; also Access and Habitat Program http://www.dfw.state.or/us/AH/
AAH
Adopt-A-Highway http://www.adoptahighway.com
AAHE
The American Association for Higher Education http://www.infolit.org/members/aahe.htm
AAHP
Americas Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Silos &
Smokestacks) http://www.silosandsmokestacks.org
AAI
The Agribusiness Accountability Initiative http://www.agribusinessaccountability.org
AALU
Association for Advanced Life Underwriting http://www.aalu.org
AAM
American Agriculture Movement http://www.aaminc.org
AAM Annual Arithmetic Mean (used in all Historical District reports) http://www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/cvves/cvsip_2.doc
(when prompted for a password, just click x to close and document
will continue loading) 19 pages AAMQM Annual Arithmetic Mean of Quarterly Means (specified for
determination of attainment of the federal standards) http://www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/cvves/cvsip_2.doc
(when prompted for a password, just click x to close and document
will continue loading) 19 pages AAOCD
The Arizona Association of Conservation Districts http://aaocd.org/
AAP
Administrative Agency Processes AAP
Administrative Appeal Process AAP
American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org
AAP
Agribusiness Accountability Project http://www.agribusinessaccountability.org
Co-sponsored
by the Center of Concern http://www.coc.org
and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference http://www.ncrlc.com
the Agribusiness Accountability Initiative is a growing international
network of academics, activists and food system experts who recognize
that corporate concentration and vertical integration among
transnational agro-food companies threaten the sustainability of the
most important industry on earth -- the global food system.
Control
over how our food is produced is in the hands of a handful of
multinational corporations. Corporations that own factory farms are
increasingly powerful, politically connected and globalized. They often
own or control the entire process -- from the raising of animals to
processing and distribution.
Source of quotes: http://www.factoryfarm.org/topics/agribusiness/
AAP
Association of American Publishers AAPE
An Alliance for People and the Environment (TNC) AAPF
Aquatic Animal Production Facility AAPG
The Association of Petroleum Geologists http://www.aapg.index.html AAPL
American Association of Professional Landmen AAQ
Ambient Air Quality AAQS
Ambient Air Quality Standards AAR
Annual Accomplishment Report AAR
Association of American Railroads AARCC
Alternative Agriculture Research and Commercialization Corporation AARP
American Association of Retired Persons AAS
Adopt-A-Stream AAS
Assessment of Academic Skills AASCU
American Association of State Colleges and Universities AASHTO
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officers AASPO
American Association of Small Property Owners http://www.aaspo.org
AAST
Assessment of Academic Skills Test AAU
Association of American Universities AAUW
American Association of University Women AAW
American Agri-Women AAY
Average Annual Yield (water) AB Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness AB
Aquatic biodiversity, watershed, including water issues. Source:
Spotlight on Conservation http://legacy.ca.gov/pub_docs/final_central_coast-DWR.pdf
Abandoned mineland reclamation The process of cleaning up environmental hazards associated with such abandoned minelands and returning the land to more productive uses. http://www.dep.state.pa.us/hosting/efp2/reports/NWRO/team35/Oil%20Creek%20report.pdf Abandoned
mine land watershed initiative activities (non-CERCLA sites) This
measure involves the inventory and reclamation of mines causing damage
to the environment or posing risks to public health and safety. The
program includes sites that clearly do not involve the Comprehensive,
Emergency Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Forest
Service http://www.fs.fed.us/pl/pdb/98report/11_glossary.html
Abandoned Mineral Lands
Includes the remains of any activity relating to the exploration or
development for any mineral resource including hard rock minerals,
mineral materials, industrial minerals, coal, oil shale, oil and gas,
geothermal energy or topsoil. Abandoned mineral lands include mining or
other extraction sites, mill and smelter sites, access roads, processing
facilities, and associated disturbed land. Abandoned Property Property that is found on premises owned or leased by the Government and subject to the filing of a claim thereof by the former owner(s) within three years from the vesting of title in the United States. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Abandoned
water right A water right that was not put to beneficial use for a
number of years, generally five to seven years. USGS http://water.nv.gov/Water%20Planning/dict-1/wwords-f.pdf
Abandonment
An action involving relinquishment of rights in real property, by an
owner, for the sole purpose of permanently terminating his ownership.
