# North Carolina Disaster No. NC-00004
**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 North Carolina ( FEMA-1608-DR), dated October 7, 2005.
*Incident:* Hurricane Ophelia.
*Incident Period:* September 11, 2005 through September 17, 2005.
*Effective Date:* October 7, 2005.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* December 6, 2005.
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, National 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.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on October 7, 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:*
Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender.
*The Interest Rates are:*
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) with Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.750 |
| Business and Non-profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 10265.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Cheri L. Cannon,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.