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16 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3The Exchange previously filed to amend the Fee 

Schedule on October 1, 2024 (SR–NYSEARCA– 

2024–83) and withdrew such filing on October 10, 

2024. 

the Exchange’s connectivity products 

and services in the same manner as it 

does today albeit at inflation-adjusted 

rates for certain fees, and customers may 

choose whether to purchase these 

products and services at all. The 

Exchange also believes that the level of 

the proposed fees neither favor nor 

penalize one or more categories of 

market participants in a manner that 

would impose an undue burden on 

competition. Likewise, the proposed fee 

waiver described above will apply to all 

purchasers of the Exchange’s 

connectivity products and services in 

the same manner and therefore will not 

burden competition among them. 

Intermarket Competition 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed fees do not impose a burden 

on competition or on other SROs that is 

not necessary or appropriate. In 

determining the proposed fees, the 

Exchange utilized an objective and 

stable metric with limited volatility. 

Utilizing Data PPI over a specified 

period of time is a reasonable means of 

recouping the Exchange’s investment in 

maintaining and enhancing its 

connectivity products, services, and 

facilities. The Exchange believes 

utilizing Data PPI, a tailored measure of 

inflation, to increase certain fees for 

connectivity products and services to 

recoup the Exchange’s investment in 

maintaining and enhancing such 

products, services, and its facilities 

would not impose a burden on 

competition. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were either 

solicited or received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.16 At any time 

within 60 days of the filing of the 

proposed rule change, the Commission 

summarily may temporarily suspend 

such rule change if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is: (i) 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest; (ii) for the protection of 

investors; or (iii) otherwise in 

furtherance of the purposes of the Act. 

If the Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include file number SR– 

GEMX–2024–38 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to file 

number SR–GEMX–2024–38. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. Do not include personal 

identifiable information in submissions; 

you should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. We may redact in part or 

withhold entirely from publication 

submitted material that is obscene or 

subject to copyright protection. All 

submissions should refer to file number 

SR–GEMX–2024–38 and should be 

submitted on or before November 21, 

2024. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.17

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25321 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–101432; File No. SR– 

NYSEARCA–2024–86] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend the NYSE Arca 

Equities Fees and Charges Regarding 

the Gross FOCUS Fee Charged to ETP 

Holders 

October 25, 2024. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on October 

10, 2024, NYSE Arca, Inc. (‘‘NYSE 

Arca’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed 

rule change as described in Items I, II, 

and III below, which Items have been 

prepared by the Exchange. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to amend the 

NYSE Arca Equities Fees and Charges 

(‘‘Fee Schedule’’) regarding the gross 

FOCUS fee charged to ETP Holders 

(‘‘Gross FOCUS Fee’’), effective October 

10, 2024.3 The proposed rule change is 

available on the Exchange’s website at 

www.nyse.com, at the principal office of 

the Exchange, and at the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization included 

statements concerning the purpose of, 

and basis for, the proposed rule change 

and discussed any comments it received 

on the proposed rule change. The text 

of those statements may be examined at 


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4See NYSE Arca, Inc. Bylaws, Art. II, Sec. 2.03 

(Dividends; Regulatory Fees and Penalties). 

5FOCUS is an acronym for Financial and 

Operational Combined Uniform Single Report. 

FOCUS Reports are filed periodically with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’) as SEC Form X–17A–5 

pursuant to Rule 17a–5 under the Act. 

6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5). 

8See note 4, supra. 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The Exchange has prepared summaries, 

set forth in sections A, B, and C below, 

of the most significant parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange proposes to amend its 

Fee Schedule to (1) provide for a 

temporary waiver of the Gross FOCUS 

fee from October 1, 2024 through 

February 28, 2025 (the ‘‘Waiver 

Period’’), and (2) delete a reference to a 

superseded fee. 

The Exchange proposes to implement 

the fee changes effective October 10, 

2024. 