Land cannot be abandoned in favor of a specific party. The act of
abandonment must be voluntary and intentional. Cadastral Data
glossary http://www.fairview-industries.com/standardmodule/glossary.htm
Abandonment and destruction Part of Phase IV: Utilization and Disposal, abandonment and destruction occur when the property has reached the end of its useful life. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Abatement
The reduction or cancellation of an assessed tax. U.S. Treasury
OTS (Office of Thrift Supervision, in charge of banks, savings and loan
associations, etc.) http://www.ots.treas.gov/glossary/gloss-n.html Abatement
(water) The process of reducing pollutant levels in a water
resource, termed abatement, can be accomplished by modifying or
eliminating the production of the pollutant, and controlling the
transport of the pollutant to the resource. Both the implementation of
BMPs and remediation of non-point source problems are used in the
pollution abatement process. The remediation process for non-point
source water problems involves the analysis, design, evaluation and
implementation of measures, structural or non-structural, to address or
correct a water quality problem or concern, or reduce the impact of the
problem on the environment. Examples of remediation activities include:
evaluation and clean-up operations at a chemical-spill location;
removal, disposal and replacement of soil at a site where hazardous
wastes have contaminated the soil; treatment of leachate from a leaking
landfill; and reclamation of strip-mined areas. (UN) 2. A reduction in
the degree or amount of pollution. Great Lakes glossary Abatement of Nuisance Extinction or termination of a nuisance.
DRE (The California Department of Real Estate) Reference Book: Chapter
29, Glossary http://www.dre.ca.gov/pdf_docs/ref29.pdf The
Abby Dodge 223
U.S. 166 (1912) The
Court barred Federal regulation of the harvest of sponges in Florida's
territorial waters on the ground that the regulation of such harvest was
exclusively within the power of the State. This was the Supreme Court's first, only and last statement that the
state ownership doctrine actually precluded federal wildlife regulation.
The preeminence of this doctrine was short-lived, surviving less than a
decade. The Supreme Court held that states retained public trust
ownership of wildlife within their borders, thus precluding federal
regulation. http://policy.fws.gov/101fw2.html ABC
Acceptable biological catch ABC
American Bird Conservancy ABC
Anti-Bias Curriculum ABC
Area-based collaborations ABC
Aspin-Brown Commission ABC
Association of Boards of Certification ABC
soil A soil having an A, a B, and a C horizon. - USDA ABCPF
Association of B.C. Professional Foresters (Canada) ABEB
The Abandoned Buildings Enforcement Board (West Virginia) ABEL
EPAs computer model for analyzing a violators ability to pay a
civil penalty. ABEP American Bottom Ecosystem Partnership Aberrant
Atypical, departing from the normal type or structure. ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ABI
The Association for Biodiversity Information http://www.abi.org
When this URL connects/loads, it becomes: http://www.natureserve.org --
whose offices are located: 1101 Wilson Boulevard, 15th Floor, Arlington,
VA 22209. From its website, at the "Partners / Conservation
Organizations" button: "The
Nature Conservancy. NatureServe works in close
partnership with The Nature Conservancy http://www.nature.org
and continues the Conservancy's long tradition of science-based
conservation. NatureServe was jointly established by the Conservancy and
the network of natural heritage programs and conservation data centers
in 1999, with the majority of NatureServe's staff transferring from the
Conservancy's Conservation Science program. Although new as an
organization, NatureServe's expertise, databases, standards, and tools
thus incorporate more than a quarter-century of experience with the
natural heritage methodology developed under the auspices of the
Conservancy. One of the first products of the collaboration between
NatureServe and the Conservancy was the book-length study, Precious
Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States [was]
published in 2000. NatureServe and the Conservancy are currently working
together on a number of projects, including the development of an
ecological systems classification, systems for managing biodiversity
information, and ecoregional planning. The Conservancy also provides
substantial ongoing logistical and financial support. The
H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment. A
new report issued by the Heinz Center in September 2002 -- The State of
the Nation's Ecosystems: Measuring the Lands, Waters, and Living
Resources of the United States -- introduces a set of environmental
indicators designed to take the pulse of America's lands and waters.
