The COVID Project
Context, not an orderThis record is guidance or an announcement kept for context. It is not counted among the orders in force.
The record
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 13 U.S.C. 141(a)
- Issued
- 2020-04-13 Apr. 13, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-13
- End
- Field offices reactivated from June 1, 2020; field data collection to Oct. 15, 2020 (096) (read as 2020-06-01)
- In force
- Apr. 13, 2020 to June 1, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- Census Bureau field staff
- the public
- Congress (statutory deadline relief requested)
- Functions reached
- WF enumerator hiring and work suspended
- OF area census offices
- CS census vendors
- MK outreach
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS
Operative words
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Census Bureau is adjusting 2020 Census operations in order to: Protect the health and safety of the American public and Census Bureau employees. Implement guidance from federal, state and local authorities. Ensure a complete and accurate count of all communities. The Census Bureau temporarily suspended 2020 Census field data collection activities in March. Steps are already being taken to reactivate field offices beginning June 1, 2020, in preparation for the resumption of field data collection operations as quickly as possible following June 1. In-person activities, including all interaction with the public, enumeration, office work and processing activities, will incorporate the most current guidance to [protect the health and safety of staff and the public].
Enforcement
Departmental decision under 13 U.S.C. 141
Notes
The statement expressly grounds the suspension on 'guidance from federal, state and local authorities'.