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Abbreviations and Acronyms

AMPO Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
APA American Planning Association
APTA American Public Transportation Association
ASP Agency Safety Plan
COOP Continuity of Operations Plan
EM Emergency Management
EOC Emergency Operations Center
ER Emergency Relief
FCTA Fulton County Transit Authority
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FTA Federal Transit Administration
GATRA Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority
GIS Geographic Information Systems
HART Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
KCATA Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
METRO Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
MTA Metropolitan Transit Authority
NARC National Association of Regional Councils
NDRF National Disaster Recovery Framework
NORTA New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
NRI National Risk Index
NTD National Transit Database
NTRS National Transportation Recovery Strategy
PA Public Assistance
RSF Recovery Support Functions
RTA Regional Transit Authority
RTAP Rural Transit Assistance Program
RTEMP Regional Transportation Emergency Management Plan
RTPO Regional Transportation Planning Organization
SCAT Space Coast Area Transit
SDOT Seattle Department of Transportation
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
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SRP Strategic Recovery Plan
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
TARC Transit Authority of River City
TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program
TRB Transportation Research Board
UAV/UAS Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle/Systems
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