NHTSA Acronyms

NHTSA Acronyms

October 2011

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 Table of Contents A...................................................................................................................................................... 2 B...................................................................................................................................................... 5 C...................................................................................................................................................... 6 D...................................................................................................................................................... 8 E...................................................................................................................................................... 9 F .................................................................................................................................................... 10 G ................................................................................................................................................... 11 H ................................................................................................................................................... 12 I ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 J, K, L........................................................................................................................................... 14 M................................................................................................................................................... 15 N.................................................................................................................................................... 16 O ................................................................................................................................................... 20 P .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Q, R............................................................................................................................................... 24 S .................................................................................................................................................... 25 T.................................................................................................................................................... 27 U, V............................................................................................................................................... 28 W, X, Y, Z .................................................................................................................................... 29

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 A AA AAA

AAAA AAAFTS AAAM AAAS AACEM AACN AADD AAFP AAHP AAIM AAMA AAMC AAMS AAMVA AAOS AAOW AAP AAPPO AARP AASHTO AAST AB&SBSC ABA ABATE ABC ABEM ABS ACC

Associate Administrator Alcoholics Anonymous Automobile Association of America American Automobile Association American Academy of Advertising- An association of educators and students in the advertising field. American Association of Advertising Agencies- An association whose members are ad agencies. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine African American Acculturation Scale Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine Advanced Automatic Crash Notification Airmen Against Drunk Driving American Academy of Family Physicians American Association of Health Plans Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists American Automobile Manufacturers Association American Association of Medical Colleges Association of air Medical Services American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (state DMV’s) American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons African Americans on Wheels American Academy of Pediatrics American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations American Association of Retired Persons American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (state DOT’s) American Association of State Troopers Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety Campaign American Bar Association A Brotherhood Acting Toward Education (formerly A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactment) • (Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children) • Alcohol Beverage Control American Board of Emergency Medicine Antilock Brake System Adaptive Cruise Control • • • • •

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 ACCC ACEP ACLU ACN ACOEM ACPM ACS (COT) ACTS ACWS ADAS ADHD ADL ADTSEA AHA AHAS AHCL AHCPR AHRQ AI/ANs AIDA AIDE AIDS AIS AKA ALERT ALI Alliance ALR ALS ALY AMA AMFA AMS

American Car Care Centers American College of Emergency Physicians American Civil Liberties Union Automatic Crash Notification American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine American College of Preventive Medicine American College of Surgeons (Committee on Trauma) Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety Automated Collision Warning Systems Advance Driver Assistance Systems Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Automatic Door Locks American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association • American Heart Association • American Hospital Association Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety American Health Care Lawyers Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality American Indians/ Alaska Natives Attention, interest, desire and action- This is a historical model of how advertising works, by first getting the consumers’ attention, then their interest, etc. Auto Industry Diversity Efforts Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Abbreviated Injury Scale Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Association of Professional Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Response Trainers Automatic Location Identity Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (formerly American Automobile Manufacturers Association- AAMA) • Automatic Locking Retractor (for seat belts) • Administrative License Revocation • Administrative License Suspension • Advanced Life Support Adjusted Life Years • American Medical Association • American Motorcycle Association Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc. 3 of 29

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 ANI ANPRM ANSI-D16 AOA APCO APHA APIS APPA APRI APS APTA A/R ARTEMIS ASA ASAP ASCE ASHA ASME ASPH ASPIRA ASTHO ASTM ASTNA ATA ATL ATS ATV AV AVL AWAKE AWHONN

Automatic Number Identity Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking American National Standards Institute manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents Administration on Aging Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (International) American Public Health Association Alcohol Policy Health Association American Prohibition and Parole Association American Prosecutors Research Institute Administrative Program Suspension American Public Transportation Association Alcohol- related Advanced Retrieval, Tire, Equipment, Motor Vehicles, Information System American Society on Aging Alcohol Safety Action Project American Society of Civil Engineers American School Health Association American Society of Mechanical Engineers Association of Schools of Public Health ASPIRA Association, Inc. (Puerto Rico and Latino youth) Association of State and Territorial Health Officials American Society for Testing and Materials Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association American Trucking Association Above the Line- Advertising for which a payment is made and for which commission is paid to the advertising agency. American Trauma Society All- terrain vehicle Audiovisual Automatic Vehicle Location System for Effective Assessment of Driver Vigilance and Warning According to Traffic Risk Estimation Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 B BAC BADD BAIID BAL BAT BAT mobile BCHLE BET BEXP BIA BIG BJA BJS BLC BLS BMW BPAC BPB BRAC BRFSS BRP BSLC BSR BTF BTL BTS BUA BXP

