# Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Small Business Administration.
**ACTION:**
Amendment 1.
**SUMMARY:**
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands, (FEMA-4340-DR), dated 09/20/2017.
*Incident:* Hurricane Maria.
*Incident Period:* 09/16/2017 and continuing.
**DATES:**
Issued on 09/23/2017.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 11/20/2017.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 06/20/2018.
**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, (202) 205-6734.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The notice of the President's major disaster declaration for the U.S. Virgin Islands, dated 09/20/2017, is hereby amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the disaster:
*Primary Areas (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans):* Saint John, Saint Thomas
*Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):* None
All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.