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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-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031	NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES)	NCEES	All States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-033	COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards)Covid-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers	NASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy	All States; National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (with the AICPA and Prometric, on behalf of the 55 boards of accountancy)Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070	Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021)	NCARB	All States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-026	OPRD website, 'COVID-19 Impacts: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department closures' (all campgrounds closed; day-use areas, restrooms, trails and boat launches closed in part; limited camping from June 9, 2020), as captured May 31, 2020Oregon State Parks closures (COVID-19 Response)	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (State agency)State	May 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-089	MTA press release, Aug. 18, 2020: front-door boarding and fare collection resume on all local and SBS buses Aug. 31, 2020; rear-door boarding had been implemented Mar. 23, 2020; polycarbonate operator barriers on 4,800 local buses; seat behind the operator blocked; forgone bus fares of $159 million; Bridge and Tunnel Officers and EAGLE teams to enforce fare payment and mask requirementMTA Announces Front-Door Boarding and Fare Collection to Resume on All Local and SBS Buses Beginning Monday, August 31	Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York City Transit; MTA Bus Company	New York (New York City; all MTA local and Select Bus Service buses)State	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	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-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-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-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-039	CTDOT press release, June 8, 2020: the two Connecticut River ferries resume June 20, 2020; the season normally begins Apr. 1 'but that was delayed as a result of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic'; masks and social distancing required of passengers and crews; daily sanitizingConnecticut River Ferries Resume Operations	Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph Giulietti	Connecticut (Rocky Hill-Glastonbury and Chester-Hadlyme ferries on the Connecticut River)State	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	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-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-023	CIF Spring Sports Update (April 3, 2020)Cancellation of the 2020 spring sports season and State championships	California Interscholastic Federation (Executive Director Ron Nocetti)	California Interscholastic Federation (statewide governing body for high school sports, recognized by Cal. Educ. Code s. 33353); State levelState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-090	NAVADMIN 100/20, Navy Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings (R 051456Z APR 20)Navy Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO WASHINGTON DC)	United States Navy (all Navy personnel, civilian employees, family members and Navy contractors on DoD property)Federal	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	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

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)
NCEES, NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031)
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)
NASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy, COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033)
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)
NCARB, Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070)
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)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, OPRD website, 'COVID-19 Impacts: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department closures' (all campgrounds closed; day-use areas, restrooms, trails and boat launches closed in part; limited camping from June 9, 2020), as captured May 31, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-026)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York City Transit; MTA Bus Company, MTA press release, Aug. 18, 2020: front-door boarding and fare collection resume on all local and SBS buses Aug. 31, 2020; rear-door boarding had been implemented Mar. 23, 2020; polycarbonate operator barriers on 4,800 local buses; seat behind the operator blocked; forgone bus fares of $159 million; Bridge and Tunnel Officers and EAGLE teams to enforce fare payment and mask requirement (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-089)
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)
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)
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)
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph Giulietti, CTDOT press release, June 8, 2020: the two Connecticut River ferries resume June 20, 2020; the season normally begins Apr. 1 'but that was delayed as a result of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic'; masks and social distancing required of passengers and crews; daily sanitizing (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-039)
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)
California Interscholastic Federation (Executive Director Ron Nocetti), CIF Spring Sports Update (April 3, 2020) (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-023)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO WASHINGTON DC), NAVADMIN 100/20, Navy Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings (R 051456Z APR 20) (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-090)
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)

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