• Blood • Blood

Alcohol Concentration Alcohol Content Blacks Against Drunk Driving Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device Blood Alcohol Level Breath Alcohol Technique Breath Alcohol Test Mobile Vehicle Black Congress on Health, Law and Economies Black Entertainment Television Budget Execution Plan Brain Injury Association Blacks in Government Bureau of Justice Assistance Bureau of Justice Statistics Belt Law Compliance Basic Life Support Bayerische Motoren Werke Budget Program Acting Code Belt positioning booster seat Breath Alcohol Concentration- the amount of alcohol in a person’s breath, taken from in the deep lung. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Blue Ribbon Panel Belt Shortening Locking Clip Office of Behavioral Safety Research (formerly known as Office of Research and Technology or ORT) Brain Trauma Foundation Below the Line- Non-media advertising or promotion when no commission has been paid to the advertising agency. Includes direct mail, point of sale displays, giveaways. Bureau of Transportation Statistics Buckle Up America Budget Execution Plan

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 C CAAHEP CAAS CADCA CAFE CAH

CALEA CAMY CANBUS CAP CARE CB CBS CDC CDF CDL CDS CECBEMS CFO CFR CFSI CHAPA CHMSL CID CIFAR CIO CIOT CIR CIREN CJS CMC CMP CMS CLV CO CODES COOP

Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for EMS Professions Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Corporate Average Fuel Economy Critical Access Hospital- A rural limited-service hospital that ahs been converted to a special designation as a Critical Access Hospital under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program. The majority of CAHs are in Health Professional Shortage Areas and/or Medically Underserved Areas. Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth[see http://camy.org] Controller Area Network (local area network widely used in vehicles) Corrective Action Plan (Operation CARE) Combined Accident Reduction Effort Citizens Band radio [per FCC] Combined Braking System for motorcycles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Children’s Defense Fund Commercial Driver's License Crashworthiness Data System Continuing Education Coordinating Board for EMS Chief Financial Officer Code of Federal Regulation Congressional Fire Service Institute Coalition of Hispanic American Police Associations Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp Crash Investigation Division Cambridge Institute For Applied Research, Inc. Chief Information Officer Click It or Ticket Crash Incidence Ratio Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network Criminal Justice System Crisis Management Center Corporate Master Plan Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Customer Lifetime Value Contracting Officer Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System Continuity of Operations Plan 6 of 29

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 COP COSSMHO COTR CPC CPL CPM CPP CPS CPSC CPT CR CRIN

CRM CRS CSAP CSAT CSN CSPI CSS CTIA CTSP CTST CY CVTSN

Communities of Practice (knowledge exchange) National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative Community Policing Consortium • Consumer Product List • Conforming Product List Cost Per Million Cost Per Rating Point • Child Passenger Safety • Child Protective Seating Consumer Product Safety Commission Cost Per Thousand • Child Restraint • Central Region (formerly Region 7) Crash Research Information Network- Contact information entry form for crash research professionals, EMS, law enforcement, students, etc. Promote communication and info exchange among crash research professionals and anyone else involved in the mission to save lives. Customer Relationship Management Child Restraint System, i.e. child safety seat Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Children’s Safety Network Center for Science and the Public Interest Child Safety Seat Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Community Traffic Safety Program Community Traffic Safety Team Calendar Year Commercial Vehicle Information System Network

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 D D&A DAGMAR DALY DASH DDP DEC DEEP DHS DHHS DITEP DMA DMV DOC DOJ DOT DRE DREAM DRL DRUID DTEMS DUI DWAI DWI DWS

