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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-089	AFL 20-53.6, COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Recommendations for Testing of Health Care Personnel and Residents at Skilled Nursing Facilities (revision of Dec. 27, 2021; series begun May 2020)SNF testing regime (series from May 2020): staff and resident testing under the mitigation plan; the Dec. 27, 2021 revision adds booster…	CDPH, Center for Health Care Quality	California - Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care QualityState	Dec. 27, 2021		Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-044	Guidance: Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Mar. 25, 2020; revised Apr. 2020, May 2020, Sept. 2021; superseded Sept. 5, 2023)Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency	Food and Drug Administration, CDRH	United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological HealthFederal	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-087	AFL 20-25.2, Preparing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in California Skilled Nursing Facilities (revision of Apr. 15, 2020)Skilled nursing facilities: preparedness toolkit for management of exposures and recognized cases; steps all California SNFs must take	Heidi W. Steinecker, Deputy Director, Center for Health Care Quality, CDPH	California - Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care QualityState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	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
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-018	Press release: Court Standards and Protocols to Protect Public Health; summary of D.C. courthouse protocols (Oct. 5, 2021)Press Release: health protocols and courthouse access for in-person proceedings	United States Tax Court	United States Tax CourtCourt	Oct. 5, 2021		Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-012	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Nail Salons (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Nail Salons	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (cosmetology program, nail salons)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-073	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Driving Schools	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, applied by TDLR (driver education and safety program)State	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059	Press release: Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (passing score temporarily 133 for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam; health screening for entry; deferral or provisional license option)Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic	Supreme Court of Hawaii (Communications and Community Relations Office release)	Hawaii; Supreme Court of Hawaii (bar admission)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-025	ADH, 'COVID-19: Guidance for State Correctional Facilities and Local Detention Facilities' (Mar. 27, 2020)Guidance for prisons and county jails: visitation prohibited; screening of visitors, staff and volunteers; restriction of transfers between…	Arkansas Department of Health	Arkansas Department of Health (guidance to State correctional facilities and local detention facilities); State levelState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072	ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020)Visiting suspended indefinitely; volunteers suspended indefinitely; only mission-critical contractors (construction, medical, food service)…	Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith)	Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; State levelState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-016	Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York's Schools - Reopening Guidance (July 16, 2020)Reopening guidance for the 2020-21 school year: mandatory plan elements (health checks, distancing, face coverings, cleaning…	New York State Education Department (Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe) and the Board of Regents (Chancellor Betty A. Rosa)	New York State Education Department and Board of Regents; State levelState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-045	DOT COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents (Apr. 4, 2020)DOT COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents	U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC)	United States (U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance; all DOT-regulated employers in aviation, trucking, rail, transit, pipelines and maritime)Federal	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-155	PHNSY & IMF COVID-19 Updates and Resources page (as archived Mar. 23, 2020)Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF COVID-19 Updates & Resources	Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF (Naval Sea Systems Command)	Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, HawaiiFederal	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-075	Statement from BOP Director on the BOP response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Mar. 26, 2020) (Phase Four measures: screening, quarantine of new admissions, modified operations)Statement from BOP Director: BOP response to COVID-19 pandemic	Michael Carvajal, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons	United States (federal); Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-087	Statement of the Acting Commissioner, Apr. 4, 2022: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security Offices (Apr. 7, 2022)Statement of Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security…	Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security	United States (federal); Social Security AdministrationFederal	Apr. 4, 2022		Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-070	PortMiami COVID-19 Update (county release, Mar. 13, 2020)PortMiami is open for business; the PortMiami team continues to work closely with its partners on COVID-19 preventive measures	Miami-Dade County, Office of the Mayor and PortMiami	PortMiami (Miami-Dade County Seaport Department)County	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. FOR-035	Nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert (raised May 15, 2021 for Taipei and New Taipei and May 19, 2021 nationwide), extended by the CECC announcement of July 8, 2021 to July 26, 2021 with partial relaxation from July 13, 2021; entry of non-resident foreign nationals and transit suspended from May 19, 2021CECC extends nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert until July 26 to safeguard disease prevention efforts in the community; CECC to partially…	Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare	TaiwanForeign government	July 8, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-046	DOT COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents (Apr. 4, 2020; updated June 17, 2020; Sept. 22, 2020; Dec. 9, 2020; and May 27, 2021)DOT COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for SAPs and Service Agents, as updated May 27, 2021 (extended…	U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance	United States (U.S. Department of Transportation, ODAPC)Federal	May 27, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-029	Memorandum to All Interested Parties, 'First confirmed staff case of COVID-19 at MCC' (Mar. 13, 2020)Close contacts of a positive employee directed to self-quarantine 14 days; two housing units at the Monroe Correctional Complex placed in…	Washington State Department of Corrections (Secretary Stephen Sinclair)	Washington State Department of Corrections (Office of the Secretary); State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-030	KYTC flyer, 'Driver's License Office Reopening Guidelines' (May 19, 2020)Driver's License Office Reopening Guidelines: What we are doing to keep you safe	Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver Licensing	Kentucky (Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver Licensing)State	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-095	Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19 (Press Release CB20-RTQ.16)U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Statement on 2020 Census Operational…	Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham	U.S. Census BureauFederal	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-078	News release AP20:034, Update on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 PandemicUpdate on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 Pandemic	Secretary of State Alex Padilla	California (Secretary of State)State	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

CDPH, Center for Health Care Quality, AFL 20-53.6, COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Recommendations for Testing of Health Care Personnel and Residents at Skilled Nursing Facilities (revision of Dec. 27, 2021; series begun May 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-089)
Food and Drug Administration, CDRH, Guidance: Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Mar. 25, 2020; revised Apr. 2020, May 2020, Sept. 2021; superseded Sept. 5, 2023) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-044)
Heidi W. Steinecker, Deputy Director, Center for Health Care Quality, CDPH, AFL 20-25.2, Preparing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in California Skilled Nursing Facilities (revision of Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-087)
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)
United States Tax Court, Press release: Court Standards and Protocols to Protect Public Health; summary of D.C. courthouse protocols (Oct. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-018)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Nail Salons (revised May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-012)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073)
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)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (Communications and Community Relations Office release), Press release: Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (passing score temporarily 133 for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam; health screening for entry; deferral or provisional license option) (July 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059)
Arkansas Department of Health, ADH, 'COVID-19: Guidance for State Correctional Facilities and Local Detention Facilities' (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-025)
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith), ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072)
New York State Education Department (Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe) and the Board of Regents (Chancellor Betty A. Rosa), Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York's Schools - Reopening Guidance (July 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-016)
U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC), DOT COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-045)
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF (Naval Sea Systems Command), PHNSY & IMF COVID-19 Updates and Resources page (as archived Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-155)
Michael Carvajal, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Statement from BOP Director on the BOP response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Mar. 26, 2020) (Phase Four measures: screening, quarantine of new admissions, modified operations) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-075)
Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Statement of the Acting Commissioner, Apr. 4, 2022: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security Offices (Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-087)
Miami-Dade County, Office of the Mayor and PortMiami, PortMiami COVID-19 Update (county release, Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-070)
Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert (raised May 15, 2021 for Taipei and New Taipei and May 19, 2021 nationwide), extended by the CECC announcement of July 8, 2021 to July 26, 2021 with partial relaxation from July 13, 2021; entry of non-resident foreign nationals and transit suspended from May 19, 2021 (Ex. FOR-035)
U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, DOT COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents (Apr. 4, 2020; updated June 17, 2020; Sept. 22, 2020; Dec. 9, 2020; and May 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-046)
Washington State Department of Corrections (Secretary Stephen Sinclair), Memorandum to All Interested Parties, 'First confirmed staff case of COVID-19 at MCC' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-029)
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver Licensing, KYTC flyer, 'Driver's License Office Reopening Guidelines' (May 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-030)
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)
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19 (Press Release CB20-RTQ.16) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-095)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla, News release AP20:034, Update on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-078)

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