TWNA Glossary - Legislative Acronyms

ANPRM
     Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making 
CAA
     Clean Air Act 
CAAA
     Clean Air Act Amendments (1990) 
CFR
     Code of Federal Regulations 
CMVSA
     Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 
COHMED
     Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development program 
FCC
     Federal Communications Commission 
FET
     Federal Excise Tax 
FIP
     Federal Implementation Plan 
FMCS
     Federal Motor Carrier Standard 
FMVSS 
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
GATT
     General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
HMR
     Hazardous Materials Regulations 
HTF
     Highway Trust Fund 
ISCTA
     Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act of 1992 
ISTEA
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
MC
     Federal regulation code covering trailer construction requirements for specific products 
MCA
     Motor Carrier Act of 1980 
MCSAP
     Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program 
NAAQ
     National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
NAFTA
     North American Free Trade Agreement 
NHS
     National Highway System 
NPRM 
     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
NRA
     Negotiated Rates Act of 1993 
PACA
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act 
RCRA
     Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
RPA 
     Retirement Protection Act 
SCE
     Selective Compliance and Enforcement (DOT Safety Program) 
SIP
     State Implementation Plan 
STAA
     Surface Transportation Assistance Act 
TACA
     Trans Atlantic Conference Agreement 
TIRRA
     Trucking Industry Regulatory Reform Act of 1994