E5-7999. Alaska Disaster #AK-00003

AGENCY:

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-1618-DR), dated 12/09/2005.

Incident: Severe Fall Storm, Tidal Surges, and Flooding.

Incident Period: 09/22/2005 through 09/26/2005.

Effective Date: 12/09/2005.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/07/2006.

ADDRESSES:

Submit completed loan applications to: Small Business Administration, National Processing And Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on 12/09/2005, applications for 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:

Northwest Arctic Borough

Bering Strait Regional Education Attendance Area

Kashunamiut Regional Education Attendance Area

Lower Kuskokwim Regional Education Attendance Area

The Interest Rates are:

	Percent
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available Elsewhere	4.750
Businesses And Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere	4.000

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 10298.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Herbert L. Mitchell,

Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.