[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 40059-40060] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-19403] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Declaration of Disaster Loan Area # 2875] North Carolina; Declaration of Disaster Loan Area As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on July 18, 1996, and an amendment thereto on July 22, I find that Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Pitt Counties in the State of North Carolina constitute a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms, high wind, flooding, and related effects of Hurricane Bertha which occurred July 10-13, 1996. Applications for loans for physical damages may be filed until the close of business on Setember 16, 1996, and for loans for economic injury until the close of business on April 18, 1997, at the address listed below: U.S. Small Business Administration, Disaster Area 2 Office, One Baltimore Place, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30308 or other locally announced locations. In addition, applications for economic injury loans from small businesses located in the following contiguous counties may be filed until the specified date at the above location: Bladen, Columbus, Dare, Edgecombe, Greene, Martin, Pamilco, Sampson, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson Counties in North Carolina, and Horry County in South Carolina. Interest rates are: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Physical Damage: Homeowners with credit available elsewhere.................. 7. 625 Homeowners without credit available elsewhere............... 3.875 Businesses with credit available elsewhere.................. 8.000 Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere........................................ 4.000 Others (including non-profit organizations) with credit available elsewhere........................................ 7.125 For Economic Injury: Businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere................................. 4.000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 287508. For economic injury the numbers are 896900 for North Carolina, and 897000 for South Carolina. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 59002 and 59008) [[Page 40060]] Dated: July 23, 1996. Bernard Kulik, Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance. [FR Doc. 96-19403 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025-01-U