83 FR 57790 - Declaration of Economic Injury; Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 222 (November 16, 2018)

Page Range		57790-57790
FR Document		2018-25041

This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, dated 10/23/2018. Incident: Natural Gas Line Explosions. Incident Period: 09/13/2018.

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #15775; Massachusetts Disaster Number MA-00076]


Declaration of Economic Injury; Administrative Declaration of an 
Economic Injury Disaster for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) 
declaration for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, dated 10/23/2018.
    Incident: Natural Gas Line Explosions.
    Incident Period: 09/13/2018.

DATES: Issued on 10/23/2018.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/23/2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business 
Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster 
Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, 
Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of 
the Administrator's EIDL declaration, applications for economic injury 
disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other 
locally announced locations.
    The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected 
by the disaster:
Primary Counties: Essex
Contiguous Counties:
    Massachusetts: Middlesex, Suffolk.
    New Hampshire: Hillsborough, Rockingham.
    The Interest Rates are:

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                                                                Percent
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Businesses and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit      3.675
 Available Elsewhere.........................................
Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere..      2.500
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    The number assigned to this disaster for economic injury is 157750.
    The States which received an EIDL Declaration # are Massachusetts, 
New Hampshire.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

    Dated: October 23, 2018.
Linda E. McMahon,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-25041 Filed 11-15-18; 8:45 am]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Dated: October 23, 2018. 1. Background
Linda E. McMahon,
The decision to launch negotiations
[Disaster Declaration #15775; Administrator. for a U.S.-UK Trade Agreement is an
Massachusetts Disaster Number MA–00076] [FR Doc. 2018–25041 Filed 11–15–18; 8:45 am] important step toward achieving free,
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P fair, and reciprocal trade with the UK
Declaration of Economic Injury; and was preceded by the establishment
Administrative Declaration of an of the U.S.-UK Trade and Investment
Economic Injury Disaster for the OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES Working Group in July 2017. The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Working Group was launched to
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business [Docket Number USTR–2018–0036] provide commercial continuity for UK
Administration. and U.S. businesses, workers, and
Request for Comments on Negotiating consumers as the UK leaves the
ACTION: Notice. European Union, explore ways to
Objectives for a U.S.-United Kingdom
Trade Agreement strengthen trade and investment ties,
SUMMARY: This is a notice of an and lay the groundwork for a potential
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) AGENCY: Office of the United States future trade agreement with the UK.
declaration for the Commonwealth of Trade Representative. On October 16, 2018, following
Massachusetts, dated 10/23/2018. ACTION: Request for comments and consultations with relevant
Incident: Natural Gas Line notice of public hearing. Congressional committees, the United
Explosions. States Trade Representative informed
On October 16, 2018, the
SUMMARY:
Incident Period: 09/13/2018. Congress that the President intends to
United States Trade Representative
DATES: Issued on 10/23/2018. notified Congress of the commence negotiations with the UK for
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Administration’s intention to enter into a U.S.-UK Trade Agreement.
Application Deadline Date: 07/23/2019. negotiations with the United Kingdom 2. Public Comment and Hearing
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan (UK) for a U.S.-UK Trade Agreement
The TPSC invites interested parties to
applications to: U.S. Small Business after the UK has exited the European
submit comments and/or oral testimony
Administration, Processing and Union on March 29, 2019. The Office of
to assist USTR as it develops negotiating
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport the United States Trade Representative
objectives and positions for the
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. (USTR) is seeking public comments on
agreement, including with regard to
a proposed U.S.-UK Trade Agreement,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. objectives identified in section 102 of
including U.S. interests and priorities,
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade
in order to develop U.S. negotiating
U.S. Small Business Administration, Priorities and Accountability Act of
positions. You can provide comments in
409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4201). In particular, the
writing and orally at a public hearing.
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. TPSC invites interested parties to
The Administration’s aim in
comment on issues including, but not
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is negotiations with the UK is to address
limited to, the following:
hereby given that as a result of the both tariff and non-tariff barriers and to
a. General and product-specific
Administrator’s EIDL declaration, achieve free, fair, and reciprocal trade.
negotiating objectives for the proposed
applications for economic injury DATES: January 15, 2019: Deadline for
agreement.
disaster loans may be filed at the the submission of written comments b. Relevant barriers to trade in goods
address listed above or other locally and for written notification of your and services between the U.S. and the
announced locations. intent to testify, as well as a summary UK that should be addressed in the
The following areas have been of your testimony at the public hearing. negotiations.
determined to be adversely affected by January 29, 2019: The Trade Policy Staff c. Economic costs and benefits to U.S.
the disaster: Committee (TPSC) will hold a public producers and consumers of removal or
Primary Counties: Essex hearing beginning at 9:30 a.m., at the reduction of tariffs and removal or
Contiguous Counties: main hearing room of the United States reduction of non-tariff barriers on
Massachusetts: Middlesex, Suffolk. International Trade Commission, 500 E articles traded with the UK.
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. d. Treatment of specific goods
New Hampshire: Hillsborough,
ADDRESSES: You should submit (described by HTSUS numbers) under
Rockingham.
notifications of intent to testify and the proposed agreement, including
The Interest Rates are: written comments through the Federal comments on:
Percent
eRulemaking Portal: https:// i. Product-specific import or export
www.regulations.gov. Follow the interests or barriers.
Businesses and Small Agricultural instructions for submitting comments in ii. Experience with particular
Cooperatives without Credit parts 2 and 3 below. For alternatives to measures that should be addressed in
Available Elsewhere .................. 3.675 on-line submissions, please contact the negotiations.
Non-Profit Organizations without Yvonne Jamison at (202) 395–3475. iii. Ways to address export priorities
Credit Available Elsewhere ....... 2.500 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
and import sensitivities in the context of
procedural questions concerning written the proposed agreement.
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comments, please contact Yvonne e. Customs and trade facilitation
for economic injury is 157750. Jamison at (202) 395–3475. Direct all issues that should be addressed in the
The States which received an EIDL other questions to Timothy Wedding, negotiations.
Declaration # are Massachusetts, New Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade f. Sanitary and phytosanitary
Hampshire. Representative for Europe, at (202) 395– measures and technical barriers to trade
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 6072. that should be addressed in the
Number 59008) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: negotiations.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Issued on 10/23/2018.
Contact		A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.
FR Citation		83 FR 57790