Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Tennessee

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 20556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07437]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21501 and #21502; TENNESSEE Disaster Number TN-
20031]


Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of 
Tennessee

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 Tennessee (FEMA-4898-DR), dated April 10, 
2026.
    Incident: Severe Winter Storm.

DATES: Issued on April 10, 2026.
    Incident Period: January 22, 2026 through January 27, 2026.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: June 10, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: January 11, 
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 10, 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): Benton, 
Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Davidson, Decatur, Dickson, Dyer, 
Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Lewis, Macon, Madison, 
Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby, 
Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, Williamson, Wilson.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):
    Tennessee: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Crockett, DeKalb, Gibson, 
Giles, Haywood, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, 
Lawrence, Marshall, Obion, Overton, Pickett, Smith, Stewart, Tipton, 
Weakley.
    Alabama: Lauderdale.
    Arkansas: Crittenden, Mississippi.
    Kentucky: Allen, Christian, Clinton, Cumberland, Logan, Monroe, 
Simpson, Todd.
    Missouri: Pemiscot.
    Mississippi: Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tippah, Tishomingo.

    The Interest Rates are:

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                                                                Percent
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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 21501B 
and for economic injury is 215020.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2026-07437 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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