Dunlap and Associates, Inc. (consulting firm) Defining Advertising Goals for Measured Advertising Results Disability-Adjusted Life-Year DOT Auto Safety Hotline (no longer used) Designated Driver Program Drug Evaluation and Classification Driver Education and Evaluation Program Department of Homeland Security Department of Health and Human Services Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals Designated Market Area Department of Motor Vehicles Department of Commerce Department of Justice Department of Transportation Drug Recognition Expert/Evaluator Driver-related Evaluation and Monitoring Daytime Running Lamp- Frontal lighting used to enhance daytime conspicuity of motor vehicles including motorcycles. DRiving Under the Influence of Drugs Department of Trauma and EMS Driving Under the Influence Driving While Ability-Impaired (New York) Driving While Intoxicated/Impaired Driving While driver’s license is Suspended

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 E E911 EA E Code ECL ECU ED EDR EEG EJS ELMS ELR EMD EMS EMS-C EMS-G EMSS EMT EN CARE ENA EOG EOU EPA EPCA ER ESC ESV ETS EU EUDL EWR

Enhanced 9-1-1 Engineering Analysis External Cause of Injury Code Electronic Cost Losses Electronic Control Unit (for air bags) Emergency Department • Electronic Data Recorder • Event Data Recorder Electroencephalograph Enforcement and Justice Services Electronic Learning Management System Emergency Locking Retractor (for seat belts) Emergency Medical Dispatcher Emergency Medical Service Emergency Medical Services for Children Emergency Medical Services for Geriatrics Emergency Medical Services Systems Act Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Nurses CARE, Inc (CARE stands for Cancel Alcohol-Related Emergencies) Emergency Nurses Association Electro-oculograph Encase of Use Environmental Protection Agency Energy Policy & Conservation Act (1975) Eastern Region (formerly Region 2) • Electronic Stability Control • Enterprise Services Center, OKC (Delphi) Enhanced Safety Vehicles (Conference) Evaluation and Technology Sharing European Union Enforcement of Underage Drinking Laws Early Warning Reporting system

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 F FAA FAR FARS FAST FCC FCCLA FCI FCW FDA FEMA FFCRS FFMIA FHWA FICEMS FIM FMCSA FMCSR FMFIA FMVSS FNIR FOIA FOP FORR FOT FR FRA FS4JK FST FTA

Federal Aviation Administration Federal Acquisition Regulations Fatality Analysis Reporting System Focused Advertising Sampling Technique (FAST Marketing) Federal Communications Commission Family, Care and Community Leaders of America Functional Capacity Index Forward Collision Warning Food and Drug Administration Federal Emergency Management Agency Forward facing child restraining system (safety seat) Federal Financial Management Improvement Act Federal Highway Administration Federal Interagency Commission for Emergency Medical Services Federation International de Motorcyclisme- The world governing body for motorcycle sport. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Federal Manager’s Financial Integrity Act Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Functional Near Infrared Freedom of Information Act Fraternal Order of Police Freedom of the Road Riders Field Operational Test Federal Register Federal Railway Administration Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Field Sobriety Test Federal Transit Administration

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 G GAO GAWR GCWR GDL GDP GES GHSA GIS GLR GM GMMB GOALS GPO GPRA GPS GR GRP GRS GRSP GSA GSR GTR GTS GVWR

Government Accounting Office (has a new name, was formerly known as the Government Accounting Office until July 7, 2004) Gross Axle Weight Rating- weight a single axle can carry. Gross Combination Weight Rating- permissible combined weight that the vehicle-trailer, passenger, equipment, fuel, etc. that the vehicle can handle. Graduated Driver Licensing Gross Domestic Product General Estimates System Governor’s Highway Safety Association (formerly NAGHSR: Nationals Association of Governor’s Highway Safety Representatives) Geographic Information System Great Lakes Region (formerly Region 5) General Motors Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, and Burns (Communications consulting firm) Government On-Line Accounting Link System Government Printing Office Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 • Global Positioning System • Geopositioning Satellite (refers to the same thing) Governor’s Representative (for Highway Safety) Gross Rating Point Global Road Safety Global Road Safety Partnership General Services Administration Galvanic Skin Response Global Technical Regulation (for vehicle & related parts) • Global Transiting System • Grants Tracking System Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 H HAPCOA HCFA HDLC HGN HHS HIAA HIC HID HIPPA HIV HLDI HOV HPRL HRSA HSA HSC HSO HSP HSPD HTF HUT HVE

Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association Health Care Finance Administration (now CMS- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Heavy Duty Locking Clip (same as BSLC = Belt Shortening Locking Clip) Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (usually HGN test) Department of Health and Human Services Health Insurance Association of America Head Injury Criterion High Intensity Discharge headlamp Health Information Privacy Protection Act Human Immunodeficiency Virus Highway Loss Data Institute High-Occupancy Vehicle Head Protection Research Laboratory Health Resource and Services Administration Highway Safety Act Homeland Security Council Highway Safety Office Highway Safety Plan Homeland Security Presidential Directive Highway Trust Fund Household Using Television High-visibility/ High Visible Enforcement

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 I IACP IACT IADLEST IAFC IAFF ICADTS ICC ICCPUD ICD ICIP ICISF ICOR IDP IHS IHSO IID IIHS IIS IMC IMU IO IOM IPMBA IPS IPT IQC ISA ISCI ISF ISO ISS ISTEA ITE ITS IVI

International Association of Chiefs of Police International Association for Chemical Testing International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards & Training International Association of Fire Chiefs International Association of Fire Fighters International Council on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety Intelligent Cruise Control Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking International Classification of Diseases International Center for Injury Prevention International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Injury Control Operations and Resources Independent Development Plan Indian Health Service Indian Highway Safety Office Ignition Interlock Device Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Injury Impairment Scale Inserted/ Integrated Marketing Communication Integrated Monitoring Unit Insertion Order Institute of Medicine International Police Mountain Biking Association Intensive Probation Supervision Integrated Project Team Indefinite Quantity Contract Intelligent Speed Adaptation International Standard Commercial Identification Interstitial Fluid International Standards Organization Injury Severity Score Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 Institute of Transport Engineers Intelligent Transportation System Intelligent Vehicle Initiative

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 J, K, L JOL KISS LAB LAN LATCH LCATP LCD LDWS LED LEL LEPI LETN LIDAR LIP LPOA LRD LS LTVs

Judicial Outreach Liaison Kids in Safety Seats League of American Bicyclists Local Area Network Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention Liquid Crystal Display Land Departure Warning System Light Emitting Diode Law Enforcement Liaison Law Enforcement Public Information Law Enforcement Television Network Light Detection and Ranging Legislative Implementation Plan Latino Police Officers Association Low Risk Deployment (re: air bags) Lives Saved Light Trucks and Vans

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 M M-1 MAB MADD MAR MARAD MCHB MCOD MCSAP MHF MIC MIL MLDA MMUCC MMWR mph MR MRF MRO MRT MSF MSPB MUTCD MV MVC MVOSS MY

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Administration Medical Advisory Board Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mid-Atlantic Region (formerly Region 3) Maritime Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau Multiple Cause of Death (supplement to the FARS) Motor Vehicle Carrier Safety Assistance Program Motorförarnas Helnykterförbund (Swedish Abstaining Motorists’ Association) Motorcycle Industry Council Malfunction Indicator Lamp (for heavy truck ABS) Minimum Legal Drinking Age Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report Miles per hour Management Review Motorcycle Rider Foundation Medical Review Officer Management Review Team Motorcycle Safety Foundation Merit Systems Protection Board Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices Multiple-vehicle (crash type) Motor Vehicle Crashes Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey Model Year

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 N NAACP NAASA NAB NABCA NAC NACCHO NAD NADA NADS NAED NAEMD NAEMSE NAEMSP NAEMSQP NAEMT NAEYC NAFEO NAFR NAFTA NAGHSR NAHN NAHP NAIC NAII NAMAD NAMS NAON NAPAFASA NAPC NAPNAP NAS NASD NASDPTS NASEMSD NASEMSO NASJE NASN NASNA

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National African American Student Association National Association of Broadcasters National Alcohol Beverage Control Association National Association of Counties National Association of County and City Health Officials National Advertising Division National Automobile Dealers Association National Advanced Driving Simulator National Association of Emergency Dispatch National Association of Emergency Medical Dispatch National Association of EMS Educators National Association of EMS Physicians National Association of EMS Quality Professionals National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians National Association for the Education of Young Children National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education National Association of First Responders North American Free Trade Agreement National Association of Governor Highway Safety Representatives National Hispanic Nurses Association National Association of Health Plans National Association of Insurance Commissioners National Association of Independent Insurers National Association of Minority Auto Dealers National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety National Association of Orthopedic Nurses National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners • National Academy of Science • National Alcohol Survey National Alcohol Screening Day National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services National Association of State EMS Directors National Association of State EMS Officials (formerly NASEMSD) National Association of State Judicial Educators National Association of School Nurses National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators 16 of 29

