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National Dam Safety Program

The National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) is a United States federal program, administered by FEMA since its 1996 authorization by Congress, that supports dam safety through state assistance grants, training, and research.

National Data Protection Authority of Brazil

The National Data Protection Authority of Brazil (ANPD) is the federal agency that enforces the General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD), created in 2018 and operating since 2020.

National Database and Registration Authority

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is Pakistan's federal agency for citizen registration, established on 10 March 2000, which maintains the national database behind identity cards and biometric verification.

National Defense Reserve Fleet

The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) is a U.S. Maritime Administration fleet of about 100 inactive government-owned merchant ships kept as a reserve, established in 1946.

National Department of Transport Infrastructure

The National Department of Transport Infrastructure (Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes, DNIT) is Brazil's federal agency for land and waterway transport infrastructure, created in 2001 and headquartered in Brasília.

National Design Studio

The National Design Studio is a White House office established by President Donald Trump in August 2025 to improve federal digital and physical services, led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia.

National Do Not Call List

The National Do Not Call List, also known as the Canadian DNCL, is Canada's registry of telephone numbers telemarketers generally may not call, run by the CRTC since 2008.

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program

The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program is a US federal grant program created by the 2021 infrastructure law, providing $5 billion to build public EV charging stations.

National Electrical Code

The National Electrical Code (NEC), published by the National Fire Protection Association as NFPA 70, is the US model code for safe electrical wiring and equipment, first published in 1897.

National Electrical Safety Code

The National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), designated ANSI C2, is an American National Standard published by the IEEE covering safe installation and maintenance of utility lines.

National Energy Administration (China)

The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) is the agency of China's State Council that manages the energy sector, established in March 2008 and supervised by the NDRC.

National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center

The National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) is the Department of Energy Office of Science supercomputing facility, operated by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and serving almost 10,000 scientists since 1974.

National Energy System Operator

The National Energy System Operator (NESO), formerly National Grid ESO, is Great Britain's publicly owned electricity system operator, created on 1 October 2024 when the government bought National Grid's ESO for £630 million.

National Energy Transition Roadmap (Malaysia)

The National Energy Transition Roadmap (Pelan Hala Tuju Peralihan Tenaga Negara) is Malaysia's plan for shifting from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, launched in 2023.

National Express

National Express, also known as National Express Coaches, is the United Kingdom's largest scheduled long-distance coach operator, running 1,800 daily services to over 540 locations across Britain and Ireland.

National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is an international nonprofit, founded in 1896 and headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, that publishes more than 300 fire and electrical safety codes and standards.

National Flood Insurance Program

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is a FEMA-administered federal program, created by Congress in 1968, that provides flood insurance to property owners in participating communities.

National Fuel Gas

National Fuel Gas is an American diversified natural gas company headquartered in Williamsville, New York, incorporated in 1902 and serving western New York and Pennsylvania.

National Fuel Gas Supply

National Fuel Gas Supply is a FERC-regulated interstate natural gas pipeline and storage company headquartered in Williamsville, New York, running over 1,600 miles of pipeline from Pennsylvania to the New York–Canada border.

National Green Hydrogen Mission

The National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) is a Government of India program approved in January 2023 to make India a global hub for green hydrogen production and export.

National Grid (Great Britain)

National Grid plc is a British publicly listed energy network company that owns the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales and major utilities in the United States.

National Grid Electricity Distribution

National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) is the regional electricity distribution arm of National Grid plc and the largest electricity distribution network operator in the United Kingdom.

National Grid Electricity Transmission

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is a subsidiary of the National Grid group that owns and maintains the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales.

National Grid Gas plc

National Grid Gas plc, the name of a British regulated company from 2005 to 2023, owned and operated the high-pressure gas National Transmission System across Great Britain.

National Grid plc

National Grid plc, formed as the National Grid Company in 1990, is a British energy company owning the electricity transmission network in England and Wales and the UK's largest distribution network.

National Highway 1 (Taiwan)

National Highway 1, commonly called the Sun Yat-sen Freeway (中山高速公路), is the first and principal north–south freeway in Taiwan, running from Keelung to Kaohsiung and opened in 1978.

National Highway 44 (India)

National Highway 44 (NH 44) is India's longest national highway, created in the 2010 renumbering and running from Srinagar to Kanyakumari through Delhi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.

National Highway 48 (India)

National Highway 48 (NH-48) is a major Indian national highway from Delhi to Chennai through Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, and Bengaluru, formed by merging old NH 8 and NH 4 in 2010.

National Highway 66 (India)

National Highway 66 (NH 66) is an Indian national highway along the western coast from Panvel near Mumbai to Kanyakumari, formed from the old NH 17 in 2010.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a US Department of Transportation agency, established in 1970, that sets vehicle safety standards, investigates defects, oversees recalls, and runs 5-Star crash ratings.