# Arkansas Disaster #AR-00019
**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 Arkansas (FEMA-1751-DR), dated 03/26/2008.
*Incident:* Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding.
*Incident Period:* 03/18/2008 and continuing.
**DATES:**
*Effective Date:* 03/26/2008.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 05/27/2008.
**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.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on 03/26/2008, 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: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Logan, Madison, Marion, Nevada, Newton, Pope, Randolph, Scott, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, Washington, White, Woodruff, Yell.
The Interest Rates Are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available Elsewhere | 5.250 |
| Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 11202.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Herbert L. Mitchell,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.