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Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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identifier: "/us/fr/2022-21723"
source: "fr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2022-21723"
section_name: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico"
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currency: "2022-10-06"
last_updated: "2022-10-06"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Small Business Administration"
document_number: "2022-21723"
document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2022-10-06"
agencies:
  - "Small Business Administration"
fr_citation: "87 FR 60721"
fr_volume: 87
docket_ids:
  - "Disaster Declaration #17649 and #17650"
  - "Puerto Rico Disaster Number PR-00043"
fr_action: "Notice."
---

#  Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

**AGENCY:**

U.S. Small Business Administration.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-4671-DR), dated 09/29/2022.

*Incident:* Hurricane Fiona.

*Incident Period:* 09/17/2022 and continuing.

**DATES:**

Issued on 09/29/2022.

*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 11/28/2022.

*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 06/29/2023.

**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 09/29/2022, Private Non-Profit organizations that provide essential services of a governmental nature may file disaster loan applications 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:*

Arecibo, Arroyo, Cabo Rojo, Guayanilla, Jayuya, Salinas, San German, Toa Alta, Utuado.

The Interest Rates are:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 1.875. |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 1.875. |
|  |  |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 1.875. |

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 17649 8 and for economic injury is 17650 0.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Rafaela Monchek,

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.