32764 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 23, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

1 85 FR 16548 (Mar. 24, 2020). That same day, 

DHS also published notice of its decision 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 that document. 85 FR 

16547 (Mar. 24, 2020). 

against unreasonable risk of the 

occurrence of fire. The current Standard 

specifies as the ignition source 

cigarettes that are no longer being 

produced. In order for the Standard to 

continue to be effective (and for labs to 

test mattresses and mattress pads to 

determine whether they comply with 

the Standard), it is necessary to change 

the ignition source specification. 

Changing the ignition source to SRM 

1196a, rather than FSC cigarettes, will 

ensure that testing is reliable and that 

results will not vary from one lab or 

manufacturer to another. Such variation 

would be likely if labs or manufacturers 

were able to use different ignition 

sources that have similar physical 

properties but different burning 

characteristics. The Commission finds 

that the amendment is needed to 

adequately protect the public against 

unreasonable risk of the occurrence of 

fire leading to death, personal injury or 

significant property damage. 

The amendment to the Standard is 

reasonable, technologically practicable, 

and appropriate. The amendment is 

based on technical research conducted 

by NIST and CPSC staff, which 

established that the SRM 1196a cigarette 

is capable of providing reliable and 

reproducible results in flammability 

testing of mattresses and mattress pads. 

The SRM 1196a ignition source 

represents an equivalent, safety-neutral 

ignition source for use in testing to 

establish compliance with the Standard. 

The Commission finds that the 

amendment is reasonable, 

technologically practicable and 

appropriate. 

The amendment to the Standard is 

limited to fabrics, related materials, and 

products that present an unreasonable 

risk. The amendment will continue to 

apply to the same products as the 

existing Standard, so the Commission 

finds that it is limited to fabrics, related 

materials, and products that present an 

unreasonable risk, and it is stated in 

objective terms. 

Voluntary standards. There is no 

applicable voluntary standard for 

mattresses. The rule amends an existing 

federal mandatory standard. 

Relationship of benefits to costs. 

Amending the Standard to specify SRM 

1196a cigarettes as the ignition source 

allows testing to the Standard to 

continue without interruption, 

maintains the effectiveness of the 

Standard, and will not significantly 

increase testing costs to manufacturers 

and importers of mattresses and 

mattress pads. Both expected benefits 

and costs of the amendment are small. 

The effect on testing costs will be minor. 

Thus, the Commission finds that there 

is a reasonable relationship between 

benefits and costs of the amendment. 

Least burdensome requirement. No 

other alternative would allow the 

Standard’s level of safety and 

effectiveness to continue. Thus, the 

Commission finds that the amendment 

imposes the least burdensome 

requirement that would adequately 

address the risk of injury. 

L. Conclusion 

For the reasons discussed above, the 

Commission finds that amending the 

mattress flammability standard (16 CFR 

part 1632) to specify SRM 1196a 

cigarettes as the ignition source is 

needed to adequately protect the public 

against the unreasonable risk of the 

occurrence of fire leading to death, 

injury, and significant property damage. 

The Commission also finds that the 

amendment to the Standard is 

reasonable, technologically practicable, 

and appropriate. The Commission 

further finds that the amendment is 

limited to the fabrics, related materials, 

and products that present such 

unreasonable risks. 

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 1632 

Consumer protection, Flammable 

materials, Labeling, Mattresses and 

mattress pads, Records, Textiles, 

Warranties. 

For the reasons given above, the 

Commission amends 16 CFR part 1632 

as follows: 

PART 1632—STANDARD FOR THE 

FLAMMABILITY OF MATTRESSES 

AND MATTRESS PADS (FF 4–72, 

AMENDED) 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1632 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1193, 1194; 15 U.S.C. 

2079(b). 

■ 2. Revise § 1632.4(a)(2) to read as 

follows: 

§ 1632.4 Mattress test procedure. 

(a) * * * 

(2) Ignition source. The ignition 

source shall be a Standard Reference 

Material cigarette (SRM 1196a), 

available for purchase from the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 

20899. 

* * * * * 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13070 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

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 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Homeland Security; U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notification of continuation of 

temporary travel restrictions. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

decision of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security (Secretary) to continue to 

temporarily limit the travel of 

individuals from Canada into the United 

States at land ports of entry along the 

United States-Canada border. Such 

travel will be limited to ‘‘essential 

travel,’’ as further defined in this 

document. 