NatureServe scientists worked with the Heinz Center staff to develop a
set of scientifically credible indicators on the condition of native
plant and animal species. Relying on NatureServe conservation status
data, these indicators include a core national-level species-at-risk
indicator, as well as ecosystem-specific indicators for forests,
grasslands and shrublands, and freshwater. See http://www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems/index.htm."
http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/conserorgan.jsp
Abiotic
The nonliving
physical and chemical aspects of an organisms environment. Abiotic
refers to such factors as light, temperature, and topography. (DOI/NPS)
Long-Term Monitoring Plan National Capital Region Network, September
30, 2005. Submitted by: Inventory and Monitoring Program, National
Capital Region Network, Center for Urban Ecology, 4598 MacArthur
Boulevard NW, Washington, D.C. 20007. http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/plans/NCRN_MonitoringPlan.pdf
(Pages G-1 through G-8 - Glossary or pages 150 through 156 of 156
pages) 2. Non-living. Climate is an abiotic
component of ecosystems. 3. Non-living, not associated with life.
Although the term does refer to non-living, it may still be associated
with life. http://www.fs.fed.us/ngp/draft/plan/pdf_plan_draft/Dakota_Prairie_Plan/Appendices/appendix_g.pdf ABK
Anything But Knowledge Ablation
Removal of a part by melting or vaporization. USDA glossary ABMS
American Bureau of Metal Statistics ABN The American Broadcasting Network ABO
Agreed Board Order Aboveground release Any release to the surface of the land or
to surface water. This includes, but is not limited to, releases from
the aboveground portion of an UST system and aboveground releases
associated with overfills and transfer operation as the regulated
substance moves to or from an UST system. RCRA/40CFR280.12 ABS
Areas of Biodiversity Significance Absolute
advantage An advantage that a country has in producing certain goods
or services relative to all or many other countries due to specific
factors of production at its disposal- such as rich farmland and a
favorable climate for agricultural production or a highly educated labor
force for high-tech manufacturing. A country's absolute advantage means
that it can produce certain goods or services at a lower cost than would
be possible for other countries. Thus it is clearly beneficial for this
country to specialize in producing and exporting these goods and
services. But even countries that do not have any absolute advantages
can benefit from international trade; see comparative advantage.
World Bank Glossary Absorption
The uptake of water
or dissolved chemicals by a cell or an organism (as tree roots absorb
dissolved nutrients in the soil). http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/pubs/gloss2.html
2. Photosynthetic interception of light. 3.
Capacity of environmental media to dispose of wastes and residuals. (2
and 3: UN) Absorption
factor The fraction of a chemical making contact with an organism
that is absorbed by the organism. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/pubs/gloss2.html Abstract of Bids The official document upon which all bids are recorded, including "no bids" and "non-responsive" bids. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Abstract
of Title A statement
usually prepared by an attorney that traces the history of ownership of
real property to determine the status of its present title, and includes
all items of record that might impair the title, such a liens, charges
or encumbrances. U.S. Treasury OTS (Office of Thrift Supervision, in
charge of banks, savings and loan associations, etc.) http://www.ots.treas.gov/glossary/gloss-n.html
2. A compilation of abstracts of deeds and
other pertinent data that affect the title to a piece of real property,
all bound together in chronological order. It is a form of title
evidence made for the purpose of title examination. Cadastral Data
glossary http://www.fairview-industries.com/standardmodule/glossary.htm Abutment
The
sides of the valley against which the dam bears, further classified as
right abutment and left abutment when viewing downstream. U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation Glossary http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/navajo/pdfs/deis_glossary.pdf
2. That part of the valley wall against which
the dam is constructed. The part of a dam that contacts the riverbank. A
structure that supports the ends of a dam or bridge. An artificial
abutment is sometimes constructed, as a concrete gravity section, to
take the thrust of an arch dam where there is no suitable natural
abutment. Action or place of abutting; the part of a structure that is
the terminal point or receives thrust or pressure. Defined in terms of
left and right as looking away from the reservoir, looking downstream
(i.e. left abutment, right abutment). Abyssal
Pertaining to zones of great depth in the oceans or lakes into which
light does not penetrate; occasionally restricted to depths below 2,000
meters but more usually used for depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters. http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zy198.htm AC
Abatement Competitors AC
Abatement and Control AC
Activity Center (for ESA habitat) AC
The Ad Council AC
Adirondack Council AC
Adit Closing AC
Adjusted Compensation AC
Administrative Compliance AC
Agriculture Canada AC
Agricultural Coordinator AC
Agriculture Communications AC
Agro Chemicals AC
Alley Cropping AC
Anorthosite Complex AC
Anti-Corporatism AC
