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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-024	Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction (effective Mar. 13, 2020; amended May 27, 2020)Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction	DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan	Virginia; DPOR (all regulatory boards, including the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	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-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-058	Canaveral Port Authority statement, Mar. 14, 2020: port at normal operations; 'Yesterday's decision by cruise lines to voluntarily and temporarily suspend cruise ship operations from U.S. ports will have profound impact, especially for a cruise port like ours'; coordination with the Coast Guard, CBP, CDC and Florida Department of HealthCanaveral Port Authority Issues Statement on Port Canaveral Operations	Canaveral Port Authority	Florida (Port Canaveral)Sector regulator	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DC-083	OSSE, Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding (issued March 13, 2020)Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding	Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)	District of ColumbiaSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-076	DRBA home page (captured Mar. 18, 2020) with Media Advisory of Mar. 16, 2020: Cape May-Lewes Ferry transitions to vehicle-only travel; travelers urged to remain inside vehicles; foot passenger travel suspended; DRBA administrative offices at the bridge and ferry closed to the public through Apr. 5, 2020; E-ZPass Customer Service Center closed through Apr. 3, 2020MEDIA ADVISORY: Cape May-Lewes Ferry Transitions to Vehicle-only Travel - Travelers Urged to Remain inside Vehicle; Foot Passenger Travel…	Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA)	Delaware and New Jersey (Cape May-Lewes Ferry; Delaware Memorial Bridge administrative offices)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-035	SMART COVID-19 Updates (running notice, Mar. 14 to Sept. 2, 2020)Free rides on all service from March 16-17, 2020 until further notice; service reduction plan from March 23; further reductions March 31…	Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART)	Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties (SMART service area)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-053	Press release: IDFPR Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (five variances: renewals due Mar. 1-July 31, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; CE deadlines extended; live-attendance requirement waived; massage-school online instruction; cosmetology-school online theory above the 10 percent limit)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the…	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Secretary Deborah Hagan	Illinois; Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Division of Professional Regulation and Division of Real Estate)Sector regulator	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-054	Division of Professional Regulation Variances (Mar. 20, 2020; 13 pages): renewal extension, CE extension, live-attendance waiver, massage-school and cosmetology-school online instructionDPR Variances (Mar. 20, 2020)	IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation	Illinois; IDFPR Division of Professional RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	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. MET-BOS-090	MBTA schedule revisions: all services on a reduced schedule effective March 17, 2020 until further noticeMBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17 (posted March 16, 2020)	MBTA (General Manager Steve Poftak)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston metropolitan transit)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-033	RTA service reduction: Saturday schedule on all bus and streetcar routes, essential travel onlyRTA Encourages Essential Travel Only; Agency Will Implement Reduced Service Plans in COVID-19 Response	New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA), announced through the City's NOLA Ready emergency site	New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (Orleans Parish)Sector regulator	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-083	DHS Coronavirus - Child Care page: list of child care providers approved by waiver to operate during the closure (archived Mar. 29, 2020)Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Child Care (Child Care Centers approved to operate)	Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-105	MDOT MTA COVID-19 service reductions, boarding rules and face-covering requirement (agency web notice, captured Apr. 17, 2020)MDOT MTA Coronavirus (COVID-19) page: service status and face-covering requirement	Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration	Baltimore region (MDOT Maryland Transit Administration: Local Bus, Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink, MobilityLink, Commuter Bus, MARC)Sector regulator	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-032	RTC press-release index (captured 2020) listing: Mar. 18, 2020 'RTC pauses operation of Strip & Downtown Express route' beginning Mar. 19; Mar. 23, 2020 'RTC to reduce residential transit service March 25 - All routes to operate on Sunday schedule, two express services suspended, RTC Call Center and Bonneville Transit Center sales booth hours reduced'; Mar. 26, 2020 Silver STAR senior service expanded; Apr. 15, 2020 #SoundTheHornPress Releases Archives - Newsroom (RTC to reduce residential transit service March 25; RTC pauses operation of Strip & Downtown Express…	Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)	Nevada (Clark County: Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City)Sector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CMH-032	COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020)COTA Will Return to Fares Beginning January 11	Central Ohio Transit Authority	COTA service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-089	Release: DART Continues Full Services for North Texas Riders; Emphasizes Social Distancing (with note of the Apr. 6 modified service)DART social-distancing directives to riders (Mar. 20, 2020)	Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Dallas Area Rapid Transit service area (13 cities)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. KS-053	KDHE Travel Related Quarantine Table (Mar. 23, 2020)Travel Related Quarantine Table: locations after travel to which Kansans must home-quarantine for 14 days	Kansas Department of Health and Environment	KansasSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-091	MBTA notice: MBTA discourages all non-essential travelMBTA Discourages All Non-Essential Travel (posted March 23, 2020)	MBTA	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLT-070	GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 8, 2020)GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, face coverings required from June 22, 2020	GoTriangle	GoTriangle (Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority; Wake, Durham