| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOS | National Ocean Service |
| NHI | National Highway Institute |
| NBL | New Brunswick Laboratory |
| FAPRS | Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System ˜˜(replaced By CFDA) |
| OPEC | Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| FMCS | Federal Mediation And Conciliation Service |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
| NEIC | National Earthquake Information Center |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| BIA | Bureau Of Indian Affairs |