# Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the U.S. Virgin Islands
**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 U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-4335-DR), dated 09/15/2017.
*Incident:* Hurricane Irma.
*Incident Period:* 09/05/2017 and continuing.
**DATES:**
Issued on 09/15/2017.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 11/14/2017.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 06/15/2018.
**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, (202) 205-6734.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on 09/15/2017, 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:* Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.500 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.500 |
| | |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.500 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 153128 and for economic injury is 153130.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.