[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06241]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

42 CFR Part 71


Order Suspending Introduction of Persons From a Country Where a 
Communicable Disease Exists

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notification of order.

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SUMMARY: This document is to inform the public that the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, has issued an Order suspending the 
introduction of persons into the United States.

DATES: Effective date: The Order referenced in this document is 
effective on 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 20th, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle McGowan, Office of the Chief of 
Staff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS H21-10, Atlanta, GA 30329. Telephone: 404-498-7000; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CDC Director (Director) has issued an 
Order pursuant to section 362 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 
U.S.C. 265. The Order suspends the introduction of certain persons into 
the United States because the Director has determined that the 
existence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in certain foreign 
countries creates a serious danger of the introduction of the disease 
into the United States, and the danger is so increased by the 
introduction of persons from the foreign countries that a temporary 
suspension of the introduction of such persons is necessary to protect 
the public health. The Order is posted on the website for the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention. It will be submitted to the Federal 
Register for publication.
    The Order does not apply to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent 
residents, persons from foreign countries who hold valid travel 
documents, or persons from foreign countries in the visa waiver program 
who are not subject to travel restrictions.
    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is implementing the 
Order. The Order also does not apply where a designated customs officer 
of DHS determines, based on the totality of the circumstances, 
including consideration of significant law enforcement, officer and 
public safety, humanitarian, and public health interests, that the 
Order should not be applied to a specific person otherwise subject to 
the order.
    Finally, the Order does not apply to members of the armed forces of 
the United States and associated personnel for whom the Secretary of 
Defense provides assurance to the Director that the Secretary of 
Defense, through measures such as quarantine, isolation, or other 
measures for maintaining control over such individuals, is preventing 
the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to others in the United States.

    Dated: March 20, 2020.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-06241 Filed 3-20-20; 4:15 pm]
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