04-19500. State of North Carolina

Dare County and the contiguous counties of Currituck, Hyde, and Tyrell in the State of North Carolina constitute a disaster area as a result of Hurricane Alex on August 3, 2004. Applications for loans for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on October 18, 2004 and for economic injury until the close of business on May 19, 2005 at the address listed below or other locally announced locations: U.S. Small Business Administration, Disaster Area 2 Office, One Baltimore Place, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30308.

The interest rates are:

	Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with credit available elsewhere	6.375
Homeowners without credit available elsewhere	3.187
Businesses with credit available elsewhere	5.800
Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere	2.900
Others (including non-profit organizations) with credit available elsewhere	4.875
For Economic Injury:
Businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere	2.900

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 361608 and for economic damage is 9ZP800.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 59002 and 59008.)

Dated: August 19, 2004.

Hector V. Barreto,

Administrator.