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24See id. at 29327 n.51. 

25See id. at 29328. 

26See id. 

27Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, as amended by the 

Securities Act Amendments of 1975, Public Law 

94–29 (June 4, 1975), grants the Commission 

flexibility to determine what type of proceeding— 

either oral or notice and opportunity for written 

comments—is appropriate for consideration of a 

particular proposal by a self-regulatory 

organization. See Securities Act Amendments of 

1975, Senate Comm. on Banking, Housing & Urban 

Affairs, S. Rep. No. 75, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. 30 

(1975). 28 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(57). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

surveillance sharing agreement with a 

regulated market of significant size 

related to bitcoin? 24 What are 

commenters’ views on the Exchange’s 

assertion in support of such statement 

that significant liquidity in the spot 

market and the impact of market orders 

on the overall price of bitcoin mean that 

attempting to move the price of bitcoin 

is costly? 25 What are commenters’ 

views on the assertion that offering only 

in-kind creations and redemptions 

provides unique protections against 

potential attempts to manipulate the 

Shares and that the price the Sponsor 

uses to value the Trust’s bitcoin ‘‘is not 

particularly important’’? 26

III. Procedure: Request for Written 

Comments 

The Commission requests that 

interested persons provide written 

submissions of their views, data, and 

arguments with respect to the issues 

identified above, as well as any other 

concerns they may have with the 

proposal. In particular, the Commission 

invites the written views of interested 

persons concerning whether the 

proposal is consistent with Section 

6(b)(5) or any other provision of the Act, 

and the rules and regulations 

thereunder. Although there do not 

appear to be any issues relevant to 

approval or disapproval that would be 

facilitated by an oral presentation of 

views, data, and arguments, the 

Commission will consider, pursuant to 

Rule 19b–4, any request for an 

opportunity to make an oral 

presentation.27

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments regarding whether the 

proposal should be approved or 

disapproved by September 17, 2021. 

Any person who wishes to file a rebuttal 

to any other person’s submission must 

file that rebuttal by October 1, 2021. 

Comments may be submitted by any 

of the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

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

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

CboeBZX–2021–039 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–CboeBZX–2021–039. 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 (http://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 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. All comments 

received will be posted without change. 

Persons submitting comments are 

cautioned that we do not redact or edit 

personal identifying information from 

comment submissions. You should 

submit only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–CboeBZX–2021–039 and 

should be submitted by September 17, 

2021. Rebuttal comments should be 

submitted by October 1, 2021. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.28

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18457 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–92724; File No. SR–BOX– 

2021–17] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX 

Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend the Response 

Time Period in the Facilitation and 

Solicitation Auction Mechanisms 

August 23, 2021. 

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 August 

10, 2021, BOX Exchange LLC (the 

‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I and II 

below, which Items have been prepared 

by the self-regulatory organization. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

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 

time period allowed for Participant 

submission of Responses in the 

Facilitation and Solicitation auction 

mechanisms from one (1) second to a 

time period designated by the Exchange 

of no less than 100 milliseconds and no 

more than one (1) second. The text of 

the proposed rule change is available 

from the principal office of the 

Exchange, at the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room and also on the 

Exchange’s internet website at http://

boxoptions.com. 

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 these statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The self-regulatory organization has 

prepared summaries, set forth in 

Sections A, B, and C below, of the most 

significant aspects of such statements. 


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3While the Exchange intends to decrease the time 

period allowed for Responses, the proposed rule 

would also allow the Exchange to increase this time 

period up to one (1) second, which is the time 

currently allowed for the submission of Responses. 

See IM–7270–4. 

4BOX’s Facilitation Auction is a process by 

which an OFP can attempt to execute a transaction 

wherein the OFP seeks to facilitate a block-size 

order it represents as agent (‘‘Agency Order’’), and/ 

or a transaction wherein the OFP solicited interest 

to execute against an Agency Order. OFPs must be 

willing to execute the entire size of Agency Orders 

entered into the Facilitation Auction through the 

submission of a contra ‘‘Facilitation Order’’. See 

BOX Rule 7270(a). 

5BOX’s Solicitation Auction is a process by 

which an OFP can attempt to execute orders of 500 

or more contracts it represents as agent (the 

‘‘Agency Order’’) against contra orders that it has 

solicited (‘‘Solicited Order’’). Each Agency Order 

entered into the Solicitation Auction shall be allor-none. See BOX Rule 7270(b). 

