E6-6990. Texas Disaster Number TX-00097

AGENCY:

U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION:

Amendment 8.

SUMMARY:

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-1624-DR), dated January 11, 2006.

Incident: Extreme Wildfire Threat.

Incident Period: November 27, 2005 and continuing.

Effective Date: May 1, 2006.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: May 30, 2006.

EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: October 11, 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 Presidential disaster declaration for the State of Texas, dated January 11, 2006 is hereby amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the disaster:

Primary Counties:

Kerr

Contiguous Counties:

Texas:

Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kimble, Real

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.