Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Mississippi

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #21664 and #21665; MISSISSIPPI Disaster Number MS-20020] Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Mississippi AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4922- DR), dated June 30, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding. DATES: Issued on June 30, 2026. Incident Period: May 6, 2026 through May 7, 2026. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: August 31, 2026. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: March 30, 2027. ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to apply for a disaster assistance loan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Henderson, 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 June 30, 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 Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Franklin, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Wilkinson. Contiguous Counties/Parishes (Economic Injury Loans Only): Mississippi: Adams, Amite, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Pike, Simpson, Walthall. Louisiana: Concordia, East Feliciana, West Feliciana. 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 216646 and for economic injury is 216650. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) (Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).) James Stallings, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. [FR Doc. 2026-13853 Filed 7-8-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026-09-P