APA – Administrative Procedure Act (United States and Florida)
CAA – Clean Air Act
CERCLA – Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (or Superfund)
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
CWA – Clean Water Act
FAC – Florida Administrative Code
FDACS – Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Florida)
FDEM – Division of Emergency Management (Florida)
FDEO – Department of Economic Opportunity (Florida)
FDEP – Department of Environmental Protection (Florida)
FDER – Department of Environmental Regulation (Florida; now defunct; merged with the Department of Natural Resources to become the Department of Environmental Protection)
FDNR – Department of Natural Resources (Florida; now defunct; merged with the Department of Environmental Regulation to become the Department of Environmental Protection)
FDOH – Department of Health (Florida)
FDOT – Department of Transportation (United States and Florida)
FFS – Florida Forest Service (formerly the Florida Department of Forestry, FDOH)
FIFRA – Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
EPCRA – Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
HMTA – Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act
LEPC – Local Emergency Planning Committee
SDS – Safety Data Sheet (formerly MSDS, for Material Safety Data Sheet)
MSSW – Management and Storage of Surface Waters
NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act
NPDES – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
ODA – Ocean Dumping Act
OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Act; Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHRC – Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
PPA – Pollution Prevention Act
PRP – Potentially Responsible Party (CERCLA)
RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RPC – Regional Planning Council
RRMA – Resource Recovery and Management Act (mini-RCRA)
SARA – Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SQG – Small Quantity Generator
TCLP – Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
TPQ – Threshold Planning Quantity
TSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act
USCG – United States Coast Guard
USDA – United States Department of Agriculture
WMD – Water Management District
Acknowledgment
The authors are indebted to the personnel of both state and federal agencies who gave of their time and advice in the preparation of this handbook. The authors are also indebted to the O. R. and Shirley Minton and the James S. and Dorothy F. Wershow Endowments for funding assistance in the development of this handbook, and Andra Johnson, Ph.D., dean and professor, Office of Dean for Extension and the Florida Cooperative Extension Service.