03-11835. State of Kansas

As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on May 6, 2003, I find that Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Leavenworth, Miami, Neosho and Wyandotte Counties in the State of Kansas constitute a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding occurring on May 4, 2003 and continuing. Applications for loans for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on July 7, 2003 and for economic injury until the close of business on February 6, 2004 at the address listed below or other locally announced locations:

Small Business Administration, Disaster Area 3 Office, 4400 Amon Carter Blvd., Suite 102, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

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: Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Linn, Montgomery, Wilson and Woodson in the State of Kansas; Barton, Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Jasper, Newton, Platte and Vernon counties in the State of Missouri; and Craig, Nowata and Ottawa counties in the State of Oklahoma.

The interest rates are:

	Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with credit available elsewhere	5.625
Homeowners without credit available elsewhere	2.812
Businesses with credit available elsewhere	5.906
Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere	2.953
Others (including non-profit organizations) with credit available elsewhere	5.500
For Economic Injury:
Businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere	2.953

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 349612. For economic injury the number is 9V1500 for Kansas; 9V1600 for Missouri; and 9V1700 for Oklahoma.

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

Dated: May 6, 2003.

Herbert L. Mitchell,

Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.