(Salem, OR) -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is asking President Biden to approve a disaster declaration for parts of Oregon because of damage from the winter storm in January. The declaration would cover ten counties and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. Seventeen Oregonians were killed during the storm. Peak power outages affected more than 238-thousand people. Several counties are still struggling with repairs from the storm. Losses to small businesses are estimated at 165-million dollars. The preliminary public assistance damage assessment is 48-million dollars.