Federal Coordinating

Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research, Directory of Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion Consequence Assessment Models, FCM-13-1999, Washington, DC, March 1999. http //www.ofcm.gov. 

Legislation introduced in 2008 proposes to use this new standard. The Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008 would create an institute to review and publicize evidence on how to best treat diseases, disorders, and other health conditions. In evaluating the effectiveness of drugs and medical procedures, the institute would provide unbiased information to health care practitioners. Information on the most effective treatment rather than the most heavily advertised and expensive treatment would ideally reduce costs. The pharmaceutical industry also favors the legislation. A version of this legislation passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The act provided funds to several agencies and created a Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research to advance comparative effectiveness research. 

In addition, the primary agency serves as the executive agent under the federal coordinating officer. The primary agency is responsible for the following (DHS, 2004b) ... 

Once NDMS is activated. Federal Coordinating Center coordinators collect data on the number of available beds and the number of patients who can be processed... 

Disaster Field Office (DFO) - The office established in or near the disaster area that supports federal and state response as well as recovery operations. The Disaster Field Office houses the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO), the Emergency Response Team (ERT), the State Coordinating Officer (SCO), and support staff, disaster informatics - The theoretical and practical operation of processing information and communicating in a disaster situation. 

FCCSET Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology... 

Tier 6— This level involves federal assistance to state, tribal, local, and nongovermnental healthcare response at Tiers 1-5, as managed throngh a Joint Field Office and/or other federal coordinating center. 

CSIC, GLONASS Interface Control Document, Version 4.0, The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Coordination Scientific Information Center, 1998. Available in electronic form at http //www.rssi.ru/SFCSIC/SFCSIC main.html... 

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Coordination Scientific Information Center... 

National disaster medical system A federally coordinated system that augments the nation s medical-response capability. 

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