Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Arkansas

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May 20, 2025

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Small Business Administration

Abstract

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-4865-DR), dated May 8, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21535-21536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08937]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21073 and #21074; ARKANSAS Disaster Number AR-
20024]


Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of 
Arkansas

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-4865-DR), dated May 8, 2025.
    Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes.

DATES: Issued on May 8, 2025.
    Incident Period: March 14, 2025 through March 15, 2025.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: July 7, 2025.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: February 9, 
2026.

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at <a href="https://lending.sba.gov">https://lending.sba.gov</a> to 
apply for a disaster assistance loan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Henderson, 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 May 8, 2025, applications 
for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal 
<a href="https://lending.sba.gov">https://lending.sba.gov</a> or other locally announced locations. Please 
contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3d7dac0d2c0c7d6c1d0c6c0c7dcded6c1c0d6c1c5dad0d6f3c0d1d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5919c869486819087968086819a989087869087839c9690b5869794db929a83">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> 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 (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Greene, 
Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp, 
Stone.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):
    Arkansas: Baxter, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Cross, Dallas, 
Fulton, Garland, Grant, Montgomery, Poinsett, Saline, Searcy, Van 
Buren, White, Woodruff.
    Missouri: Dunklin, Oregon, Ripley.

    The Interest Rates are:

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For Physical Damage:

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  Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      5.500
  Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      2.750
  Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      8.000
  Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      4.000
  Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere...      3.625
  Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere      3.625
For Economic Injury:
  Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit      4.000
   Available Elsewhere.......................................
  Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere      3.625
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    The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 21073C 
and for economic injury is 210740.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2025-08937 Filed 5-19-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P


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