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timeframe that would exacerbate
present low flow conditions.
(iii) Discontinue the project’s
consumptive use, which may include
reduction of the project sponsor’s
consumptive use to less than 20,000 gpd
during periods of low flow. In any case
of failure to provide the specified
discontinuance, such project shall
provide mitigation in accordance with
paragraph (b)(3) of this section, for the
calendar year in which such failure
occurs, after which the Commission will
reevaluate the continued acceptability
of the discontinuance.
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(1) General rule. Except with respect
to projects involving hydrocarbon
development subject to the provisions of
paragraph (f) of this section, any project
that is solely supplied water for
consumptive use by public water
supply, stormwater, wastewater, or
other reused or recycled water, or any
combination thereof, may be approved
by the Executive Director under this
paragraph (e) in accordance with the
following, unless the Executive Director
determines that the project cannot be
adequately regulated under this
approval by rule.
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Dated: March 16, 2020.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Chapter I
Notification of Temporary Travel
Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports
of Entry and Ferries Service Between
the United States and Mexico
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security; U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notification of temporary travel
restrictions.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
decision of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to temporarily limit the travel
of individuals from Mexico into the
United States at land ports of entry
along the United States-Mexico border
to ‘‘essential travel’’ as further defined
in this document.
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These restrictions go into effect
at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT) on March 20, 2020 and will
remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on
April 20, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alyce Modesto, Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) at 202–344–3788.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–
19), a communicable disease caused by
a new (novel) coronavirus named
SARS–CoV–2, is a respiratory disease
that can cause fever, cough, and
difficulty breathing, with reported
illnesses ranging from mildly
symptomatic to severe illness and death.
Although the virus that causes COVID–
19 was originally detected in China, it
has resulted in a pandemic with cases
in 158 countries, including in the
United States and Mexico. On January
30, 2020, the Director-General of the
World Health Organization declared the
outbreak a ‘‘public health emergency of
international concern’’ under the
International Health Regulations
(2005).1 On January 31, 2020, the
Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services declared a
nationwide ‘‘public health emergency’’
under section 319 of the Public Health
Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 274d, as a result
of confirmed cases of COVID–19.2 On
March 11, 2020, the World Health
Organization announced that the
COVID–19 outbreak can be
characterized as a pandemic. On March
13, 2020, the President determined that
the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic is of
sufficient severity and magnitude to
warrant an emergency determination
under section 501(b) of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207. In
addition, on March 13, 2020, the
President declared a national emergency
under sections 201 and 301 of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.3 The Mexican Ministry of
Education has closed all schools from
1 Statement on the second meeting of the
International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency
Committee regarding the outbreak of novel
coronavirus (2019–nCoV) (Jan. 30, 2020), available
at https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-012020-statement-on-the-second-meeting-of-theinternational-health-regulations-(2005)-emergencycommittee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novelcoronavirus-(2019-ncov).
2 HHS, ‘‘Determination that a Public Health
Emergency Exists,’’ https://www.phe.gov/
emergency/news/healthactions/phe/Pages/2019nCoV.aspx.
3 Proclamation 9994 of Mar. 13, 2020 on
Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) Outbreak,
85 FR 15337 (Mar. 18, 2020).
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March 20 until April 20, and between
March 23 and April 19, the Mexican
government has implemented a
domestic social-distancing campaign to
minimize the spread of the virus that
causes COVID–19.
Notice of Action
Given the outbreak and continued
transmission and spread of COVID–19
within the United States and globally, I
have determined that the risk of
continued transmission and spread of
COVID–19 between the United States
and Mexico poses a ‘‘specific threat to
human life or national interests.’’
U.S. and Mexican officials have
mutually determined that non-essential
travel between the United States and
Mexico poses additional risk of
transmission and spread of COVID–19
and places the populace of both nations
at increased risk of contracting COVID–
19. Moreover, given the sustained
human-to-human transmission of the
virus, maintaining the current level of
travel between the two nations places
the personnel staffing land ports of
entry between the United States and
Mexico, as well as the individuals
traveling through these ports of entry, at
increased risk of exposure to COVID–19.
Accordingly, and consistent with the
authority granted in 19 U.S.C.
