31.   The most important benefit from federal relief would be unemployment disaster assistance for fishermen.

32.   This allows self-employed and part-time workers to receive disaster unemployment assistance.

33.   Under current law, only state and local governments, individuals and private nonprofit organizations can receive federal disaster assistance.

34.   Working on new disaster insurance program to replace disaster assistance.

35.   As a short-term solution, San Diego-area consumer groups have called for a rate freeze, and government disaster assistance.

36.   Backers of the legislation say it could pay for itself, if sufficient farmers buy coverage to lessen the pressure on Congress to provide disaster assistance each year.

37.   Claims for disaster assistance would take much longer to process and may be paid in two installments.

38.   Claims for disaster assistance would take much longer to process and may be paid in two installments, Glickman said.

39.   During his half-hour address, Aleman thanked those countries and international organizations that quickly provided disaster relief assistance.

40.   Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Joe Allbaugh toured the area Thursday but stopped short of promising that he would recommend federal disaster assistance.