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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-073	Frequently Asked Questions for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19 (first issued Mar. 2020; version with updates through May 31, 2022, including 'Clarifying Questions for the 2021-22 Academic Year Based on the March 2020 Guidance')Frequently Asked Questions for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19	SEVP	United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, SEVP (federal agency)Federal	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045	Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all schools and district offices March 13 through March 30, 2020	Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan)	Houston Independent School District, Texas (independent school district)City	Mar. 12, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007	Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled)TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat: Agency Approves Temporary Distance Learning, Cancels Events and Meetings	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis)	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-011	News release, 'PGCPS to Temporarily Close Following COVID-19 Announcement' (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all PGCPS schools March 16 through March 27, 2020	Prince George's County Public Schools (Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson), implementing State Superintendent Karen Salmon's closure announcement of March 12, 2020	Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland (county school system)County	Mar. 12, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065	Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positionsChild Care Centers - providers approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency	Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL	Pennsylvania; Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (child-care licensing)Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-103	COVID-19: Service reductions, closures, cancellations, updates (running notice, published Apr. 16, 2020; first posted Mar. 20, 2020)COVID-19: Service reductions, closures, cancellations, updates	96th Test Wing, Eglin AFB (published on eglin.af.mil)	Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (96th Test Wing)Federal	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-013	News release, 'California State Parks Announces Steps to Reduce Crowds at State Parks' (vehicular access closed at some units; full closures reserved)California State Parks Announces Steps to Reduce Crowds at State Parks to Help Slow Down the Spread of Coronavirus	California State Parks	California Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency)State	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-039	NMAA release, '2020 State Spirit, Spring Sports, & Activities Cancelled' (March 27, 2020)Cancellation of the 2020 State Spirit Championships, the spring sports season and all remaining activities for the 2019-20 year, including…	New Mexico Activities Association Board of Directors, reciting Secretary of Public Education Ryan Stewart	New Mexico Activities Association (statewide association of member schools), acting on the New Mexico Public Education Department's closure directive; State levelState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-012	News release, 'PGCPS to Remain Closed Through April 24' (Mar. 25, 2020)Closure extended through April 24, 2020; distance learning preparation	Prince George's County Public Schools (CEO Goldson), implementing the State Superintendent's announcement of March 25, 2020	Prince George's County Public Schools, MarylandCounty	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-126	I Corps & JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet, Update 6 (as of Mar. 31, 2020)I Corps & JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet (Update 6)	I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord	Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (I Corps)Federal	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-012	Remote Learning Recommendations During COVID-19 Emergency (March 27, 2020)Statewide remote-learning recommendations governing instruction, engagement thresholds and grading during the mandatory Remote Learning Days…	Illinois State Board of Education, Remote Learning Advisory Group, State Superintendent Carmen I. Ayala	Illinois State Board of Education; State levelState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-037	Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers (WHD; first posted Mar. 24, 2020, expanded through Dec. 31, 2020; live archived page)Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers	Wage and Hour Division	United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-009	News release, 'State Parks to Reduce Visitor Capacity During COVID-19 Pandemic' (capacity closures; walk-in prohibition; picnicking prohibited)State Parks to Reduce Visitor Capacity During COVID-19 Pandemic	Connecticut DEEP (Commissioner Katie Dykes), under Executive Order No. 7R	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (State agency)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-075	Register of Deeds website notice, 'Effective Until Further Notice': access to the office limited; services by appointment only; attorneys urged to e-record (as archived April 2, 2020)Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds COVID-19 access limitation (appointment only; e-recording)	Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Fredrick Smith	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Register of Deeds)County	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-087	Delaware News release, Apr. 1, 2020: from Apr. 2, 2020 DART limits the number of passengers on each bus based on seating capacity; boarding through the rear door with no fare collection; additional timing buses and standby operatorsDART Institutes Additional Safety Measures (passenger limits; rear-door boarding; no fare collection from April 2, 2020)	Delaware Transit Corporation (DART First State), Delaware Department of Transportation	Delaware (statewide DART bus service)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-079	News release AP20:038, Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 Pandemic	Secretary of State Alex Padilla	California (Secretary of State, Los Angeles office)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-024	SCDMV 'COVID-19 Related Information' page (April 8, 2020; as archived April 10, 2020)SCDMV COVID-19 Related Information: appointments required at branch offices; road tests suspended; extensions of document expirations	South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles	South Carolina (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003	News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening)Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-127	I Corps & JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet, Update 13 (as of Apr. 21, 2020)I Corps & JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet (Update 13)	I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord	Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WashingtonFederal	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043	OmniRide update, Apr. 20, 2020: from Apr. 27, 2020 Express commuter service further reduced to four routes (ridership down 90 percent); fares free on Local and Metro Express; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 at a time when possible; local riders permitted one loop only; seats nearest the operator blockedUPDATE: OmniRide Express Service