E5-7797. Louisiana Disaster Number LA-00004

AGENCY:

U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION:

Amendment 9.

SUMMARY:

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1607-DR), dated 09/24/2005.

Incident: Hurricane Rita.

Incident Period: 09/23/2005 through 11/01/2005.

Effective Date: 12/13/2005.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/01/2006.

EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/26/2006.

ADDRESSES:

Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, National Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The notice of the President's major disaster declaration for the State of Louisiana, dated 09/24/2005, is hereby amended to extend the deadline for filing applications for physical damages as a result of this disaster to 03/01/2006.

All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008).

Herbert L. Mitchell,

Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.