“APTA appreciates the Administration’s leadership and support of public transportation during the pandemic and recognizes its interest in protecting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s public health legal authorities. However, reimposing a federal mask mandate would cause considerable confusion among riders and increase the growing enforcement challenges faced by public transit agencies today. At this point, local directives should drive these decisions, with public transit agencies acting in the best interests of their riders and frontline workers.”

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