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Notice2026-17271

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Published
August 25, 2026

Issuing agencies

Small Business Administration

Abstract

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated August 19, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54902-54903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17271]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21793 and #21794; PENNSYLVANIA Disaster Number 
PA-20040]


Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania

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 commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated August 19, 2026. Incident: 
Severe Storms and Flooding.

DATES: Issued on August 19, 2026.
    Incident Period: July 28, 2026.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: October 19, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: May 19, 
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: Shaquille Lewis, 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

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contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b1bca6b4a6a1b0a7b6a0a6a1bab8b0a7a6b0a7a3bcb6b095a6b7b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dabeb3a9bba9aebfa8b9afa9aeb5b7bfa8a9bfa8acb3b9bf9aa9b8bbf4bdb5ac">[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: Clearfield.
Contiguous Counties:
    Pennsylvania: Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, 
Indiana, Jefferson.
    The Interest Rates are:

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For Physical Damage:
  Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      6.000
  Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      3.000
  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 21793B 
and for economic injury is 217940.
    The states which received an SBA Administrative declaration are 
Pennsylvania.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2026-17271 Filed 8-24-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P


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