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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FED-164	CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020)QSO-20-12-All, Suspension of Survey Activities	CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group	United States (all certified providers, suppliers and CLIA laboratories)Federal	Mar. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-097	Closure notice of Mar. 12, 2020 carried in press release PRN 20-020 (revised Mar. 12, 2020): Library closed to the public until Apr. 1, 2020; all public programs postponed or cancelled2020 Earth and Space Science Talks (revised March 12, 2020, carrying the Library's closure notice)	Library of Congress (Librarian Carla Hayden)	Library of Congress (all buildings, Washington, D.C.)Federal	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	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. SEC-16-095	BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two)Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan (updated 3:09 p.m. ET, March 13, 2020)	Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice	United States (federal prisons)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-138	No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation, 85 Fed. Reg. 16628No Sail Order and Other Measures Related to Operations (cruise ships)	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Director Robert R. Redfield)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Travel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. FED-027	CDC No Sail Order and Suspension of Further EmbarkationNo Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation, 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020)	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS (CDC Director)	United States (all cruise ships in U.S. waters or intending to return; 250+ passenger capacity)Federal	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-001	No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation (Mar. 14, 2020), published 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020)No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services	United States (cruise ships with capacity of 250 or more in U.S. waters or intending to return)Federal	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-077	Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 15, 2020): Region 2 (Manhattan), Region 7 (Detroit), Region 13 (Chicago)Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures	National Labor Relations Board, Office of Public Affairs	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-089	NLRB Announces Agency-wide Telework Until April 1 (Mar. 16, 2020)NLRB Announces Agency-wide Telework Until April 1	National Labor Relations Board	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-032	Official Gazette notice, 'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu	United States Patent and Trademark Office (nationwide)Federal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	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-DEFENSE-GUARD-158	Release, Corps Closures Related to COVID-19 (Mar. 18, 2020)Corps closures related to COVID-19	USACE Jacksonville District	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (Florida and the Caribbean)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-053	USCIS alert, USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1 (posted Mar. 17, 2020; effective Mar. 18, 2020)USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1	USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057	USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions)USCIS Response to COVID-19	USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-079	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (live page as of Sept. 26, 2026, court locator and status)EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic	EOIR	United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080	Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020)Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak	EOIR Director (James R. McHenry III)	United States Department of Justice, EOIR (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-086	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic, as posted May 27, 2020: 'All hearings in non-detained cases are postponed through, and including, Friday June 12, 2020'EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (May 27, 2020 posting)	EOIR (Director and Chief Immigration Judge)	United States Department of Justice, EOIR (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-121	USCIS alert of March 17, 2020: 'USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1'Suspension of in-person services at field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	United StatesFederal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-324	USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18 - April 1	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	United States (all USCIS field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-030	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (page as of Apr. 1, 2020)Postponement of non-detained immigration court hearings; court closures	Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice	United States (immigration courts)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-20-027	Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739)Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19	U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico	United States Mission MexicoFederal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-075	National Labor Relations Board Suspends Representation Elections Through April 3, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020)National Labor Relations Board Suspends Representation Elections Through April 3, 2020	National Labor Relations Board (the Board)	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-078	Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 19, 2020): Region 8 (Cleveland), Region 15 (New Orleans)Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures	National Labor Relations Board	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	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

CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-164)
Library of Congress (Librarian Carla Hayden), Closure notice of Mar. 12, 2020 carried in press release PRN 20-020 (revised Mar. 12, 2020): Library closed to the public until Apr. 1, 2020; all public programs postponed or cancelled (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-097)
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)
Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice, BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-095)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Director Robert R. Redfield), No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation, 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-138)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS (CDC Director), CDC No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. FED-027)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation (Mar. 14, 2020), published 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-001)
National Labor Relations Board, Office of Public Affairs, Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 15, 2020): Region 2 (Manhattan), Region 7 (Detroit), Region 13 (Chicago) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-077)
National Labor Relations Board, NLRB Announces Agency-wide Telework Until April 1 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-089)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu, Official Gazette notice, 'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-032)
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)
USACE Jacksonville District, Release, Corps Closures Related to COVID-19 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-158)
USCIS, USCIS alert, USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1 (posted Mar. 17, 2020; effective Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-053)
USCIS, USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057)
EOIR, EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (live page as of Sept. 26, 2026, court locator and status) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-079)
EOIR Director (James R. McHenry III), Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080)
EOIR (Director and Chief Immigration Judge), EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic, as posted May 27, 2020: 'All hearings in non-detained cases are postponed through, and including, Friday June 12, 2020' (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-086)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS alert of March 17, 2020: 'USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1' (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-121)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020 (Ex. FED-324)
Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (page as of Apr. 1, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-030)
U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico, Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-027)
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)
National Labor Relations Board (the Board), National Labor Relations Board Suspends Representation Elections Through April 3, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-075)
National Labor Relations Board, Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 19, 2020): Region 8 (Cleveland), Region 15 (New Orleans) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-078)
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)

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