Office of Advocacy

Abbreviations
Annual Report of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
Implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Calendar Year 1998

AMS - Agricultural Marketing Service
APA - Administrative Procedure Act
APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
BLM - Bureau of Land Management
CALEA - Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CFTC - Commodities Futures Trading Commission
CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission
DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
DOC - U.S. Department of Commerce
DOD - U.S. Department of Defense
DOI - U.S. Department of the Interior
DOL - U.S. Department of Labor
DOT - U.S. Department of Transportation
EAS - Emergency Alert System
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EPCRA - Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
ESA - Employment Standards Administration
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FR - Federal Register
FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
FRFA - final regulatory flexibility analysis
FSIS - Food Safety and Inspection Service
FTC - Federal Trade Commission
GSA - General Services Administration
HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration
HHS - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ILEC - incumbent local exchange carrier
IRFA - initial regulatory flexibility analysis
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
ITA - International Trade Administration
IXC - interexchange carrier
LOC - Library of Congress
MMS - Minerals Management Service
MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration
MTMC - Military Traffic Management Command
NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPRM - notice of proposed rulemaking
OA - Office of Advocacy
OFPP - Office of Federal Procurement Policy
OIRA - Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PCS - personal communications services
PEL - permissible exposure limit
PICC - presubscriber interexchange carrier charge
PL - Public Law
POTW - publicly owned treatment works
PRA - Paperwork Reduction Act
PWBA - Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
RFA - Regulatory Flexibility Act
SAC - U.S. Small Business Administration
SBREFA - Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
TRI - toxic release inventory
USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture
USC - United States Code

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