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

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #21743 and #21744; Northern Mariana Islands Disaster Number MP-20002] 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-4931-DR), dated August 3, 2026. Incident: Super Typhoon Bavi. DATES: Issued on August 3, 2026. Incident Period: July 4, 2026 through July 12, 2026. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: October 3, 2026. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: May 3, 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 August 3, 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 Area (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Rota. Contiguous Areas (Economic Injury Loans Only): Northern Islands, Saipan, Tinian. 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 217438 and for economic injury is 217440. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) (Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).) James Stallings, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. [FR Doc. 2026-16147 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026-09-P