APPENDIX A: ACRONYMS USED IN THIS DESKBOOK AG AHPA ANRC AOR ASCO ASD(HD) ASD(SO/LIC) BXA CBIRF CBRNE CCRF CDC CERCLA CFR CIA CIAO CINC CIP CJCS CJCSI CM CMAT CONOPS CONUS DAMO-DS DCE DCO DEST DHS Attorney General Animal Health and Protection Act American National Red Cross Area of Responsibility Advanced Systems and Concepts Office Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict) United States Bureau of Industry and Security Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or High-Yield Explosive Commissioned Corps Readiness Force Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (also known as Super Fund) Code of Federal Regulations Central Intelligence Agency Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office Commander-in-Chief Critical Infrastructure Protection Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction Consequence Management Consequence Management Advisory Team Concept of Operations Continental United States Domestic Strategy and Support Directorate Defense Coordinating Element Defense Coordination Officer Domestic Emergency Support Teams Department of Homeland Security A-1
DHS-BTS DHS-EPR DHS-IAIP DIA DMAT DMORT DOC DoD DoDD DoDI DOE DOI DOJ DOMS DOPLAW DOS DOT Department of Homeland Security, Border and Transportation Security Directorate Department of Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate Department of Homeland Security, Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate Defense Intelligence Agency Disaster Medical Assistance Team Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Defense Directive Department of Defense Instruction Department of Energy Department of the Interior Department of Justice Director of Military Support Domestic Operational Law Department of State Department of Transportation DPA Defense Production Act of 1950 DPAS DTRA EMAC EO EOC EPA EPCRA EPIC EPLO ERT ESF Defense Priorities and Allocation System Defense Threat Reduction Agency Emergency Management Assistance Compact Executive Order Emergency Operations Center Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Emergency Public Information and Communications Advisory Committee Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer Emergency Response Team Emergency Support Function A-2
EST FBI FCC FCM FCO FDA FEMA FISA FNS FOIA FORSCOM FRERP FRP FTCA GAR GSA HAZMAT HHR HHS Emergency Support Team Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Manager Federal Coordinating Officer Food and Drug Administration Federal Emergency Management Agency Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Food and Nutrition Service Freedom of Information Act United States Army Forces Command Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (Interim) Federal Response Plan Federal Tort Claims Act Governor s Authorized Representative General Services Administration Hazardous Materials Health and Human Resources Department of Health and Human Services Domestic WMD Incident Management HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HQ HSAS HSC HSPD HUD ICS IIMG INS ISAC ISG J3 JFHQ-HLS Headquarters Homeland Security Advisory System Homeland Security Council Homeland Security Presidential Directive Department of Housing and Urban Development Incident Command System Interagency Incident Management Group Immigration and Naturalization Service Information Sharing and Analysis Center White House Incident Support Group Joint Staff, Directorate of Operations Joint Forces Headquarters, Homeland Security A-3
JFO JIC JOC JTF-CS LECO LFA MACA MACDIS MACS MMRS MOU MSCA MSCLEA MSEHPA NAHC NAVNORTH NBC NCC NCP NCS NDAA NDMS NEOC NEST NGB NIH NIMA NIMS NIPC NIRT NMRT NOAA Joint Field Office Joint Information Center Joint Operations Center Joint Task Force-Civil Support Local Emergency Operations Center Lead Federal Agency Military Assistance to Civil Authorities Military Assistance for Civil Disturbances Multi-Agency Coordination System Metropolitan Medical Response System Memorandum of Understanding Military Support to Civil Authorities Military Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies Model State Emergency Health Powers Act National Advisory Health Council United States Navy Homeland Defense Component Nuclear, Biological, Chemical National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Communications System National Defense Authorization Act National Disaster Medical System National Emergency Operations Center Nuclear Emergency Support Team National Guard Bureau National Institutes of Health National Imagery and Mapping Agency National Incident Management System National Infrastructure Protection Center Nuclear Incident Response Team National Medical Response Team National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration A-4
NORAD NORTHCOM NRC NRO NRP NRT NSA NSC NSTAC NTSP OEP OHS OSC OSHA OSTP PDD PFOR PHSA PPA PPC RADCON REOC RRIS RRT RTF SA SARA SARS SBCCOM SCO SECDEF North America Aerospace Defense Command United States Northern Command Nuclear Regulatory Commission National Reconnaissance Organization National Response Plan National Response Team National Security Agency National Security Council National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee National Plan for Telecommunications Support in Non-Wartime Emergencies Office of Emergency Preparedness Office of Homeland Security On-Scene Coordinator Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office of Science and Technology Policy Presidential Decision Directive Principal Federal Official Representative Public Health Service Act Plant Protection Act Prevention Preparedness Council Radiological Control Team Regional Emergency Operations Center Rapid Response Information System Regional Response Team Response Task Forces Supporting Agency Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Soldier & Biological Chemical Command (US Army) State Coordinating Officer Secretary of Defense A-5
SECNAV SEOC SIES SIOC TCIM TEU US&R USA PATRIOT Act USACE USAF USAF/JAI USC USCA USCG USDA USFS USG USG CONPLAN USN WMD WMD-CST Secretary of the Navy State Emergency Operations Center Strategic Industries and Economic Security Strategic Information and Operations Center Threat Countermeasures and Incident Management Directorate Technical Escort Unit Urban Search and Rescue Uniting and Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act United States Army Corps of Civil Engineers United States Air Force United States Air Force, International and Operations Law Division, Office of the Judge Advocate United States Code United States Code Annotated United States Coast Guard United States Department of Agriculture United States Forest Service United States Government United States Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan United States Navy Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team A-6