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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 3, 2021 / Notices
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS, announces an Agency Order requiring persons to wear masks over the mouth and nose when traveling on any conveyance e.g., airplanes, trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride-shares, ferries, ships, trolleys, and cable cars into or within the United States. A
person must also wear a mask on any conveyance departing from the United States until the conveyance reaches its foreign destination. Additionally, a person must wear a mask while at any transportation hub within the United States e.g., airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport or other port, subway station, or any other area that provides transportation within the United States. Furthermore, operators of conveyances and transportation hubs must use best efforts to ensure that persons wear masks as required by this Order.
DATES: This Order takes effect at 11:59
p.m. Monday February 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Buigut, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS H164, Atlanta, GA 30329. Email: dgmqpolicyoffice@
cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The virus that causes COVID19 spreads very easily and sustainably between people who are in close contact with one another within about 6 feet mainly through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. These droplets can land in the mouths, eyes, or noses of people who are nearby and possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Some people without symptoms also spread the virus.
In general, the more closely a person interacts with others and the longer that interaction, the higher the risk of COVID19 spread.
This Order is issued to preserve human life; maintain a safe and operating transportation system;
mitigate the further introduction, transmission, and spread of COVID19
into the United States and from one state or territory into any other state or territory; and support response efforts to COVID19 at the Federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal level.
Appropriately worn masks reduce the spread of COVID19particularly given the evidence of pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission of COVID
19. Masks are most likely to reduce the spread of COVID19 when they are widely used by people in public
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settings. Using masks along with other preventive measures, including social distancing, frequent handwashing, and cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, is one of the most effective strategies available for reducing COVID19 transmission.
This Order will remain in effect unless modified or rescinded based on specific public health or other considerations, or until the Secretary of Health and Human Services rescinds the determination under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C.
247d that a public health emergency exists.
A copy of the Order is provided below and a copy of the signed order can be found at https www.cdc.gov/
quarantine/masks/mask-travelguidance.html CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
ORDER UNDER SECTION 361
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
ACT 42 U.S.C. 264
AND 42 CODE OF FEDERAL
REGULATIONS 70.2, 71.31b, 71.32b REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO
WEAR MASKS
WHILE ON CONVEYANCES AND AT
TRANSPORTATION HUBS
SUMMARY:
Notice and Order; and subject to the limitations under Applicability, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 264a and 42 CFR
70.2, 71.31b, and 71.32b:
1 Persons 1 must wear 2 masks over the mouth and nose when traveling on conveyances into and within the United States. Persons must also wear masks at transportation hubs as defined in this Order.
2 A conveyance operator transporting persons into and within the United States 3 must require all persons onboard to wear masks for the duration of travel.
3 A conveyance operators operating a conveyance arriving at or departing from a U.S. port of entry must require all persons on board to wear masks for 1 As used in this Order, persons includes travelers i.e., passengers and crew, conveyance operators, and any workers or service providers in the transportation hub.
2 To wear a mask means to wear a mask over the nose and mouth.
3 This includes international, interstate, or intrastate waterways, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

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the duration of travel as a condition of controlled free pratique.4
4 Conveyance operators must use best efforts to ensure that any person on the conveyance wears a mask when boarding, disembarking, and for the duration of travel. Best efforts include:
Boarding only those persons who wear masks;
instructing persons that Federal law requires wearing a mask on the conveyance and failure to comply constitutes a violation of Federal law;
monitoring persons onboard the conveyance for anyone who is not wearing a mask and seeking compliance from such persons;
at the earliest opportunity, disembarking any person who refuses to comply; and providing persons with prominent and adequate notice to facilitate awareness and compliance of the requirement of this Order to wear a mask; best practices may include, if feasible, advance notifications on digital platforms, such as on apps, websites, or email; posted signage in multiple languages with illustrations; printing the requirement on transit tickets; or other methods as appropriate.
5 Operators of transportation hubs must use best efforts to ensure that any person entering or on the premises of the transportation hub wears a mask.
Best efforts include:
Allowing entry only to those persons who wear masks;
instructing persons that Federal law requires wearing a mask in the transportation hub and failure to comply constitutes a violation of Federal law;
monitoring persons on the premises of the transportation hub for anyone who is not wearing a mask and seeking compliance from such persons;
at the earliest opportunity, removing any person who refuses to comply from the premises of the transportation hub; and providing persons with prominent and adequate notice to facilitate awareness and compliance with the requirement of this Order to wear a mask; best practices may include, if feasible, advance notifications on digital platforms, such as on apps, websites, or 4 As a condition of this controlled free pratique to commence or continue operations in the United States, conveyance operators must additionally require all persons to wear masks on board conveyances departing from the United States and for the duration of their travel until the conveyance arrives at the foreign destination if at any time any of the persons on the conveyance passengers, crew, or conveyance operators will return to the United States while this Order remains in effect. This precaution must be followed regardless of scheduled itinerary.

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