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Number of Records in Query: 25 Sorted By: Acronym Letter = "N"

Acronym
 		Description
NAGPRA
 		Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
NBA
 		Net Benefit Analysis
NCAO
 		Northern California Area Office
NCCP
 		NCCP - Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP is California's equivalent to Reclamation's Section 7 consultation. CALFED's ASIP process is a combined NCCP and Section 7 consultation process.)
NCCP Community
 		Refers to both habitats and fish groups addressed in the MSCS. The MSCS provides the information for a programmatic NCCP for 20 natural communities, encompassing 18 habitat types and two ecologically based fish groups
NCCP Community Goals
CALFED goals developed by the MSCS team and NCCP communities.
NCCP Community Prescriptions
 		MSCS targets that describe the future expected changes in extent and conditions of MSCS NCCP communities with full implementation of CALFED.
NCCP Habitat
 		Broad habitat categories, each of which includes a number of habitat or vegetation types recognized in frequently used classification systems. The MSCS includes an evaluation of 18 NCCP habitats.
NCCPA
 		Natural Community Conservation Plan Act
NEMA
 		National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NEPA
 		National Environmental Policy Act
NFH
 		Nimbus Fish Hatchery
NFPA
 		National Fire Protection Association
NLT
 		no later than
NMFS
 		National Marine Fisheries Service
NMN
 		no middle name
NNWAS
 		Northern Nevada Water Augmentation Study
NOAA
 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
 		NOAA Fisheries Service
NOAA Fisheries
 		National Marine Fisheries Service (aka NMFS)
NRDC
 		National Resources Defense Council
NTE
 		Not to exceed
NTSB
 		National Transportation Safety Board
NWRA
 		National Water Resources Association
NWS
 		National Weather Service