Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Florida

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Federal RegisterOct 25, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 85275 (Oct. 25, 2024)
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    Small Business Administration
  • [Disaster Declaration #20759 and #20760; FLORIDA Disaster Number FL-20015]
  • 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-4834-DR), dated October 11, 2024. Incident: Hurricane Milton.

    DATES:

    Issued on October 11, 2024.

    Incident Period: October 5, 2024, and continuing.

    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: December 10, 2024.

    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: July 11, 2025.

    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 10/11/2024, 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 disastercustomerservice@sba.gov 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): Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, DeSoto, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Volusia and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.

    Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):

    Florida: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Broward, Levy, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau

    The Interest Rates are:

    Percent.
    For Physical Damage:
    Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere 5.625
    Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere 2.813
    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 Available Elsewhere 4.000
    Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere 3.250