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.