RAGS — Risk Assessment Guidance (RAGS)Part A of RAGS describes how to conduct a site-specific baseline risk assessment. The information in Part A is necessary background for Part D.
RAT — route attribute table (RAT)Route attribute table. An RAT stores route attributes. There is one RAT for each route-system in a coverage.
RCV — Replacement Cost Value (RCV)The cost to replace property with the same kind of material and construction without deduction for depreciation.
RD — Rural Development (RD)The "Rural Development" mortgage program is governed by the USDA and is designed to promote homeownership in rural areas.
RD/RA — Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA)Remedial Design (RD) is the phase in Superfund site cleanup where the technical specifications for cleanup remedies and technologies are designed.
RDF — Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF)A solid fuel produced by shredding municipal solid waste (MSW). Noncombustible materials such as glass and metals are generally removed prior to making…
RDR — Ryan White Program Data Report (RDR)Formerly known as the CARE Act Data Report (CADR), a provider-based report generating aggregate client, provider, and service data for all Ryan White…
REO — Real Estate Owned (REO)The ownership of collateral property by the lender - usually a bank - after an unsuccessful sale at a foreclosure auction.
REST — Representational State Transfer (REST)A type of HTTP-based request interface that generally uses only the GET or POST HTTP method and a query string with parameters. Sometimes known as Query.
RFC — River Forecast Center (RFC)Centers that serve groups of Weather Forecast Offices, in providing hydrologic guidance and is the first echelon office for the preparation of river and…
RFG — Reformulated gasoline (RFG)Gasoline that has altered composition or characteristics to reduce emissions of pollutants from vehicles in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
RFP — Request for Proposals (RFP)An open and competitive process for selecting providers of services (sometimes called RFA or Request for Application).
RID — Respondent or Reporter ID (RID)A ten-digit number used to identify a HMDA reporting institution. RIDs often require leading zeros to meet the length requirement.
RLD — Reference Listed Drug (RLD)A Reference Listed Drug (RLD) is an approved drug product to which new generic versions are compared to show that they are bioequivalent.
RMP — Resource Management Plan (RMP)A land use plan that establishes land use allocations, multiple use guidelines, and management objectives for a given planning area.
RMP — Risk Management Plans (RMP)Facilities are required to submit risk management plans (RMP) to EPA. Risk management plans will be available to State and local governments and citizens…
RMR — Reliability must run (RMR)A unit that must run for operational or reliability reasons, regardless of economic considerations. Also called a reliability agreement.
RMS — Root mean square (RMS) errorA measure calculated when registering a map to a digitizer, indicating the discrepancy between known point locations and their digitized locations.
ROD — Record of Decision (ROD)The Record of Decision (ROD) is a public document that explains which cleanup alternatives will be used to clean up a Superfund site.
ROI — Region of Influence (ROI)Area occupied by affected resources and the distances at which impacts associated with license renewal may occur.
ROI — Return on investment (ROI)The interest rate at which the net present value of a project is zero. Multiple values are possible.
ROW — Right-of-way (ROW)The legal right to cross the lands of another. Also used to indicate the strip of land for a road, railroad, or power line.
RPC — Remote Procedure Call (RPC)A Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a communication mechanism which allows one UNIX process to communicate with another UNIX process.
RTO — Regional Transmission Organization (RTO)A voluntary organization of electric transmission owners, transmission users and other entities approved by the Commission to efficiently coordinate…
RVA — River Summary (RVA)A NWS summary of river and/ or crest stages for selected forecast points along the river.
RVF — River Forecast (RVF)An internal product issued by RFCs to other NWS offices. An RVF contains stage and/or flow forecasts for specific locations based on existing, and…
RVI — River Ice Statement (RVI)A public product issued by the RFC's containing narrative and numeric information on river ice conditions.
RVP — Reid vapor pressure (RVP)A standard measurement of a liquid´s vapor pressure at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. An indication of the propensity of the liquid to evaporate.
RVS — River Statement (RVS)A product issued to communicate notable hydrologic conditions which do not involve flooding, i.e., within river bank rises, minor ice jams, etc.