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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FED-290	Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-279	Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access)Order restricting access to the James R. Browning, William K. Nakamura, Pioneer and Richard H. Chambers United States Courthouses	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer)	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Pasadena courthouses)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-264	OMB Memorandum M-20-16Federal Agency Operational Alignment to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus COVID-19	Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Russell T. Vought)	United States (executive branch, nationwide)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-390	Reclamation news release of Mar. 17, 2020: Hoover Dam temporarily closed to all visitorsHoover Dam temporarily closed to all visitors	Bureau of Reclamation	Hoover Dam, Nevada-Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Basin Region)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. FED-324	USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18 - April 1	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	United States (all USCIS field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-387	NPS news release of Mar. 18, 2020: National Park Service to Temporarily Suspend Park Entrance Fees (with the accompanying direction that superintendents modify operations and close facilities)National Park Service to Temporarily Suspend Park Entrance Fees	Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt; National Park Service	United States (National Park System)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-266	OMB Memorandum M-20-18Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Office of Management and Budget (Deputy Director for Management)	United States (federal contractors)Federal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-284	Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (courthouses closed)	Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips	United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Riverside)Court	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-310	Second Amended Standing Order 2020-02In re: Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses	Chief Judge James K. Bredar	United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore, Greenbelt)Court	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-391	USDA announcement of Mar. 23, 2020: USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment OnlyUSDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only	U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Production and Conservation mission area	United States (all USDA Service Centers: FSA, NRCS, Rural Development)Federal	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-389	BLM news release of Mar. 27, 2020: BLM temporarily closes developed recreation facilities in OregonBLM Temporarily Closes Developed Recreation Facilities in Oregon	Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office and District Managers	Oregon (Bureau of Land Management districts statewide)Federal	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. FED-268	OMB/OPM Memorandum M-20-23Aligning Federal Agency Operations with the National Guidelines for Opening Up America Again	Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Russell T. Vought) and Office of Personnel Management (Acting Director Michael J. Rigas)	United States (executive branch)Federal	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-318	General Order 72-2In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-2)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-334	General Order 73 (Amended May 21, 2020)Continuing Temporary Restrictions on Courthouse Access (Amended May 21, 2020)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-393	USACE district closures of recreation areas, campgrounds, visitor centers and project offices (March 2020); HQ release 'Army Corps-managed campgrounds to remain closed until further notice' (April 2020); gradual reopening release of May 21, 2020Army Corps of Engineers begins gradual reopening of recreation areas closed due to coronavirus (May 21, 2020), following district closures…	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters and district commanders	United States (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation areas, visitor centers and project offices)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-325	USCIS alert of May 27, 2020: USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	United States (USCIS domestic offices)Federal	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-333	General Order 72-6In re: COVID Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-6)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	Sept. 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-303	Standing Order 20-17In re: Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings and Modification of Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-12, Due to the Resurgence of…	Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson	United States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourt	Nov. 25, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-270	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 PrinciplesCOVID-19 Safe Federal Workplace: Agency Model Safety Principles	Office of Management and Budget (Executive Associate Director Aviva Aron-Dine) with the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force	United States (executive branch; all federal buildings and federal lands)Federal	Jan. 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-280	Secretary of Defense Memorandum, Update to Conditions-based Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Personnel Movement and Travel RestrictionsUpdate to Conditions-based Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Personnel Movement and Travel Restrictions	Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III	United States (Department of Defense components worldwide)Federal	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-305	Standing Order 21-02In re: Further Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to COVID-19	Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson	United States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourt	Mar. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-297	Amended General Order 21-0006 (May 26, 2021)In re: Plan for the Safe Resumption of Jury Trials and Court Operations (Amended May 26, 2021)	Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (Executive Committee)	United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourt	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. FED-271	OMB Memorandum M-21-25Integrating Planning for A Safe Increased Return of Federal Employees and Contractors to Physical Workplaces with Post-Reentry Personnel…	Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management and General Services Administration	United States (executive branch)Federal	June 10, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-337	General Order 78In re: Update to Court Operations in Light of California's Reopening	Chief Judge Richard Seeborg	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	June 23, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-272	COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Agency Model Safety Principles (revised July 29, 2021), following the OMB memorandum of July 27, 2021 reinstating masksCOVID-19 Workplace Safety: Agency Model Safety Principles (Issued July 29, 2021)	Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (OPM, GSA, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator) under Executive Order 13991 § 4, with OMB	United States (all federal buildings and federal lands; federally hosted meetings)Federal	July 29, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read

Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. FED-290)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer), Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-279)
Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Russell T. Vought), OMB Memorandum M-20-16 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-264)
Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation news release of Mar. 17, 2020: Hoover Dam temporarily closed to all visitors (Ex. FED-390)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020 (Ex. FED-324)
Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt; National Park Service, NPS news release of Mar. 18, 2020: National Park Service to Temporarily Suspend Park Entrance Fees (with the accompanying direction that superintendents modify operations and close facilities) (Ex. FED-387)
Office of Management and Budget (Deputy Director for Management), OMB Memorandum M-20-18 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. FED-266)
Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. FED-284)
Chief Judge James K. Bredar, Second Amended Standing Order 2020-02 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. FED-310)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Production and Conservation mission area, USDA announcement of Mar. 23, 2020: USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only (Ex. FED-391)
Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office and District Managers, BLM news release of Mar. 27, 2020: BLM temporarily closes developed recreation facilities in Oregon (Ex. FED-389)
Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Russell T. Vought) and Office of Personnel Management (Acting Director Michael J. Rigas), OMB/OPM Memorandum M-20-23 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. FED-268)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 72-2 (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. FED-318)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 73 (Amended May 21, 2020) (Ex. FED-334)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters and district commanders, USACE district closures of recreation areas, campgrounds, visitor centers and project offices (March 2020); HQ release 'Army Corps-managed campgrounds to remain closed until further notice' (April 2020); gradual reopening release of May 21, 2020 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-393)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS alert of May 27, 2020: USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4 (Ex. FED-325)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 72-6 (Sept. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-333)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 20-17 (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. FED-303)
Office of Management and Budget (Executive Associate Director Aviva Aron-Dine) with the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, 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 (Jan. 24, 2021) (Ex. FED-270)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense Memorandum, Update to Conditions-based Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Personnel Movement and Travel Restrictions (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. FED-280)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 21-02 (Mar. 17, 2021) (Ex. FED-305)
Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (Executive Committee), Amended General Order 21-0006 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. FED-297)
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management and General Services Administration, OMB Memorandum M-21-25 (June 10, 2021) (Ex. FED-271)
Chief Judge Richard Seeborg, General Order 78 (June 23, 2021) (Ex. FED-337)
Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (OPM, GSA, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator) under Executive Order 13991 § 4, with OMB, COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Agency Model Safety Principles (revised July 29, 2021), following the OMB memorandum of July 27, 2021 reinstating masks (Ex. FED-272)

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