Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of MISSISSIPPI

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title: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of MISSISSIPPI"
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section_number: "2023-17933"
section_name: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of MISSISSIPPI"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Small Business Administration"
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document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2023-08-21"
agencies:
  - "Small Business Administration"
fr_citation: "88 FR 56908"
fr_volume: 88
docket_ids:
  - "Disaster Declaration #18067 and #18068"
  - "MISSISSIPPI Disaster Number MS-00154"
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#  Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of MISSISSIPPI

**AGENCY:**

Small Business Administration.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4727-DR), dated 08/12/2023.

*Incident:* Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes.

*Incident Period:* 06/14/2023 through 06/19/2023.

**DATES:**

Issued on 08/12/2023.

*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 10/11/2023.

*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 05/13/2024.

**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 08/12/2023, 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):* Jackson, Jasper.

*Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):*

*Mississippi:* Clarke, George, Harrison, Jones, Lauderdale, Newton, Scott, Smith, Stone, Wayne.

*Alabama:* Mobile.

The Interest Rates are:

|  | Percent |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere | 5.000 |
| Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.500 |
| 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 18067 C and for economic injury is 18068 0.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.