# Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Florida
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Small Business Administration.
**ACTION:**
Amendment 1.
**SUMMARY:**
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-4828-DR), dated 09/28/2024.
*Incident:* Hurricane Helene.
*Incident Period:* 09/23/2024 and continuing.
**DATES:**
Issued on 10/01/2024.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 11/27/2024.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 06/30/2025.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov* to apply for a disaster assistance loan.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, 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 State of Florida, dated 09/28/2024, is hereby amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the disaster:
*Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans):* Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Leon, Suwannee.
*Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):*
Florida: Baker, Bradford, Gadsden, Union.
Georgia: Clinch, Echols, Grady.
All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Rafaela Monchek,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience,