# Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Arkansas
**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-4698-DR), dated 04/13/2023.
*Incident:* Severe Storms and Tornadoes.
*Incident Period:* 03/31/2023.
**DATES:**
Issued on 04/13/2023.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 06/12/2023.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 01/16/2024.
**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 04/13/2023, 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:* Cross, Lonoke, Pulaski.
*The Interest Rates are:*
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
| | |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 17883 C and for economic injury is 17884 0.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.