Arbitrary and Capricious AC Archaeological compliance AC Area conservationalist AC
Articles of Confederation AC
Asset Consumption AC
Athletic Complex AC
Atlanta Compromise AC Auriferous Channel ACA
Alabama Coal Association ACA
Alaska Coal Association ACA
Alta California Alliance ACA
American Chain Association ACA
American Conservation Association ACA American Crystallographic Association ACA
Appalachian Corridor Appalachien Our long-term vision is to
restore an ecological balance to the greater Northern Appalachians,
which includes: New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine and the
Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. We
believe that by working together with a broad spectrum of individuals
and groups from across the region, we can protect the land, air, water,
plants, and animals of this magnificent region for generations to come. What's the Problem? Despite
its predominantly wooded condition, the forests and fields of the
greater northern Appalachian region suffer from a wide range of
ecological problems. The forests we see today are far younger and less
diverse than those that used to dominate the landscape, and the pockets
of natural habitat that remain are too small, too isolated and represent
too few types of ecosystems to maintain native biodiversity at all
levels. In Vermont, for example, a state recognized for its natural
beauty, five mammals and eleven birds are listed as threatened or
endangered. In Maine, at least thirty-two native species no longer exist
in the state with several keystone species, most notably large
carnivores, considered extinct. Compounding the problem is the
increasingly rapid turnover in ownership of massive tracts of forestland
brought on by changes in the global forest products industry. In many
cases, quick action by conservationists has resulted in the long-term
protection of thousand of acres of land. At the same time, however,
these transactions have not always protected the most ecologically
important lands because no overarching, science-based strategy exists to
inform the conservation community on what lands area most in need of
protection. Wildlands
Project Steps In: Recognizing
both the need and opportunity to move large-scale, transboundary
conservation planning forward, the Wildlands
Project is currently developing a large-
scale conservation plan a Wildlands Network Design -- for the
Adirondacks, Northern New England and ecologically linked portions of
eastern Canada. Our science-based proposal focuses on the ecological
needs of several important species including wolf, lynx, and marten. By
focusing in on these particular species, we also guarantee that most
other flora and fauna in the region will have the room they need to
survive and thrive. We are also studying critical natural communities to
ensure that the widest possible range of ecosystem types are protected,
as well as the unique characteristics that make an area particularly
important, such as forested wetlands, steep slopes, and floodplains. Networks of People Protecting
Networks of Land: In
addition to our scientific work, we are actively working on the ground
to educate and inspire a broad-based coalition of wildlands supporters
and advocates from both sides of the border. These supporters include
researchers at several universities and colleges, including Middlebury
College, Dalhousie University, and the University of New Brunswick,
conservation groups like the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society,
Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada, The Nature Conservancy, land
trusts, and several government agencies and donor organizations. The
Wildlands Project also works closely with key networks of conservation
groups: Two Countries One Forest (2C1F), the Northern Forest Alliance (NFA)
and the Coalition to Restore the Eastern Wolf (CREW). Links: Appalachian Corridor Appalachien http://www.apcor.ca;
Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks http://www.protectadks.org;
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society-New Brunswick Chapter http://http://www.cpaws.org/grassroots-chapters/nb.html;
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society-Nova Scotia Chapter http://www.cpaws.org/grassroots-chapters/ns.html;
Forest Watch http://www.forestwatch.org;
Northeast Wilderness Trust http://www.newildernesstrust.org;
Northern Forest Alliance http://www.northernforestalliance.org;
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada http://www.wcs.org/sw-around_the_globe/northamerica/WCSCanada;
Vermont Wilderness Association http://www.vermontwilderness.org
Source: http://www.twp.org/cms/page1115.cfm
and http://www.apcor.ca/engl/start.htm
ACAA
American Coal Ash Association ACC
Ad Council Campaigns ACC
American Copper Council ACC
Architectural Control Committee http://www.nps.gov/wrst/Compliance/mccarthywestsideEA1.pdf
(NPS) ACC
Artificial Cloud Cover ACC
AssociationCentral.com ACC Automatic Control Council ACCA
American Cave Conservation Association ACCC
Ad Council Campaign Criteria Accelerated Erosion
Soil loss that is more severe than natural levels and that results
directly from human activities. Because soil is not produced as
quickly as it is eroded, accelerated erosion can lead to a permanent
reduction in plant productivity. Acceptable
biological catch (ABC) The allowable catch for a species or species
group, based on its estimated abundance. The ABC is used to set the
upper limit of the annual total allowable catch and is calculated by
applying the estimated or proxy harvest rate that produces maximum
sustainable yield to the estimated exploitable stock biomass.
Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis for A Program to Monitor Time-Area Closures in the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery, NOAA Northwest Region, Seattle, WA, June 2003 http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/1sustfsh/groundfish/vms/vms_ea_final.pdf Acceptable Management Practices Those farming techniques
recommended by the State Agriculture Development Committee and includes
but not limited to practices for the following purposes: 1) the
production of agricultural and horticultural crops, trees and forest
products, livestock, and poultry and other commodities as described in
the Standard Industrial Classification for agriculture, forestry,
fishing and trapping; 2) the processing and packaging of the
agricultural output of the farm; 3) the wholesale and retail marketing
of the agricultural output of the farm and related products that
contribute to farm income; 4) the replenishment of soil nutrients; 5)
the control of pests, predators and diseases of plants and animals; 6)
the clearing of woodlands, the installation and maintenance of
vegetative and terrain alterations and other physical facilities for
water and soil conservation and surface water control in wetlands areas;
and 7) the on-site disposal of organic agricultural wastes. Acceptable
Management System (AMS) A combination of conservation practices and
management that meets resource quality criteria established in the FOTG
by the State Conservationist that is feasible within the social,
cultural, or economic constraints identified for the resource
conditions. It is expected that some degradation may continue to occur
for the resource after the AMS is applied (Part 506, Glossary, SCS
General Manual). The EPAs Management Measures for
Agricultural Sources Glossary http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/MMGI/Chapter2/ch2-3.html
Acceptance A formal certification that the goods or services have been received and that they conform to the terms of the contract. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Acceptance and Approval
The instruments of "acceptance" or "approval" of a
treaty have the same legal effect as ratification and consequently
express the consent of a state to be bound by a treaty. In the practice
of certain states acceptance and approval have been used instead of
ratification when, at a national level, constitutional law does not
require the treaty to be ratified by the head of state. [Arts.2 (1) (b)
and 14 (2), Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969] (UN) Access A means of approach or admission. http://inetdocs.loudoun.gov/b&d/docs/1972ordinance_/article10defini/article10defini.doc
2. The right of an owner to go from and return
to his land. Cadastral Data glossary http://www.fairview-industries.com/standardmodule/glossary.htm
3. The opportunity to approach, enter and make use of public or
private land. http://www.fs.fed.us/ngp/draft/plan/pdf_plan_draft/Dakota_Prairie_Plan/Appendices/appendix_g.pdf Access Agreement (AA) One of the documents necessary to implement a Restoration Project. (DOI/USFWS) Page 12: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ChevronCD.pdf 2. Access Agreement/Order - The EPA is given authority in CERCLA to obtain access to property that is contaminated or threatened with contamination for implementing response actions. The access agreement should describe the activities that will occur and the planned restoration of the property, if any, upon completion. Access agreements are valid only for the current landowner whose signature is on the agreement and do not transfer to future property owners. Access agreements containing residential information, which is considered confidential under the Privacy Code, are coded to this keyword code. However, if a "releasable" access agreement is generated during the Site Assessment (SA) phase, the agreement should be filed in the SA phase [10.17]. If a "releasable" access agreement is generated during the Emergency Response (EM) phase, the agreement should be filed in the EM phase [13.29]. If a "releasable" access agreement is generated during the Remedial phases, it is filed in the Enforcement, Legal Documents (NL) phase [30.04]. http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6sf/filestru/pc.htm 3. (a) Generally construed to mean a Reciprocal ROWs agreemen. It is an exchange of grants between the United States and a Permittee that provides for each party using the others roads or constructing roads over the others lands; (b) the rights granted to the United States through the purchase of a ROWs easement. (DOI/BLM) http://www5.or.blm.gov/burns/Planning/AndrewsSteensRMP/ProposedRMP/Appendices/14. Appendix%20M%20PRMP.pdf 4. Term-limited public use and access agreements / easement[s] would temporarily fulfill the goal of compensating the public. However, it will be difficult to compensate the public once access privileges have been terminated. http://southdakotafieldoffice.fws.gov/CONCEPTUAL%20NATURAL%20RESOURCE%20 RESTORATION%209-15-2004%20backup.pdf
(page 43) Access Control An aspect of security that utilizes hardware
systems and specialized procedures to control and monitor the movement
of individuals, vehicles, or materials into, out of, or within secured
