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SBA Disaster Assistance -- Field Operations Center- East - One Baltimore
Place, Suite 300 - Atlanta, GA 30308

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**Release Date:** February 14, 2007 **Contact:** Michael Lampton

**Release Number:** 07-243, PA 10794/10795 **Phone:** 404-347-3771

**SBA DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTER TO CLOSE**

**FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY, FEBRUARY 19;**

**CLOSING PERMANENTLY ON FEBRUARY 22**

**Bedford, Pa.**--The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today
that its Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Pennsylvania will close on
**Monday, February 19**, in recognition of President's Day. The Center
will resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 20 and will remain
open until Thursday, February 22, 2007.

Additionally, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced
today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Disaster Loan
Outreach Center located in Bedford County will close **Thursday,
February 22, 2007** at the close of business.

SBA urges disaster victims to visit the Center before the closing to
obtain one-on-one assistance and information about SBA's disaster
assistance program. SBA also encourages those victims who receive
applications to return the completed applications as quickly as
possible. The Center is located at:

**[BEDFORD COUNTY]{.underline}**

Bedford County Emergency Management Office

130 W. Vondersmith Avenue

Bedford, PA 15522

Hours: Monday, Feb. 12 - Friday; Feb. 16; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

> Tuesday, Feb. 20 - Thursday; Feb. 22; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

**Closing: Thursday, Feb. 22 at close of business**

"We want to express our sincere gratitude to the staff of the Bedford
County Emergency Management Office," said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA
Field Operations Center East. "By providing the facility for our
Disaster Loan Outreach Center, they have helped disaster victims in
their community. We deeply appreciate their generosity."

Anyone unable to visit the Center may obtain an application or SBA
program information by calling the SBA's Customer Service Center at
1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired), Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. (EST). Business loan applications can
also be downloaded from the SBA website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance)[.]{.underline}
Completed applications should be returned to the Center or mailed to:
U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center,
14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX. 76155.

**The application deadline for physical damage is March 26, 2007; the
deadline for economic injury applications is October 25, 2007.**

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*For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit our
website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance)*