[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67501-67502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29875]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster 3559]


Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

    As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on 
November 21, 2003, I find that the municipalities of Guanica, Guayama, 
Juana Diaz, Maunabo, Patillas, Rio Grande, Salinas, Santa Isabel and 
Yauco in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico constitute a disaster area due 
to damages caused by severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides 
beginning on November 10, 2003 and continuing. Applications for loans 
for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the 
close of business on January 20, 2004, and for loans for economic 
injury until the close of business on August 23, 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 Floor, Niagara Falls, NY 14303.

    In addition, applications for economic injury loans from small 
businesses located in the following contiguous municipalities may be 
filed until the specified date at the above location: Adjuntas, 
Aibonito, Arroyo, Canovanas, Cayey, Ceiba, Coamo, Guayanilla, Jayuya, 
Lajas, Lares, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Maricao, Naguabo, Orocovis, 
Ponce, Sabana Grande, San Lorenzo,

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Villalba and Yabucoa in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    The interest rates are:

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                                                                Percent
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For Physical Damage:
  Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere.................      6.250
  Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      3.125
  Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere.................      6.123
  Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit           3.061
   Available Elsewhere.......................................
  Others (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit          4.875
   Available Elsewhere.......................................
For Economic Injury:
  Businesses and Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without           3.061
   Credit Available Elsewhere................................
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    The number assigned to this disaster is 355911 for physical damage 
and 9Y0600 for economic injury.

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

    Dated: November 24, 2003.
Herbert L. Mitchell,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-29875 Filed 12-1-03; 8:45 am]
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