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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Mar. 25, 2020; revised Apr. 2020, May 2020, Sept. 2021; superseded Sept. 5, 2023)Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency	Food and Drug Administration,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-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-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-017	Industry Bulletin 20-24: Contractors State License Board Closing Test Centers and Public Counters Statewide in Response to COVID-19 Health EmergencyCSLB #20-24 (Dec. 4, 2020)	Contractors State License Board	California; Contractors State License BoardSector regulator	Dec. 4, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	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-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-067	VA announcement of Mar. 31, 2020: VBA closed its 56 regional offices to the public Mar. 19, 2020; benefit briefings on military installations discontinued Mar. 30, 2020; services shifted to telephone and virtual channelsVA expands virtual services to support Veterans amid regional office closures due to COVID-19 pandemic	Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration	United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits AdministrationFederal	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-086	Press release of Mar. 16, 2020: 'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service Online Services Remain Available	Social Security Administration (Andrew Saul, Commissioner; press release by Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer)	United States (federal); Social Security AdministrationFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	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-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. 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-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-022	Press release postponing the March 2020 argument session (Mar. 16, 2020)Press Release: March session (March 23-25 and March 30-April 1) postponed; Building closed to the public	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Officer Kathleen Arberg)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	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-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-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-009	WisDOT news release: Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25	Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles	Wisconsin (State agency: Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)State	June 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-023	Press release postponing the April 2020 argument session (Apr. 3, 2020)Press Release: April session (April 20-22 and April 27-29) postponed	Supreme Court of the United States	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-101	Iowa ABD, COVID-19 Updates (page as of March 30, 2020)COVID-19 Updates: State of Iowa mitigation efforts and changes to ABD operations that impact licensees	Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division	Iowa (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureAlcohol and barsCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007	WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensionsDMV service centers closed Friday, March 20 (release of March 19, 2020)	Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation')	Wisconsin (Governor's direction; Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	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
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084	SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020)Virginia State Corporation Commission COVID-19 Update: in-person visits suspended	Virginia State Corporation Commission	Virginia (State Corporation Commission, including the Office of the Clerk: business entity and UCC filings)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	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-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088	Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in servicesCash Toll Collection to Resume Thursday, May 21, 2020	Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)	Delaware (I-95, Biddles and Dover toll plazas)State	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read

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)
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)
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)
Contractors State License Board, Industry Bulletin 20-24: Contractors State License Board Closing Test Centers and Public Counters Statewide in Response to COVID-19 Health Emergency (Dec. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-017)
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)
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, VA announcement of Mar. 31, 2020: VBA closed its 56 regional offices to the public Mar. 19, 2020; benefit briefings on military installations discontinued Mar. 30, 2020; services shifted to telephone and virtual channels (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-067)
Social Security Administration (Andrew Saul, Commissioner; press release by Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer), Press release of Mar. 16, 2020: 'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service' (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-086)
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)
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)
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)
Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Officer Kathleen Arberg), Press release postponing the March 2020 argument session (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-022)
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)
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)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, WisDOT news release: Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25 (June 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-009)
Supreme Court of the United States, Press release postponing the April 2020 argument session (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-023)
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division, Iowa ABD, COVID-19 Updates (page as of March 30, 2020) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-101)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation'), WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensions (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007)
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)
Virginia State Corporation Commission, SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084)
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)
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in services (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088)

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