Stellwagen Bank FEIS/MP Appendices 



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APPENDIX C: ABBREVIATIONS 



APPS - Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 USC §§ 1901 et seg.) 



BOM - Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior 



BLM - Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior 



CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 



COE - U.S. Corps of Engineers 



CWA - Clean Water Act (33 USC §§ 1251 et ieg.) 



CZMA - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 USC §§ 1451 et seg.) 



CZMP - Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMA) 



DAMOS - Disposal Area Monitoring Study (COE) 



DEIS/MP - Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Management Plan (SRD) 



DMF - Division of Marine Fisheries (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) 



DOD - U.S. Department of Defense 



DOI - U.S. Department of the Interior 



EIS - Environmental Impact Statement 



EOEA - Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) 



EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 



ESA - Endangered Species Act (16 USC §§ L531 - 1543) 



FADS - Foul Area Disposal Site (EPA/COE) 



FMC - Fishery Management Council 



FMP - Fishery Management Plan 



FWS - Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior 



HMGNE - Historic Maritime Group of New England 



ICCAT - International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas 



LRA - List of Recommended Areas 



MAFMC - Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council 



MBDS - Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site (EPA/COE) 



MBP - Massachusetts Bays Program 



MCZM - Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program 



MFCMA - Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 USC §§ 1801 et seg.) 



MMPA - Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 USC §§ 1361 et seg.) 



MMS - Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior 



MP - Management Plan 



MPRSA - Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (33 USC §§ 1401 et seg., 16 USC §§ 1431 et 



seg.) 



MWRA - Massachusetts Water Resources Authority 



NEFMC - New England Fishery Management Coimcil 



NEP - National Estuary Program 



NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (42 USC §§ 4321 et seg.) 



NHPA - National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §§ 470) 



NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 



NMSP - National Marine Sanctuary Program (SRD) 



NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce 



NOMES - New England Offshore Mining Enviroimiental Study (DOI) 



NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 



NPS - National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior 



NRP - National Research Plan (SRD) 



OCRM - Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 



OCS - Outer Continental Shelf 



