Abbreviations

ACI

American Concrete Institute

AGL

Above Ground Level

AISC

American Institute of Steel Construction

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

APLIC

Avian Power Line Interaction Committee

ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASTM

ASTM International (formerly American Society for Testing and Materials)

AWG

American Wire Gauge

BIL

Basic Impulse Insulation Level

CCA

Chromated Copper Arsenate

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CIS

Consumer Information Sheets

CT

Current Transformer

DCS

Data Collection System

EEI

Edison Electric Institute

ESD

Electric Staff Division

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

GFI

Ground Fault Interrupter

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

ISP

Internet Service Provider

kV

Kilovolt

kVA

Kilovolt-Amperes

MBTA

Migratory Bird Treaty Act

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NESC

National Electrical Safety Code

NFEC

National Food and Energy Council

NRECA

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

REA

Rural Electrification Administration

RESAP

Rural Electric Safety Accreditation Program

RUS

Rural Utilities Service

RUS List of Materials

RUS Informational Publication 202-1, "List of Materials Acceptable for Use on Systems of RUS Electrification Borrowers"

SPB

Southern Pine Beetle

T&D

Transmission & Distribution

TSC "A"

Technical Standards Committee "A" (Electric)

USFWS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service