Notice of Designation of Scarce Materials or Threatened Materials Subject to COVID-19 Hoarding Prevention Measures, 85 Fed. Reg. 17592 (Mar. 30, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States

Level

Federal

Authority

Defense Production Act sec. 102 (50 U.S.C. 4512); Executive Order 13910

Issued

2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020

Effective

2020-03-25

End

Extended July 30, 2020 (Ex. ECO-A-069), Feb. 1, 2021 (Ex. ECO-A-070) and July 7, 2021 to Nov. 15, 2021 (Ex. ECO-A-071) (read as 2020-07-30)

In force

Mar. 25, 2020 to July 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Supply chain

Addressees

• any person accumulating the designated materials

Functions reached

• SC
• IC
• ST sterilization

Collection

Supply chain and borders ECO-A

Operative words

'HHS is issuing this Notice designating' as scarce or threatened materials: N95 filtering facepiece respirators; other filtering facepiece respirators; elastomeric air-purifying respirators and filters; PPE face masks; PPE surgical masks; PPE face shields; PPE gloves and surgical gloves; PPE gowns and surgical gowns; ventilators and related components; sterilization services and disinfecting devices; medical gowns; sanitizing and disinfecting products; and others listed (fifteen categories). 'The Act prohibits any person from accumulating designated materials in excess of the reasonable demands of business, personal, or home consumption'.

Enforcement

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