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30 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Pursuant to a telephone call with the Clearing 

Agencies’ internal counsel on September 19, 2017, 

staff in the Commission’s Office of Clearance and 

Settlement corrected the title of the Framework 

from ‘‘Clearing Agency Securities Framework’’ to 

‘‘Clearing Agency Securities Valuation 

Framework,’’ as it now reads. 

4 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(4)(i). 

5 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv). Each of the 

Clearing Agencies is a ‘‘covered clearing agency’’ as 

defined in Rule 17Ad–22(a)(5), and must comply 

with subsection (e) of Rule 17Ad–22. As Rule 

17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv) only applies to covered clearing 

agencies that are central counterparties, references 

thereto and compliance therewith apply to the CCPs 

only and do not apply to DTC. 

6Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined 

in the DTC Rules, GSD Rules, MBSD Rules, or 

NSCC Rules, as applicable, available at http://

dtcc.com/legal/rules-and-procedures. 

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 written comments on the 

proposed rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within 45 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period 

up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may 

designate if it finds such longer period 

to be appropriate and publishes its 

reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which 

the Exchange consents, the Commission 

shall: (a) By order approve or 

disapprove such proposed rule change, 

or (b) institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule change 

should be disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposal 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 No. SR– 

BatsBZX–2017–54 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 No. 

SR–BatsBZX–2017–54. 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 Web site (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 Web site 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; 

the Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File No. SR–BatsBZX– 

2017–54 and should be submitted on or 

before October 18, 2017. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.30

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20625 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–81667; File Nos. SR–DTC– 

2017–016; SR–NSCC–2017–016; SR–FICC– 

2017–020] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

Depository Trust Company; National 

Securities Clearing Corporation; Fixed 

Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of 

Filings of Proposed Rule Changes To 

Adopt the Clearing Agency Securities 

Valuation Framework 

September 21, 2017. 

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 

September 8, 2017, The Depository 

Trust Company (‘‘DTC’’), National 

Securities Clearing Corporation 

(‘‘NSCC’’), and Fixed Income Clearing 

Corporation (‘‘FICC,’’ each a ‘‘Clearing 

Agency,’’ and together with DTC and 

NSCC, the ‘‘Clearing Agencies’’), filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule changes as described in 

Items I, II and III below, which Items 

have been prepared primarily by the 

Clearing Agencies. The Commission is 

publishing this notice to solicit 

comments on the proposed rule changes 

from interested persons. 

I. Clearing Agencies’ Statement of the 

Terms of Substance of the Proposed 

Rule Changes 

The proposed rule changes would 

adopt the Clearing Agency Securities 

Valuation Framework (‘‘Framework’’) 3

of the Clearing Agencies, as described 

below, including both of FICC’s 

divisions: the Government Securities 

Division (‘‘GSD’’) and the MortgageBacked Securities Division (‘‘MBSD’’). 

The Framework would be maintained 

by the Clearing Agencies to support 

their compliance with Rule 17Ad– 

22(e)(4)(i) 4 under the Act and, with 

respect to NSCC and FICC as central 

counterparties (the ‘‘CCPs’’), Rule 

17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv) 5 under the Act, as 

described below. 

Although the Clearing Agencies 

would consider the Framework to be a 

rule, the proposed rule changes do not 

require any changes to the Rules, Bylaws and Organization Certificate of 

DTC (‘‘DTC Rules’’), the Rulebook of 

GSD (‘‘GSD Rules’’), the Clearing Rules 

of MBSD (‘‘MBSD Rules’’), or the Rules 

& Procedures of NSCC (‘‘NSCC Rules’’), 

as the Framework would be a 

standalone document.6

II. Clearing Agencies’ Statement of the 

Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 

Proposed Rule Changes 

In their filings with the Commission, 

the Clearing Agencies included 

statements concerning the purpose of 

and basis for the proposed rule changes 

and discussed any comments they 

received on the proposed rule changes. 

The text of these statements may be 

examined at the places specified in Item 

IV below. The Clearing Agencies have 

prepared summaries, set forth in 

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

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7 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(4)(i). 

8 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv). 

9The parent company of the Clearing Agencies is 

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation 

(‘‘DTCC’’). DTCC operates on a shared services 

model with respect to the Clearing Agencies. Most 

corporate functions are established and managed on 

an enterprise-wide basis pursuant to intercompany 

agreements under which it is generally DTCC that 

provides a relevant service to a Clearing Agency. 

10When pricing data is not available from Pricing 

Vendors, the price would be procured from other 

internal or external sources. 

11Certain CUSIPs may not be priced daily, and 

others may only be priced once each business day. 

