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N

N
North, Newton, nitrogen
NA, N/A
not available, not applicable
NAAIA
National African-American Insurance Association
NAA
National Apartment Association
NAAPC
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NAAMM
National Association of Architectural Metal Manufactures
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
NAB
National Allergy Bureau
NACA
National Association of Catastrophe Adjusters, Inc.
NACCHO
National Association of County and Health Officers
NACE
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
NACSA
National Association of Casualty and Surety Agents
NADCA
National Air Duct Cleaners Association
NADW
North Atlantic Deep Water
NAE
Nationality of Achuar Ecuador
NAESC
National Association of Energy Service Contractors
NAFA
National Air Filtration Association
NAFE
National Academy of Forensic Engineers
NAHB
National Association of Home Builders
NAIC
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NAICC
National Association of Independent Cleaning Contractors
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System
NAII
National Association of Independent Insurers
NAIIA
National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters
NAILM
National Association of Insurance Litigation Managers
NAIMA
National Association of Insulation Material
NAIN
National Antimicrobial Information Network
NAIW
National Association of Insurance Women
NAM
National Association of Manufactures, negative air machine, network access machine
NAMMA
NASA African Monsoon Multidisc Planning Analysis
NAO
Northern Atlantic oscillation
NAPAP
National Atmospheric Precipitation Assessment Program
NAPHCC
National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors
NAPIA
National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
NARA
National Association of Review Appraisers
NARAD
Navy Research and Development
NARI
National Association of the Remodeling Industry
NAS
National Academy of Science
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASCAS
National Association of Storm Chasrers and Spotters
NASCLA
National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies
NASD
National Association of Security Dealers
NATM
New Austrian Tunneling Method
NAV
navigation
NAVCAM
navigational camera
NAVFAC
Naval Facilities
NAWAS
National Warning System
NBC
National Building Code, National Broadcasting Company, nuclear biological and chemical
NBMDA
North American Building Materials Distribution Association
NBS

National Bureau of Standards, National Budget System
NC
normally closed
NCAP
New Car Assessment Program, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides,  North Carolina Association of Pharmacists
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCCA
National Commission for Certifying Agencies, National Carpet Cleaning Association
NCDC
National Climate Data Center
NCCDPHP

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
NCDRC
National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee
 

N (Cont.)

NCEH
National Center for Environmental Health
NCEP
National Center for Environmental Protection
NCFPC
National Committee on Fire Prevention Control
NCHE
National Center for Housing and the Environment
NCHI
National Council of the Housing Industry
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NCL
National Consumers League
NCOA
National Change of Address System
NCOCA
National Coalition on Caribbean Affairs
NCOIL
National Conference of Insurance Legislatures
NCPA
National Center for Policy Analysis
NCPI
National Committee on Property Insurance
NCS
national communication system, nutation control system
NDI
National Deliverability Index
NDMS
National Disaster Medical System
NDS
National Design Specification for Wood Construction, neutral detergent solutions
NEAR
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous
NEC
National Electric Code
NECA
National Electrical Contractors Association
NECC
National Emergency Coordination Center
NEES
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
NEHA
National Environmental Health Association
NEIC
National Environmental Investigation Center
NEIRC
New England Institute of Restoration and Cleaning
NEMA
National Electrical Manufactures Association
NEMI
National Electronic Manufacturing Initiative
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NERC
North American Electric Reliability Council
NERO
National Emergency Relief Organization
NERR
National Emergency Response Resource Registry
NESC
National Electrical Safety Committee, National Electrical Safety Code
NESDIS
National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service
NESE
National Council for Science and the Environment
NESHAP
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NEXRAD
next generation weather radar
NFC
National Fire Code
NFIA
Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
NFIP
National Flood Insurance Plan
NFIRA
National Flood Insurance Reform Act
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NFT
non-fermentative test
NGDC
National Geophysical Data Center
NGM
nested  grid model
NGOs
nongovernmental organizations
NIDRR
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
NIU
network interface unit
NH
Northern Hemisphere
NHC
National Hurricane Center,
National Hazard Center
NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Administration
NIAID
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIC
NIMS Integration Center
NICA
National Insulation Contractors Association
NICH
National Insurance Consumers Helpline
NIDR
National Institute of Disaster Restoration
NIFS
National Institute of Forensic Studies
NIH
National Institute of Health
NIMS
National Incident Management System
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIR
National Institute of Restoration
NIRC
National Institute of Rug Cleaning
NIS
NIMS Integration System



 
N (Cont.)

NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NKBA

National Kitchen and Bath Association
N.L.B.
non-load bearing
NLIC
National lenders Insurance Council
NLRB

National Labor Relations Board

NM

non-metallic cable, nautical mile
NMAPC
National Maintenance Agreement Policy Committee, Inc.
NMHC
National Multi Housing Council
NPSC
National Process Serving Center
NPTN
National Pesticide Telecommunication Network
No.

number
NO
normally open, no office
NOA
North Atlantic Oscillation
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOD
notice of deficiency
NOF
National Oak Flooring
NOGAPS
National Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
nom.
normal
Nos.
numbers
n. o. s.
not otherwise specified
NOW

National Organization for Women
NPDES
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
NPL
National Priorities List
NPRM
notice of proposed rulemaking
NPSC
National Processing Service Center
N.P.T.
national pipe thread
NRA
National Rifle Association,
National Recovery Administration
NRC
National Research Council,
National Response Center
NRCA
National Roofing Contractors Association
NRCMA
National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association
NRDC
National Resource Defense Council
NREL

National Renewable Energy Lab
NRF
National Roofing Foundation
NRI
Netherlands Research Institute
NRT
National Response Team
NS
named storms
NSBRS

non-specific building-related symptoms
NSC

National Safety Council
NSD
named storm days
NS/EP
National Security Security and Preparedness
NSF
National Science Foundation, National Sanitation Foundation
NSHCIC
National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center
NSN
National Stock Number
NSPE
National Society of Professional Engineers
nspf
not specifically provided for
NSSA
National Sanitary Surveillance Agency - Brazil
NSSFC
National Severe Weather Forecast Center
NSSL
National Severe Weather Laboratory
NSSTA
National Structural Settlement Trade Association
NSTA
National Science Teachers Association
NTC
National Teleregistration Center, Net Tropical Cyclone
NTHP
National Trust for Historic Preservation
NTO
nitrogen tetroxide
NTP
National Toxicology Program
NUCCA
National Upholstery and Carpet Cleaners Association
NVDS
non-volatile dry solvents
NVLAP
National Voluntary Laboratory Accederation Program
NWP
numerical weather predictions
NWS
National Weather Service
NWSFO
National Weather Service Forecasting Office
NYC
New York City
NYC-DOH
New York City-Department of Health
NYRCI

New York Rug Cleaners Institute

 

O

O
oxygen
OAI
outdoor air intake
OAS
Organization of American States
OBBC
Ohio Basic Building Code
OC, o.c.
on center
OCA
Optical Corporation of America
OCC
U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
OCHA
Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (U.N.)
OCLC
on-line computer library center
OCR
optical character recognition
OCR/CS
optical character reader/channel sorter
OCT
odor control technician
OD
outside diameter
O.D.
outside dimension
ODIS
origin destination information system
ODS
ozone depleting substance
ODT
optical transient detector
ODTS
oxygen dust toxic syndrome
OECD
Organization of Economic Co-operative and Development
OEHL
Occupational and Environmental Health Laboratory
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
OEP
occurrence accidence probability
OEPA
Onchocerciasis Elimination Program of Americas
OFHEO
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
OH
overhead
OH&P
overhead and profit
OIC
officer in charge
OIL
operational intervention level
OIT
Office of International Trade
O&M
operations and maintenance
OLQ
on-line query
OLR
outgoing longwave radiation, office of legislative research, office of labor relations, office of licensing and registration
ONI
oceanic n
iño index
OPA
otherwise protected areas
OpenSHA
open seismic hazard analysis
OPNAV
optical navigation

Opng.
opening
Ops
operations
OS
operating system
OSB
Oriented Stand Board
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSOCC
On Site Operation Co-ordination Centre
Ovhd.
overhead
Oz.
ounce
O2
molecule of oxygen
O3
ozone
OTC
Over-the-Counter
OTCBB
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board
OTEC
Ocean Thermal Conversion
OTR
one touch recording
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPD
open plate deposition
OPEI
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
OQ
opportunity qualification
OS
operations support directorate
OSC
on-scene coordinator
OTS
Office of Thrift Supervision
OWA
outside work area

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