1318(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2),4 I have
determined that land ports of entry
along the U.S.-Mexican border will
suspend normal operations and process
for entry only those travelers engaged in
‘‘essential travel,’’ defined below, for
entry into the United States. Given the
definition of ‘‘essential travel’’ below,
4 19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(1)(C) provides that
‘‘[n]otwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Treasury, when necessary to
respond to a national emergency declared under the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
or to a specific threat to human life or national
interests,’’ is authorized to ‘‘take any . . . action
that may be necessary to respond directly to the
national emergency or specific threat.’’ On March
1, 2003, certain functions of the Secretary of the
Treasury were transferred to the Secretary of
Homeland Security. See 6 U.S.C. 202(2), 203(1).
Under 6 U.S.C. 212(a)(1), authorities ‘‘related to
Customs revenue functions’’ were reserved to the
Secretary of the Treasury. To the extent that any
authority under section 1318(b)(1) was reserved to
the Secretary of the Treasury, it has been delegated
to the Secretary of Homeland Security. See Treas.
Dep’t Order No. 100–16 (May 15, 2003), 68 FR
28322 (May 23, 2003). Additionally, 19 U.S.C.
1318(b)(2) provides that ‘‘[n]otwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, when necessary to
respond to a specific threat to human life or
national interests, is authorized to close temporarily
any Customs office or port of entry or take any other
lesser action that may be necessary to respond to
the specific threat.’’ Congress has vested in the
Secretary of Homeland Security the ‘‘functions of
all officers, employees, and organizational units of
the Department,’’ including the Commissioner of
CBP. 6 U.S.C. 112(a)(3).
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this temporary alteration in land ports
of entry operations should not interrupt
legitimate trade between the two nations
or disrupt critical supply chains that
ensure food, fuel, medicine, and other
critical materials reach individuals on
both sides of the border.
For purposes of the temporary
alteration in certain designated ports of
entry operations authorized under 19
U.S.C. 1318(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2), travel
through the land ports of entry and ferry
terminals along the United StatesMexico border shall be limited to
‘‘essential travel,’’ which includes, but
is not limited to—
• U.S. citizens and lawful permanent
residents returning to the United States;
• Individuals traveling for medical
purposes (e.g., to receive medical
treatment in the United States);
• Individuals traveling to attend
educational institutions;
• Individuals traveling to work in the
United States (e.g., individuals working
in the farming or agriculture industry
who must travel between the United
States and Mexico in furtherance of
such work);
• Individuals traveling for emergency
response and public health purposes
(e.g., government officials or emergency
responders entering the United States to
support Federal, state, local, tribal, or
territorial government efforts to respond
to COVID–19 or other emergencies);
• Individuals engaged in lawful crossborder trade (e.g., truck drivers
supporting the movement of cargo
between the United States and Mexico);
• Individuals engaged in official
government travel or diplomatic travel;
• Members of the U.S. Armed Forces,
and the spouses and children of
members of the U.S. Armed Forces,
returning to the United States; and
• Individuals engaged in militaryrelated travel or operations.
The following travel does not fall
within the definition of ‘‘essential
travel’’ for purposes of this
Notification—
• Individuals traveling for tourism
purposes (e.g., sightseeing, recreation,
gambling, or attending cultural events).
At this time, this Notification does not
apply to air, freight rail, or sea travel
between the United States and Mexico,
but does apply to passenger rail and
ferry travel between the United States
and Mexico. These restrictions are
temporary in nature and shall remain in
effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 20,
2020. This Notification may be amended
or rescinded prior to that time, based on
circumstances associated with the
specific threat.
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) is hereby
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directed to prepare and distribute
appropriate guidance to CBP personnel
on implementation of the temporary
measures set forth in this Notification.
The CBP Commissioner may determine
that other forms of travel, such as travel
in furtherance of economic stability or
social order, constitute ‘‘essential
travel’’ under this Notification. Further,
the CBP Commissioner may, on an
individualized basis and for
humanitarian reasons or for other
purposes in the national interest, permit
the processing of travelers to the United
States not engaged in ‘‘essential travel.’’
The Acting Secretary of Homeland
Security, Chad F. Wolf, having reviewed
and approved this document, is
delegating the authority to electronically
sign this document to Chad Mizelle,
who is the Acting General Counsel for
DHS, for purposes of publication in the
Federal Register.
Chad R. Mizelle,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020–06253 Filed 3–20–20; 2:30 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Chapter I
Notification of Temporary Travel
Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports
of Entry and Ferries Service Between
the United States and Canada
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security; U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notification of temporary travel
restrictions.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
decision of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to temporarily limit the travel
of individuals from Canada into the
United States at land ports of entry
along the United States-Canada border
to ‘‘essential travel’’ as further defined
in this document.
