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A set of codes (e.g., for routine, emergency), specifying the urgency under which the Act happened, can happen, is happening, is intended to happen, or is requested/demanded to happen.
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Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.