The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (Federal Railroad Administration; all railroads)
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- FRA enforcement discretion under 49 U.S.C. §§ 20104, 21301
- Issued
- 2021-06-10 June 10, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-06-10
- End
- EO 32 remained in force through Sept. 30, 2021 (rescinded after Apr. 18, 2022) (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- June 10, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- freight and passenger railroads and their personnel
- Functions reached
- EMP railroad workplace mask rules (indoor and on-train) in Q3 2021
- WF
- SC
- Collection
- Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE
Operative words
"June 10, 2021 Statement of FRA Enforcement Discretion_EO32" (FRA announces that, consistent with the CDC's June 10, 2021 determination that masks need not be worn in outdoor areas of conveyances and transportation hubs, it will exercise enforcement discretion as to EO 32's outdoor application while EO 32 otherwise remains in effect) (text as rendered from the FRA release).
Enforcement
49 U.S.C. § 21301 (civil penalties under EO 32 continue for indoor and on-train violations)
Notes
Confirms that FRA Emergency Order No. 32 was in force, as modified, on every day of Q3 2021.
Retrieval noteThe rendered release page carries the title and date; the full statement text was not legible in the PDF text layer beyond the heading, so the summary of its content rests on the CDC amendment it implements; graded secondary.