Background 

Generally, the Exchange may only use 

regulatory fees ‘‘to fund the legal, 

regulatory and surveillance operations’’ 

of the Exchange.4 Consistent with the 

foregoing, the Exchange currently 

charges each ETP Holder a monthly 

regulatory fee of $0.069 per $1,000 of 

gross revenue reported on its FOCUS 

Report (‘‘Gross FOCUS Fee’’).5

The revenue collected pursuant to the 

Gross FOCUS Fee funds the 

performance of the Exchange’s 

regulatory activities with respect to ETP 

Holders, including surveillance 

operations expenses. More specifically, 

the revenue generated by the Gross 

FOCUS Fee funds a material portion, 

but not all, of the Exchange’s expenses 

related to its regulatory program, 

including legal expenses associated 

with regulation, the costs related to inhouse staff, third-party service 

providers, and technology that 

facilitates regulatory functions such as 

surveillance, investigation, 

examinations, and enforcement. Gross 

FOCUS Fee funds may also be used for 

indirect expenses such as human 

resources and other administrative costs 

(collectively, ‘‘Regulatory Costs’’). 

The Exchange monitors the amount of 

revenue collected from the Gross 

FOCUS Fee to ensure that these funds, 

in combination with its other regulatory 

fees and fines, do not exceed Regulatory 

Costs. The Exchange monitors 

Regulatory Costs and revenues on an 

annual basis, at a minimum. If the 

Exchange determines that regulatory 

revenues exceed or are projected to 

exceed Regulatory Costs, the Exchange 

will adjust the Gross FOCUS Fee 

downward or seek a partial waiver of 

the fee by submitting a filing to the 

Commission. As described below, the 

Exchange has determined that 

continued collection of Gross FOCUS 

Fees at the current rate for the proposed 

Waiver Period would exceed a material 

portion of the Exchange’s anticipated 

Regulatory Costs (as noted above), 

justifying the proposed waiver of the 

Gross FOCUS Fee for ETP Holders 

through the end of February 2025. 

Proposed Rule Change 

Based on the Exchange’s recent 

review of current and anticipated 

Regulatory Costs and Gross FOCUS Fee 

revenue, the Exchange proposes to 

waive the Gross FOCUS Fee from 

October 1, 2024 through February 28, 

2025 in order to help ensure that the 

amounts collected from the Gross 

FOCUS Fee, in combination with other 

regulatory fees and fines, do not exceed 

the Exchange’s total projected 

Regulatory Costs. The Exchange 

proposes to reduce the Gross FOCUS 

Fee because it believes that if the fee is 

not adjusted, Gross FOCUS Fee revenue 

to the Exchange year-over-year could 

exceed a material portion of the 

Exchange’s Regulatory Costs. The 

Exchange’s position is based on its 

periodic analysis of actual and 

anticipated costs to fund its regulatory 

program and revenue to offset those 

costs, including the Gross FOCUS Fee, 

and takes into consideration both that 

the last Gross FOCUS Fee adjustment 

was more than three years ago, and the 

projected regulatory spending landscape 

going forward. Moreover, the Exchange 

believes that a five-month waiver rather 

than adjusting the fee would most 

efficiently accomplish the goal of 

reasonably ensuring that Gross FOCUS 

Fee collection does not exceed 

anticipated Regulatory Costs, and allow 

for further consideration of the 

appropriate Gross FOCUS Fee rate going 

forward. 

The Exchange would announce the 

proposed waiver of the Gross FOCUS 

Fee by Trader Update. 

Finally, as noted above, the Exchange 

adopted the current Gross FOCUS Fee of 

$0.069 per $1,000 Gross FOCUS 

Revenue in October 2020, effective 

January 1, 2021. Given that the new rate 

was not proposed to be implemented 

until January 1, 2021, both rates were 

reflected in the Fee Schedule. The 

Exchange proposes to delete as obsolete 

the old rate, replace it with the current 

rate, and delete the language that reads 

‘‘$0.069 as of as of January 1, 2021.’’ 

The proposed change is not otherwise 

intended to address other issues, and 

the Exchange is not aware of any 

significant problems that market 

participants would have in complying 

with the proposed changes. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

the provisions of Section 6(b) 6 of the 

Act, in general, and Section 6(b)(4) and 

(5) 7 of the Act, in particular, in that it 

is designed to provide for the equitable 

allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and 

other charges among its members and 

other persons using its facilities and 

does not unfairly discriminate between 

customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. 

