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Ex. FED-216 Order Primary source read

Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Canada, 85 Fed. Reg. 16548 (Mar. 24, 2020)

Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Canada

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf), with U.S. Customs and Border Protection · United States-Canada land border (all land ports of entry and ferry terminals) (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States-Canada land border (all land ports of entry and ferry terminals)
Level
Federal
Authority
19 U.S.C. § 1318(b)(1)(C), (b)(2) (authority to close or restrict ports of entry in a national emergency), as recited in the notification; Proclamation 9994 and the HHS public health emergency determination recited as predicates
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
11:59 p.m. EDT Mar. 20, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. EDT Apr. 20, 2020 (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-04-20 (extended by 85 Fed. Reg. 22352 and every month thereafter to Nov. 8, 2021 for vaccinated travelers) (read as 2020-04-20)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to Apr. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all travelers at U.S.-Canada land ports of entry and ferry terminals
  • CBP
Functions reached
  • TV cross-border tourism, shopping and recreation travel from Canada (border retail, hotels, casinos, attractions, second-home owners)
  • CB Canadian customer base of border-State businesses
  • MK cross-border events and cultural events
  • SC unaffected for cargo (lawful cross-border trade is essential travel)
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

land ports of entry along the U.S.-Canadian border will suspend normal operations and process for entry only those travelers engaged in 'essential travel'... The following travel does not fall within the definition of 'essential travel' for purposes of this Notification: Individuals traveling for tourism purposes (e.g., sightseeing, recreation, gambling, or attending cultural events).... this Notification does not apply to air, freight rail, or sea travel... DATES: These restrictions go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on March 20, 2020 and will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 20, 2020.

Enforcement

CBP officers at ports of entry refuse processing of travelers not engaged in essential travel; 19 U.S.C. § 1318(b)

Notes

The first of twenty-one monthly notifications for the northern border; essential travel expressly includes truck drivers moving cargo and individuals traveling to work in the United States, so the instrument limited commerce by excluding the customer, not the freight.

Retrieval note

Operative clauses read from the GPO PDF; the essential-travel definition is identical in the Mexico notification (Ex. FED-239).

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