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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 112 / Monday, June 14, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
manufacturing to combat COVID19
around the world and consistent with the position of the United States as a world leader. A key element of national defense is the ability of the United States to convey international leadership during times of crisis, including the COVID19 pandemic.
This includes our ability to assist in meeting the global demand for items where domestic supply needs have been met, help those in need, and to remain stalwarts of the international community. The Administrator also recognizes the international nature of many U.S. companies, and believes that allowing these companies to continue to produce at a high level is crucial to promoting the U.S. economy. One of the factors specifically identified in the allocation order that the Administrator considers in determining whether to return for domestic use, issue rated order for, or allow the export of a shipment is minimization of disruption of the supply chain, both domestically and abroad. The Administrator believes that this exemption would not disrupt the domestic supply chain,16 nor cause fills requests from state, local, tribal, and territorial partners for respirators through the
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a detrimental shortage of covered materials to Americans.
3 Exports of Specific Syringes and Needles. The Administrator believes it is necessary and appropriate to promote the national defense to exempt the specific syringes and needles covered under the current rule given the worldwide efforts to provide COVID19
vaccinations. Similar to PPE surgical masks above, the Administrator believes these items should be exempted from the list of covered materials to support the efforts to combat COVID19 around the world and consistent with the position of the United States as a world leader. A key element of national defense is the ability of the United States to convey international leadership during times of crisis, including the COVID19 pandemic.
This includes our ability to assist in meeting the global demand for items where domestic supply needs have been met, help those in need, and to remain stalwarts of the international community. The Administrator also recognizes the international nature of standard Resource Request Form process. The agency does not have any open requests for PPE
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many U.S. companies, and believes that allowing these companies to continue to produce at a high level is crucial to promoting the U.S. economy. One of the factors specifically identified in the allocation order that the Administrator considers in determining whether to return for domestic use, issue rated order for, or allow the export of a shipment is minimization of disruption of the supply chain, both domestically and abroad. The Administrator believes that this exemption would not disrupt the domestic supply chain, nor cause a detrimental shortage to Americans given the current state of vaccination rates in the United States.17
Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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17 As of May 11, 2021, approximately 35.1
percent of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated, while 46.2 percent of the U.S.
population has received at least one dose of a vaccine. Over 71 percent of the U.S. population 65
years of age or older one of the highest at-risk segments of the U.S. population have now been fully vaccinated. See www.covid.cdc.gov/coviddata-tracker/vaccinations last accessed May 12, 2021 at 1:30 p.m..

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