00-27635. State of Florida

As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on October 4, 2000, I find that Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties in the State of Florida constitute a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms and flooding beginning on October 3, 2000, and continuing. Applications for loans for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on December 3, 2000 and for economic injury until the close of business on July 5, 2001 at the address listed below or other locally announced locations: U.S. Small Business Administration, Disaster Area 2 Office, One Baltimore Place, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30308.

In addition, applications for economic injury loans from small businesses located in the contiguous counties of Hendry, Lee, and Palm Beach in the State of Florida may be filed until the specified date at the above location.

The interest rates are:

	Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere	7.375
Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere	3.687
Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere	8.000
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere	4.000
Others (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available Elsewhere	6.750
For Economic Injury:
Businesses and Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit Available Elsewhere	4.000

The numbers assigned to this disaster are 330206 for physical damage and 9J3200 for economic injury.

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

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Allan I. Hoberman,

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.