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SBA RIN: 3245-AH82 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Disaster Declaration Authority 
Abstract:

This direct final rule implements regulatory changes required by three recent laws amending the Small Business Act: the Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act, Pub. L. 117-249 (December 20, 2022); the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. L. 116-136 (March 27, 2020); and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA 2020), Pub. L. 116-92 (December 20, 2019).  These changes provide two new types of disaster declaration authority and revise eligibility for the Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL) program. 

 
Agency: Small Business Administration(SBA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 13 CFR 123   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 116-136    15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Rule  07/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Eric Wall
Director, Program Policy, Office of Disaster Assistance
Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW,
Washington, DC 20416
Phone:202 616-1825
Email: eric.wall@sba.gov