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EA:  CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 260
Concept definition: The controlling authority responsible for an <OBJECT>. Controlling authorities may be distinguished by organizational level (for example: national, sub-national, or military district) and/or type (for example: private or public).
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: PR
Reference: [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary: CAA]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY NATIONAL Administered by an independent political State; national. 10 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY NON_MILITARY Non-military (for example: civilian and/or public). 11 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:16 (Civilian/Public)]  
STD
2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY PRIVATE Administered by an individual or corporation, rather than a State or a public body; private. 12 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:3]  
STD
2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY PROVINCIAL A principal administrative division of certain countries or States; provincial. Historically, a province is a principal division of a kingdom or empire, especially one that is historically and/or linguistically distinct [SOED, "province", I.3]. 13 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:11]  
STD
2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY REGIONAL A joint administrative body that is agreed on by many, relatively small (e.g., municipal), sub-national bodies; regional. A regional controlling authority is usually of limited scope of responsibility and authority. EXAMPLE A port authority. 14 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:13]  
STD
2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY STATE A sub-national administrative division of a federal republic (e.g., the US); state. 15 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:2]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY TRIBAL An administrative division based on the tribal unit; tribal. In the US, a tribal controlling authority exercises powers of sovereignty. 16 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:4]  
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