Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Georgia

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title: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Georgia"
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section_name: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Georgia"
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publication_date: "2023-09-18"
agencies:
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fr_citation: "88 FR 64019"
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  - "Disaster Declaration #18143 and #18144"
  - "Georgia Disaster Number GA-00158"
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#  Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Georgia

**AGENCY:**

U.S. Small Business Administration.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4738-DR), dated 09/07/2023.

*Incident:* Hurricane Idalia.

*Incident Period:* 08/30/2023.

**DATES:**

Issued on 09/07/2023.

*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 11/06/2023.

*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 06/07/2024.

**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 09/07/2023, 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):* Cook, Glynn, Lowndes.

*Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):*

Georgia: Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Camden, Colquitt, Echols, Lanier, McIntosh, Tift, Wayne.

Florida: Hamilton, Madison.

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 18143 8 and for economic injury is 18144 0.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.