A Public Agency is a public sector organization defined by and part of a governmental body or one charted by government body for a public purpose, such as the U.S. Postal Service or the Tennessee Valley Authority. The finest or smallest division included in the attributes also indicates the level of government which defines or regulates the Agency.

ATTRIBUTES:

Agent ID

The Agent ID is a foreign key which points to a record in the Agent entity, where information on the Agent can be found.

Domain: numeric
 
 

Nation

The international body or organization of the Public Agency such as United States, Canada, or Native American Tribe. The domain for Nation follows Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 10-3.

Domain: Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 10-3
 
 

State

State is one of the primary divisions of the United States and follows the abbreviation and format coding of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 5-2.

Domain: Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 5-2
 
 

County

A County is the first division of a State. The definition and coding of this attribute is the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 6-4.

Domain: Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 6-4
 
 

City/Village/Town

A City/Village/Town is a division of a County. The definition and coding of this attribute is the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 55-2, September 15, 1973.

Domain: Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 55-2
 
 

Public Agency Name

The Public Agency Name is the full name of a Public Agency.

Domain: free text

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