12 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

13 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(4)(i). 

14 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv). 

15 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

(A) Clearing Agencies’ Statement of the 

Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 

Proposed Rule Changes 

1. Purpose 

The Clearing Agencies are proposing 

to adopt the Framework, which would 

set forth the securities valuation 

practices adopted by the Clearing 

Agencies for (i) securities eligible for 

clearance and settlement processing by 

the applicable Clearing Agency and (ii) 

with respect to the CCPs, eligible 

securities in their respective Clearing 

Funds (each, a ‘‘CUSIP’’). The processes 

and systems described in the 

Framework, and any policies, 

procedures, or other documents created 

to support those processes, support the 

Clearing Agencies’ compliance with the 

requirements of Rule 17Ad–22(e)(4)(i) 7

and, with respect to the CCPs, Rule 

17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv).8 The Framework 

would be owned and managed by the 

head of the DTCC Securities Valuation 

team, on behalf of the Clearing 

Agencies.9

The Framework would provide that (i) 

any changes to the Framework must be 

approved by the Boards or such 

committee as may be delegated 

authority by the Boards from time to 

time pursuant to their charters, (ii) the 

head of the Securities Valuation team, 

or a delegate thereof, reviews the 

Framework at least annually, and (iii) 

any and all changes to the Framework 

are subject to regulatory review and 

approval. 

To the extent the Clearing Agencies 

create any policies, procedures or other 

documents to support the execution of 

the Framework, the Framework would 

provide that such supplemental 

documentation is subordinate to the 

Framework, is reasonably and fairly 

implied by the Framework, and 

complies in all respects with the 

provisions of the Framework. 

As described in more detail below, 

the Framework would describe the 

manner in which the Clearing Agencies 

identify, measure, monitor, and manage 

the risks related to the pricing of the 

CUSIPs. The Framework would set forth 

the methodology of the Clearing 

Agencies for using timely price data and 

for pricing CUSIPs when pricing data 

are not readily available or reliable. The 

Framework would also describe the 

methodology for monitoring pricing 

data with respect to the CUSIPs. 

Selection of Pricing Vendors 

Each Clearing Agency would value its 

applicable CUSIP prices (both end-ofday and intraday) primarily via receipt 

of files from third-party pricing vendors 

(‘‘Pricing Vendors’’).10 For most CUSIPs, 

Pricing Vendors would supply the 

Clearing Agencies with intraday pricing 

files for each business day on at least an 

hourly basis.11 Pricing Vendors would 

be selected by each Clearing Agency 

based on a review of their service, 

including, at a minimum, a review of 

Pricing Vendors’ securities coverage and 

a price quality check. Each Clearing 

Agency would perform due diligence on 

each Pricing Vendor prior to 

engagement thereof, and at least 

annually thereafter, to assess the 

reliability of such Pricing Vendor. 

Reliability of a Pricing Vendor would be 

determined by each Clearing Agency 

based on a range of factors, including, 

without limitation, whether such 

Pricing Vendor is able to provide 

accurate and timely pricing data with 

respect to each CUSIP. 

The Framework would provide that 

each CUSIP is assigned a primary source 

Pricing Vendor (‘‘Primary Pricing 

Vendor’’) and a secondary source 

Pricing Vendor (‘‘Secondary Pricing 

Vendor’’). In the event that the Primary 

Pricing Vendor becomes unavailable, 

unreliable, or otherwise unusable with 

respect to a CUSIP, the Secondary 

Pricing Vendor would be designated as 

the replacement for the Primary Pricing 

Vendor with respect to such CUSIP. 

Monitoring and Pricing 

Each Clearing Agency would monitor 

and review each applicable Pricing 

Vendor’s pricing at least once each 

business day to determine (i) whether 

any CUSIP’s price has remained 

unchanged for an extended period, (ii) 

whether a CUSIP has been dropped 

from the Pricing Vendor’s file, and (iii) 

whether any other circumstances exist 

that may call into question the 

reliability of any CUSIP’s price. 

Each CUSIP’s end-of-day price would 

be date stamped and identified with its 

Pricing Vendor source. In the event that 

both Primary Pricing Vendor and 

Secondary Pricing Vendor become 

unavailable, unreliable, or otherwise 

unusable with respect to a CUSIP for an 

end-of-day price, the applicable 

Clearing Agency would assign such 

CUSIP its last available price. 

Each CUSIP’s intraday price would be 

time and date stamped and identified 

with its Pricing Vendor source. In the 

event that both Primary Pricing Vendor 

and Secondary Pricing Vendor become 

unavailable, unreliable, or otherwise 

unusable with respect to a CUSIP for a 

specific intraday interval, the applicable 

Clearing Agency would assign such 

CUSIP its last available price. 

