Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina

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title: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina"
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section_name: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina"
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agencies:
  - "Small Business Administration"
fr_citation: "89 FR 83753"
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  - "Disaster Declaration #20720 and #20721"
  - "NORTH CAROLINA Disaster Number NC-20009"
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#  Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina

**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 North Carolina (FEMA-4827-DR), dated October 2, 2024.

**DATES:**

Issued on October 2, 2024.

*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* December 2, 2024.

*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* July 2, 2025.

**ADDRESSES:**

*Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov* to apply for a disaster assistance loan.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Vanessa Morgan, 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 October 2, 2024, Private Non-Profit organizations that provide essential services of a governmental nature may file disaster loan applications online using the MySBA Loan Portal *https://lending.sba.gov* or other locally announced locations. Please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at *[email protected]* or by phone at 1-800-659-2955 for further assistance.

*Incident:* Tropical Storm Helene.

*Incident Period:* September 25, 2024 and continuing.

The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:

*Primary Counties:* Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey, and The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

The Interest Rates are:

|  | Percent |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.250 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.250 |
|  |  |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.250 |

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 207208 and for economic injury is 207210.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Rafaela Monchek,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.