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

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title: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Alaska"
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section_name: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Alaska"
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agencies:
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fr_citation: "90 FR 9100"
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  - "ALASKA Disaster Number AK-20012"
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#  Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Alaska

**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 Alaska (FEMA-4859-DR), dated January 15, 2025.

*Incident:* Severe Storm and Flooding.

**DATES:**

Issued on January 15, 2025.

*Incident Period:* October 20, 2024 through October 23, 2024.

*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* March 31, 2025.

*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* October 31, 2025.

**ADDRESSES:**

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

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Alan 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 January 15, 2025, 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.

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

*Primary Counties:* Bering Strait Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA), Northwest Arctic Borough.

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 209716 and for economic injury is 209720.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Rafaela Monchek,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.