[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2517-2518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00793]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Customs and Border Protection

19 CFR Chapter I


Termination of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights 
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise 
Present Within Uganda

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Announcement of termination of arrival restrictions.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the decision of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to terminate arrival restrictions applicable to 
flights to the United States carrying persons who have recently 
traveled from, or were otherwise present within, Uganda due to an 
outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda. These restrictions directed such 
flights to only land at one of the United States airports where the 
United States Government had focused public health resources to 
implement enhanced public health measures.

DATES: The arrival restrictions applicable to flights to the United 
States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were 
otherwise present within, Uganda are terminated as of 11:59 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time on January 11, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Watson, Office of Field 
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection at 202-255-7018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 12, 2022, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced 
arrival restrictions applicable to flights carrying persons who have 
recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, Uganda, 
consistent with 6 U.S.C. 112(a), 19 U.S.C. 1433(c), and 19 CFR 122.32, 
in a Federal Register document titled ``Arrival Restrictions Applicable 
to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were 
Otherwise Present Within Uganda'' (87 FR 61488). For purposes of the 
October 2022 arrival restrictions, a person recently traveled from 
Uganda if that person departed from, or was otherwise present within, 
Uganda within 21 days of the date of the person's entry or attempted 
entry into the United States.
    For the reasons set forth below, the Secretary has decided to 
terminate the arrival restrictions applicable to flights

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carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise 
present within, Uganda. These restrictions funnel relevant arriving air 
passengers to one of five designated airports of entry where the U.S. 
is implementing enhanced public health measures. Since November 27, 
2022, there have been no new confirmed Ebola disease cases reported in 
Uganda and two 21-day incubation periods have passed. With no new 
hospitalized patients with Ebola disease, and no contacts of confirmed 
Ebola disease cases still requiring monitoring, the potential risk for 
Ebolavirus exposure in Uganda has greatly diminished. Therefore, flight 
arrival restrictions are no longer required for flights to the United 
States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were 
otherwise present within, Uganda.

Notice of Termination of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to All Flights 
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise 
Present Within Uganda

    Pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 112(a), 19 U.S.C. 1433(c), and 19 CFR 122.32, 
and effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 11, 
2023, for all affected flights arriving at a United States airport, I 
hereby terminate the arrival restrictions applicable to flights to the 
United States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were 
otherwise present within, Uganda announced in the Arrival Restrictions 
document published at 87 FR 61488 (October 12, 2022).

Alejandro Mayorkas,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-00793 Filed 1-11-23; 4:45 pm]
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