Guide to Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Transportation Infrastructure Construction Inspectors (2023)

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53   Acronyms ACI American Concrete Institute ACPA American Concrete Pavement Association ATSSA American Traffic Safety Services Association DOT Department of Transportation KPI key performance indicator KSAs knowledge, skills, and abilities LTAP local transportation assistance program M-TRAC Multi-Regional Training and Certification MARTCP Mid-Atlantic Region Technician Certification Program NAPA National Asphalt Pavement Association NCAT National Center for Asphalt Technology NECEPT Northeast Center of Excellence for Pavement Technology NETTCP NorthEast Transportation Technician Certification Program NHI National Highway Institute NICET National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technology OJT on-the-job training OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute RFP request for proposal RFQ request for qualifications SME subject matter expert STA state transportation agency TC3 Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council WAQTC Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction

Abbreviations and acronyms used without denitions 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 FAST Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration GHSA Governors Highway Safety Association 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

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