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 NASRO NASS NATI NAWHSL NBA NBAAC NBCSL NBNA NBSN NBTSHA NCADD NCADI NCAP NCBM NCCRAHS NCFH NCHRP NCHS NCIPC NCJA NCLR NCNW NCOA NCQA NCSA NCSEMSTC NCSL NCUTLO NDA NDCI NDR NEMA NEMSAC NEMSA NEMSIS NEMSMA NENA NER NESARC NETS NFA

National Association of School Resource Officers National Automotive Sampling System National Association of Teen Institutes National Association of Women Highway Safety Leaders National Bar Association National Black Alcoholism and Addiction Council National Black Caucus of State Legislators National Black Nurses Association National Bicycle Safety Network National Black Talk Show Hosts Association National Commission Against Drunk Driving National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information New Car Assessment Program National Conference of Black Mayors National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety National Center for Farmworker Health National Cooperative Highway Research National Center for Health Statistics National Center for Injury Prevention and Control National Criminal Justice Association National Council of La Razase National Council of Negro Women, Inc. National Council on Aging National Committee for Quality Assurance National Center for Statistics and Analysis National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators National Conference of State Legislators National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances National Dental Association National Drug Court Institute National Driver Register National Emergency Management Association National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council National EMS Alliance National EMS Information System National Emergency Medical Services Management Association National Emergency Number Association New England Region (formerly Region 1) National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (database) Network of Employers for Traffic Safety National Fire Academy 17 of 29

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 NFPA NG9-1-1 NGA NHDR NHMA NHSDA NHTSA NIA NIAAA NIC NIDA NIH NIJ NIMS NIOSH NIPP NIR NIST NJC NLC NLCI NLAES NLLEA NLPOA NMA NMSL NMVCCS NNAEMSA NNPA NOAA NOBLE NOPUS NOSORH NOYS NPHA NPRM NPS NRC NREMT NRHA NRP

National Fire Protection Association Next Generation 9-1-1 National Governors’ Association National Healthcare Disparities Report National Hispanic Medical Association National Household Survey on Drug Abuse National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Incident Management System Integration Center National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Justice National Incident Management System National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Infrastructure Protection Plan Near-InfraRed National Institute of Standards and Technology National Judicial College National League of Cities National Latino Children’s Institute National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey (database) National Liquor Law Enforcement Association National Latino Peace Officers Association National Medical Association National Maximum Speed Limit National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey National Native American Emergency Medical Services Association National Newspaper Publishers Association National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives National Occupant Protection Use Survey National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health National Organizations for Youth Safety National Peer Helpers Association Notice of Proposed Rulemaking National Park Service National Research Council National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians National Rural Health Association National Response Plan 18 of 29

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 NSA NSC NSDDAB NSDUH NSNA NSUBS NTA NTIA NTLC NTSB NUL NVFC

National Sheriffs’ Association National Safety Council National Survey on Drinking and Driving Attitude And Behavior National Survey on Drug Use and Health National Student Nurses Association National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats National Troopers Association National Telecommunications and Information Administration National Traffic Law Center National Transportation Safety Board National Urban League National Volunteer Fire Council /

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 O OA OAM OAS OASA OAR OBD OCCI OCO OCP OD ODAPC ODI ODPHP OECD OEMS OFM OH OHR OHBSM OIG OJJDP OLP OLS OLUA OMB ONDCP ONE DOT OOIDA OOP OP OPACA OPC OPD Operation CARE OPHEP OPM OP sTEP

