# North Dakota Disaster # ND-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 Dakota (FEMA-1616-DR), dated November 21, 2005.
*Incident:* Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near-Record Snow.
*Incident Period:* October 4, 2005 through October 6, 2005.
**DATES:**
*Effective Date:* November 21, 2005.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* January 23, 2006.
**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 November 21, 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:
Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Dunn, Golden Valley, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Oliver, Pierce, Renville, Rolette, Sheridan, Stark, Towner, Ward.
And the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
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 10274.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Herbert L. Mitchell,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.