[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17148-17149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8511]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster 3485]


Commonwealth of Virginia

    As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on March 
27, 2003, I find that Buchanan, Dickenson, Montgomery, Russell, 
Tazewell and Wise Counties and the Independent Cities of Norton, 
Roanoke and Salem in the Commonwealth of Virginia constitute a disaster 
area due to damages caused by a severe winter storm, record snowfall, 
heavy rain, flooding and mudslides occurring on February 15 through 
February 28, 2003. Applications for loans for physical damage as a 
result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on May 
27, 2003 and for economic injury until the close of business on 
December 29, 2003 at the address listed below or other locally 
announced locations: U.S. Small Business Administration, Disaster Area 
1 Office, 360 Rainbow Blvd., South 3rd Fl., Niagara Falls, NY 14303-
1192.
    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: Bland, Craig, Floyd, 
Giles, Lee, Pulaski, Roanoke, Scott, Smyth and Washington in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia; Harlan, Letcher and Pike counties in the 
State of Kentucky; Mercer, McDowell and Mingo counties in the State of 
West Virginia.

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    The interest rates are:

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                                                                Percent
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For Physical Damage:
  Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      5.875
  Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      2.937
  Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      6.378
  Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations without Credit           3.189
   Available Elsewhere.......................................
  Others (Including Non-Profit Organizations) with Credit          5.500
   Available Elsewhere.......................................
For Economic Injury:
  Businesses and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without           3.189
   Credit Available Elsewhere................................
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    The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 348511. 
For economic injury the number is 9U5800 for Virginia; 9U5900 for 
Kentucky; and 9U6000 for West Virginia.

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

    Dated: March 28, 2003.
Cheri C. Wolff,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-8511 Filed 4-7-03; 8:45 am]
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