{"id":"MET-MSY-037","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (Orleans Parish)","state":"LA","metro":"MSY","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (applying the CDC order of Jan. 29, 2021 and TSA Security Directive)","authority":"CDC Order under 42 U.S.C. § 264 (86 Fed. Reg. 8025); TSA Security Directive 1582/84-21-01; Executive Order 13998; RTA rider rules (RTA\u0027s own Spring 2020 mask requirement recited)","instrument":"RTA notice implementing the federal mask mandate for public transit","title":"RTA follows federal mask mandate for public transit","dateIssued":"2021-02-01","effective":"2021-02-01 (federal order effective Feb. 1, 2021; RTA\u0027s own mask requirement in place since Spring 2020)","end":"Federal order in force through Sept. 30, 2021 and to Apr. 18, 2022","startDate":"2021-02-01","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV"],"addressees":["all passengers and operators on RTA buses, streetcars, ferries and paratransit"],"clause":"Today, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced the new federal mask requirement as directed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) which is applicable to any passenger taking public transportation. Although the RTA instituted a mask requirement for passengers on agency vehicles during the Spring of 2020, this new federal directive requires wearing a mask while on the conveyance and states that failure to comply may result in denial of boarding or removal. Further, the refusal to wear a mask is a violation of federal law and passengers may be subject to penalties under federal law.","enforcement":"Denial of boarding or removal; federal penalties under the CDC order and TSA directive","functions":["WF every transit-commuting worker through Q3 2021","TRAV","MASK"],"notes":"Also documents RTA\u0027s own Spring 2020 mask requirement.","sourceUrl":"https://www.norta.com/About/Press-Releases/RTA-follows-federal-mask-mandate-for-public-transi?documentid=2829","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210416001534/https://www.norta.com/About/Press-Releases/RTA-follows-federal-mask-mandate-for-public-transi?documentid=2829","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":220804,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-MSY","url":"/library/MET-MSY-037","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-MSY-037","citation":"New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (applying the CDC order of Jan. 29, 2021 and TSA Security Directive), RTA notice implementing the federal mask mandate for public transit (Feb. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSY-037)","stateName":"Louisiana","related":[]}