Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Arkansas

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title: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Arkansas"
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section_name: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Arkansas"
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agency: "Small Business Administration"
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document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2023-04-07"
agencies:
  - "Small Business Administration"
fr_citation: "88 FR 20933"
fr_volume: 88
docket_ids:
  - "Disaster Declaration #17840 and #17841"
  - "ARKANSAS Disaster Number AR-00128"
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#  Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Arkansas

**AGENCY:**

Small Business Administration.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-4698-DR), dated 04/02/2023.

*Incident:* Severe Storms and Tornadoes.

*Incident Period:* 03/31/2023.

**DATES:**

Issued on 04/02/2023.

*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 06/01/2023.

*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 01/02/2024.

**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 Recovery & Resilience, 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 04/02/2023, 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 Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans):* Cross, Lonoke, Pulaski.

*Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):*

Arkansas: Arkansas, Crittenden, Faulkner, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Poinsett, Prairie, Saint Francis, Saline, White, Woodruff.

The Interest Rates are:

|  | Percent |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.750 |
| Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
| Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere | 8.000 |
| Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
|  |  |
| Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 17840 C and for economic injury is 17841 0.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.