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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. SEC-08-040	Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements	Governor Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-018	Press release of Mar. 16, 2020Postponement of the March oral argument session; Building closed to the public	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	United StatesCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-002	Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551)Governor Abbott Allows Virtual And Telephonic Open Meetings To Maintain Government Transparency	Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General)	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-068	TxDMV COVID-19 page (June 2020); TX-069 (waiver ends Apr. 14, 2021)COVID-19: Title and Registration Services (June 2020)	Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (implementing Governor Abbott's March 16, 2020 waiver)	TexasSector regulator	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-069	TxDMV notice: The Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements Ends April 14, 2021 (as archived March 30, 2021)The Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements Ends April 14, 2021	Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (implementing Governor Abbott's March 16, 2020 waiver)	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. VA-039	Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 EmergencyOrder Declaring a Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency	Supreme Court of Virginia	VirginiaCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. VT-049	Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court Procedures	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)	VermontCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-011	Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020)Department of Licensing (waiver of in-person driver-licensing requirements; office closures)	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-086	Press release of Mar. 16, 2020: 'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service Online Services Remain Available	Social Security Administration (Andrew Saul, Commissioner; press release by Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer)	United States (federal); Social Security AdministrationFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104	MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponedMDTA Implements All-Electronic Tolling Statewide in Response to COVID-19 - Cashless Tolling at All MDTA Facilities Begins 3 p.m. Today…	Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities: JFK Memorial Highway (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Bay Bridge, Nice/Middleton Bridge; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers statewide)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105	MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out onlyUpdate for MDTA Toll Facility Customers During COVID-19 State of Emergency - E-ZPass Discount Plans & Notices of Toll Due Extended…	Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities; I-95 travel plazas)State	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. CA-006	Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IL-006	Executive Order 2020-08 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 6)Suspension of expiration of driver's licenses, vehicle registrations, permits and identification cards; Secretary of State hearings; ethics…	Governor JB Pritzker	IllinoisState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-038	Closure of the City Hall lobby and cancellation of board and committee meetings (Mar. 13, 2020)City Hall lobby closed	City Manager David Johnston (announced by Mayor Joe Meyer)	City of Covington, KentuckyCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-021	Emergency Executive Orders compendium (City page)City of Saint Paul Emergency Executive Orders 2020-1 through 2022-18 and the emergency declaration continuations (full text as published by…	Mayor Melvin Carter III (Office of the Mayor; Saint Paul Emergency Management)	City of Saint Paul, MinnesotaCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-050	Administrative Governing Board Order No. 9 of 2020In re: Declaration [of] Judicial Emergency	Idee C. Fox, President Judge, Chair, Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial District	First Judicial District of PennsylvaniaCourt	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-019	Proclamation and Declaration of EmergencyCity of Mesa Proclamation and Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19)	Mayor John C. Giles	City of Mesa, ArizonaCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-036	Tracker entries: City of Phoenix Mayor's emergency declaration (Mar. 17, 2020); City of Tucson Mayor's proclamations (Mar. 17 and Mar. 30, 2020 entries); Tucson curfew ordinance (Dec. 3, 2020 entry); Maricopa and Pima face-covering rules (June 22, 2020 entry)Arizona State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance (Husch Blackwell)	Husch Blackwell LLP, 'Arizona: State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance' tracker (law-firm tracker; capture Feb. 4, 2021)	Arizona (metro compilation; secondary source)County	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-008	Fayette County Clerk notices (Mar. 16 and 27, 2020; May 19, 2020; Apr. 12, 2021) (MET-SDF-008, -021, -022, -036)Fayette County Clerk's Office Closes to Public Access	Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr.	Fayette County, KentuckyCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-007	Civil Emergency Order: Moratorium on Small Business Tenant Evictions (small businesses and nonprofit organizations)Civil Emergency Order, Moratorium on Small Business Tenant Evictions	Mayor Jenny A. Durkan	City of Seattle, WashingtonCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057	USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions)USCIS Response to COVID-19	USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-079	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (live page as of Sept. 26, 2026, court locator and status)EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic	EOIR	United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080	Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020)Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak	EOIR Director (James R. McHenry III)	United States Department of Justice, EOIR (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-086	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic, as posted May 27, 2020: 'All hearings in non-detained cases are postponed through, and including, Friday June 12, 2020'EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (May 27, 2020 posting)	EOIR (Director and Chief Immigration Judge)	United States Department of Justice, EOIR (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read

Governor Abbott, Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-040)
Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), Press release of Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. SEC-12-018)
Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General), Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. TX-002)
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (implementing Governor Abbott's March 16, 2020 waiver), TxDMV COVID-19 page (June 2020); TX-069 (waiver ends Apr. 14, 2021) (June 1, 2020) (Ex. TX-068)
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (implementing Governor Abbott's March 16, 2020 waiver), TxDMV notice: The Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements Ends April 14, 2021 (as archived March 30, 2021) (Mar. 20, 2021) (Ex. TX-069)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. VA-039)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator), Administrative Order No. 49 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. VT-049)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. WA-011)
Social Security Administration (Andrew Saul, Commissioner; press release by Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer), Press release of Mar. 16, 2020: 'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service' (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-086)
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)
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponed (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104)
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out only (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-29-20 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. CA-006)
Governor JB Pritzker, Executive Order 2020-08 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 6) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. IL-006)
City Manager David Johnston (announced by Mayor Joe Meyer), Closure of the City Hall lobby and cancellation of board and committee meetings (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-038)
Mayor Melvin Carter III (Office of the Mayor; Saint Paul Emergency Management), Emergency Executive Orders compendium (City page) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-021)
Idee C. Fox, President Judge, Chair, Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial District, Administrative Governing Board Order No. 9 of 2020 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-050)
Mayor John C. Giles, Proclamation and Declaration of Emergency (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHX-019)
Husch Blackwell LLP, 'Arizona: State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance' tracker (law-firm tracker; capture Feb. 4, 2021), Tracker entries: City of Phoenix Mayor's emergency declaration (Mar. 17, 2020); City of Tucson Mayor's proclamations (Mar. 17 and Mar. 30, 2020 entries); Tucson curfew ordinance (Dec. 3, 2020 entry); Maricopa and Pima face-covering rules (June 22, 2020 entry) (Ex. MET-PHX-036)
Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr, Fayette County Clerk notices (Mar. 16 and 27, 2020; May 19, 2020; Apr. 12, 2021) (MET-SDF-008, -021, -022, -036) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-008)
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Civil Emergency Order: Moratorium on Small Business Tenant Evictions (small businesses and nonprofit organizations) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-007)
USCIS, USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057)
EOIR, EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (live page as of Sept. 26, 2026, court locator and status) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-079)
EOIR Director (James R. McHenry III), Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080)
EOIR (Director and Chief Immigration Judge), EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic, as posted May 27, 2020: 'All hearings in non-detained cases are postponed through, and including, Friday June 12, 2020' (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-086)

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