Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Washington

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20554-20555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07430]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21499 and #21500; Washington Disaster Number WA-
20027]


Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of 
Washington

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the State of WASHINGTON (FEMA-4906-DR), dated April 7, 
2026. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-Line winds, Flooding, 
Landslides, and Mudslides.

DATES: Issued on April 7, 2026.
    Incident Period: December 5, 2025 through December 19, 2025.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: June 10, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: January 7, 
2027.

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 
apply for a disaster assistance loan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Henderson, Office of Disaster 
Recovery and Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 
Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given as a result of the 
President's major disaster declaration on April 7, 2026, applications 
for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal 
https://lending.sba.gov or in person at other locally announced 
locations. For further assistance please contact the SBA disaster 
assistance customer service center by email at 
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by phone at 1-800-659-2955. If you 
are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-
1 to access telecommunications relay services.
    The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected 
by the disaster:

Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Chelan, 
Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, 
Thurston, Whatcom.
Tribal Areas (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): The 
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Lummi Nation, 
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Nooksack Indian 
Tribe, Puyallup Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Samish

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Indian Nation, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, 
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe of 
Indians, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tulalip Tribes, and the 
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):
    Washington: Cowlitz, Douglas, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Kittitas, 
Mason, Okanogan, San Juan, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Yakima.
    The Interest Rates are:

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For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere...................      5.750
Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere................      2.875
Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere...................      8.000
Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere................      4.000
Private Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available             3.625
 Elsewhere...................................................
Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available          3.625
 Elsewhere...................................................
For Economic Injury:
Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit        4.000
 Available Elsewhere.........................................
Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available          3.625
 Elsewhere...................................................
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    The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 214996 
and for economic injury is 215000.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2026-07430 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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