The Proposal Is Reasonable 

The Exchange believes the proposed 

fee change is reasonable because it 

would help ensure that revenue 

collected from the Gross FOCUS Fee 

does not exceed a material portion of 

the Exchange’s projected Regulatory 

Costs. The Exchange has targeted the 

Gross FOCUS Fee to generate revenues 

that would be less than or equal to the 

Exchange’s regulatory costs, which is 

consistent with both Rule 129 and the 

Commission’s view that regulatory fees 

be used for regulatory purposes. As 

noted above, the principle that the 

Exchange may only use regulatory fees 

‘‘to fund the legal, regulatory, and 

surveillance operations’’ of the 

Exchange is reflected in the Exchange’s 

operating agreement.8 In this regard, the 

Gross FOCUS Fee has been calculated to 

recover a material portion, but not all, 

of the Exchange’s Regulatory Costs. As 

also noted above, based on the 

Exchange’s recent review of current and 

projected regulatory costs and Gross 

FOCUS Fee collections, a five-month 

waiver of the Gross FOCUS Fee, which 

was last adjusted more than three years 

ago, would be the most efficient way to 

lessen the potential for generating 

excess funds that may otherwise occur 

using the current rate and allow for 

further consideration of the appropriate 

Gross FOCUS Fee rate going forward. 

The Exchange thus believes that the 

proposed waiver would be a fair and 

reasonable method for ensuring that the 

amounts collected from the Gross 

FOCUS Fee, in combination with other 

regulatory fees and fines, do not 

potentially exceed Regulatory Costs. 

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resuming the current rate as of March 1, 

2025 would be reasonable because it 

would permit the Exchange to resume 

assessing the Gross FOCUS Fee in a way 

that is designed to recover a material 

portion, but not all, of the Exchange’s 

projected Regulatory Costs. The 

Exchange would continue monitoring 

Regulatory Costs in advance of the fee 

resumption next year and, if the 

Exchange determines that the rate 

should be further modified to help 

ensure that Gross FOCUS Fee 

collections would not exceed a material 

portion of Regulatory Costs, would 

make an appropriate rule filing with the 

Commission. 

The Exchange further believes that the 

proposed deletion of references to a 

superseded Gross FOCUS Fee would 

increase the clarity and transparency of 

the Exchange’s rules and remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market by 

ensuring that persons subject to the 

Exchange’s jurisdiction, regulators, and 

the investing public could more easily 

navigate and understand the Exchange 

rules. The Exchange further believes 

that the proposed change would not be 

inconsistent with the public interest and 

the protection of investors because 

investors will not be harmed and in fact 

would benefit from increased clarity, 

thereby reducing potential confusion. 

The Proposal Is an Equitable Allocation 

of Fees 

The Exchange believes its proposal is 

an equitable allocation of fees among its 

market participants. The Exchange 

further believes that the proposed Gross 

FOCUS Fee waiver would benefit all 

ETP Holders because all ETP Holders 

would be eligible for the waiver, and 

would benefit from the waiver, on full 

and equal terms. For the same reasons, 

the proposed waiver neither targets nor 

will it have a disparate impact on any 

particular category of market 

participant. All ETP Holders would 

qualify for the waiver of the Gross 

FOCUS Fee on an equal and nondiscriminatory basis. The Exchange also 

believes that recommencing the Gross 

FOCUS Fee effective March 1, 2025, at 

the current rate, unless the Exchange 

determines it would be necessary to 

further adjust the fee, is equitable 

because the Gross FOCUS Fee would 

resume applying to all ETP Holders on 

an equal basis. 

The Exchange further believes the 

proposed change supports an equitable 

allocation of fees and credits among its 

market participants because it would 

eliminate obsolete text from the Fee 

Schedule describing pricing that is no 

longer applicable to any market 

participants. Accordingly, the Exchange 

believes the proposal would impact all 

similarly situated ETP Holders on an 

equal basis. The Exchange also believes 

that the proposed change would 

promote investor protection and the 

public interest because the deletion of 

superseded fees from the Fee Schedule 

would enhance the clarity of the Fee 

Schedule and reduce confusion 

regarding fees and credits currently 

applicable to market participants who 

transact on the Exchange. 

The Proposed Fee Is Not Unfairly 

Discriminatory 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposal is not unfairly discriminatory. 

The proposed waiver of the Gross 

FOCUS Fee would benefit all similarlysituated market participants on an equal 

and non-discriminatory basis. Moreover, 

the proposal neither targets nor will it 

have a disparate impact on any 

particular category of market 

participant. The proposed fee change is 

designed to pause collection of a fee that 

applies to ETP Holders on an equal and 

non-discriminatory basis, waiver of 

which would apply to and benefit all 

ETP Holders equally. The Exchange also 

believes that recommencing the Gross 

FOCUS Fee on March 1, 2025 at the 

current rate, unless the Exchange 

determines it would be necessary to 

further adjust the rate to ensure that 

collections do not exceed a material 

portion of its Regulatory Costs, is not 

unfairly discriminatory because the 

resumed fee would apply equally to all 

ETP Holders. 

