R&D
Research and Development
R/V
Research Vessel
RACE
Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering
RACER
Research on Antarctic Coastal Ecosystem Rates
RAD
Rapid Application Development
RADS
Remote Acoustic Doppler System
RAIOMA
Resource Assessment Investigation of the Mariana Archipelago
RAM
Random Access Memory
RAPA
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
RASC
Regional Administrative Service Center
RAY
Recent Average Yield
RBDD
Red Bluff Diversion Dam
RC
(NOAA) Restoration Center
RC
Research Council
RCC
(Corps of Engineers) Reservoir Control Center
RCC
Regional Climate Center
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
RCU
Regional Coordinating Unit
RDB
Research Data Base
RDBA
Regional Data Base Administrators
RDBMS
Relational DataBase Management System
RDG
Remote Data Gatherers
RecFIN
Recreational Fisheries Information Network
RECO
(WASC) Regional Environmental Compliance Officer
REFM
Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management
REINAS
Real-Time Environmental Information Network and Analysis System
REMT
Regional Emergency Management Team
RET
Regional Evaluation Team
RETA
Remote Entry Time and Attendance
REU
(NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates
RFA
Regional Fisheries Attache
RFA
Regulatory Flexibility Act
RFC
Responsible Fishing Conference
RFC
River Forecast Center
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
RFI
Request for Information
RFLP
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
RFMC
Regional Fishery Management Council
RFMP
Regional Fisheries Management Council
RFP
(DOC) Request for Procurement
RFP
Request for Proposal
RFQ
Request for Quotations
RGEG
(OPM) Research Grade-Evaluation Guide
RGO
Royal Greenwich Observatory
RI/FS
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
RIA
(NSF) Research Initiation Awards
RIB
Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat
RIF
Reduction in Force
RIR
Regulatory Impact Review
RITS
Radioactively Important Trade Species
RMA
Resource Modeling Association
RMI
Republic of the Marshall Islands
RMP
Revised Management Procedure
RMRP
Regional Marine Research Program
RMS
Revised Management Scheme
RMS
Root-Mean-Square
RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
ROA
(NSF) Research Opportunity Awards
ROK
Republic of Korea
ROKG
Republic of South Korea
ROL
Radiacion de Onda Larga
ROM
Read Only Memory
ROM
Rough Order of Magnitude
ROMP
Registry of Marine Pathology
ROSA
(AT&T) Report of Service of Activity
ROSIS
Reflective Optics System Imaging Spectrometer
ROV
Remotely Operated Vehicle
RP
Reproductive Patch
RPG
(NSF) Research Planning Grants
RPM
Reasonable and Prudent Measures
RREA
Renewable Resources Extension Act (of 1978)
RRET
Regional Resource Evaluation Team
RRF
Ready Reserve Force
RRT
Regional Response Team
RSDB
Remote Sensing DataBases
RSI
Remote Sensing Industries, Inc.
RSM
Regional Safety Manager
RSMC
Regional Specialized Meteorological Center
RSMIS
Real Estate and Space Management Information System
RSO
Regularly Scheduled Overtime
RSPAC
Remote Sensing Public Access Center
RSSA
Resource Services Support Agreement
RTE
Repairs-to-Extend
RTLA
Registry of Tumors in Lower Animals
RTMF
(SPC) Regional Technical Meeting on Fisheries
RTOP
Research and Technology Operating Plan
RTP
Reimbursable Task Plan
RTTC
Regional Technology Transfer Centers
RTTP
Regional Tuna Tagging Project
RUI
(NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions
RVOD
Research Vessel Observer Data