DATES: These restrictions go into effect 

at 12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 

on June 22, 2021 and will remain in 

effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 21, 

2021, unless amended or rescinded 

prior to that time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Watson, Office of Field 

Operations Coronavirus Coordination 

Cell, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) at 202–325–0840. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 24, 2020, DHS published 

notice of its decision to temporarily 

limit the travel of individuals from 

Canada into the United States at land 

ports of entry along the United StatesCanada border to ‘‘essential travel,’’ as 

further defined in that document.1 The 

document described the developing 

circumstances regarding the COVID–19 

pandemic and stated that, given the 

outbreak and continued transmission 

and spread of the virus associated with 

COVID–19 within the United States and 

globally, DHS had determined that the 

risk of continued transmission and 

spread of the virus associated with 

COVID–19 between the United States 

and Canada posed a ‘‘specific threat to 

human life or national interests.’’ DHS 


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2See 86 FR 27802 (May 24, 2021); 86 FR 21188 

(Apr. 22, 2021); 86 FR 14812 (Mar. 19, 2021); 86 

FR 10815 (Feb. 23, 2021); 86 FR 4969 (Jan. 19, 

2021); 85 FR 83432 (Dec. 22, 2020); 85 FR 74603 

(Nov. 23, 2020); 85 FR 67276 (Oct. 22, 2020); 85 FR 

59670 (Sept. 23, 2020); 85 FR 51634 (Aug. 21, 

2020); 85 FR 44185 (July 22, 2020); 85 FR 37744 

(June 24, 2020); 85 FR 31050 (May 22, 2020); 85 FR 

22352 (Apr. 22, 2020). DHS also published parallel 

notifications of its decisions to continue 

temporarily limiting the travel of individuals from 

Mexico into the United States at land ports of entry 

along the United States-Mexico border to ‘‘essential 

travel.’’ See 86 FR 27800 (May 24, 2021); 86 FR 

21189 (Apr. 22, 2021); 86 FR 14813 (Mar. 19, 2021); 

86 FR 10816 (Feb. 23, 2021); 86 FR 4969 (Jan. 19, 

2021); 85 FR 83433 (Dec. 22, 2020); 85 FR 74604 

(Nov. 23, 2020); 85 FR 67275 (Oct. 22, 2020); 85 FR 

59669 (Sept. 23, 2020); 85 FR 51633 (Aug. 21, 

2020); 85 FR 44183 (July 22, 2020); 85 FR 37745 

(June 24, 2020); 85 FR 31057 (May 22, 2020); 85 FR 

22353 (Apr. 22, 2020). 

3WHO, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

Weekly Epidemiological Update (June 8, 2021), 

available at https://www.who.int/emergencies/ 

diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports 

(accessed June 14, 2021). 

4CDC, COVID Data Tracker (accessed June 14, 

2021), https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/ 

#cases_casesper100klast7days. 

5WHO, COVID–19 Weekly Epidemiological 

Update (June 8, 2021). 

6 Id. 

7See CDC, COVID Data Tracker: COVID–19 

Vaccinations in the United States (June 14, 2021), 

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/ 

#vaccinations (accessed June 15, 2021). 

8See CDC, Travel Notice; COVID–19 in Canada 

(June 7, 2021), https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/ 

notices/covid-4/coronavirus-canada (accessed June 

10, 2021); CDC, Travel Notice: COVID–19 in Mexico 

(June 7, 2021), https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/ 

notices/covid-4/coronavirus-mexico (accessed June 

10, 2021). In addition, on June 8, 2021, the 

Department of State moved Canada and Mexico 

from Level 4 (Do Not Travel) to Level 3 (Reconsider 

Travel). See Department of State, Canada Travel 

Advisory (June 8, 2021), https://travel.state.gov/ 

content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/ 

canada-travel-advisory.html (accessed June 10, 

2021); Department of State, Mexico Travel Advisory 

(June 8, 2021), https://travel.state.gov/content/ 

travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/mexicotravel-advisory.html (accessed June 10, 2021). 