areas. Access to various points may be a function of authorization level
or time, or a combination of the two. 2. The use of physical security as
a means of controlling movement into or out of secured areas. USGS Access density A measure of the total number of access points
in both travel directions. The National Cooperative Highway Research
Program (NCHRP) http://www.accessmanagement.gov/pdf/420NCHRP.pdf
Access Management Plan A plan, showing the design of access for
every lot on a given road or highway segment. http://www.nj.gov/dca/osg/plan/stateplan/appendices_glossary.shtml
Access Road A temporary or permanent road over which timber is transported from a loading site to a public road. Also known as a haul road. http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/MMGI/Chapter3/ch3-3.html 2. A road constructed to facilitate the use and management of the land. Access roads are designed for limited traffic and typically consist of a cut slope, a roadbed, and a fill outslope. Soil Survey of McDowell County, West Virginia, Issued 2004. http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/Manuscripts/WV047/ 1/WVMcDowell9_2005.pdf
(page 69 of 115) Access to Safe Water Measured by the number of people who have a reasonable means of
getting an adequate amount of clean water, expressed as a percentage of
the total population. It reflects the health of a country's people and
the country's ability to collect, clean, and distribute water. In urban
areas "reasonable" access means there is a public fountain or
water spigot located within 200 meters of the household. In rural areas,
it implies that members of the household do not have to spend excessive
time each day fetching water. Water is safe or unsafe depending on the
amount of bacteria in it. An adequate amount of water is enough to
satisfy metabolic, hygienic, and domestic requirements, usually about 20
liters (about 4 gallons) per person per day. (WB-UN) http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/modules/glossary.html
Access to Sanitation Refers to the share of the population with
at least adequate excreta disposal facilities that can effectively
prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Suitable
facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets
with sewerage. To be effective, all facilities must be correctly
constructed and maintained. (WB-UN) Accessible Environment The atmosphere, the land surface,
oceans, and the portion of the lithosphere that is outside the
controlled area. 10CFR60.2. The atmosphere; land surfaces; surface
waters; oceans; and all of the lithosphere that is beyond the controlled
area. 40CFR191.12 Accession A sample of a crop variety collected at a specific
location and time; may be of any size. UNDP/WRI 2. The process by
which a country becomes a member of an international agreement, such as
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) or the European
Community. Accession to the GATT involves negotiations to determine the
specific obligations a nonmember country must undertake before it will
be entitled to full GATT membership benefits. Accession is the act
whereby a state accepts the offer or the opportunity to become a party
to a treaty already negotiated and signed by other states. It has the
same legal effect as ratification. Accession usually occurs after the
treaty has entered into force. The Secretary-General of the United
Nations, in his function as depositary, has also accepted accessions to
some conventions before their entry into force. The conditions under
which accession may occur and the procedure involved depend on the
provisions of the treaty. A treaty might provide for the accession of
all other states or for a limited and defined number of states. In the
absence of such a provision, accession can only occur where the
negotiating states were agreed or subsequently agree on it in the case
of the state in question. [Arts.2 (1) (b) and 15, Vienna Convention on
the Law of Treaties 1969] (UN) Accessory
Building A building subordinate to, and located on the same lot with
a main building, the use or which is clearly incidental to that of the
main building or to the use of the land, and which is not attached by
any part of a common wall or roof to the main building. http://inetdocs.loudoun.gov/b&d/docs/1972ordinance_/article10defini/article10defini.doc Accessory
Use A use of land or of a building, or portion thereof, customarily
incidental to the principal use of the land or building and located on
the same lot with such principal use. [For the purpose of zoning
ordinances] accessory uses [may] include swimming pools and game
courts
http://www.greenvilleplanning.com/land_development/zoning_ordinance/article4.htm
2. A use of a building, lot, or portion thereof, which is customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the main building or
lot. http://inetdocs.loudoun.gov/b&d/docs/1972ordinance_/article10defini/article10defini.doc Accessory Uses and Structures Zoning regulations governing land
uses and structures incidental to the districts primary permitted
uses, dwelling units and structures. Accommodate
(from the Grizzly Bear Recovery in the Bitterroot Ecosystem EIS)