DATES: These restrictions go into effect
at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT) on March 20, 2020 and will
remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on
April 20, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alyce Modesto, Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) at 202–344–3788.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–
19), a communicable disease caused by
a new (novel) coronavirus named
SARS–CoV–2, is a respiratory disease
that can cause fever, cough, and
difficulty breathing, with reported
illnesses ranging from mildly
symptomatic to severe illness and death.
Although the virus that causes COVID–
19 was originally detected in China, it
has resulted in a pandemic with cases
in 158 countries, including in the
United States and Canada. On January
30, 2020, the Director-General of the
World Health Organization declared the
outbreak a ‘‘public health emergency of
international concern’’ under the
International Health Regulations
(2005).1 On January 31, 2020, the
Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services declared a
nationwide ‘‘public health emergency’’
under section 319 of the Public Health
Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 274d, as a result
of confirmed cases of COVID–19.2 On
March 11, 2020, the World Health
Organization announced that the
COVID–19 outbreak can be
characterized as a pandemic. On March
13, 2020, the President determined that
the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic is of
sufficient severity and magnitude to
warrant an emergency determination
under section 501(b) of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207. In
addition, on March 13, 2020, the
President declared a national emergency
under sections 201 and 301 of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.3 To protect against the
COVID–19 threat in Canada, the
Government of Canada announced
measures effective March 18, 2020 to
close its borders to foreign nationals
entering the country and to redirect
international flight arrivals to
predesignated airports. Additionally,
multiple provinces within Canada
declared states of emergency due to the
COVID–19 outbreak.
1 Statement on the second meeting of the
International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency
Committee regarding the outbreak of novel
coronavirus (2019–nCoV) (Jan. 30, 2020), available
at https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-012020-statement-on-the-second-meeting-of-theinternational-health-regulations-(2005)-emergencycommittee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novelcoronavirus-(2019-ncov).
2 HHS, ‘‘Determination that a Public Health
Emergency Exists,’’ https://www.phe.gov/
emergency/news/healthactions/phe/Pages/2019nCoV.aspx.
3 Proclamation 9994 of Mar. 13, 2020 on
Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) Outbreak,
85 FR 15337 (Mar. 18, 2020).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Chapter I
Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land
Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Mexico
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security;
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notification of temporary travel restrictions.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the decision of the Secretary of
Homeland Security to temporarily limit the travel of individuals from
Mexico into the United States at land ports of entry along the United
States-Mexico border to ``essential travel'' as further defined in this
document.
DATES: These restrictions go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT) on March 20, 2020 and will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m.
EDT on April 20, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alyce Modesto, Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at 202-344-3788.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a communicable disease caused
by a new (novel) coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, is a respiratory disease
that can cause fever, cough, and difficulty breathing, with reported
illnesses ranging from mildly symptomatic to severe illness and death.
Although the virus that causes COVID-19 was originally detected in
China, it has resulted in a pandemic with cases in 158 countries,
including in the United States and Mexico. On January 30, 2020, the
Director-General of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak
a ``public health emergency of international concern'' under the
International Health Regulations (2005).\1\ On January 31, 2020, the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services declared a
nationwide ``public health emergency'' under section 319 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 274d, as a result of confirmed cases of
COVID-19.\2\ On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced
that the COVID-19 outbreak can be characterized as a pandemic. On March
13, 2020, the President determined that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency
determination under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207. In addition,
on March 13, 2020, the President declared a national emergency under
sections 201 and 301 of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.\3\ The Mexican Ministry of Education has closed all schools from
March 20 until April 20, and between March 23 and April 19, the Mexican
government has implemented a domestic social-distancing campaign to
minimize the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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\1\ Statement on the second meeting of the International Health
Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (Jan. 30, 2020), available at https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-01-2020-statement-on-the-second-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-
committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov).
\2\ HHS, ``Determination that a Public Health Emergency
Exists,'' https://www.phe.gov/emergency/news/healthactions/phe/Pages/2019-nCoV.aspx.
\3\ Proclamation 9994 of Mar. 13, 2020 on Declaring a National
Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Outbreak, 85 FR 15337 (Mar. 18, 2020).
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Notice of Action
Given the outbreak and continued transmission and spread of COVID-
19 within the United States and globally, I have determined that the
risk of continued transmission and spread of COVID-19 between the
United States and Mexico poses a ``specific threat to human life or
national interests.''
