# Kansas Disaster # KS-00001 Disaster Declaration
**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 the State of Kansas (FEMA-1579-DR), dated February 8, 2005.
*Incident:* Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding.
*Incident Period:* January 4, 2005, through January 6, 2005.
**DATES:**
*Effective Date:* February 8, 2005.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* April 11, 2005.
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Disaster Area Office 1, 360 Rainbow Blvd. South 3rd Floor, Niagara Falls, NY 14303.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on February 8, 2005, applications for Private Non-Profit organizations that provide essential services of a governmental nature may file disaster loan applications 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**
Anderson, Atchison, Barber, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clark, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Douglas, Elk, Franklin, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Jefferson, Kingman, Lyon, Marion, Morris, Osage, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sumner, Wabaunsee, Woodson, and Wyandotte.
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| Other (including non-profit organizations) with credit available elsewhere | 4.750 |
| Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere | 4.000 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 10032B.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Cheri L. Cannon,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.