If pricing data for a CUSIP is not 

available from Pricing Vendors or if the 

last available price is deemed to be 

unreliable or unusable with respect to a 

CUSIP, the applicable Clearing Agency 

would establish a price for the CUSIP 

based on valuation models, where 

applicable, and in accordance with the 

policies and procedures that support the 

Framework. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Clearing Agencies believe that the 

proposed rule changes are consistent 

with the requirements of the Act and the 

rules and regulations thereunder 

applicable to a registered clearing 

agency. In particular, the Clearing 

Agencies believe that the Framework is 

consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of 

the Act 12 as well as Rule 17Ad– 

22(e)(4) (i)13 and, with respect to the 

CCPs, Rule 17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv) 14

promulgated under the Act, for the 

reasons described below. 

Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 

requires, in part, that the rules of a 

registered clearing agency be designed 

to promote the prompt and accurate 

clearance and settlement of securities 

transactions, and to assure the 

safeguarding of securities and funds 

which are in the custody or control of 

the clearing agency or for which it is 

responsible.15 As described above, the 

Framework would set forth the manner 

in which the Clearing Agencies identify, 

measure, monitor, and manage the risks 

related to the pricing of securities 

processed or otherwise held by the 

Clearing Agencies. The processes, 

systems, and controls used by the 

Clearing Agencies to identify, measure, 

monitor, and manage such risks, as 

described in the Framework, and the 

policies and procedures that support 

these activities, would help assure that 

each Clearing Agency is using reliable 

sources of timely price data as well as 

procedures and sound valuation models 

when pricing data are not readily 

available or reliable. Using reliable 


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17 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(4)(i). 

18 Id. 

19 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv). 

20 Id. 

sources of timely price data as well as 

procedures and sound valuation models 

when pricing data are not readily 

available or reliable (i) with respect to 

the CCPs, would improve their margin 

system accuracy and (ii) with respect to 

DTC, is essential for the daily settlement 

of securities transactions in a fully 

collateralized system. Since margin and 

collateral play key roles in the 

applicable Clearing Agency’s risk 

management process, having accurate 

margin system and collateral valuation 

would assist the Clearing Agencies to 

continue the prompt and accurate 

clearance and settlement of securities 

transactions and continue to assure the 

safeguarding of securities and funds 

which are in their custody or control or 

for which they are responsible. 

