Appendix A: List of
Acronyms
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
A
AAR Association of American Railroads
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
APTA American
Public Transportation Association
ATPI Air
Travel Price Index
ATTI Air
Travel Time Index
ATTVI Air
Travel Time Variability Index
B
BEA Bureau
of Economic Analysis
BLS Bureau
of Labor Statistics
BTS Bureau
of Transportation Statistics
Btu British
thermal unit
C
CBP U.S.
Customs and Border Protection
CFS Commodity
Flow Survey
CO carbon
monoxide
CO2 carbon dioxide
CPI Consumer
Price Index
CPSC Consumer
Product Safety Commission
D
DHS U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
DOC U.S.
Department of Commerce
DOE U.S.
Department of Energy
DOL U.S.
Department of Labor
DOT U.S.
Department of Transportation
dwt deadweight tons
E
EIA Energy
Information Administration
EPA U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
F
FAA Federal
Aviation Administration
FHWA Federal Highway
Administration
FMCSA Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FRA Federal
Railroad Administration
FTA Federal
Transit Administration
FY fiscal
year
G
GDP Gross
Domestic Product
GHG greenhouse
gas
GIS geographic
information systems
GVWR gross
vehicle weight rating
H
HMIS Hazardous
Materials Information System
I
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
ITS intelligent
transportation system
M
MARAD Maritime
Administration
MFP multifactor
productivity
MISLE Marine
Information and Safety Law Enforcement
mmtc million metric tons of carbon
mpg miles per gallon
mph miles per hour
MPO metropolitan
planning organization
MSA metropolitan
statistical area
N
NAICS North
American Industry Classification System
NEI National
Emissions Inventory
NEISS National
Electronic Injury Surveillance System
NHTS National
Household Travel Survey
NHTSA National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
NOX nitrogen oxides
NPIAS National
Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
NTAD National
Transportation Atlas Database
NTD National
Transit Database
NTS National Transportation Statistics report
NTSB National
Transportation Safety Board
O
O&D origin
and destination
OECD Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development
OOS out
of service
OPEC Organization
of Petroleum Exporting Countries
P
PM-2.5 particulate
matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller
PM-10 particulate
matter of 10 microns in diameter or smaller
pmt passenger-miles of travel
quads quadrillion
R
RITA Research
and Innovative Technology Administration
rpm revenue passenger-mile
S
SAFETEA-LU Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users
SCTG Standard
Classification of Transported Goods
SE standard
error
SIC Standard
Industrial Classification
STOL short
take-off and landing
SUV sport
utility vehicle
T
TEA-21 Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEU 20-foot
equivalent container unit
TgCO2Eq teragrams of
carbon dioxide equivalent
TSAR Transportation Statistics Annual Report
TSI Transportation
Services Index
TTI Texas
Transportation Institute
TTI Travel
Time Index
U
USCG U.S.
Coast Guard
V
VIUS Vehicle
Inventory and Use Survey
vmt vehicle-miles of travel
VOC volatile
organic compounds
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