The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (U.S. Department of Transportation, all Operating Administrations; DOT facilities nationwide)
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- EO 13991 § 2 (heads of agencies shall require compliance with CDC guidelines on masks, distancing and other measures in federal buildings and on federal lands) and § 4; 5 U.S.C. § 301 (departmental regulations governing employees and property)
- Issued
- 2021-02-19 Feb. 19, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-02-19
- End
- superseded by updates of Mar. 29 and June 25, 2021 (Ex. 039) and later revisions; in force through Sept. 30, 2021 as updated (read as 2021-06-25)
- In force
- Feb. 19, 2021 to June 25, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all DOT federal employees
- on-site contractors
- visitors to DOT facilities (including FAA facilities, air traffic facilities, regional offices)
- Functions reached
- OF DOT and FAA offices on maximum telework; occupancy limits
- EMP masks, distancing, screening, quarantine for federal transportation employees and contractors
- CB regulated parties (certification, inspection and licensing functions performed remotely or delayed)
- WF contractor workforce access to DOT sites
- Collection
- Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE
Operative words
"Summary of Plan: DOT's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic... Telework and Remote Work; Offsite Mission Critical Positions; Face Masks; Testing; Contact Tracing; Travel; Symptom Monitoring; Quarantine & Isolation; Confidentiality; Occupancy; Physical Distancing; Environmental Cleaning; Hygiene; Ventilation and Air Filtration; Visitors; Staggered Work Time and Cohorts...." "[This plan] applies DOT-wide and puts the health and safety of all Federal employees, on-site contractors, visitors, and their families at the center." "[Individuals] must wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth, and is used in accordance with any current CDC and OSHA guidance" and masks "must be worn consistently and in any common areas or shared workspaces (including open floorplan office space, cubicle embankments and conference rooms)." "[While operating] effectively on a virtual basis, the Department will continue to fulfill its responsibilities to oversee the safe and efficient operation of our Nation's transportation systems during this crisis."
Enforcement
conditions of federal employment and of contractor facility access; EO 13991 § 2
Notes
The DOT's own essential-employee and telework order: FAA and modal-agency staff worked virtually, which reached every certification, inspection, rulemaking and grant counterparty of the Department; on-site contractors were subject to the plan's mask, screening and occupancy rules.