# 2026-15869: Pennsylvania storm aid declared: same old federal routine

2026-15869, Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a Federal Register notice from Small Business Administration published 2026-08-05, effective 2026-07-31; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15869
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15869
- Title: Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Small Business Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50590
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: 2026-07-31
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

Pennsylvania storm aid declared: same old federal routine

## Summary

This is notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated July 31, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms.

## Effects PRIA read

- EIDL Declaration Opens for Storm-impacted Businesses: benefit, medium. The SBA declared an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) for severe storms, issued July 31, 2026, covering Monroe County and contiguous counties in Pennsylvania (Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Pike, Wayne) and New Jersey (Sussex, Warren). Eligible small businesses and small agricultural…
- EIDL Interest Rates for Eligible Borrowers: benefit, medium. The notice sets EIDL interest rates for eligible applicants without credit available elsewhere: 4.000% for businesses and small agricultural cooperatives, and 3.625% for private non-profit organizations. These rates apply to loans tied to disaster number 217400 declared for Pennsylvania and New Jer…

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## Sources
- [2026-15869 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15869/administrative-declaration-of-an-economic-injury-disaster-for-the-commonwealth-of-pennsylvania)
- [2026-15869 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15869.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15869 (as of 2026-08-12).