Reduction, As Of 4/27	Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide	Virginia (PRTC service area; commuter routes to Washington, the Pentagon, L'Enfant Plaza and Navy Yard)Sector regulator	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056	OmniRide 'Reduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic' (posted Apr. 20, 2020; captured May 28, 2020): only four Express commuter routes operating (ridership down 90 percent); Local and Metro Express fare free; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 when possible; one loop only on local buses; seats nearest the operator blocked; operators wearing masksReduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic	Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide	Virginia (PRTC service area)Sector regulator	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-047	News release, 'State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only' (visitor centers, camping and overnight accommodations remain closed; day trips close to home only)State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only	WDFW, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, DNR	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Parks and DNR (State agencies)State	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-014	DMV news release: DMV Director releases statement about reopening of 25 field offices (May 8, 2020)DMV Director Releases Statement About Reopening of 25 Field Offices	California DMV Director Steve Gordon	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-010	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (cosmetology program)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-011	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Barber Shops (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Barber Shops	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (barber program)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read

SEVP, Frequently Asked Questions for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19 (first issued Mar. 2020; version with updates through May 31, 2022, including 'Clarifying Questions for the 2021-22 Academic Year Based on the March 2020 Guidance') (July 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-073)
Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan), Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis), Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007)
Prince George's County Public Schools (Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson), implementing State Superintendent Karen Salmon's closure announcement of March 12, 2020, News release, 'PGCPS to Temporarily Close Following COVID-19 Announcement' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-011)
Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL, Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065)
96th Test Wing, Eglin AFB (published on eglin.af.mil), COVID-19: Service reductions, closures, cancellations, updates (running notice, published Apr. 16, 2020; first posted Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-103)
California State Parks, News release, 'California State Parks Announces Steps to Reduce Crowds at State Parks' (vehicular access closed at some units; full closures reserved) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-013)
New Mexico Activities Association Board of Directors, reciting Secretary of Public Education Ryan Stewart, NMAA release, '2020 State Spirit, Spring Sports, & Activities Cancelled' (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-039)
Prince George's County Public Schools (CEO Goldson), implementing the State Superintendent's announcement of March 25, 2020, News release, 'PGCPS to Remain Closed Through April 24' (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-012)
I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, I Corps & JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet, Update 6 (as of Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-126)
Illinois State Board of Education, Remote Learning Advisory Group, State Superintendent Carmen I. Ayala, Remote Learning Recommendations During COVID-19 Emergency (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-012)
Wage and Hour Division, Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers (WHD; first posted Mar. 24, 2020, expanded through Dec. 31, 2020; live archived page) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-037)
Connecticut DEEP (Commissioner Katie Dykes), under Executive Order No. 7R, News release, 'State Parks to Reduce Visitor Capacity During COVID-19 Pandemic' (capacity closures; walk-in prohibition; picnicking prohibited) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-009)
Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Fredrick Smith, Register of Deeds website notice, 'Effective Until Further Notice': access to the office limited; services by appointment only; attorneys urged to e-record (as archived April 2, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-075)
Delaware Transit Corporation (DART First State), Delaware Department of Transportation, Delaware News release, Apr. 1, 2020: from Apr. 2, 2020 DART limits the number of passengers on each bus based on seating capacity; boarding through the rear door with no fare collection; additional timing buses and standby operators (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-087)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla, News release AP20:038, Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-079)
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, SCDMV 'COVID-19 Related Information' page (April 8, 2020; as archived April 10, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-024)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003)
I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, I Corps & JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet, Update 13 (as of Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-127)
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide, OmniRide update, Apr. 20, 2020: from Apr. 27, 2020 Express commuter service further reduced to four routes (ridership down 90 percent); fares free on Local and Metro Express; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 at a time when possible; local riders permitted one loop only; seats nearest the operator blocked (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043)
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide, OmniRide 'Reduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic' (posted Apr. 20, 2020; captured May 28, 2020): only four Express commuter routes operating (ridership down 90 percent); Local and Metro Express fare free; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 when possible; one loop only on local buses; seats nearest the operator blocked; operators wearing masks (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056)
WDFW, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, DNR, News release, 'State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only' (visitor centers, camping and overnight accommodations remain closed; day trips close to home only) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-047)
California DMV Director Steve Gordon, DMV news release: DMV Director releases statement about reopening of 25 field offices (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-014)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons (revised May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-010)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Barber Shops (revised May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-011)

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