80 FR 23243 - Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)

Page Range		23243-23243
FR Document		2015-09720

This rule proposes changes to the meal pattern requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to better align the meal patterns with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA). The proposed changes are based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, science-based recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in the report Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All, and input from stakeholders, as well as cost and practical considerations for CACFP institutions and facilities. In addition, this proposal would make additional revisions to the health and wellness components of CACFP to reflect several requirements set forth in the HHFKA, including making changes to the purpose of the Program and making water available to Program participants. Several of these changes would be extended to the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Special Milk Program to increase consistency across all Child Nutrition Programs. Implementation of this proposed rule would serve as a step towards more nutritious meals that improve the dietary habits of participants in day care. The comment period is being extended to provide additional time for interested parties to review this propose rule, to May 27, 2015.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

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[FNS-2011-0029]
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Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related 
to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This rule proposes changes to the meal pattern requirements 
for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to better align the 
meal patterns with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as 
required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA). The 
proposed changes are based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 
science-based recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine of the 
National Academies in the report Child and Adult Care Food Program: 
Aligning Dietary Guidance for All, and input from stakeholders, as well 
as cost and practical considerations for CACFP institutions and 
facilities. In addition, this proposal would make additional revisions 
to the health and wellness components of CACFP to reflect several 
requirements set forth in the HHFKA, including making changes to the 
purpose of the Program and making water available to Program 
participants. Several of these changes would be extended to the 
National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Special 
Milk Program to increase consistency across all Child Nutrition 
Programs. Implementation of this proposed rule would serve as a step 
towards more nutritious meals that improve the dietary habits of 
participants in day care. The comment period is being extended to 
provide additional time for interested parties to review this propose 
rule, to May 27, 2015.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that was published on 
January 15, 2015 (80 FR 2037) has been extended from April 15, 2015 to 
May 27, 2015. To be assured of consideration, comments must be 
postmarked on or before May 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA, invites 
interested persons to submit comments on this proposed rule. In order 
to ensure proper receipt, comments may be submitted through one of the 
following methods only:
     Preferred method: Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Written comments should be addressed to Tina Namian, 
Branch Chief, Policy and Program Development Division, Child Nutrition 
Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, Post 
Office Box 66874, St. Louis, Missouri 63166.
    Comments sent by other methods not listed above will not be able to 
be accepted and subsequently not posted. Comments submitted in response 
to this rule will be included in the record and will be made available 
to the public. Please be advised that the substance of the comments and 
the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments 
will be subject to public disclosure. USDA will make the comments 
publicly available on the Internet via http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Namian, Branch Chief, Policy and 
Program Development Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and 
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center 
Drive, Room 1206, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594, 703-305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    This proposed rule sets forth proposed revisions to implement 
amendments made to Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (NSLA), 42 U.S.C. 1766, by section 221 of Public Law 111-296, 
the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA), for day care 
institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program 
(CACFP), schools serving infants and young children, ages four and 
under, who participate in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) or 
National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and schools and institutions 
serving children of all ages who participate in the Special Milk 
Program (SMP).
    The amendments made by the HHFKA require the Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) through its CACFP to promote health and wellness in 
child care settings through guidance and technical assistance that 
focuses on nutrition, physical activity, and limiting electronic media 
use. More specifically, the amendments to the NSLA made by the HHFKA 
require USDA to review the CACFP meal patterns and make them consistent 
with (a) the most recent version of the Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans, (b) the most recent relevant nutrition science, and (c) 
appropriate authoritative scientific agency and organization 
recommendations. These updates should occur no less frequently than 
every 10 years. As the Dietary Guidelines and science evolve, USDA will 
continue to provide guidance, as needed, to support CACFP's nutrition 
and wellness goals. In formulating this proposed rule, the USDA relied 
primarily on recommendations included in the Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans, 2010, and Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning 
Dietary Guidance for All, a 2010 report prepared for USDA by the 
Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies, http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/Child-and-Adult-Care-Food-Program-Aligning-Dietary-Guidance-for-All.aspx. In reviewing the recommendations, USDA 
recognized that changes to the meal pattern must be sensitive to cost 
and practical application. With this in mind, a number of revisions to 
the meal pattern have been proposed, as well as optional best practices 
that facilities may choose to implement. The comment period is extended 
to provide additional time for interested parties to review and submit 
comments on the proposed meal pattern changes until May 27, 2015.

