Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of South Carolina

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This is notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the state of South Carolina dated October 9, 2026. Incident: Walhalla Main Street Fire.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 65841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21226]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21958; SOUTH CAROLINA Disaster Number SC-20026 
Declaration of Economic Injury]


Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the 
State of South Carolina

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) 
declaration for the state of South Carolina dated October 9, 2026.
    Incident: Walhalla Main Street Fire.

DATES: Issued on October 9, 2026.
    Incident Period: September 17, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: July 9, 
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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given as a result of the 
Administrator's EIDL 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#f7939e84968483928594828483989a9285849285819e9492b7849596d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19598829082859483928482859e9c948382948387989294b1829390df969e87">[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: Oconee.
Contiguous Counties:
    South Carolina: Anderson, Pickens.
    Georgia: Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens.
    North Carolina: Jackson, Macon, Transylvania.

    The Interest Rates are:

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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 economic injury is 219580.
    The states which received an EIDL declaration are Georgia, North 
Carolina, South Carolina.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2026-21226 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P


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