6See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 79352 

(November 18, 2016), 82 FR 3055 (January 10, 2017) 

(Order Approving SR–ISE–2016–26, a Proposed 

Rule Change To Modify the Response Times in the 

Block Mechanism, Facilitation Mechanism, 

Solicited Order Mechanism, and Price Improvement 

Mechanism); 76301 (October 29, 2015), 80 FR 68347 

(November 4, 2015) (SR–BX–2015–032); 77557 

(April 7, 2016), 81 FR 21935 (April 13, 2016) (SR– 

PHLX–2016–40) and 80570 (May 1, 2017), 82 FR 

28369 (June 21, 2017) (SR–MIAX–2017–16). 

7 Id. 8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The purpose of the proposed rule 

change is to amend the time period 

allowed for Participant submission of 

Responses in the Facilitation and 

Solicitation auction mechanisms from 

one (1) second to a time period 

designated by the Exchange of no less 

than 100 milliseconds and no more than 

one (1) second.3

Rule 7270 contains the requirements 

applicable to the execution of orders in 

the Facilitation 4 and Solicitation 5

Auction Mechanisms. Currently, under 

the Facilitation and Solicitation auction 

mechanisms, when the Exchange 

receives a designated Agency Order for 

auction processing, a broadcast message 

will be sent and Options Participants 

will be given an opportunity to enter 

Responses with the prices and sizes at 

which they would be willing to 

participate in the execution of the 

Agency Order. Currently, the time given 

to Options Participants to enter 

Responses for Facilitation and 

Solicitation auctions is one (1) second 

pursuant to IM–7270–4. The Exchange 

now proposes to amend IM–7270–4 to 

state that the time given to Options 

Participants to enter Responses shall be 

determined by the Exchange and 

announced through a Regulatory 

Circular. The time to enter Responses 

will be no less than 100 milliseconds 

and no more than one (1) second. The 

Exchange notes that substantially 

similar language exists at other options 

exchanges with similar auction 

mechanisms.6

The Exchange believes that proposed 

rule change could provide more 

customer orders an opportunity for 

price improvement because it will 

reduce the market risk for all 

Participants executing trades in these 

mechanisms. Participants that submit 

orders into such mechanisms to initiate 

an auction (‘‘Initiating Participants’’) are 

required to guarantee an execution at 

the Agency Order price or a better, and 

are subject to market risk while the 

order is exposed in the mechanisms to 

other Participants. While other 

Participants are subject to market risk, 

the Initiating Participant is most 

exposed because the market can move 

against them during the auction period 

and they have guaranteed the customer 

an execution at the Agency Order price 

or better based on the market prices 

prior to the commencement of the 

auction. In today’s fast-paced markets, 

big price changes can occur in 100 

milliseconds or less, leaving the 

Initiating Participants vulnerable to 

trading losses due to their choice to seek 

price improvement for their customer. 

The Initiating Participant acts in a 

critical role in the price improvement 

process and their willingness to 

guarantee the customer an execution at 

the Agency Order Price or better is 

keystone to the customer order gaining 

the opportunity for price improvement. 

Therefore, limiting Initiating 

Participants’ market risk by reducing the 

exposure time in the mechanisms 

should increase the likelihood that an 

Initiating Participant would seek price 

improvement for its customer by 

entering such orders into one of the 

mechanisms. 

Further, although the Exchange 

currently plans to reduce the time 

period allowed for the auction 

Responses to 100 milliseconds, the 

Exchange believes that it is appropriate 

to provide the flexibility to choose a 

Response period of up to one (1) second 

as this is consistent with the rules of 

other options markets.7

The Exchange’s Participants operate 

electronic systems that enable them to 

react and respond to orders in a 

meaningful way in fractions of a second. 

The Exchange anticipates that its 

Participants will continue to compete 

within the proposed auction duration 

designated by the Exchange. In 

particular, the Exchange believes the 

proposed auction Response time will 

continue to provide Participants with 

sufficient time to respond to, compete 

for, and provide price improvement for 

orders, and will provide investors and 

other market participants with more 

timely executions, and reduce their 

market risk. 

To substantiate that BOX Participants 

can receive, process, and communicate 

a response to an auction broadcast 

within 100 milliseconds, the Exchange 

surveyed all Participants that responded 

to a Facilitation or Solicitation auction 

in the period beginning January 1, 2021 

and ending June 30, 2021. The Exchange 

received responses from all Participants 

surveyed, and each Participant 

confirmed that they can receive, 

process, and communicate a response 

back to the Exchange within 100 

milliseconds. 

