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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the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Mar. 25, 2020; revised Apr. 2020, May 2020, Sept. 2021; superseded Sept. 5, 2023)Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency	Food and Drug Administration,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-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-049	News release, 'Park Modifies Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance' (campgrounds, pavilions, church and special-use permits)Park Modifies Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance	Superintendent Cassius Cash	Great Smoky Mountains National Park (TN/NC)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	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-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-058	Press release, 'Statement from Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Executive Director' (Mar. 3, 2020)Authority's statement on COVID-19 measures and daily communications with public health authorities, preceding the Commonwealth's gathering…	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Executive Director David Gibbons)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsState	Mar. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-083	DC DOC 'Coronavirus Prevention' page (as archived Mar. 28, 2020)All in-person visits, programming and volunteer activities suspended 'for the entirety of the Public Health Emergency'; modified movement…	DC Department of Corrections (Director Quincy Booth)	District of Columbia Department of Corrections; District (State-level) authorityState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOther	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-065	VA announcement of Mar. 20, 2020: committal services and military funeral honors discontinued at all national cemeteries effective Mar. 23, 2020; witnesses limited to immediate family of no more than tenVA national cemeteries to adjust operations in response to COVID-19	Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration	United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery AdministrationFederal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	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. 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-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-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076	N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020	N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler)	North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, N.C. State Fair (State agency)State	July 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-USCG-PORTS-023	MSIB 17-20On-Water Mass Gatherings - Recreational, Sporting, or Cause-Related Events	Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Waterways Policies and Activities Division (CG-WWM-1)	United States Coast Guard; nationwide (navigable waters)Federal	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-079	Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update (Apr. 10, 2020)Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update, April 10, 2020	Port of Seattle	Port of Seattle (a port district of King County, Washington, under Title 53 RCW), seaport and airportState	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-082	Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update (May 1, 2020)Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update, May 1, 2020	Port of Seattle	Port of Seattle (port district), seaport, marinas and airportState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058	MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue)Updated Boarding Protocols, Standard Fare Collection (effective Monday, July 20, 2020)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	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-DEFENSE-GUARD-134	JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet (as of Aug. 18, 2021)JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet (Aug. 18, 2021)	Joint Base Lewis-McChord (I Corps; 62d Airlift Wing memorandum of Aug. 12, 2021 for Team McChord)	Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WashingtonFederal	Aug. 18, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-090	Press release nr20-47, 'National Archives Research Rooms and Presidential Libraries Nationwide to Close March 14'National Archives Research Rooms and Presidential Libraries Nationwide to Close March 14	National Archives and Records Administration (Archivist David S. Ferriero)	National Archives and Records Administration (all facilities nationwide, including the National Archives Museum and the Presidential Libraries)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-074	Ohio Expositions Commission announcement, 'The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled' (fair dates July 29 - Aug. 9, 2020)The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled	Ohio Expositions Commission	Ohio Expositions Commission (State agency, Ohio Rev. Code ch. 991)State	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	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)
Superintendent Cassius Cash, News release, 'Park Modifies Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance' (campgrounds, pavilions, church and special-use permits) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-049)
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)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Executive Director David Gibbons), Press release, 'Statement from Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Executive Director' (Mar. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-058)
DC Department of Corrections (Director Quincy Booth), DC DOC 'Coronavirus Prevention' page (as archived Mar. 28, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-083)
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, National Cemetery Administration, VA announcement of Mar. 20, 2020: committal services and military funeral honors discontinued at all national cemeteries effective Mar. 23, 2020; witnesses limited to immediate family of no more than ten (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-065)
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)
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)
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)
N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler), N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020 (July 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076)
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)
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Waterways Policies and Activities Division (CG-WWM-1), MSIB 17-20 (June 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-023)
Port of Seattle, Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-079)
Port of Seattle, Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update (May 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-082)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue) (July 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058)
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)
Joint Base Lewis-McChord (I Corps; 62d Airlift Wing memorandum of Aug. 12, 2021 for Team McChord), JBLM COVID-19 Response Factsheet (as of Aug. 18, 2021) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-134)
National Archives and Records Administration (Archivist David S. Ferriero), Press release nr20-47, 'National Archives Research Rooms and Presidential Libraries Nationwide to Close March 14' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-090)
Ohio Expositions Commission, Ohio Expositions Commission announcement, 'The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled' (fair dates July 29 - Aug. 9, 2020) (May 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-074)

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