Allowing grizzly bears that move outside the Recovery Area onto public
land in the Experimental Population Area to remain undisturbed unless
they demonstrate a real and imminent threat to human safety or
livestock. Account Balances Net of debits and credits at the end of a reporting period. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Accountability The act of maintaining an account or record for personal property by providing a complete audit trail for personal property transactions from receipt to final disposition. Also, the obligation imposed by law, lawful order, or regulation, accepted by a person for keeping accurate records, to ensure control of property, documents or funds, with or without physical possession. The obligation, in this context, refers to a person's fiduciary duties, responsibilities and obligations to protect the public interest, but does not necessarily impose personal liability on that person. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Information%20System
2. Responsibility for the deterioration of the
natural environment, implying the allocation of environmental costs to
the economic activities that cause such deterioration. (UN) Accountable Responsible for something (i.e. a function, area of a building, property). Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Accountable Area (AA) An area defined by organizational or geographical limits, for which a discrete set of formal property accountability records is maintained under the jurisdiction of a designated Accountable Property Officer (APO) [also known as the Property Accountable Officer/Accountable Property Officer, or PAO/APO]. In the Asset Management System (AMS), accountable area constitutes a business unit. The Food and Drug Administration accountable areas are as follows: 1) FDA Centers, 2) ORA Headquarters, 3) ORA Regional and District Offices, and 4) FDA Non-Center Headquarters (NCHQ). Food and Drug Administration Staff Manual Guide, Guide FDA 2620.2, February 13, 2002. http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMDocs/Doc7.doc 2. An area specifically defined by organizational or geographic limits, which is assigned to a designated Property Accountable Officer. It is larger than a property custodial area and maintains accountable records for a number of property custodial areas, which have physical responsibility for personal property. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Accountable Property Accountable personal property as: items that are classified as non-expendable property (2 years or longer expected life), and have an acquisition cost of $5,000 or greater, and items that are classified as sensitive regardless of acquisition value; items that are recorded in a formal property management or accounting system. This definition of accountable property pertains to the items, which will appear on the property custodial area's inventory, it is not to say that since an item is not accountable by this definition that it is not important to the Government. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm#Property%20Management%20 Accountable Property Officer See Property Accountable Officer (PAO). Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm# Accountable Property Records Formal records of personal property which assign specific responsibility for control to an individual. Such records may control single items or aggregates of similar property. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm# Accounting
for Property Plant, and Equipment See SFFAS 6 Accretion
The gradual and imperceptible accumulation of alluvion (soil) by
natural causes. It is created by operation of natural causes. Accretion
is the act, while alluvion is the deposit itself. It differs from
avulsion, which is a sudden and perceptible loss or addition to land by
the action of water. NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) Public Trust
Doctrine Glossary http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ptd/glossary.htm
2. The process, driven by plate tectonics, whereby the continental
margin grows by addition of ocean crust and sediments at a subduction
zone. The Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team (FEMAT) http://pnwin.nbii.gov/nwfp/FEMAT/
Chapter 9 Glossary http://pnwin.nbii.gov/nwfp/FEMAT/Chapter_9.htm
3. Deposition
of material by sedimentation, which increases land area. http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zy198.htm
4. The gradual addition of new material to existing material.
Everglades Plan glossary ACC-SWR
The Sub-committee on Water Resources of the UN Administrative
Committee for Coordination (UN) Acculturation Cultural modification resulting from intercultural
borrowing. In cultural geography, the term is used to designate the
change that occurs in the culture of indigenous peoples when contact is
made with a society that is technologically more advanced. A one-way
transfer of cultural traits. Accumulation Accumulation Definition under development. Glossary is a feature of Know Net, a knowledge management, e-learning and performance support system sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. Know Net can be accessed at http://www.knownet.hhs.gov http://knownet.hhs.gov/log/propmanDR/PPMGloss/definitions.htm# |