Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of West Virginia

Issuing agencies

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This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of WEST VIRGINIA (FEMA-4953-DR), dated October 7, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 65287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20928]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21944 and #21945; West Virginia Disaster Number 
WV-20028]


Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of 
West Virginia

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the State of WEST VIRGINIA (FEMA-4953-DR), dated October 
7, 2026.
    Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.

DATES: Issued on October 7, 2026.
    Incident Period: August 14, 2026 through August 18, 2026.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: December 7, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: July 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: Jennifer Talarico, Office of Disaster 
Recovery, 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 
President's major disaster declaration on October 7, 2026, 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#67030e14061413021504121413080a0215140215110e04022714050649000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e88c819b899b9c8d9a8b9d9b9c87858d9a9b8d9a9e818b8da89b8a89c68f879e">[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 Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Fayette, 
Harrison, Kanawha.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):
    West Virginia: Barbour, Boone, Clay, Doddridge, Greenbrier, 
Jackson, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, 
Summers, Taylor, Upshur, Wetzel.

    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 219446 
and for economic injury is 219450.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2026-20928 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P


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