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Ex. ECO-C-044 Order Primary source read

Notification of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise Present Within the People's Republic of China, 85 Fed. Reg. 6044

Arrival restrictions (funneling of flights to designated airports; enhanced screening)

Department of Homeland Security (Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf) · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
49 U.S.C. § 114; Proclamation 9984
Issued
2020-01-31 Jan. 31, 2020
Effective
2020-02-02 5:00 p.m. EST (read as 2020-02-02)
End
Terminated 12:01 a.m. EDT Sept. 14, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 57108 (Sept. 15, 2020), Ex. ECO-C-048) (read as 2020-09-14)
In force
Feb. 2, 2020 to Sept. 14, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all operators of aircraft
  • air carriers
  • all individuals seeking to enter the United States with recent travel from China
Functions reached
  • TV international business travel
  • PT air cargo and passenger-belly capacity
  • SC inbound suppliers' personnel
  • HR foreign hires
Collection
Travel, gatherings, courts and public offices ECO-C

Operative words

effective at 5 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 2, 2020, I hereby direct all operators of aircraft to ensure that all individuals seeking to enter the United States [with recent travel from China] arrive at one of the [listed] airports... prior to boarding, air carriers shall comply with the requirements of this document... The restrictions will remain in effect until superseded, modified, or revoked by publication in the Federal Register.

Enforcement

Direction to air carriers under DHS/TSA authority; published in the Federal Register

Notes

Airports: JFK, ORD, SFO, SEA, HNL, LAX, ATL (later expanded).

Retrieval note

Federal Register page 85 FR 6044 (Feb. 4, 2020).