[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 15, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57108-57109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20371]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Chapter I
Transportation Security Administration
49 CFR Chapter XII
Notification of Termination of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to
Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were
Otherwise Present Within Certain Countries
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Transportation
Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notification of termination of arrival restrictions.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the decision of the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate arrival restrictions
applicable to certain flights. Specifically, this document terminates
arrival restrictions that are applicable to flights carrying persons
who had recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the
People's Republic of China (excluding the Special Administrative
Regions of Hong Kong and Macau); the Islamic Republic of Iran; the
countries of the Schengen Area; the United Kingdom, excluding overseas
territories outside of Europe; the Republic of Ireland; or the
Federative Republic of Brazil. These arrival restrictions direct such
flights to only land at a limited set of U.S. airports where the U.S.
Government (USG) had focused public health resources conducting
enhanced entry screening. Other measures to protect public health will
remain in place.
DATES: The arrival restrictions described in this document are
terminated as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September
14, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew S. Davies, Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at 202-325-2073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In recent months, in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) outbreak, DHS announced a series of arrival restrictions, as
follows:
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 FR 6044 (Feb. 4,
2020);
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 FR 7214 (Feb. 7,
2020);
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 or the Islamic Republic
of Iran, 85 FR 12731 (Mar. 4, 2020);
Notification of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise
Present Within the Countries of the Schengen Area, 85 FR 15059 (Mar.
17, 2020);
Notification of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise
Present Within the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, 85 FR
15714 (Mar. 19, 2020);
Notification of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise
Present Within the Federative Republic of Brazil, 85 FR 31957 (May 28,
2020).
The Secretary announced such arrival restrictions consistent with
19 U.S.C. 1433(c), 19 CFR 122.32, 49 U.S.C. 114, and 49 CFR 1544.305
and 1546.105.
The Secretary has decided to terminate these arrival restrictions.
These restrictions funnel eligible arriving air passengers to one of 15
designated airports of entry where the USG has focused public health
resources in order to conduct enhanced entry screening. Terminating
this effort
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will allow public health resources to be more effectively reprioritized
for other containment and mitigation efforts and will stimulate air
travel. Continuing activities will include an illness reporting system
and a passenger education process carried out in tandem with other
enhanced public health measures implemented within the passenger air
transportation system in collaboration with industry. This notice does
not affect those other public health measures, which will remain in
place as long as appropriate. Appropriate traveler health education
materials will continue to be made available to passengers arriving
from foreign countries. Health education information will continue to
be displayed at ports of entry.
Notification of Termination of Arrival Restrictions
Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1433(c), 19 CFR 122.32, 49 U.S.C. 114, and 49
CFR 1544.305 and 1546.105, and effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) on September 14, 2020 for all affected flights
arriving at a U.S. airport, the Secretary hereby terminates the arrival
restrictions announced at 85 FR 6044 (Feb. 4, 2020); 85 FR 7214 (Feb.
7, 2020); 85 FR 12731 (Mar. 4, 2020); 85 FR 15059 (Mar. 17, 2020); 85
FR 15714 (Mar. 19, 2020); and 85 FR 31957 (May 28, 2020).
Signature
The Acting Secretary of DHS, Chad F. Wolf, having reviewed and
approved this document, has delegated the authority to electronically
sign this document to Ian J. Brekke, Deputy General Counsel, DHS Office
of the General Counsel, for purposes of publication in the Federal
Register.
Ian J. Brekke,
Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-20371 Filed 9-11-20; 9:00 am]
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