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Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (FEMA- 4910-DR), dated April 23, 2026. Incident: Super Ty...

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Small Business Administration

[Disaster Declaration #21550 and #21551; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Disaster Number MP-20000]

AGENCY:

U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (FEMA-4910-DR), dated April 23, 2026.

Incident: Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

DATES:

Issued on April 23, 2026.

Incident Period: April 11, 2026 through April 18, 2026.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: June 22, 2026.

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: January 25, 2027.

ADDRESSES:

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Talarico, 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 23, 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 Areas (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans):

The entire Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands.

The Interest Rates are:

	Percent
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 Elsewhere	3.625
Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere	3.625
For Economic Injury:
Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere	4.000
Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere	3.625

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 215508 and for economic injury is 215510.

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.

[FR Doc. 2026-08343 Filed 4-28-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8026-09-P

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“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,” thefederalregister.org (April 29, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-08343/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands.