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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-078	Pennsylvania Farm Show website, '2021 PA Farm Show' (Secretary Redding's August 2020 announcement of a virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show; the Jan. 9-16, 2021 in-person show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural exposition, cancelled), as captured Nov. 1, 20202021 PA Farm Show (virtual)	Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Secretary Russell Redding)	Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (State agency; operator of the Pennsylvania Farm Show)State	Nov. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-010	WisDOT news release of November 10, 2020: renewal deadline extended to January 21, 2021Wisconsin DMV extends renewal deadline to January 21, 2021 (release of November 10, 2020)	Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles	Wisconsin (Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)State	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-084	AMHS Status Update, Nov. 30, 2020: 2020-21 winter schedule built 'with reduced service to most communities' because of the pandemic's revenue loss; fleet status (Kennicott, Lituya, LeConte, Matanuska, Aurora, Tustumena in service or overhaul; Columbia, Tazlina and Hubbard in layup; Malaspina, Fairweather and Chenega in long-term layup, the fast ferries for sale); Tustumena repairs interrupted 'when technicians had to depart Alaska due to COVID'; Safe Travels initiative amplifying Health Mandate 10; AMHS requirements 'may differ from state mandates'Alaska Marine Highway System Status Update: 11-30-2020 (Winter Service; Fleet Status; Safe Travels Initiative)	Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS)	Alaska (all AMHS routes)State	Nov. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-069	TDOC release, 'TDOC Visitation Suspended Until Further Notice' (Dec. 1, 2020)Visitation suspended again at the four facilities that had resumed visits in late September and early October 2020; recital that TDOC first…	Tennessee Department of Correction (Commissioner Tony Parker)	Tennessee Department of Correction; State levelState	Dec. 1, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-025	CIF Statement (December 1, 2020) postponing Season 1 competitionPostponement of the start of Season 1 sports pending updated CDPH youth-sports guidance	California Interscholastic Federation	California Interscholastic Federation; State levelState	Dec. 1, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-101	Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Prioritization Guidance (Dec. 11, 2020)Phase 1A (health care workers by priority group; long-term care residents), Phase 1B, 1C and 2 definitions and sequencing for Michigan's…	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Dec. 11, 2020	2020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersVaccination or testingSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-024	WSDOT news release, Dec. 18, 2020: public asked to limit state ferry rides to essential purposes over the holidays under statewide restrictions; masks required aboard vessels and in terminals; modified timetables continue (final round trips suspended on three routes; Triangle two-boat; no Sidney service); WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy in terminals and on sailings for walk-on passengers'Limit state ferry travel to essential trips over holidays	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF); Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton	Washington (all WSF routes)State	Dec. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-053	NCDOT release, Dec. 16, 2020: six employees on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke route positive; six recovering under 14-day quarantine and eleven more quarantined; Pamlico Sound service reduced Dec. 22-28, 2020 to two round trips per leg; crews and passengers required to wear face coveringsNCDOT Reports Six Positive COVID-19 Tests Among Pamlico Sound Ferry Staff	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division	North Carolina (Pamlico Sound routes: Cedar Island-Ocracoke, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke)State	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-016	DMV news release: DMV Extends Suspension of Behind-the-Wheel Driving Tests Until January 11DMV Extends Suspension of Behind-the-Wheel Driving Tests Until January 11	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Dec. 29, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-102	Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Prioritization Guidance (updated Jan. 6, 2021)Phase 1B opened Jan. 11, 2021 to persons 65 and older and frontline essential workers (first responders, K-12 and child-care staff…	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Jan. 6, 2021	2021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersVaccination or testingSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-114	Phased Distribution of the Vaccine (New York State COVID-19 Vaccine Program), as posted Jan. 15, 2021Phase 1a (health care personnel, long-term care residents and staff) and Phase 1b groups eligible beginning Jan. 11, 2021 (persons 75 and…	New York State Department of Health	New York - Department of Health (State health department)State	Jan. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-096	WSDOT news release, Jan. 12, 2021: 2020 WSF ridership down 41 percent (about 10 million riders) to roughly 14 million, the lowest since 1975; for the first time more vehicles (7.6 million) than passengers (6.4 million); walk-ons on downtown Seattle routes collapsed (Seattle/Bremerton down 64 percent; Seattle/Bainbridge down 59 percent; walk-ons down 74 percent); Sidney, B.C. route down 99 percent 'due to border restrictions'; ridership at about 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels in recent months; sailings restored incrementally under the COVID Response Service PlanFerry ridership at lowest level in nearly 50 years - Annual riders down 10 million from 2019 due to pandemic	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF); Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton	Washington (all WSF routes)State	Jan. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-103	Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Prioritization Guidance (updated Feb. 15, 2021)Phase 1B expanded (from Mar. 1, 2021: food-processing and agricultural workers; from Mar. 8: persons 50-64 with conditions and caregivers of…	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Feb. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersVaccination or testingSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-011	WisDOT news release: Milwaukee Downtown DMV reopens April 5 for driver license and ID related services (Apr. 1, 2021)Milwaukee Downtown DMV reopens April 5 for driver license and ID related services	Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles	Wisconsin (Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles; Milwaukee County)State	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-071	MBTA notice of Apr. 30, 2021: face coverings continue to be required on MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms for all riders including the fully vaccinated; State civil fines end Apr. 30, 2021, denial of boarding and removal continueReminder: Face Coverings Continue To Be Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations and Platforms	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	Apr. 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-020	NJDOC release, 'NJDOC Resumes Visitation with COVID-19 Precautions' (dated Apr. 29, 2021; posted Apr. 23, 2021)Visitation 'provisional'	New Jersey Department of Corrections (Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks)	New Jersey Department of Corrections; State levelState	Apr. 29, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-072	MBTA notice of May 14, 2021: face coverings required on vehicles, in stations and facilities, on platforms and at bus stops for all riders regardless of vaccination statusReminder: Face Coverings Are Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations and Platforms	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-026	News release, 'McCormick Place Moves Closer to Reopening' (May 26, 2021)Announcement of reopening schedule for the second half of 2021; 122 events scheduled July 2021 through December 2022	Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (CEO Larita Clark; General Manager David Causton)	Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (McCormick Place), Illinois (State-created public authority, City of Chicago)State	May 26, 2021	2021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090	MTA press release, June 16, 2021: masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations after the Governor lifted State restrictions on June 15, 2021; not required on outdoor platforms and bus stops under updated CDC guidance; 'changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements'MTA Reminds Customers to Wear a Mask While Riding Trains and Buses - Masks Still Required Onboard Subways, Buses, Commuter Rails and…	Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren	New York (MTA subways, buses, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, Staten Island Railway, paratransit)State	June 16, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-027	News release, 'McCormick Place Successfully Reopens with Major Events' (Aug. 4, 2021)Reopening after closure since March 2020; about 1,000 FTEs and hundreds of contractors returned in July 2021	Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority	Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (McCormick Place), IllinoisState	Aug. 4, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-005	MDOT MTA 'COVID-19 and MDOT MTA' page as captured July 12, 2021: 'Masks are required to be on for the duration of your ride on transit'; temporary strategic service reductions to MARC Train and Commuter Bus continuing; Transit Store temperature checks and seven-customer capacity limit; Reduced Fare Certification Office by appointment, ten-customer limitCOVID-19 and MDOT MTA - How To Ride; Status of Transit Service (masks required for the duration of the ride; MARC and Commuter Bus…	Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)	MarylandState	July 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-050	COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools (public version updated July 26, 2021)Requirements for the 2021-22 school year: face masks, COVID-19 point person, reporting of positive cases to PED by the next business day…	New Mexico Public Education Department (Secretary Ryan Stewart)	New Mexico Public Education Department (Secretary of Public Education); State levelState	July 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-017	DMV news release: DMV Extends Expiring Commercial Driver's Licenses Through November 30DMV Extends Expiring Commercial Driver's Licenses Through November 30 (release of September 2, 2021)	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Sept. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-054	NCDOT release, Sept. 2, 2021: five Hatteras-route employees positive and isolating for at least 14 days; Hatteras-Ocracoke round trips reduced from 60 to 44 from Sept. 3, 2021 until normal schedules can safely resume; Currituck-Knotts Island suspended Sept. 4-6, 2021; employees and passengers required to wear face coverings inside vessels and terminal facilities regardless of vaccination status per CDC and TSA requirementsNCDOT Reports Five Positive COVID-19 Tests Among Hatteras Ferry Staff	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division	North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke route; Currituck-Knotts Island route)State	Sept. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-080	MTA announcement of Sept. 22, 2021: stepped-up mask enforcement throughout the system beginning Sept. 23, 2021; $50 fine for non-compliance in force since Sept. 14, 2020MTA Announces Increased Mask Enforcement Throughout System (Sept. 22, 2021)	Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA Police)	Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York State public benefit corporation; NYC Transit, LIRR, Metro-North, MTA Bus)State	Sept. 22, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Secretary Russell Redding), Pennsylvania Farm Show website, '2021 PA Farm Show' (Secretary Redding's August 2020 announcement of a virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show; the Jan. 9-16, 2021 in-person show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural exposition, cancelled), as captured Nov. 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-078)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, WisDOT news release of November 10, 2020: renewal deadline extended to January 21, 2021 (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-010)
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), AMHS Status Update, Nov. 30, 2020: 2020-21 winter schedule built 'with reduced service to most communities' because of the pandemic's revenue loss; fleet status (Kennicott, Lituya, LeConte, Matanuska, Aurora, Tustumena in service or overhaul; Columbia, Tazlina and Hubbard in layup; Malaspina, Fairweather and Chenega in long-term layup, the fast ferries for sale); Tustumena repairs interrupted 'when technicians had to depart Alaska due to COVID'; Safe Travels initiative amplifying Health Mandate 10; AMHS requirements 'may differ from state mandates' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-084)