Operating Agency Office of Acquisition Management (formerly OCP-Office of Contracts and Procurement) Office of Applied Studies Office of the Assistant Secretary of Administration Office of Audit Relations Operation Buckle Down Office of Communications and Consumer Information Office of Outreach and Communications Office of Contracts and Procurement Office Director Organizational Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance Office of Defects Investigation Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Office of Emergency Medical Services Office of Financial Management Office of Hearing Office of the Human Resources Office of Headquarters building/Space Management Office of the Inspector General Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Officer Leadership Program One-Leg Stand- a divided attention field sobriety test Over the Limit, Under Arrest Office of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Working better together at DOT Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Foundation Out of Position (wrt seatbelts) Occupant Protection Office of Public and Consumer Affairs Occupant Protection for Children (State assessment) Occupant Protection Division Combined Accident Reduction Effort Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Office of Personnel Management Occupant Protection Special Traffic Enforcement Program 20 of 29

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 ORT OSHA OSPE OST OTF OTICP OVC OVSC OWI

PDD’s Office of Research and Technology Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office of Senior Procurement Executive Office of the Secretary of Transportation Office of Transportation and Facilities Office of Traffic Injury Control Programs Office of Victims of Crime Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance Operating While Intoxicated

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 P PA PAR PART PAS PBL PBT PC PCI PCR PDA PDD PDF PDO PDOF PE Ped PEP PERF PFL PFM PHMSA PI&E PIE PIRE PIP PMVI PND PNWR POST P&P PPPs PR PRG PSA(s) PSAP PSI

Privacy Act • Police Accident Report • Performance Accountability

Report Performance Assessment Rating Tool Passive Alcohol Sensors Primary (seat) Belt Law Preliminary Breath Test • Passenger Cars • Probable Cause Passenger Compartment Intrusion Police Crash Report Personal Digital Assistant Office of Program Development and Delivery Portable Document Format Property Damage Only Principal direction of force Preliminary Evaluation Pedestrian Performance Enhancement Plan (follow-up to an SMR) Police Executive Research Forum Patterns for Life Planning and Financial Management Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Public Information & Education Public Interest Exclusion • Pacific Institute of Research and Education (Consulting firm) • Public Information, Education & Relations Primary Injury Prevention Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection Philanthropy News Digest Pacific Northwest Region (formerly Region 10) Police, or Peace Office Standards and Training Plans & Policy Prohibited Personnel Practices Procurement Request Preusser Research Group (Consulting firm) Public Service Announcement(s) Public Safety Answering Point (receives 9-1-1 emergency telephone calls) Pounds per Square Inch 22 of 29

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 PSU(s) PTA PTS PTSD PUT PWA

Primary Sampling Unit(s) Parent-Teacher Association Police Traffic Services Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Persons Using Television Partnership for a Walkable America

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 Q, R Q&A’s QALY QDOT R&D R&T RA RADD RAP RBT REDDI RETS RFP RHI RID RITA RM RMA RMD RMR RMS ROPD ROI ROS RPC RPD RPM RSC RSPA RT

Questions & Answers Quality of Adjusted Life Years Quantum-dot LEDs Research & Development Research & Technology • Regional Administrator Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes Against Drunk Driving Regional Action Plan • Random Breath Test • Roadside Breath Test Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately Rider Education and Training Systems Request for Proposals Responsible Hospitality Institute Remove Intoxicated Drivers Research and Innovative Technology Administration Office of Rulemaking Rubber Manufacturers Association Recall Management Division Rocky Mountain Region (formerly Region 8) Root Mean Square Regional Operations and Program Delivery Return on Investment Run of Site/Station Readers Per Copy Research & Program Development Regional Program Manager Roll Stability Control Research and Special Programs Administration Response Time

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 S SAA SAB SACOP SADD SAE SAFETEA SAFETEA-LU SAEM SAMHSA SAP SAS SAVE SAVE-IT SBI SBIR SBIRT SBL SBR SC SCD SCI SCLC SCR SCRAM SCRAT SCS SD SDFSCA SDLP SEAT SENSATION SER SES SFST SHSA