Therefore, the Clearing Agencies believe 

the Framework is consistent with the 

requirements of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of 

the Act.16

Rule 17Ad–22(e)(4)(i) under the Act 

requires that each covered clearing 

agency establish, implement, maintain 

and enforce written policies and 

procedures reasonably designed to 

effectively identify, measure, monitor, 

and manage its credit exposures to 

participants and those arising from its 

payment, clearing, and settlement 

processes by maintaining sufficient 

financial resources to cover its credit 

exposure to each participant with a high 

degree of confidence.17 The Framework 

would describe how the Clearing 

Agencies identify, measure, monitor, 

and manage the risks related to the 

pricing of securities processed or 

otherwise held by the Clearing 

Agencies. The processes, systems, and 

controls used by the Clearing Agencies 

to identify, measure, monitor, and 

manage such risks, as described in the 

Framework, and the policies and 

procedures that support these activities, 

would help assure that each Clearing 

Agency is using (i) reliable sources of 

timely price data when pricing 

securities processed or otherwise held 

by the applicable Clearing Agency and 

(ii) procedures and sound valuation 

models when pricing data are not 

readily available or reliable. When 

pricing securities, using reliable sources 

of timely price data as well as 

procedures and sound valuation models 

when pricing data are not readily 

available or reliable is essential to each 

Clearing Agency’s ability to effectively 

identify, measure, monitor and manage 

its credit exposure to participants and 

those arising from its payment, clearing, 

and settlement processes by maintaining 

sufficient financial resources to cover its 

credit exposure to each participant with 

a high degree of confidence. Therefore, 

the Clearing Agencies believe the 

Framework is consistent with the 

requirements of Rule 17Ad–22(e)(4)(i).18

Rule 17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv) under the Act 

requires that each covered clearing 

agency that is a central counterparty 

establish, implement, maintain and 

enforce written policies and procedures 

reasonably designed to cover its credit 

exposures to its participants by 

establishing a risk-based margin system 

that, at a minimum, uses reliable 

sources of timely price data and uses 

procedures and sound valuation models 

for addressing circumstances in which 

pricing data are not readily available or 

reliable.19 The Framework would 

describe how the CCPs identify, 

measure, monitor, and manage the risks 

related to the pricing of securities 

processed or otherwise held by the 

CCPs. The processes, systems, and 

controls used by the CCPs to identify, 

measure, monitor, and manage such 

risks, as described in the Framework, 

and the policies and procedures that 

support these activities, would help 

assure that each CCP is using reliable 

sources of timely price data as well as 

procedures and sound valuation models 

when pricing data are not readily 

available or reliable. Specifically, the 

Framework would set forth the 

methodology for pricing securities 

processed or otherwise held by each 

CCP, including monitoring pricing data 

with respect to the securities eligible for 

clearance and settlement processing by 

the CCP and for eligible securities held 

in its Clearing Fund. In addition, the 

Framework would describe how each 

CCP would price securities when 

pricing data are not readily available or 

reliable. By setting forth how the CCPs 

would use timely price data when 

pricing securities and how each CCP 

would price securities when pricing 

data are not readily available or reliable, 

the CCPs believe the Framework is 

consistent with the requirements of Rule 

17Ad–22(e)(6)(iv).20

(B) Clearing Agencies’ Statement on 

Burden on Competition 

None of the Clearing Agencies believe 

that the Framework would have any 

impact, or impose any burden, on 

competition because the proposed rule 

changes reflect some of the existing 

securities valuation practices that the 

Clearing Agencies employ, which have 

been designed to assist the Clearing 

Agencies in using reliable sources of 

timely price data as well as procedures 

and sound valuation models for 

addressing circumstances in which 

pricing data are not readily available or 

reliable. The proposed rule changes 

would not effectuate any changes to the 

Clearing Agencies’ processes described 

therein as they currently apply to their 

respective members or participants. 

(C) Clearing Agencies’ Statement on 

Comments on the Proposed Rule 

Changes Received From Members, 

Participants, or Others 

The Clearing Agencies have not 

solicited or received any written 

comments relating to this proposal. The 

Clearing Agencies will notify the 

Commission of any written comments 

received by the Clearing Agencies. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Changes, and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within 45 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period 

up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may 

designate if it finds such longer period 

to be appropriate and publishes its 

reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which 

the clearing agency consents, the 

Commission will: 

(A) By order approve or disapprove 

such proposed rule changes, or 

(B) institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule changes 

should be disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

changes are 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– 

DTC–2017–016, SR–NSCC–2017–016, or 

SR–FICC–2017–020 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–DTC–2017–016, SR–NSCC– 

2017–016, or SR–FICC–2017–020. One 

of these file numbers should be 

included on the subject line if email is 

used. To help the Commission process 


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and review your comments more 

efficiently, please use only one method. 

The Commission will post all comments 

on the Commission’s Internet Web site 

(http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). 

Copies of the submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

changes that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule changes 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 Web site 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 Clearing Agencies and on 

DTCC’s Web site (http://dtcc.com/legal/ 

sec-rule-filings.aspx). All comments 

received will be posted without change; 

the Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–DTC– 

2017–016, SR–NSCC–2017–016, or SR– 

FICC–2017–020, and should be 

submitted on or before October 18, 

2017. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.21

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20622 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15308 and #15309; 

ILLINOIS Disaster Number IL–00050] 

Administrative Declaration of a 

Disaster for the State of ILLINOIS 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of ILLINOIS dated 

09/15/2017. 

Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. 

Incident Period: 07/19/2017 through 

07/31/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 09/15/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 11/14/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 06/15/2018. 

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: Stephenson. 

Contiguous Counties: 

Illinois: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, 

Winnebago. 

Wisconsin: Green, Lafayette. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 3.500 

Homeowners without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 1.750 

Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 6.610 

Businesses without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.305 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

For Economic Injury: ................

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.305 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 15308 6 and for 

economic injury is 15309 0. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration # are Illinois, Wisconsin. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Dated: September 15, 2017. 

Linda E. McMahon, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20703 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15310 and #15311; 

WISCONSIN Disaster Number WI–00061] 

Administrative Declaration of a 

Disaster for the State of Wisconsin 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of Wisconsin dated 09/18/ 

2017. 

Incident: Heavy Rains and Flash 

Flooding. 

Incident Period: 07/19/2017 through 

07/23/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 09/18/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 11/17/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 06/18/2018. 

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: La Crosse, 

Trempealeau 

Contiguous Counties: 

Wisconsin: Buffalo, Eau Claire, 

Jackson, Monroe, Vernon 

Minnesota: Houston, Winona 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 3.500 

Homeowners without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 1.750 

Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 6.610 

Businesses without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.305 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

For Economic Injury: 


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