9 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 ‘‘[t]ake 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). 

later published a series of notifications 

continuing such limitations on travel 

until 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2021.2

DHS continues to monitor and 

respond to the COVID–19 pandemic. As 

of the week of June 14, 2021, there have 

been over 172 million confirmed cases 

globally, with over 3.7 million 

confirmed deaths.3 There have been 

over 33 million confirmed and probable 

cases within the United States,4 over 1.3 

million confirmed cases in Canada,5 and 

over 2.4 million confirmed cases in 

Mexico.6

DHS also notes positive developments 

in recent weeks. CDC reports that, as of 

June 14, over 310 million vaccine doses 

have been administered in the United 

States and almost 55% of adults in the 

United States are fully vaccinated.7 On 

June 7, 2021, CDC moved Canada and 

Mexico from COVID–19 Level 4 (Very 

High) to Level 3 (High) in recognition of 

conditions that, while still requiring 

significant safeguards, are improving.8

Notice of Action 

Given the outbreak and continued 

transmission and spread of COVID–19 

within the United States and globally, 

the Secretary has determined that the 

risk of continued transmission and 

spread of the virus associated with 

COVID–19 between the United States 

and Canada poses an ongoing ‘‘specific 

threat to human life or national 

interests.’’ 

U.S. and Canadian officials have 

mutually determined that non-essential 

travel between the United States and 

Canada currently poses additional risk 

of transmission and spread of the virus 

associated with COVID–19 and places 

the populace of both nations at 

increased risk of contracting the virus 

associated with COVID–19. Moreover, 

given the sustained human-to-human 

transmission of the virus, coupled with 

risks posed by new variants, returning 

to previous levels of travel between the 

two nations places the personnel 

staffing land ports of entry between the 

United States and Canada, as well as the 

individuals traveling through these 

ports of entry, at increased risk of 

exposure to the virus associated with 

COVID–19. Accordingly, and consistent 

with the authority granted in 19 U.S.C. 

1318(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2),9 I have 

determined that land ports of entry 

along the U.S.-Canada border will 

continue to suspend normal operations 

and will only allow processing for entry 

into the United States of those travelers 

engaged in ‘‘essential travel,’’ as defined 

below. Given the definition of ‘‘essential 

travel’’ below, 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 StatesCanada 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 Canada 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 Canada); 

• 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 Canada, 

but does apply to passenger rail, 

passenger ferry travel, and pleasure boat 

travel between the United States and 

Canada. These restrictions are 

temporary in nature and shall remain in 

effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 21, 

2021. This Notification may be amended 

or rescinded prior to that time, based on 

circumstances associated with the 

specific threat. Meanwhile, as part of an 


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1 85 FR 16547 (Mar. 24, 2020). That same day, 

DHS also published notice of its decision 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 that document. 85 FR 

16548 (Mar. 24, 2020). 

2See 86 FR 27800 (May 24, 2021); 86 FR 21189 

(Apr. 22, 2021); 86 FR 14813 (Mar. 19, 2021); 86 

FR 10816 (Feb. 23, 2021); 86 FR 4967 (Jan. 19, 

2021); 85 FR 83433 (Dec. 22, 2020); 85 FR 74604 

(Nov. 23, 2020); 85 FR 67275 (Oct. 22, 2020); 85 FR 

59669 (Sept. 23, 2020); 85 FR 51633 (Aug. 21, 

2020); 85 FR 44183 (July 22, 2020); 85 FR 37745 

(June 24, 2020); 85 FR 31057 (May 22, 2020); 85 FR 

22353 (Apr. 22, 2020). DHS also published parallel 

notifications of its decisions to continue 

temporarily limiting the travel of individuals from 

Canada into the United States at land ports of entry 

along the United States-Canada border to ‘‘essential 

travel.’’ See 86 FR 27802 (May 24, 2021); 86 FR 

21188 (Apr. 22, 2021); 86 FR 14812 (Mar. 19, 2021); 

86 FR 10815 (Feb. 23, 2021); 86 FR 4969 (Jan. 19, 

2021); 85 FR 83432 (Dec. 22, 2020); 85 FR 74603 

(Nov. 23, 2020); 85 FR 67276 (Oct. 22, 2020); 85 FR 

59670 (Sept. 23, 2020); 85 FR 51634 (Aug. 21, 

2020); 85 FR 44185 (July 22, 2020); 85 FR 37744 

(June 24, 2020); 85 FR 31050 (May 22, 2020); 85 FR 

22352 (Apr. 22, 2020). 

3WHO, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

Weekly Epidemiological Update (June 8, 2021), 

available at https://www.who.int/emergencies/ 

diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports 

(accessed June 14, 2021). 

4CDC, COVID Data Tracker: United States 

COVID–19 Cases, Deaths, and Laboratory Testing 

(NAATs) by State, Territory, and Jurisdiction (June 

13, 2021), https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/ 

#cases_casesper100klast7days (accessed June 14, 

2021). 

