03-25033. State of Delaware

As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on September 23, 2003, I find that New Castle County in the State of Delaware constitutes a disaster area due to damages caused by Tropical Storm Henri occurring on September 15, 2003. Applications for loans for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on November 24, 2003 and for economic injury until the close of business on June 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 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: Kent County in the State of Delaware; Cecil and Kent Counties in the State of Maryland; Gloucester and Salem Counties in the State of New Jersey; and Chester and Delaware Counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The interest rates are:

	Percent
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 Available Elsewhere	3.100
Others (Including Non-Profit Organizations) with Credit Available Elsewhere	5.500
For Economic Injury:
Businesses and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere	3.100

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 355108. For economic injury the number is 9X1300 for Delaware; 9X1400 for Maryland; 9X1500 for New Jersey; and 9X1600 for Pennsylvania.

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

Dated: September 24, 2003.

Cheri L. Cannon,

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.