Accordingly, the Exchange believes 

that an auction time as low as 100 

milliseconds will continue to provide 

Participants with sufficient time to 

respond to, compete for, and provide 

price improvement for orders, and will 

provide investors and other market 

participants with more timely 

executions, and reduce their market 

risk. 

With regard to the impact of this 

proposal on system capacity, the 

Exchange has analyzed its capacity and 

represents that it has the necessary 

systems capacity to handle the potential 

additional traffic associated with the 

additional transactions that may occur 

with the implementation of the 

proposed reduction in the auction 

duration to no less than 100 

milliseconds. Additionally, the 

Exchange represents that its systems 

will be able to sufficiently maintain an 

audit trail for order and trade 

information with the reduction in the 

auction duration. 

Upon effectiveness of the proposal, 

the Exchange will issue an 

Informational Circular to Participants 

informing them of the implementation 

date of the reduction of the auction from 

one (1) second to the auction time 

designated by the Exchange to allow 

Participants the opportunity to perform 

systems changes. This will give 

Participants an opportunity to make any 

necessary modifications to coincide 

with the implementation date. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposal is consistent with the 

requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,8

in general, and Section 6(b)(5) of the 


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9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

10See supra note 6. The Exchange notes that its 

Facilitation and Solicitation mechanisms are 

substantially similar to the Facilitation and 

Solicitation mechanisms at Nasdaq ISE. The 

Exchange notes one minor difference. Specifically, 

ISE’s Solicitation Mechanism does not include a 

surrender quantity provision where BOX’s 

Solicitation Mechanism does. The Exchange 

believes this is a minor difference and will not have 

a material impact with respect to the proposed 

response time discussed herein. Further, as 

discussed above, Nasdaq ISE has identical rule 

language to that of the proposed language discussed 

herein. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 

79352 (November 18, 2016), 82 FR 3055 (January 

10, 2017) (Order Approving SR–ISE–2016–26, a 

Proposed Rule Change To Modify the Response 

Times in the Block Mechanism, Facilitation 

Mechanism, Solicited Order Mechanism, and Price 

Improvement Mechanism). As such, the Exchange 

believes the proposed change does not raise any 

new or novel issues and should be approved by the 

Commission. 

11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8). 

12See supra note 6. 

13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

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

16 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the 

Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent 

to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief 

description and text of the proposed rule change, 

at least five business days prior to the date of filing 

of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time 

as designated by the Commission. The Exchange 

has satisfied this requirement. 

17 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

18 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

Act,9 in particular, in that it designed to 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, remove impediments to and 

perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and, in general protect investors 

and the public interest. 

In particular, the proposed rule 

change will provide investors with more 

timely execution of their option orders, 

while ensuring that there is an adequate 

exposure of orders in these mechanisms. 

Additionally, the proposed change will 

allow more investors the opportunity to 

receive price improvement through the 

mechanisms and will reduce market risk 

for Participants using the mechanisms. 

Finally, as mentioned above, other 

exchanges have amended their rules to 

permit response times consistent with 

those proposed here—i.e., no less than 

100 milliseconds and no more than 1 

second.10 As such, the Exchange 

believes the proposed rule change 

would help perfect the mechanism for a 

free and open national market system, 

and generally help protect investors’ 

and the public’s interest. 

The Exchange believes the proposed 

rule change is not unfairly 

discriminatory because the auction 

duration would be the same for all 

Participants. All Participants in the 

mechanisms have today, and will 

continue to have, an equal opportunity 

to receive the broadcast and respond 

with their best prices during the 

auction. Additionally, the Exchange 

believes the reduction in the auction 

duration reduces the market risk for all 

Participants. The reduction in the time 

period reduces the market risk for the 

Initiating Participant as well as any 

Participants providing orders in 

response to a broadcast. Moreover, 

based on the feedback the Exchange 

received from its Participants, the 

Exchange believes that a reduction in 

the auction period to a low of 100 

milliseconds would not impair 

Participants’ ability to compete in the 

mechanisms. The Exchange believes 

these results support the assertion that 

a reduction in the auction duration 

would not be unfairly discriminatory 

and would benefit investors. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange believes the proposal is 

consistent with Section 6(b)(8) of the 

Act 11 in that it does not impose any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

proposed rule change provides the 

Exchange flexibility in determining 

potentially shorter durations for 

Facilitation and Solicitation auctions 

does not impose an undue burden on 

intra-market competition as the 

Exchange believes that allowing for an 

auction period of no less than 100 

milliseconds and no more than 1 second 

will benefit Participants utilizing the 

auction mechanisms. The Exchange 

believes it is in these Participants’ best 

interest to minimize the Facilitation and 

Solicitation Auction duration while 

continuing to allow Participants 

adequate time to respond electronically. 

