Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk Assessment: State of the Practice (2013)

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111 AAR – Association of American Railroads ABS – ABS Consulting ADR – European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road AIChE – American Institute of Chemical Engineers ANSI – American National Standards Institute ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers ATA – Air Transportation Association ATA – American Trucking Association ATCCRP – Advanced Tank Car Collaborative Research Program ATF – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ATRI – American Transportation Research Institute BASIC – Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category BLEVE – boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion BTS – Bureau of Transportation Statistics C – consequence Cal EMA – California Emergency Management Agency CANUTEC – Canadian Transport Emergency Centre CCPS – Center for Chemical Process Safety CDC – Centers for Disease Control CFS – Commodity Flow Survey CGA – Compressed Gas Association CIKR – critical infrastructure/key resources CIRA – Chemical Infrastructure Risk Assessment CIRRELT – Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation CONTAM – Contaminant Multizone Modeling Software COSTHA – Council on the Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles CPR – conditional probability of release CREATE – National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events CSA – Compliance, Safety, Accountability CSAC – Chemical Security Analysis Center CTA – Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Transportation Analysis CTPS – Central Transportation Planning Staff CTRA – Chemical Terrorism Risk Assessment CVSA – Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance DGAC – Dangerous Goods Advisory Council DGAIS – Dangerous Goods Accident Information System DHS – Department of Homeland Security Acronyms and Abbreviations

112 DOD – Department of Defense DOE – Department of Energy DOT – Department of Transportation DPS – Department of Public Safety EA – environmental assessments EIS – environmental impact statements EPA – Environmental Protection Agency ERAP – emergency response action plan ESI – Engineering Systems, Inc. F – frequency FAA – Federal Aviation Administration FAF – Freight Analysis Framework FDA – Food and Drug Administration FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency FMCSA – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA – Federal Railroad Administration FRMAC – Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center GIS – geographic information system GPS – Global Positioning System HECOT – Hazmat Event Cross-Observer Tool HIP – Hazardous Materials Intelligence Portal HMC – Highway Motor Carriers Division HMCRP – Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program HMIRS – Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting System HMIS – Hazardous Materials Information System HMTECM – Hazardous Materials Transportation Environmental Consequence Model HPAC – Health Prediction and Assessment Capability HSSM – Highway Security Sensitive Materials HTUA – high-threat urban area IAFC – International Association of Fire Chiefs IAPC – International Chiefs of Police IBC – intermodal bulk container IME – Institute of Makers of Explosives IMESAFR – Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk ISO – International Standards Organization ITRD – International Transport Documentation Database ITS JPO – Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office IVODGA – International Vessel Operations Dangerous Goods Association JHU APL – Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory KTC – Kentucky Transportation Center LCA – latent class analysis LEPC – local emergency planning committee MARAD – Maritime Administration MSRAM – Maritime Security Risk Analysis Model NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCSL – National Council of State Legislatures NDE – nondestructive examination NITL – The National Industrial Transportation League NNSA – National Nuclear Security Administration NRC – National Research Council NRC – National Response Center NRC – Nuclear Regulatory Commission

113 NTAD – National Transportation Atlas Database NTIS – National Technical Information Service NTSB – National Transportation Safety Board NTTC – National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. OHMS – PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety OMB – Office of Management and Budget OPS – PHMSA Office of Pipeline Safety ORNL CTA – Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Transportation Analysis OSC – Office of Security Capabilities P – probability PHMSA – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHR – potential hazard rating PRA – probabilistic risk assessment PTC – positive train control QALY – quality adjusted life years RCRAM – Rail Corridor Risk Assessment Model RCRMS – Rail Corridor Risk Management System RIP – Research in Progress RITA – Research and Innovative Technology Administration RP – revealed preference RRAS – Readiness and Resilience Assessment System RRF – Railroad Research Foundation RSI – Railway Supply Institute S&T – Science and Technology Directorate SAFER – Safety Assessment for Explosives Risk SAIC – Science Applications International Corporation SARMA – Security Analysis and Risk Management Association SCC – Sector Coordinator Council SCIPUFF – Self Consistent Integral Puff SDDC – Surface Deployment and Distribution Command SME – subject matter expert SMS – Safety Measurement System SP – state preference SRS – Savannah River Site SSI – sensitive security information STB – Surface Transportation Board TCL – Target Capabilities List TDG – Transport Canada Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate THTRA – Trucking and Hazardous Materials Trucking Risk Assessment TIH – toxic inhalation hazard TLCat – Transportation Libraries Catalog TOOM – Transportation Object-Oriented Modeling TRAGIS – Transportation Routing Analysis Geographic Information System TRAM – Terrorism Risk Assessment and Management TRANS – Transportation Risk Analysis Tool for Hazardous Substances TRB – Transportation Research Board of the National Academies TRIS – Transportation Research Information Service TSA – Transportation Security Administration TSNM – Transportation Security Network Management TSSRA – Transportation Sector Security Risk Assessment TVSA – transportation vulnerability security assessment UIUC – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

114 UK – University of Kentucky USCG – U.S. Coast Guard USDA – U.S. Department of Agriculture USTRANSCOM – United States Transportation Command VCE – vapor cloud explosion VOHMA – Vessel Operators Hazardous Materials Association Volpe – John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center VoSL – Value of a Statistical Life VRT – Visual Risk Technologies, Inc. WRA – weighted risk analysis

Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S.DOT United States Department of Transportation