U.S. and Mexican officials have mutually determined that non-
essential travel between the United States and Mexico poses additional
risk of transmission and spread of COVID-19 and places the populace of
both nations at increased risk of contracting COVID-19. Moreover, given
the sustained human-to-human transmission of the virus, maintaining the
current level of travel between the two nations places the personnel
staffing land ports of entry between the United States and Mexico, as
well as the individuals traveling through these ports of entry, at
increased risk of exposure to COVID-19. Accordingly, and consistent
with the authority granted in 19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2),\4\ I
have determined that land ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexican border
will suspend normal operations and process for entry only those
travelers engaged in ``essential travel,'' defined below, for entry
into the United States. Given the definition of ``essential travel''
below,
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this temporary alteration in land ports of entry operations should not
interrupt legitimate trade between the two nations or disrupt critical
supply chains that ensure food, fuel, medicine, and other critical
materials reach individuals on both sides of the border.
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\4\ 19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(1)(C) provides that ``[n]otwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury, when
necessary to respond to a national emergency declared under the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) or to a specific
threat to human life or national interests,'' is authorized to
``take any . . . action that may be necessary to respond directly to
the national emergency or specific threat.'' On March 1, 2003,
certain functions of the Secretary of the Treasury were transferred
to the Secretary of Homeland Security. See 6 U.S.C. 202(2), 203(1).
Under 6 U.S.C. 212(a)(1), authorities ``related to Customs revenue
functions'' were reserved to the Secretary of the Treasury. To the
extent that any authority under section 1318(b)(1) was reserved to
the Secretary of the Treasury, it has been delegated to the
Secretary of Homeland Security. See Treas. Dep't Order No. 100-16
(May 15, 2003), 68 FR 28322 (May 23, 2003). Additionally, 19 U.S.C.
1318(b)(2) provides that ``[n]otwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, when
necessary to respond to a specific threat to human life or national
interests, is authorized to close temporarily any Customs office or
port of entry or take any other lesser action that may be necessary
to respond to the specific threat.'' Congress has vested in the
Secretary of Homeland Security the ``functions of all officers,
employees, and organizational units of the Department,'' including
the Commissioner of CBP. 6 U.S.C. 112(a)(3).
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For purposes of the temporary alteration in certain designated
ports of entry operations authorized under 19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(1)(C) and
(b)(2), travel through the land ports of entry and ferry terminals
along the United States-Mexico border shall be limited to ``essential
travel,'' which includes, but is not limited to--
U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents returning to
the United States;
Individuals traveling for medical purposes (e.g., to
receive medical treatment in the United States);
Individuals traveling to attend educational institutions;
Individuals traveling to work in the United States (e.g.,
individuals working in the farming or agriculture industry who must
travel between the United States and Mexico in furtherance of such
work);
Individuals traveling for emergency response and public
health purposes (e.g., government officials or emergency responders
entering the United States to support Federal, state, local, tribal, or
territorial government efforts to respond to COVID-19 or other
emergencies);
Individuals engaged in lawful cross-border trade (e.g.,
truck drivers supporting the movement of cargo between the United
States and Mexico);
Individuals engaged in official government travel or
diplomatic travel;
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the spouses and
children of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, returning to the United
States; and
Individuals engaged in military-related travel or
operations.
The following travel does not fall within the definition of
``essential travel'' for purposes of this Notification--
Individuals traveling for tourism purposes (e.g.,
sightseeing, recreation, gambling, or attending cultural events).
At this time, this Notification does not apply to air, freight
rail, or sea travel between the United States and Mexico, but does
apply to passenger rail and ferry travel between the United States and
Mexico. These restrictions are temporary in nature and shall remain in
effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 20, 2020. This Notification may be
amended or rescinded prior to that time, based on circumstances
associated with the specific threat.
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is
hereby directed to prepare and distribute appropriate guidance to CBP
personnel on implementation of the temporary measures set forth in this
Notification. The CBP Commissioner may determine that other forms of
travel, such as travel in furtherance of economic stability or social
order, constitute ``essential travel'' under this Notification.
Further, the CBP Commissioner may, on an individualized basis and for
humanitarian reasons or for other purposes in the national interest,
permit the processing of travelers to the United States not engaged in
``essential travel.''
The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, having
reviewed and approved this document, is delegating the authority to
electronically sign this document to Chad Mizelle, who is the Acting
General Counsel for DHS, for purposes of publication in the Federal
Register.
Chad R. Mizelle,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-06253 Filed 3-20-20; 2:30 pm]
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