Notice2025-05937
Delegations of Authority: Delegations of Authority No. 12-I
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Published
April 7, 2025
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Small Business Administration
Abstract
This document provides public notice of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator's delegations of authority to SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R) for activities related to declaring and amending disaster declarations and overseeing and managing SBA's ODR&R offices and divisions. ODR&R leads the SBA's efforts to connect disaster survivors with lending and other assistance to help them prepare for and recover from a declared disaster.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 65 (Monday, April 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 15030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05937]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Delegations of Authority: Delegations of Authority No. 12-I
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice of delegations of authority.
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SUMMARY: This document provides public notice of the U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) Administrator's delegations of authority
to SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R) for
activities related to declaring and amending disaster declarations and
overseeing and managing SBA's ODR&R offices and divisions. ODR&R leads
the SBA's efforts to connect disaster survivors with lending and other
assistance to help them prepare for and recover from a declared
disaster.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Henderson, Office of Disaster
Recovery and Resilience, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416;
telephone number: (202) 205-6734; electronic mail:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3175584250424554431f745c50585d714253501f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26624f55475552435408634b474f4a6655444708414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides public notice of the
SBA Administrator's delegations of authority to SBA's Office of
Disaster Recovery and Resilience's core work in disaster declarations
and field response with a focus on economic recovery through enhanced
coordination among all SBA programs.
Specifically, the Administrator is delegating authority to the
Associate Administrator of ODR&R. All other delegations of authority
for the purpose of administering SBA's Disaster Assistance Programs,
remain as set forth in Delegation of Authority No. 12-D (Revision 3),
to the extent that they are applicable.
Delegation of Authority No. 12-I reads as follows:
Delegation of Authority No. 12-I
I. The Administrator of the SBA, pursuant to the authority vested
in her by the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 631, as amended, hereby
delegates the following authorities to:
A. The Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery
and Resilience (ODR&R) as follows:
1. To oversee and manage SBA's ODR&R offices, divisions, and
programs.
2. To establish policy and procedures for all ODR&R programs.
3. To declare a disaster loan area in instances where the President
has determined, pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, a ``major disaster'' has occurred.
4. To declare a disaster loan area for Economic Injury Disaster
loans aligned with the Secretary of Agriculture notification of a
declared natural disaster.
5. To make a physical disaster declaration based on the occurrence
of at least a minimum amount of physical damage to buildings,
machinery, equipment, inventory, homes, and other property pursuant to
Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, as amended.
6. To make a physical disaster declaration for a rural area, upon
request from the Governor of the State or the Chief Executive of the
Indian Tribal government in which the rural area is located pursuant to
Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, as amended.
7. To make an economic injury disaster declaration in reliance on a
state certification that small business concerns, private nonprofit
organizations, or small agricultural cooperatives have suffered
substantial economic injury pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Small
Business Act, as amended.
8. To make a military reservist economic injury disaster
declaration to assist a small business concern that has suffered or
that is likely to suffer substantial economic injury as the result of
an essential employee of such small business concern being ordered to
perform active service, pursuant to Section 7 of the Small Business
Act, as amended.
9. To declare an economic injury disaster loan area in response to
a determination of an emergency involving Federal primary
responsibility by the President.
10. To amend declarations made under authority of paragraphs A.3-
A.9 above.
11. This authority may not be redelegated.
II. The authorities delegated herein may be exercised by any SBA
employee officially designated as Acting Associate Administrator of the
Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience.
III. The authorities delegated herein can only be revoked or
amended by the Administrator and in writing.
Kelly Loeffler,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2025-05937 Filed 4-4-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P
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