Title: Vocabulary Catalog Report

Vocabulary Catalog Report

Vocabulary Name | Publishing Organization | Description | Last Update
(TSG) Underground Storage Tank Sites Guide Glossary | Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Underground Storage Tanks | This glossary is from an EPA report titled "Expedited Site Assessment Tools for Underground Storage Tank Sites: A Guide For Regulators" (EPA 510-B-97-001) March 1997. The expedited site assessment (ESA) process is a framework for rapidly characterizing underground storage tank (UST) site conditions for corrective action decisions. This concept has been described with other names including: accelerated site characterization, rapid site characterization, and expedited site investigation. | March 1997
(TSG) Safe Drinking Water Act Glossary | Office of Water/Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water | Definitions to help consumers quickly understand drinking water-related terms in the context of their daily lives | December 1999
(TSG) National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation: Definitions | National Archives and Records Administration/Office of the Federal Register | These definitions come from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40 (Protection of Environment), Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency, Subchapter D - Water Programs, Part 142 - National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation, subpart a - General Provisions, 142.2 - Definitions |
(TSG) RCRA Glossary of Terms | Region 8/Solid and Hazardous Waste Program | Common terms used to describe the EPA Region 8 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Program | July 7, 2009
(TSG) Drinking Water Technical &Legal Terms | Office of Water/Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water | A dictionary of technical and legal terms related to drinking water. | February 17, 2009
(TSG) Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act Terms | Region 2 | Glossary of terms relevant to the Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act (AHERA) | October 4, 2010
(TSG) Total Maximum Daily Loads (303d) Glossary | Office of Water/Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water | Terms that support the 303(d) list of impaired and threatened waters from the Clean Water Act | January 6, 2010
(TSG) Docket-Related Terms | Office of Mission Support/Office of Enterprise Information Programs/Regulatory Support Division | This glossary is associated with the EPA Dockets Center. EPA dockets provide the public with access to agency information in a wide variety of rulemaking and non-rulemaking areas. Dockets serve as a source of current and historical information on agency activities, including comments received from to public to inform agency decisions. | January 28, 2019
(TSG) Superfund Reforms Glossary | Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation | Terms commonly used in the Superfund Reforms program. | October 1, 2010
(TSG) Environmental Justice Key Terms | Region 7 | EPA Region 7 information on environmental justice program | June 10, 2010
(TSG) Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program Glossary | Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | Defines terms common to the Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) program. | September 6, 2013
(TSG) Section 508: Accessibility Glossary | Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analysis Services Division | Glossary of terms for the Section 508 Accessibility site with some definitions from the 508 standards. | December 8, 2008
(TSG) Alternative Dispute Resolution Terms | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights | Terms encompassing various techniques for resolving conflict outside of court using a neutral third party. Of the different ADR approaches available, EPA New England relies primarily on mediation and facilitation. | February 15, 2011
(TSG) RCRA State Authorization Terms &Topics | Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | Glossary of terms and topics used frequently when dealing with RCRA state authorization. | July 15, 2009
(TSG) Air Permitting Terms | Region 9/Air Program | Definitions of selected permitting terms | April 14, 2010
(TSG) Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action Institutional Controls Glossary | Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | Glossary of terms to provide guidance for corrective action for Superfund and RCRA Institutional Controls. This glossary can be found in the fact sheet "Institutional Controls: A Site Manager's Guide to Identifying, Evaluating and Selecting Institutional Controls at Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action Cleanups" (EPA 540-F-00-005) | September 2000
(TSG) Grants and Debarment Glossary | Office of Mission Support/Office of Grants and Debarment | Glossary of terms to support the Grants and Debarment Training for Non-profit Recipient Organizations who are awarded EPA assistance agreements. | January 19, 2010
(TSG) Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR) Glossary | Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Exchange Services Division | Special terms used in CROMERR. | July 2011
(TSG) Universal Waste: Glossary of Regulatory Terms | Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | A list of key terms relating to universal hazardous waste. | January 11, 2013
(TSG) Discharges from Vessels of the Armed Forces Glossary | Office of Water | Glossary contains terms used to describe discharges from vessels of the Armed Forces, which are regulated under the Uniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS). | February 6, 2017
(TSG) RCRA Orientation Manual 2014 Glossary | Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | Glossary of terms used in the RCRA Orientation Manual 2014 | October 2014
(TSG) Regulations.gov Glossary | eRulemaking Program Management Office | Look up terms used on the Regulations.gov website. | September 12, 2017
(TSG) Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms | Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Underground Storage Tanks | Glossary of technical terms derived from the evaluation of alternative cleanup technologies | October 2017
(TSG) Definitions of Section 608 Terms | Office of Air and Radiation | Provides definitions of key terms used in Section 608 of the Clean Air Act. | September 26, 2016
(TSG) Regulations and End-Use Specifications Explorer Glossary | Office of Water | The Regulations and End-Use Specifications Explorer (REUSExplorer) presents state laws and policies governing water reuse across the United States. The web search tool allows users to filter between sources of water, reuse specifications, and specific states to identify those regulations and guidelines meeting their search criteria. The terms contained in this glossary are used to standardize language for use in the REUSExplorer only. Though the list below indicates a “definition” for each term, the explanations for each term are simply broad descriptions and do not reflect any legal, regulatory, or other binding “definition.” | January 2022
(TSG) Web Taxonomy-Regulatory &Industrial Topics | Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analytic Services Division | Extensible list of topics related to industrial environmental issues and policies referred to or associated with content. |
(TSG) Web Taxonomy-Environmental Laws, Regulations &Treaties | Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analytic Services Division | Regulation that is covered by or related to the content. |

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