Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Washington

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Published

September 25, 2026

Issuing agencies

Small Business Administration

Abstract

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of Washington dated September 22, 2026. Incident: Chelan Hills Wildfire.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61018-61019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19670]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21906 and #21907; WASHINGTON Disaster Number WA-
20036]


Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of 
Washington

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 Washington dated September 22, 2026.
    Incident: Chelan Hills Wildfire.

DATES: Issued on September 22, 2026.
    Incident Period: July 4, 2026 through July 10, 2026.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: November 23, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: June 22, 
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: Milton Murphy, Office of Disaster 
Recovery, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 
6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.

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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#e4808d978597908196879197908b898196978196928d8781a4978685ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="016568726072756473627472756e6c647372647377686264417263602f666e77">[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: Douglas.
Contiguous Counties:
    Washington: Chelan, Grant, Kittitas, Okanogan.

    The Interest Rates are:

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For Physical Damage:
  Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere................      5.7502
  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             4.000
   Credit 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 219065 
and for economic injury is 219070.
    The states which received an SBA Administrative declaration are 
Washington.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2026-19670 Filed 9-24-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P


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