[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 3960] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-2209] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster Loan Area #8735] State of Rhode Island (and a Contiguous County in Connecticut); Declaration of Disaster Loan Area Washington County and the contiguous counties of Kent and Newport in the State of Rhode Island and New London County in the State of Connecticut constitute an economic injury disaster area as a result of an oil spill which occurred on January 19, 1996 off the shores of Rhode Island. Eligible small businesses without credit available elsewhere and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere may file applications for economic injury assistance until the close of business on October 24, 1996 at the address listed below: U.S. Small Business Administration, Disaster Area 1 Office, 360 Rainbow Blvd. South, 3rd Floor, Niagara Falls, NY 14303, or other locally announced locations. The interest rate for eligible small businesses and small agricultural cooperatives is 4 percent. The economic injury number assigned to this disaster for the State of Connecticut is 873600. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 59002) Dated: January 24, 1996. Philip Lader, Administrator. [FR Doc. 96-2209 Filed 2-1-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025-01-P