[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 4346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01169]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #16253 and #16254; PUERTO RICO Disaster Number 
PR-00034]


Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-4473-DR), dated 01/
16/2020.
    Incident: Earthquakes.
    Incident Period: 12/28/2019 and continuing.

DATES: Issued on 01/16/2020.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/16/2020.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/16/2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business 
Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster 
Assistance, 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 01/16/2020, applications 
for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other 
locally announced locations.
    The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected 
by the disaster:

Primary Municipalities (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): 
Guanica, Guayanilla, Penuelas, Ponce, Utuado, Yauco.
Contiguous Municipalities (Economic Injury Loans Only):
Puerto Rico: Adjuntas, Arecibo, Ciales, Hatillo, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, 
Lajas, Lares, Maricao, Sabana Grande.

    The Interest Rates are:

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For Physical Damage:
  Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere................       3.000
  Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere.............       1.500
  Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere................       7.750
  Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere.............       3.875
  Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere..       2.750
  Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available                2.750
   Elsewhere................................................
For Economic Injury:
  Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives without             3.875
   Credit Available Elsewhere...............................
  Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available                2.750
   Elsewhere................................................
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    The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 162532 
and for economic injury is 162540.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

James Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2020-01169 Filed 1-23-20; 8:45 am]
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