04-22932. State of New York

As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on October 1, 2004, I find that Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties in the State of New York constitute a disaster area due to damages caused by Tropical Depression Ivan occurring on September 16-24, 2004. Applications for loans for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on November 30, 2004 and for economic injury until the close of business on July 1, 2005 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: Columbia, Cortland, Dutchess, Greene, Madison, Otsego, Putnam, Rockland, Schoharie, Tioga and Westchester in the State of New York; Passaic and Sussex Counties in the State of New Jersey; and Pike, Susquehanna, and Wayne Counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The interest rates are:

	Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with credit available elsewhere	6.375
Homeowners without credit available elsewhere	3.187
Businesses with credit available elsewhere	5.800
Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere	2.900
Others (including non-profit organizations) with credit available elsewhere	4.875
For Economic Injury:
Businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere	2.900

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 363708. For economic injury the number is 9AD900 for New York; 9AE100 for New Jersey; and 9AE200 for Pennsylvania.

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

Dated: October 5, 2004.

Herbert L. Mitchell,

Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.