[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24028-24029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08608]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21568; ARKANSAS Disaster Number AR-20039 
Declaration of Economic Injury]


Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the 
State of Arkansas

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 Arkansas dated Aprill 29, 2026.
    Incident: Severe Winter Weather.

DATES: Issued on April 29, 2026.
    Incident Period: January 23, 2026 through January 26, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: January 29, 
2027.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Henderson, 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 EIDL declaration, applications for disaster loans may 
be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal https://lending.sba.gov 
or in person at other locally announced locations. For further 
assistance please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service 
center by email at [email protected] or by phone at 1-
800-659-2955. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability, please dial 7-1-1to access telecommunications relay 
services.
    The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected 
by the disaster:

Primary Counties: Clark, Garland, Independence, Pike, Polk.
Contiguous Counties:
    Arkansas: Cleburne, Dallas, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Izard, 
Jackson, Lawrence, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Perry, Saline, Scott, 
Sevier, Sharp, Stone, White, Yell .
    Oklahoma: Le Flore, McCurtain.

    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 215680.
    The states which received an EIDL declaration are Arkansas, 
Oklahoma.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2026-08608 Filed 5-1-26; 8:45 am]
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