Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: U.S. Small Business Administration
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2026-04360 · Disaster Declaration #21448 and #21449; NEW MEXICO Disaster Number NM-20020

Summary

This is notice of an Administrative disaster declaration of a rural area for the Mescalero Apache Tribe dated February 23, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides.

Dates

Issued on February 23, 2026. Incident Period: June 23, 2025 through August 5, 2025. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: April 24, 2026. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: November 23, 2026.

Supplementary Information

Notice is hereby given as a result of the Administrator's disaster declaration of a rural area applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal https://lending.sba.gov or in person at 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: Tribal Area: Mescalero Apache Tribe. 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 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 214486 and for economic injury is 214490. The states which received an SBA Administrative rural declaration are New Mexico. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) (Authority: 13 CFR 123.(b).) James Stallings, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. [FR Doc. 2026-04360 Filed 3-4-26; 8:45 am]