# 2026-15868: SBA declares Pennsylvania storm mess a disaster—paperwork ensues as usual

2026-15868, Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a Federal Register notice from Small Business Administration published 2026-08-05, effective 2026-07-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15868
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15868
- Title: Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Small Business Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50590
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: 2026-07-30
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

SBA declares Pennsylvania storm mess a disaster—paperwork ensues as usual

## Summary

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated July 30, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms.

## Effects PRIA read

- SBA disaster loans open to affected counties: benefit, medium. If you live or run a business in the listed affected counties (Primary: Philadelphia; Contiguous PA: Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery; Contiguous NJ: Burlington, Camden, Gloucester), you may apply for SBA disaster loans online at https://lending.sba.gov or in person. The deadline to apply for Physical D…
- Specified interest rates for disaster loans: cost, medium. The notice sets the interest rates for disaster loans: 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-pr…

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## Sources
- [2026-15868 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15868/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-commonwealth-of-pennsylvania)
- [2026-15868 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15868.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15868 (as of 2026-08-12).