# Puerto Rico Disaster #PR-00016
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Small Business Administration.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-4040-DR), dated 10/18/2011.
*Incident:* Tropical Storm Maria.
*Incident Period:* 09/08/2011 through 09/14/2011.
*Effective Date:* 10/18/2011.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 12/19/2011.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 07/18/2012.
**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 10/18/2011, applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:
*Primary Municipalities* (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Juana Diaz, Naguabo, Yabucoa.
*Contiguous Municipalities* (Economic Injury Loans Only):
Puerto Rico: Ceiba, Coamo, Humacao, Jayuya, Las Piedras, Maunabo, Orocovis, Patillas, Ponce, Rio Grande, San Lorenzo, Santa Isabel, Villalba.
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere | 5.000 |
| Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.500 |
| Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere | 6.000 |
| Businesses Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations With Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.250 |
| Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.000 |
| | |
| Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.000 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 128978 and for economic injury is 128980 <sup>.</sup>
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008)
James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.