[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 21654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06619]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #20196 and #20197; Rhode Island Disaster Number 
RI-20002]


Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of 
Rhode Island

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the State of Rhode Island (FEMA-4765-DR), dated 03/20/
2024.
    Incident: Severe Storm and Flooding.
    Incident Period: 12/17/2023 through 12/19/2023.

DATES: Issued on 03/20/2024.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/20/2024.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/23/2024.

ADDRESSES:  Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 
apply for a disaster assistance loan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 
Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 
Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of 
the President's major disaster declaration on 03/20/2024, applications 
for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal 
https://lending.sba.gov or other locally announced locations. Please 
contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at 1-800-659-2955 for 
further assistance.
    The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected 
by the disaster:

Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Kent, 
Providence, Washington.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):
    Rhode Island: Bristol
    Connecticut: Windham, New London
    Massachusetts: Norfolk, Worcester, Bristol

    The Interest Rates are:

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                                                                Percent
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For Physical Damage:
  Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      5.375
  Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      2.688
  Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      8.000
  Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      4.000
  Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere...      3.250
  Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere      3.250
For Economic Injury:
  Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit      4.000
   Available Elsewhere.......................................
  Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere      3.250
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    The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 201966 
and for economic injury is 201970.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Francisco S[aacute]nchez, Jr.,
Associate Administrator Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2024-06619 Filed 3-27-24; 8:45 am]
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