Senior Associate Administrator Side Air Bag State Associations of Chiefs of Police Students Against Destructive Decisions Society of Automotive Engineers Safe, Accountable, Flexible & Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 SAFETEA- A Legacy for Users Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Substance Abuse Program Statistical analysis software produced by SAS Institute, Inc. System for the Effective Assessment of the Driver State and Vehicle Control in Emergency Situations Safety Vehicle Using Adaptive Interface Technology Screening and Brief Intervention Small Business Innovative Research Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Secondary Belt Law Statement of Budgetary Resources Safe Communities Steering Control Devices Special Crash Investigation Southern Christian Leadership Conference South Central Region (formerly Region 4) Secure Continuous Alcohol Monitor Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Tester State and Community Services Standard Deviation Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Standard Deviation of Lane Position Seatbelt Enforcement and Awareness Training Program Advanced Sensor Developing for Attention, Stress, Vigilance and Sleep/Wakefulness Monitoring South East Region (formerly Region 4) • Strategic Evaluation States • Senior Executive Service • Socio Economic Status Standardized Field Sobriety Test State Highway Safety Agency 25 of 29

NHTSA Acronym List 2008 SHSO SHSP SLSDC SMR SMSA SNPRM SOD SOF SOV SOW SPN SRTS SSF STB sTEP/ STEP STIPDA STOP-DWI STSI STT SUV SV SWITRS

State Highway Safety Office Strategic Highway Safety Plan Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Special Management Review National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Staff Office Director Statement of Fact Share of Voice Statement of Work Society of Pediatric Nurses Safe Routes To School Static Stability Factor Surface Transportation Board Special Traffic Enforcement Program State and Territorial Injury Preventions Directors Association Special Traffic Options Program for Driving While Intoxicated State Traffic Safety Information Screening Test Technician Sport Utility Vehicle Single-Vehicle (crash type) State-Wide Integrated Traffic Records System

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 T TA TACT TARGET TASC TDLS TEA-21 TEACH TEAM TIC TIPS TIRF TIS TNO TOPIC TOPS TP TPMS TraCS TRB TRCC TREAD TRIP TRIS TSA TSASS TSC TSI TSIS TSP TSRP TT TTC TTI(d) TTMA TWG

Target Audience Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks Traffic Accident Reduction Goals and Enforcement Techniques Transportation Administrative Service Center Tunable-Diode Laser Spectroscope Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Operation TEACH: Teach Every American Child to Buckle Up) Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management Traffic Injury Control Training for Intervention Procedures Traffic Injury Research Foundation Technical Information Services (formerly Technical Reference Division) The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research Technology to Prevent Alcohol-Impaired Crashes Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies Target Population Tire Pressure Monitoring System Traffic and Criminal Software Transportation Research Board Traffic Records Coordinating Committee Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act The Road Information Program Transportation Research Information Services Transportation Security Administration Traffic Safety Analysis Systems and Services (consulting firm) Transportation Safety Center (more formally known as VNTSC= Volpe National TSC) Traffic Safety Institute Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Traffic Safety Programs Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Traffic Technician Time To Collision Thoracic Trauma Index (for the dummy in a side impact test) Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association Technical Working Group

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 U, V UMTRI UN/ECE UNITY UPPL/ UPPL Laws USC USCG USCM USDEd USDOT USFA UTQGS VALS VASCAR VADA VIADA VICS VII VIN VMT VMS “Volpe” VOQ

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute United Nations/ Economical Commission for Europe United Nations Indian Tribal Youth Uniform Accident and Sickness Policy Provision Law United States Code United States Coast Guard U.S. Conference of Mayors U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Fire Administration Uniform Tire Quality Grading System- allows consumers to compare the tread ware, traction performance and temperature resistance. Values and Lifestyle Research Visual Average Speed Computer and Recorder Virginia Automobile Dealers Association Virginia Independent Automobile Dealers Association Vehicle Information and Communication System Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration Vehicle Identification Number Vehicle Miles of Travel Variable Message Sign Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Vehicle Owner’s Questionnaire

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NHTSA Acronym List 2008 W, X, Y, Z WAT WISQARS WLE WM WP-29 WR WRAP WrisTAS YD&DYL YLD YPLL YRBS ZGS

Walk-and-Turn- a divided attention field sobriety test Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System Women in Law Enforcement Working Memory Working Party #29 on Vehicle Construction (UN/ECE organization for international harmonization of vehicle standards) Western Region (formerly Region 9) Washington (DC) Regional Alcohol Program Wrist Transdermal Alcohol Sensor You Drink and Drive. You Lose. Years Lost to Disability Years of Potential Life Lost Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance ZGS Communications Inc.

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