Executive Order 14042, 86 Fed. Reg. 50985 (Sept. 9, 2021); Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Sept. 24, 2021); OMB determination (Sept. 24, 2021); OMB M-21-15, M-21-25 and Model Safety Principles

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (executive branch; all federal buildings and federal lands)

Level

Federal

Authority

Executive Order 13991 §§ 2, 4 (Jan. 20, 2021), 86 Fed. Reg. 7045

Issued

2021-01-24 Jan. 24, 2021

Effective

2021-01-24 (masks and distancing immediately; CFO Act agency plans due Jan. 29, 2021) (read as 2021-01-24)

End

occupancy limit lifted by M-21-25 (June 10, 2021); other principles superseded by the Task Force's July 29, 2021 Model Safety Principles (Ex. FED-272) (read as 2021-06-10)

In force

Jan. 24, 2021 to June 10, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules

Addressees

• heads of executive departments and agencies
• on-duty and on-site federal employees
• on-site federal contractors
• all persons in federal buildings or on federal lands (visitors)

Functions reached

• OF federal workplaces capped at 25 percent occupancy
• CS visitors to federal buildings minimized and screened
• PJ on-site contractors masked and screened
• TR official travel limited to mission-critical trips
• MK federal attendance at meetings and events curtailed

Collection

Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

agencies should immediately require masks and distancing consistent with current CDC guidance in all Federal buildings... Unless it is physically impossible or poses a threat to critical national security interests, generally speaking, occupancy in Federal workplaces should be no more than 25% of normal capacity during periods of significant or high community transmission... No Federal workplace should operate above 25% of normal occupancy standards at any given time during periods of high community prevalence or transmission.

Enforcement

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