Notice2026-07071
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Tennessee
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Published
April 13, 2026
Issuing agencies
Small Business Administration
Abstract
This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of Tennessee dated April 7, 2026. Incident: 2026 Severe Winter Storm Fern.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 18964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07071]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration #21484 and #21485; Tennessee Disaster Number TN-
20032]
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of
Tennessee
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 Tennessee dated April 7, 2026.
Incident: 2026 Severe Winter Storm Fern.
DATES: Issued on April 7, 2026.
Incident Period: January 22, 2026 through January 27, 2026.
Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: June 8, 2026.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: January 7,
2027.
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#16727f65776562736475636562797b7364657364607f75735665747738717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b4f42584a585f4e59485e585f44464e59584e595d42484e6b58494a054c445d">[email 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 Counties: Hardin.
Contiguous Counties:
Tennessee: Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy, Wayne.
Alabama: Lauderdale.
Mississippi: Alcorn, Tishomingo.
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 21484B
and for economic injury is 214850.
The states which received an SBA Administrative declaration are
Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)
James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2026-07071 Filed 4-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P
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