In addition, the proposed elimination 

of obsolete pricing would affect all 

market participants on an equal and 

non-discriminatory basis, as the fee with 

which such pricing is associated is no 

longer available to any market 

participants. The Exchange also believes 

that the proposed change would protect 

investors and the public interest 

because the deletion of superseded 

pricing programs would facilitate 

market participants’ understanding of 

the pricing currently applicable on the 

Exchange. 

For the foregoing reasons, the 

Exchange believes that the proposal is 

consistent with the Act. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

Exchange does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will impose any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

Intramarket Competition. The 

Exchange believes the proposed fee 

change would not impose an undue 

burden on competition as the fee waiver 

would apply to all ETP Holders on an 

equal and non-discriminatory basis. The 

Exchange believes that the proposed 

waiver would also not place certain 

market participants at an unfair 

disadvantage because all ETP Holders 

would be eligible for the same waiver. 

For the same reasons, the proposed fee 

waiver neither targets nor will it have a 

disparate impact on any particular 

category of market participant. All 

similarly-situated ETP Holders would 

be eligible for the proposed waiver. The 

Exchange also believes recommencing 

the Gross FOCUS Fee on March 1, 2025 

at the same current rate (unless the 

Exchange determines it necessary at that 

time to adjust the fee to ensure that 

collections do not exceed a material 

portion of its Regulatory Costs) would 

not impose an undue burden on 

competition because the proposed rate 

would apply equally to all ETP Holders 

subject to the Gross FOCUS Fee and 

would permit the Exchange to resume 

assessing a fee that is designed to 

recover a material portion, but not all, 

of the Exchange’s projected Regulatory 

Costs. 

Intermarket Competition. The 

proposed fee change is not designed to 

address any competitive issues. Rather, 

the proposed change is designed to help 

the Exchange adequately fund its 

regulatory activities while seeking to 

ensure that total collections from 

regulatory fees do not exceed total 

Regulatory Costs. 

Finally, that portion of the proposal 

that relates to elimination of a reference 

to a superseded fee would not have any 

impact on intra- or inter-market 

competition because the proposed 

change is solely designed to enhance the 

clarity and transparency of the Fee 

Schedule and alleviate possible 

customer confusion that may arise from 

inclusion of a reference to a superseded 

fee. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 


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9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

10 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of 

the Act,9 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) 

thereunder 10 the Exchange has 

designated this proposal as establishing 

or changing a due, fee, or other charge 

imposed on any person, whether or not 

the person is a member of the selfregulatory organization, which renders 

the proposed rule change effective upon 

filing. At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include file number SR– 

NYSEARCA–2024–86 on the subject 

line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to file 

number SR–NYSEARCA–2024–86. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549 on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. Do not include personal 

identifiable information in submissions; 

you should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. We may redact in part or 

withhold entirely from publication 

submitted material that is obscene or 

subject to copyright protection. All 

submissions should refer to file number 

SR–NYSEARCA–2024–86, and should 

be submitted on or before November 21, 

2024. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.11

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25318 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20718 and #20719; 

TENNESSEE Disaster Number TN–20017] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for the State of 

Tennessee 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Tennessee 

(FEMA–4832–DR), dated October 10, 

2024. 

Incident: Tropical Storm Helene. 

DATES: Issued on October 24, 2024. 

Incident Period: September 26, 2024 

through September 30, 2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: December 2, 2024. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: July 2, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for the State of Tennessee, 

dated October 2, 2024, is hereby 

amended to update the incident period 

for this disaster as beginning September 

26, 2024 and continuing through 

September 30, 2024. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Rafaela Monchek, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Disaster Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25347 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20778 and #20779; 

FLORIDA Disaster Number FL–20016] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for Public Assistance 

Only for the State of Florida 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of FLORIDA (FEMA–4834– 

DR), dated October 16, 2024. 

Incident: Hurricane Milton. 

DATES: Issued on October 23, 2024. 

Incident Period: October 5, 2024, and 

continuing. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: December 16, 2024. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: July 16, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the State of Florida, 

dated October 16, 2024, is hereby 

amended to include the following areas 

as adversely affected by the disaster. 

Primary Counties: 

Duval, Nassau, St. Johns. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 


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