Notice2026-02442

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of California

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Published
February 6, 2026

Issuing agencies

Small Business Administration

Abstract

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of CALIFORNIA dated February 3, 2026. Incident: 2026 Early January Storm, Tidal Flooding and King Tides.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5547-5548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02442]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21431 and #21432; California Disaster Number CA-
20039]


Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of 
California

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster 
for the state of CALIFORNIA dated February 3, 2026. Incident: 2026 
Early January Storm, Tidal Flooding and King Tides.

DATES: Issued on February 3, 2026.
    Incident Period: December 31, 2025 through January 5, 2026.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: April 6, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: November 3, 
2026.

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at <a href="https://lending.sba.gov">https://lending.sba.gov</a> 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 
Administrator's disaster declaration, applications for disaster loans 
may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal <a href="https://lending.sba.gov">https://lending.sba.gov</a> or in person at other locally announced locations. For 
further assistance please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer 
service center by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97f3fee4f6e4e3f2e5f4e2e4e3f8faf2e5e4f2e5e1fef4f2d7e4f5f6b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="395d504a584a4d5c4b5a4c4a4d56545c4b4a5c4b4f505a5c794a5b58175e564f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> 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 County: Humboldt.
Contiguous Counties:
    California: Del Norte, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Trinity.

    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.......................................

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  Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available        3.625
   Elsewhere.................................................
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    The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 21431B 
and for economic injury is 214320.
    The state which received an SBA Administrative declaration is 
California.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2026-02442 Filed 2-5-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P


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