00-24476. State of Florida

Duval County and the contiguous counties of Baker, Clay, Nassau, and St. Johns in the State of Florida constitute a disaster area due to damages caused by heavy rains and flooding that occurred on September 6 and 7, 2000. Applications for loans for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on November 13, 2000 and for economic injury until the close of business on June 13, 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.

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 329406 for physical damage and 9I7800 for economic injury.

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

Dated: September 13, 2000.

Fred Hochberg,

Deputy Administrator.