Notices. Notice

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BILLING CODE 4140-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS-2021-0006] Determination of a National Emergency Requiring Actions To Protect the Safety of Americans Using and Employed by the Transportation System AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In consultation with public health officials and consistent with the January 21, 2021 *Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel* and the January 29, 2021 Order by the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing a requirement for persons to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation hubs, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security on January 27, 2021, issued a *Declaration of a National Emergency Requiring Actions to Protect the Safety of Americans Using and Employed by the Transportation System* (“declaration”). The declaration finds that a national emergency exists and directs the Transportation Security Administration to take certain actions to promote safety in and to secure the transportation system and to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through the transportation system.

The text of the declaration is set out below. Christina E. McDonald, Federal Register Liaison, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. BILLING CODE 9110-9M-P EN04FE21.000 EN04FE21.001 [FR Doc. 2021-02359 Filed 2-3-21; 8:45 am]