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Ex. FED-053 Order Primary source read

TSA Security Directives SD 1582/84-21-01, -01A, -01B (surface transportation; Jan. 31, Apr. 30, Aug. 20, 2021); SD 1544-21-02 (aircraft operators) and SD 1542-21-01 (airports) (Jan. 31, 2021); ratification 86 Fed. Reg. 26825

SD 1544-21-02, Security Measures - Face Masks

Transportation Security Administration, DHS · United States (aircraft operators under 49 C.F.R. part 1544) (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States (aircraft operators under 49 C.F.R. part 1544)
Level
Federal
Authority
49 U.S.C. §§ 114, 44903; DHS Determination of Jan. 27, 2021; EO 13998; CDC Order of Jan. 29, 2021; ratified by the TSOB Apr. 20, 2021 (FED-056)
Issued
2021-01-31 Jan. 31, 2021
Effective
2021-02-01 11:59 p.m. EST (read as 2021-02-01)
End
2021-05-11; superseded by SD 1544-21-02A (to Sept. 13, 2021) and SD 1544-21-02B (to Jan. 18, 2022) (successors not saved; dates from TSA's parallel surface directives and the Apr. 30 and Aug. 2021 extension announcements) (read as 2021-05-11)
In force
Feb. 1, 2021 to May 11, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • every U.S. aircraft operator (airlines)
  • every passenger and crew member
Functions reached
  • TR business air travel of every industry
  • TV/GS hotels-travel demand
  • OP airlines and airport tenants
  • WF flight crews
Collection
Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

A. The aircraft operator must provide passengers with prominent and adequate notice of the mask requirements... 1. Federal law requires each person to wear a mask at all times throughout the flight, including during boarding and deplaning. 2. Refusing to wear a mask is a violation of federal law and may result in denial of boarding, removal from the aircraft, and/or penalties under federal law.... B. The aircraft operator must not board any person who is not wearing a mask, except as described in Sections D., E., and F. C. The aircraft operator must ensure that direct employees and authorized representatives wear a mask at all times while on an aircraft or in an airport location under the control of the aircraft operator

Enforcement

Civil penalties under 49 U.S.C. §§ 114, 46301; 49 C.F.R. part 1503; denial of boarding and removal

Notes

The aviation directive series (-02, -02A, -02B) ran continuously Feb. 1, 2021 to Jan. 18, 2022 and beyond; the -02A/-02B texts were not saved, so the Q3 2021 aviation coverage is pleaded from this directive plus the ratification notice (FED-056) and the identically dated surface directives (FED-051, FED-052).

Retrieval note

Successor -02A/-02B dates are verified_secondary (TSA announcements as described in the prior research and in FED-056's recital that the directives were 'scheduled to expire on May 11, 2021').

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