LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym AB ACSR ACSS ACTM ADSS AFY amsl APLIC APM’s ASM AW Basin BGEPA BLM BMPs BMP Manual B.P. CAA CAAQS CalEPA Cal Fire CAGN CALISO Cal NAGPRA Cal/OSHA Caltrans CARB CBC CCR CDFW CEC CEQA CERCLA CESA

Name Assembly Bill aluminum conductor, steel reinforced aluminum conductor, steel support airborne toxic control measures All-Dielectric Self Support acre-feet per year above mean sea level Avian Power Line Interaction Committee Applicant Proposed Measures ASM Affiliates, Inc. alumoweld San Diego Air Basin Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act U.S. Bureau of Land Management Best Management Practices Water Quality Construction BMPs Manual before present Clean Air Act California Ambient Air Quality Standards California Environmental Protection Agency California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection coastal California gnatcatcher California Independent System Operator California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act California Occupational Safety and Health Administration California Department of Transportation California Air Resources Board California Building Code California Code of Regulations California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Energy Commission California Environmental Quality Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compliance, and Liability Act California Endangered Species Act

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym CFR CFSP CH4 CHRIS CNDDB CNEL CNPS CO CO2 CO2e Construction General Permit CPUC CRHR CRPR CUPA CWA dB dBA DEH DOT DTSC ESA °F FAA FE FEMA FERC FIRM FHWA FMMP FPS FT Construction General Permit GHGs

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Name Code of Federal Regulations Community Fire Safety Program methane California Historic Resource Information System California Natural Diversity Database Community Noise Equivalent Level California Native Plant Society carbon monoxide carbon dioxide carbon dioxide equivalents General Permit for Discharge of Stormwater Runoff Associated with Construction Activity California Public Utilities Commission California Register of Historical Resources County Rare Plant Register Certified Unified Program Agencies Clean Water Act decibels A-weighted sound level San Diego County Department of Environmental Health U.S. Department of Transportation Department of Toxic Substances Control Endangered Species Act Fahrenheit Federal Aviation Administration federally endangered Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Flood Insurance Rate Maps Federal Highway Administration Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program Fully Protected Species federally threatened General Permit for and Discharges of Stormwater Runoff Associated with Construction Activity Greenhouse gases

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym GIS G.O. GPS HCP HFC HLZ HP HSWA HU HWCL Hwy IPCC kg KOP kV lbs Ldn Leq LOS LUP MBTA MHPA MLD MMT MSCP MT NAAQS NAGPRA NAHC NCCP NEPA NERC NFIP NHPA No. N2O

Name geographic information system General Order Global Positioning System Habitat Conservation Plan hydrofluorocarbons Helicopter Landing Zone horsepower Hazardous and Solid Waste Act hydrologic unit California Hazardous Waste Control Law Highway Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change kilogram Key Observation Point kilovolt pounds Day-night equivalent noise level Equivalent sound level Level of Service Linear Underground/Overhead Project Migratory Bird Treaty Act Multi-Habitat Planning Area most likely descendent millions of metric tons Multiple Species Conservation Plans metric tons National Ambient Air Quality Standards Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Native American Heritage Commission Natural Community Conservation Plan National Environmental Policy Act North American Electric Reliability Corporation National Flood Insurance Program National Historical Preservation Act number nitrous oxide

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym NO2 NOx NPDES NRCS NRHP NSA NWI OES OHWM ONAC OSHA O3 PAL Pb PCR PEA PFCs PM2.5 PM10 ppm PPV PRC Proposed Project PRPA PSR PTC PVC QCB Rapanos RAQS RCRA RMWD ROG ROW RPW RTP March 2013 4

Name nitrogen dioxide nitrogen oxides National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Natural Resources Conservation Service National Register of Historic Places noise sensitive area National Wetlands Inventory California Office of Emergency Services Ordinary High Water Mark Office of Noise Abatement and Control Occupational Safety and Health Administration ozone project activity level lead Post-Construction Report Proponent’s Environmental Assessment perflourocarbons particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter parts per million peak particle velocity Public Resources Code Proposed Tie-Line 637 Wood-to-Steel Project Paleontological Resources Preservation Act Pre-activity Study Report Permit to Construct polyvinyl chloride Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States Regional Air Quality Strategy Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 Ramona Municipal Water District reactive organic gas right-of-way Relatively Permanent Water Regional Transportation Plan San Diego Gas & Electric Company Tie-Line 637 Wood-to-Steel Project

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym

Name

RWQCB SANDAG

Regional Water Quality Control Board San Diego Association of Governments

SARA

Superfund Amendments and Reclamation Act

SCAQMD

South Coast Air Quality Management District

SCIC SDAPCD SDG&E SDNHM SEMS SF6 SIP SMF SO2 SOX SPTs SSC

South Coastal Information Center San Diego Air Pollution Control District San Diego Gas & Electric Company San Diego Natural History Museum California Standardized Emergency Management System sulfur hexafluoride State Implementation Plan Single-Mode Fiber sulfur dioxide sulfur oxides Standard Penetration Tests Species of Special Concern

SWANCC SWIS

Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Solid Waste Information System

SWPPP

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

SWRCB

State Water Resources Control Board

TAC

toxic air contaminants

TL

Tie-Line

TNWs

traditionally navigable waters

USACE USC

United States Army Corps of Engineers United States Code

USCS

Uniform Soil Classification System

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

USEPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

USFS

U.S. Forest Service

USFWS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

VOC

volatile organic compound

VP

viewpoint

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym

Name

WL

Watch List

Williamson Act

California Land Conservation Act of 1965

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