Further, based on the feedback the 

Exchange received from its Participants, 

the Exchange believes that a reduction 

in the auction period to a low of 100 

milliseconds would not impair 

Participants’ ability to compete in the 

mechanisms. 

The proposed rule allows Participants 

to respond quickly at the most favorable 

price while reducing the risk that the 

market will move against the response. 

The Exchange believes that its 

Participants will be able to compete 

within a range of no less than 100 

milliseconds and no more than 1 

second, and that any specific duration 

within this range is a sufficient amount 

of time to respond to, compete for, and 

provide price improvement for orders, 

and will provide investors and other 

market participants more timely 

executions, and reduce their market 

risk. 

The Exchange does not believe its 

proposed rule change will impose an 

undue burden on inter-market 

competition as the Exchange notes other 

exchanges offer similar mechanisms 

with similar auction durations.12

For all the reasons stated, the 

Exchange does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will impose any 

burden on competition not necessary or 

appropriate in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act, and believes the 

proposed change will enhance 

competition. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

The Exchange has neither solicited 

nor received comments on the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The Exchange has filed the proposed 

rule change pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 13 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.14 Because the 

proposed rule change does not: (i) 

Significantly affect the protection of 

investors or the public interest; (ii) 

impose any significant burden on 

competition; and (iii) become operative 

prior to 30 days from the date on which 

it was filed, or such shorter time as the 

Commission may designate, if 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest, the 

proposed rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act 15 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 

thereunder.16

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 17 normally does not 

become operative prior to 30 days after 

the date of the filing. However, pursuant 

to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),18 the 

Commission may designate a shorter 

time if such action is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest. The Exchange has asked the 

Commission to waive the 30-day 

operative delay so that the proposal may 

become operative immediately upon 

filing. The Exchange states that waiver 

of the operative delay will allow the 

Exchange to immediately decrease the 

Response time which would allow 

Participants to respond quickly at their 

most favorable price, while reducing the 

risk that the market will move against 

the response. The Exchange also notes 

that other exchanges with similar 

auction mechanisms permit the same 


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19See supra note 6. 

20For purposed only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, 

and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 21 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

response time period.19 The 

Commission believes that the proposed 

changes do not raise any material new 

issues that have not been previously 

considered by the Commission. For this 

reason, the Commission believes that 

waiver of the 30-day operative delay is 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest. 

Accordingly, the Commission hereby 

waives the 30-day operative delay and 

designates the proposal operative upon 

filing.20

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of this 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. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission will institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

change 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 (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

BOX–2021–17 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–BOX–2021–17. 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 (http://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 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. All comments 

received will be posted without change. 

Persons submitting comments are 

cautioned that we do not redact or edit 

personal identifying information from 

comment submissions. You should 

submit only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–BOX–2021–17, and should 

be submitted on or before September 17, 

2021. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.21

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18460 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #17110 and #17111; 

Washington Disaster Number WA–00097] 

Administrative Declaration of a 

Disaster for the State of Washington 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of Washington dated 08/23/ 

2021. 

Incident: Hanover Apartment 

Complex Fire. 

Incident Period: 07/10/2021. 

DATES: Issued on 08/23/2021. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 10/22/2021. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 05/23/2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed at the address listed above or other 

locally announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: King. 

Contiguous Counties: 

Washington: Chelan, Kitsap, Kittitas, 

Pierce, Snohomish, Yakima. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 3.250 

Homeowners without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 1.625 

Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 5.760 

Businesses without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 2.880 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.000 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.000 

For Economic Injury: 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 2.880 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 17110 5 and for 

economic injury is 17111 0. 

The State which received an EIDL 

Declaration # is Washington. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Isabella Guzman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18439 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–03–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #17108 and #17109; 

Louisiana Disaster Number LA–00114] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Louisiana 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 


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