Tennessee Department of Correction (Commissioner Tony Parker), TDOC release, 'TDOC Visitation Suspended Until Further Notice' (Dec. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-069)
California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Statement (December 1, 2020) postponing Season 1 competition (Dec. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-025)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Prioritization Guidance (Dec. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-101)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF); Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton, WSDOT news release, Dec. 18, 2020: public asked to limit state ferry rides to essential purposes over the holidays under statewide restrictions; masks required aboard vessels and in terminals; modified timetables continue (final round trips suspended on three routes; Triangle two-boat; no Sidney service); WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy in terminals and on sailings for walk-on passengers' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-024)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Dec. 16, 2020: six employees on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke route positive; six recovering under 14-day quarantine and eleven more quarantined; Pamlico Sound service reduced Dec. 22-28, 2020 to two round trips per leg; crews and passengers required to wear face coverings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-053)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV Extends Suspension of Behind-the-Wheel Driving Tests Until January 11 (Dec. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-016)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Prioritization Guidance (updated Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-102)
New York State Department of Health, Phased Distribution of the Vaccine (New York State COVID-19 Vaccine Program), as posted Jan. 15, 2021 (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-114)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF); Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton, WSDOT news release, Jan. 12, 2021: 2020 WSF ridership down 41 percent (about 10 million riders) to roughly 14 million, the lowest since 1975; for the first time more vehicles (7.6 million) than passengers (6.4 million); walk-ons on downtown Seattle routes collapsed (Seattle/Bremerton down 64 percent; Seattle/Bainbridge down 59 percent; walk-ons down 74 percent); Sidney, B.C. route down 99 percent 'due to border restrictions'; ridership at about 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels in recent months; sailings restored incrementally under the COVID Response Service Plan (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-096)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Prioritization Guidance (updated Feb. 15, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-103)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, WisDOT news release: Milwaukee Downtown DMV reopens April 5 for driver license and ID related services (Apr. 1, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-011)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA notice of Apr. 30, 2021: face coverings continue to be required on MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms for all riders including the fully vaccinated; State civil fines end Apr. 30, 2021, denial of boarding and removal continue (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-071)
New Jersey Department of Corrections (Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks), NJDOC release, 'NJDOC Resumes Visitation with COVID-19 Precautions' (dated Apr. 29, 2021; posted Apr. 23, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-020)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA notice of May 14, 2021: face coverings required on vehicles, in stations and facilities, on platforms and at bus stops for all riders regardless of vaccination status (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-072)
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (CEO Larita Clark; General Manager David Causton), News release, 'McCormick Place Moves Closer to Reopening' (May 26, 2021) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-026)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren, MTA press release, June 16, 2021: masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations after the Governor lifted State restrictions on June 15, 2021; not required on outdoor platforms and bus stops under updated CDC guidance; 'changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090)
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, News release, 'McCormick Place Successfully Reopens with Major Events' (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-027)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), MDOT MTA 'COVID-19 and MDOT MTA' page as captured July 12, 2021: 'Masks are required to be on for the duration of your ride on transit'; temporary strategic service reductions to MARC Train and Commuter Bus continuing; Transit Store temperature checks and seven-customer capacity limit; Reduced Fare Certification Office by appointment, ten-customer limit (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-005)
New Mexico Public Education Department (Secretary Ryan Stewart), COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools (public version updated July 26, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-050)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV Extends Expiring Commercial Driver's Licenses Through November 30 (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-017)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Sept. 2, 2021: five Hatteras-route employees positive and isolating for at least 14 days; Hatteras-Ocracoke round trips reduced from 60 to 44 from Sept. 3, 2021 until normal schedules can safely resume; Currituck-Knotts Island suspended Sept. 4-6, 2021; employees and passengers required to wear face coverings inside vessels and terminal facilities regardless of vaccination status per CDC and TSA requirements (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-054)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA Police), MTA announcement of Sept. 22, 2021: stepped-up mask enforcement throughout the system beginning Sept. 23, 2021; $50 fine for non-compliance in force since Sept. 14, 2020 (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-080)

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