00-19460. State of North Dakota

In accordance with notices from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dated July 21 and 24, 2000, the above-numbered Declaration is hereby amended to include the following counties in the State of North Dakota as a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms, flooding, and ground saturation: Barnes, Burleigh, Burke, Cavalier, Dickey, Emmons, LaMoure, Logan, Morton, Montrail, Oliver, Pembina, Richland, Renville, Rolette, Sargent, Steele, Stutsman, Towner, and Ward. This Declaration is further amended to establish the incident period for this disaster as beginning on April 5, 2000 and continuing through July 21, 2000.

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 previously designated location: Divide, Dunn, Grant, McIntosh, McKenzie, Sioux, Stark, and Williams Counties in North Dakota; Brown, Campbell, Corson, Marshall, McPherson, and Roberts Counties in South Dakota; and Traverse County, Minnesota. Any counties contiguous to the above-named primary counties and not listed herein have been previously declared.

The economic injury number for the State of South Dakota is 9H8800.

All other information remains the same, i.e., the deadline for filing applications for physical damage is August 26, 2000 and for economic injury the deadline is March 27, 2001.

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

Dated: July 25, 2000.

James E. Rivera,

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.