5WHO, COVID–19 Weekly Epidemiological 

Update (June 8, 2021). 

6 Id. 

7See CDC, COVID Data Tracker: COVID–19 

Vaccinations in the United States (June 14, 2021), 

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/ 

#vaccinations (accessed June 15, 2021). 

8See CDC, Travel Notice; COVID–19 in Canada 

(June 7, 2021), https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/ 

notices/covid-4/coronavirus-canada (accessed June 

10, 2021); CDC, Travel Notice: COVID–19 in Mexico 

(June 7, 2021), https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/ 

notices/covid-4/coronavirus-mexico (accessed June 

10, 2021). In addition, on June 8, 2021, the 

Department of State moved Canada and Mexico 

from Level 4 (Do Not Travel) to Level 3 (Reconsider 

Travel). See Department of State, Canada Travel 

Advisory (June 8, 2021), https://travel.state.gov/ 

content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/ 

canada-travel-advisory.html (accessed June 10, 

2021); Department of State, Mexico Travel Advisory 

(June 8, 2021), https://travel.state.gov/content/ 

travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/mexicotravel-advisory.html (accessed June 10, 2021). 

integrated U.S. government effort and 

guided by the objective analysis and 

recommendations of public health and 

medical experts, DHS is working closely 

with counterparts in Mexico and 

Canada to identify conditions under 

which restrictions may be eased safely 

and sustainably. 

The Commissioner of U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) is hereby 

directed to prepare and distribute 

appropriate guidance to CBP personnel 

on the continued 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.’’ 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13238 Filed 6–21–21; 12:30 pm] 

BILLING CODE 9112–FP–P 

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, 

Department of Homeland Security; U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notification of continuation of 

temporary travel restrictions. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

decision of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security (Secretary) to continue to 

temporarily limit the travel of 

individuals from Mexico into the United 

States at land ports of entry along the 

United States-Mexico border. Such 

travel will be limited to ‘‘essential 

travel,’’ as further defined in this 

document. 

DATES: These restrictions go into effect 

at 12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 

on June 22, 2021 and will remain in 

effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 21, 

2021, unless amended or rescinded 

prior to that time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Watson, Office of Field 

Operations Coronavirus Coordination 

Cell, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) at 202–325–0840. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 24, 2020, DHS published 

notice of its decision to temporarily 

limit the travel of individuals from 

Mexico into the United States at land 

ports of entry along the United StatesMexico border to ‘‘essential travel,’’ as 

further defined in that document.1 The 

document described the developing 

circumstances regarding the COVID–19 

pandemic and stated that, given the 

outbreak and continued transmission 

and spread of the virus associated with 

COVID–19 within the United States and 

globally, DHS had determined that the 

risk of continued transmission and 

spread of the virus associated with 

COVID–19 between the United States 

and Mexico posed a ‘‘specific threat to 

human life or national interests.’’ DHS 

later published a series of notifications 

continuing such limitations on travel 

until 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2021.2

DHS continues to monitor and 

respond to the COVID–19 pandemic. As 

of the week of June 14, 2021, there have 

been over 172 million confirmed cases 

globally, with over 3.7 million 

confirmed deaths.3 There have been 

over 33 million confirmed and probable 

cases within the United States,4 over 1.3 

million confirmed cases in Canada,5 and 

over 2.4 million confirmed cases in 

Mexico.6

DHS also notes positive developments 

in recent weeks. CDC reports that, as of 

June 14, over 310 million vaccine doses 

have been administered in the United 

States and almost 55% of adults in the 

United States are fully vaccinated.7 On 

June 7, 2021, CDC moved Canada and 

Mexico from COVID–19 Level 4 (Very 

High) to Level 3 (High) in recognition of 

conditions that, while still requiring 

significant safeguards, are improving. 8

Notice of Action 

Given the outbreak and continued 

transmission and spread of COVID–19 

within the United States and globally, 

the Secretary has determined that the 

risk of continued transmission and 

spread of the virus associated with 

COVID–19 between the United States 

and Mexico poses an ongoing ‘‘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 currently poses additional risk 

of transmission and spread of the virus 

associated with COVID–19 and places 

the populace of both nations at 

increased risk of contracting the virus 

associated with COVID–19. Moreover, 

given the sustained human-to-human 

transmission of the virus, coupled with 

risks posed by new variants, returning 

to previous levels 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 the virus associated with 


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