86 FR 22 pgs. 8217-8219 - Determination of a National Emergency Requiring Actions To Protect the Safety of Americans Using and Employed by the Transportation System
Type: NOTICEVolume: 86Number: 22Pages: 8217 - 8219
Pages: 8217, 8218, 8219Docket number: [Docket No. DHS–2021–0006]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2021–02359 Filed 2–3–21; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2021-0006]
Determination of a National Emergency Requiring Actions To Protect the Safety of Americans Using and Employed by the Transportation System
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, DHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In consultation with public health officials and consistent with the January 21, 2021 Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel and the January 29, 2021 Order by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing a requirement for persons to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation hubs, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security on January 27, 2021, issued a Declaration of a National Emergency Requiring Actions to Protect the Safety of Americans Using and Employed by the Transportation System ("declaration"). The declaration finds that a national emergency exists and directs the Transportation Security Administration to take certain actions to promote safety in and to secure the transportation system and to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through the transportation system. The text of the declaration is set out below.
Christina E. McDonald,
Federal Register Liaison, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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[FR Doc. 2021-02359 Filed 2-3-21; 8:45 am]
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