Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #21550 and #21551; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Disaster Number MP-20000] Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (FEMA-4910-DR), dated April 23, 2026. Incident: Super Typhoon Sinlaku. DATES: Issued on April 23, 2026. Incident Period: April 11, 2026 through April 18, 2026. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: June 22, 2026. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: January 25, 2027. ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to apply for a disaster assistance loan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Talarico, 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 President's major disaster declaration on April 23, 2026, 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 disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by phone at 1-800-659-2955. If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster: Primary Areas (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): The entire Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands. The Interest Rates are: Percent For Physical Damage: Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere 5.750 Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere 2.875 Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere 8.000 Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere 4.000 Private Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere 3.625 Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere 3.625 For Economic Injury: Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere 4.000 Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere 3.625 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 215508 and for economic injury is 215510. (Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).) James Stallings, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. [FR Doc. 2026-08343 Filed 4-28-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026-09-P