DCLPublicationDate: 4/1/97 DCLID: Disaster Letter-97-10 AwardYear: Summary: Declared disaster areas for recent tornadoes in Tennessee. SUMMARY: Declared disaster areas for recent tornadoes in Tennessee. Dear Guaranty Agency Director: President Clinton has declared the following five counties in Tennessee to be disaster areas because of tornadoes that struck them on March 28: TENNESSEE: Bradley, Hamilton, Polk, Sequatchie, and Smith. The list of designated disaster areas for borrower-initiated 90-day forbearances under the guidelines first outlined in the January 14, 1997 "Dear Guaranty Agency Director" letter is complete as of the date of this letter. We will notify you if additional areas are designated by the President or the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Lenders and guaranty agencies may contact the Department's toll-free number at 1-800-433-7327, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST for further updates. This letter has also been sent to each regional office of the Department, plus the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Inc., the Consumer Bankers Association, and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Sincerely, Pamela A. Moran Chief, Loans Branch Policy Development Division Student Financial Assistance Programs |