# Alaska Disaster #AK-00003
**AGENCY:**
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 Alaska (FEMA-1618-DR), dated 12/09/2005.
*Incident:* Severe Fall Storm, Tidal Surges, and Flooding.
*Incident Period:* 09/22/2005 through 09/26/2005.
*Effective Date:* 12/09/2005.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 02/07/2006.
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit completed loan applications to: 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 12/09/2005, 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:
Northwest Arctic Borough
Bering Strait Regional Education Attendance Area
Kashunamiut Regional Education Attendance Area
Lower Kuskokwim Regional Education Attendance Area
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 10298.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Herbert L. Mitchell,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.