# U.S. Virgin Islands Disaster #VI-00001
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Small Business Administration.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands dated 10/31/2008.
*Incident:* Hurricane Omar.
*Incident Period:* 10/14/2008 through 10/16/2008.
*Effective Date:* 10/31/2008.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 12/30/2008.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 07/31/2009.
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, 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:**
Notice is hereby given that as a result of the Administrator's disaster declaration, applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:
*Primary Island* : Saint Croix.
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere | 5.750 |
| Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.875 |
| Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere | 8.000 |
| Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) with Credit Available Elsewhere | 5.250 |
| Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 11517 8 and for economic injury is 11518 0.
The Island which received an EIDL Declaration # is Saint Croix.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Dated: October 31, 2008.
Jovita Carranza,
Deputy Administrator.