Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Florida

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title: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Florida"
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section_name: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Florida"
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publication_date: "2023-05-04"
agencies:
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fr_citation: "88 FR 28651"
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docket_ids:
  - "Disaster Declaration #17901 and #17902"
  - "FLORIDA Disaster Number FL-00186"
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#  Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Florida

**AGENCY:**

U.S. Small Business Administration.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-4709-DR), dated 04/27/2023.

*Incident:* Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding.

*Incident Period:* 04/12/2023 through 04/14/2023.

**DATES:**

Issued on 04/27/2023.

*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 06/26/2023.

*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 01/29/2024.

**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 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 04/27/2023, 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 Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans):* Broward

*Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):*

*Florida:* Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach.

*The Interest Rates are:*

|  | Percent |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.750 |
| Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
| Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere | 8.000 |
| Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
|  |  |
| Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 17901 6 and for economic injury is 17902 0.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.