[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56036-56037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24540]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster 3546]


Commonwealth of Virginia

    As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on 
September 18, 2003, I find that the Independent Cities of Alexandria, 
Chesapeake, Emporia, Franklin, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, 
Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg 
and the counties of Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, 
Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, 
Northumberland, Prince George, Richmond, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, 
Westmoreland and York in the Commonwealth of Virginia constitute a 
disaster area due to damages caused by Hurricane Isabel occurring on 
September 18, 2003 and continuing. Applications for loans for physical 
damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of 
business on November 17, 2003 and for economic injury until the close 
of business on June 18, 2004 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: Arlington, Brunswick, 
Chesterfield, Dinwiddie,

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Essex, Fairfax, Henrico, King and Queen, King George, New Kent and the 
Independent Cities of Colonial Heights and Petersburg in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia; the District of Columbia; Prince George's, 
Somerset and Worcester counties in the State of Maryland; and Camden, 
Currituck, Gates, Hertford and Northampton counties in the State of 
North Carolina.
    The interest rates are:

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                                                                Percent
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For Physical Damage:
  Homeowners with credit available elsewhere.................      5.125
  Homeowners without credit available elsewhere..............      2.562
  Businesses with credit available elsewhere.................      6.199
  Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit           3.100
   available elsewhere.......................................
  Others (including non-profit organizations) with credit          5.500
   available elsewhere.......................................
For Economic Injury:
  Businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without           3.100
   credit available elsewhere................................
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    The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 354608. 
For economic injury the number is 9X0100 for Virginia; 9X0200 for 
District of Columbia; 9X0300 for Maryland; and 9X0400 for North 
Carolina.

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

    Dated: September 22, 2003.
Cheri L. Cannon,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-24540 Filed 9-26-03; 8:45 am]
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