and Orange Counties)Sector regulator	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-088	Release: Trinity Railway Express Begins Modified Weekday ServiceTRE modified weekday schedule from Mar. 23, 2020	DART and Trinity Metro (joint owners of the TRE)	Dallas-Fort Worth (Trinity Railway Express)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-090	A-train and Denton Connect COVID-19 Modified Service Changes effective Monday, March 23, 2020DCTA modified service (schedule and map) from Mar. 23, 2020	Denton County Transportation Authority	Denton County Transportation Authority service areaSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-STL-039	Metro Transit release: Metro Transit to Adjust Service Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Service Adjustments - MetroLink and MetroBus)From Monday, March 23, 2020: MetroLink on weekend schedule seven days a week; MetroBus on Saturday schedules with reduced frequency…	Metro Transit (Bi-State Development)	Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit), Missouri-IllinoisSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-065	Temporary rule; emergency action, 'Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic', 85 Fed. Reg. 17285 (Mar. 27, 2020), RIN 0648-BJ70, Docket No. 200321-0084Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic	National Marine Fisheries Service (Assistant Administrator for Fisheries)	National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce (all federally managed fisheries)Sector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read

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)
DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan, Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction (effective Mar. 13, 2020; amended May 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-024)
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)
Canaveral Port Authority, Canaveral Port Authority statement, Mar. 14, 2020: port at normal operations; 'Yesterday's decision by cruise lines to voluntarily and temporarily suspend cruise ship operations from U.S. ports will have profound impact, especially for a cruise port like ours'; coordination with the Coast Guard, CBP, CDC and Florida Department of Health (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-058)
Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), OSSE, Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding (issued March 13, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. DC-083)
Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA), DRBA home page (captured Mar. 18, 2020) with Media Advisory of Mar. 16, 2020: Cape May-Lewes Ferry transitions to vehicle-only travel; travelers urged to remain inside vehicles; foot passenger travel suspended; DRBA administrative offices at the bridge and ferry closed to the public through Apr. 5, 2020; E-ZPass Customer Service Center closed through Apr. 3, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-076)
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), SMART COVID-19 Updates (running notice, Mar. 14 to Sept. 2, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-035)
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Secretary Deborah Hagan, Press release: IDFPR Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (five variances: renewals due Mar. 1-July 31, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; CE deadlines extended; live-attendance requirement waived; massage-school online instruction; cosmetology-school online theory above the 10 percent limit) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-053)
IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation Variances (Mar. 20, 2020; 13 pages): renewal extension, CE extension, live-attendance waiver, massage-school and cosmetology-school online instruction (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-054)
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)
MBTA (General Manager Steve Poftak), MBTA schedule revisions: all services on a reduced schedule effective March 17, 2020 until further notice (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-090)
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA), announced through the City's NOLA Ready emergency site, RTA service reduction: Saturday schedule on all bus and streetcar routes, essential travel only (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-033)
Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), DHS Coronavirus - Child Care page: list of child care providers approved by waiver to operate during the closure (archived Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. PA-083)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration, MDOT MTA COVID-19 service reductions, boarding rules and face-covering requirement (agency web notice, captured Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-BAL-105)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC), RTC press-release index (captured 2020) listing: Mar. 18, 2020 'RTC pauses operation of Strip & Downtown Express route' beginning Mar. 19; Mar. 23, 2020 'RTC to reduce residential transit service March 25 - All routes to operate on Sunday schedule, two express services suspended, RTC Call Center and Bonneville Transit Center sales booth hours reduced'; Mar. 26, 2020 Silver STAR senior service expanded; Apr. 15, 2020 #SoundTheHorn (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-032)
Central Ohio Transit Authority, COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-032)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Release: DART Continues Full Services for North Texas Riders; Emphasizes Social Distancing (with note of the Apr. 6 modified service) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-089)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, KDHE Travel Related Quarantine Table (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. KS-053)
MBTA, MBTA notice: MBTA discourages all non-essential travel (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-091)
GoTriangle, GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 8, 2020) (June 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-070)
DART and Trinity Metro (joint owners of the TRE), Release: Trinity Railway Express Begins Modified Weekday Service (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-088)
Denton County Transportation Authority, A-train and Denton Connect COVID-19 Modified Service Changes effective Monday, March 23, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-090)
Metro Transit (Bi-State Development), Metro Transit release: Metro Transit to Adjust Service Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Service Adjustments - MetroLink and MetroBus) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-039)
National Marine Fisheries Service (Assistant Administrator for Fisheries), Temporary rule; emergency action, 'Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic', 85 Fed. Reg. 17285 (Mar. 27, 2020), RIN 0648-BJ70, Docket No. 200321-0084 (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-065)

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