    Dated: April 20, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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Monday, April 27, 2015

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER interested parties to review this propose four and under, who participate in the
contains notices to the public of the proposed rule, to May 27, 2015. School Breakfast Program (SBP) or
issuance of rules and regulations. The DATES: The comment period for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP),
purpose of these notices is to give interested proposed rule that was published on and schools and institutions serving
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
January 15, 2015 (80 FR 2037) has been children of all ages who participate in
rules. extended from April 15, 2015 to May 27, the Special Milk Program (SMP).
2015. To be assured of consideration, The amendments made by the
comments must be postmarked on or
HHFKA require the Department of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE before May 27, 2015.
Agriculture (USDA) through its CACFP
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition
Food and Nutrition Service to promote health and wellness in child
Service (FNS), USDA, invites interested
care settings through guidance and
persons to submit comments on this
7 CFR Parts 210, 215, 220, and 226 technical assistance that focuses on
proposed rule. In order to ensure proper
receipt, comments may be submitted nutrition, physical activity, and limiting
[FNS–2011–0029] electronic media use. More specifically,
through one of the following methods
RIN 0584–AE18 only: the amendments to the NSLA made by
• Preferred method: Federal the HHFKA require USDA to review the
Child and Adult Care Food Program: eRulemaking Portal at http:// CACFP meal patterns and make them
Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the www.regulations.gov. Follow the online consistent with (a) the most recent
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; instructions for submitting comments. version of the Dietary Guidelines for
Extension of Comment Period • Mail: Written comments should be Americans, (b) the most recent relevant
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, addressed to Tina Namian, Branch nutrition science, and (c) appropriate
USDA. Chief, Policy and Program Development authoritative scientific agency and
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of Division, Child Nutrition Programs, organization recommendations. These
comment period. Food and Nutrition Service, Department updates should occur no less frequently
of Agriculture, Post Office Box 66874, than every 10 years. As the Dietary
SUMMARY: This rule proposes changes to St. Louis, Missouri 63166. Guidelines and science evolve, USDA
the meal pattern requirements for the Comments sent by other methods not will continue to provide guidance, as
Child and Adult Care Food Program listed above will not be able to be needed, to support CACFP’s nutrition
(CACFP) to better align the meal accepted and subsequently not posted. and wellness goals. In formulating this
patterns with the 2010 Dietary Comments submitted in response to this
proposed rule, the USDA relied
Guidelines for Americans, as required rule will be included in the record and
primarily on recommendations included
by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of will be made available to the public.
Please be advised that the substance of in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans,
2010 (HHFKA). The proposed changes
are based on the Dietary Guidelines for the comments and the identity of the 2010, and Child and Adult Care Food
Americans, science-based individuals or entities submitting the Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for
recommendations made by the Institute comments will be subject to public All, a 2010 report prepared for USDA by
of Medicine of the National Academies disclosure. USDA will make the the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the
in the report Child and Adult Care Food comments publicly available on the National Academies, http://
Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for Internet via http://www.regulations.gov. www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/Child-and-
All, and input from stakeholders, as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Adult-Care-Food-Program-Aligning-
well as cost and practical considerations Namian, Branch Chief, Policy and Dietary-Guidance-for-All.aspx. In
for CACFP institutions and facilities. In Program Development Division, Child reviewing the recommendations, USDA
addition, this proposal would make Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition recognized that changes to the meal
additional revisions to the health and Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, pattern must be sensitive to cost and
wellness components of CACFP to 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1206, practical application. With this in mind,
reflect several requirements set forth in Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594, a number of revisions to the meal
the HHFKA, including making changes 703–305–2590. pattern have been proposed, as well as
to the purpose of the Program and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: optional best practices that facilities
making water available to Program may choose to implement. The
participants. Several of these changes Background
comment period is extended to provide
would be extended to the National This proposed rule sets forth additional time for interested parties to
School Lunch Program, School proposed revisions to implement review and submit comments on the
Breakfast Program, and Special Milk amendments made to Section 17 of the proposed meal pattern changes until
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Program to increase consistency across Richard B. Russell National School May 27, 2015.
all Child Nutrition Programs. Lunch Act (NSLA), 42 U.S.C. 1766, by
Implementation of this proposed rule section 221 of Public Law 111–296, the Dated: April 20, 2015.
would serve as a step towards more Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Audrey Rowe,
nutritious meals that improve the (HHFKA), for day care institutions Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
dietary habits of participants in day participating in the Child and Adult [FR Doc. 2015–09720 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am]
care. The comment period is being Care Food Program (CACFP), schools BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
Dates		The comment period for the proposed rule that was published on January 15, 2015 (80 FR 2037) has been extended from April 15, 2015 to May 27, 2015. To be assured of consideration, comments must be postmarked on or before May 27, 2015.
Contact		Tina Namian, Branch Chief, Policy and Program Development Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1206, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594, 703-305-2590.
FR Citation		80 FR 23243
RIN Number		0584-AE18
CFR Citation		7 CFR 210 7 CFR 215 7 CFR 220 7 CFR 226

80 FR 23243 - Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service