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n: (RSPA) a DOT agency that oversees the Office of Pipeline Safety, intermodal containers, highway portable tanks, railroad cars, and anything used in interstate or international commerce not regulated by the coast guard. Under OPA, RSPA has authority over onshore oil and hazardous materials pipelines that are used in interstate commerce. Address: 400 7th Street SW;Washington, DC 20590;(202) 366-4433.

n: (DOE) a federal department set up to provide a frame- work for a complete and balanced national energy plan through coordination and administration of the energy functions of the federal government. It is responsible for longterm, high-risk research and development of energy technology, the marketing of federal power, energy conservation, the nuclear weapons program, energy regulatory programs, and a central energy data collection and analysis program. Address: 1000 Independence Ave. SW;Washington, DC 20585;(202) 586-5000.

n: (DOT) a federal department that develops regulations governing transportation. Each mode of transportation has a different administration. The administrations under DOT include the US Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and the Research and Special Programs Administration. Address: 400 7th Street SW;Washington, DC 205W;(202) 366-4000.

n: (ERA) federal agency that administers federal energy programs other than those regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. See also Department of Energy. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

abbr: Energy Information Administration.

Energy Information Administration.

n: (EIA) a part of the Department of Energy (DOE) the main purpose of which is to disseminate information such as statistics to Congress, the administration, and the general public. Address: 1000 Independence Avenue SW;Washington, DC 20585;(202) 586-2363.

abbr: Economic Regulatory Administration.

a division of geologic time, next shorter than the eon and larger than a period.

abbr: Federal Aviation Administration.

n: (FAA) an agency of the US Department of Transportation that sets and enforces federal aviation requirements. Address: 800 Independence Avenue SW;Washington, DC 20591;(202) 267-3883.

n: in pipeline construction, the assistant superintendent and crew foremen.