80 FR 42470 - National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 137 (July 17, 2015)
Food and Nutrition Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 137 (July 17, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 137 (Friday, July 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 42470-42473] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17600] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This Notice announces the annual adjustments to the ``national average payments,'' the amount of money the Federal Government provides States for lunches, afterschool snacks and breakfasts served to children participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; to the ``maximum reimbursement rates,'' the maximum per lunch rate from Federal funds that a State can provide a school food authority for lunches served to children participating in the National School Lunch Program; and to the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to non-needy children in a school or institution which participates in the Special Milk Program for Children. The payments and rates are prescribed on an annual basis each July. The annual payments and rates adjustments for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs reflect changes in the Food Away From Home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. The annual rate adjustment for the Special Milk Program reflects changes in the [[Page 42471]] Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk Products. DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Hortin, Branch Chief, Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA 22302; or phone (703) 305-4375. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Special Milk Program for Children--Pursuant to section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1772), the Department announces the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to non-needy children in a school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program for Children. This rate is adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk Products, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. For the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to a non-needy child in a school or institution which participates in the Special Milk Program is 20.00 cents. This reflects a decrease of 3 cents from the School Year (SY) 2014-15 level, based on the 12.89 percent decrease in the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk Products from May 2014 to May 2015 (from a level of 251.4 in May, as previously published in the Federal Register to 219.0 in May 2015). As a reminder, schools or institutions with pricing programs that elect to serve milk free to eligible children continue to receive the average cost of a half-pint of milk (the total cost of all milk purchased during the claim period divided by the total number of purchased half-pints) for each half-pint served to an eligible child. National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs--Pursuant to sections 11 and 17A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, (42 U.S.C. 1759a and 1766a), and section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), the Department annually announces the adjustments to the National Average Payment Factors and to the maximum Federal reimbursement rates for lunches and afterschool snacks served to children participating in the National School Lunch Program and breakfasts served to children participating in the School Breakfast Program. Adjustments are prescribed each July 1, based on changes in the Food Away From Home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. The changes in the national average payment rates for schools and residential child care institutions for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 reflect a 2.97 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the 12-month period May 2014 to May 2015 (from a level of 247.952 in May 2014, as previously published in the Federal Register to 255.322 in May 2015). Adjustments to the national average payment rates for all lunches served under the National School Lunch Program, breakfasts served under the School Breakfast Program, and afterschool snacks served under the National School Lunch Program are rounded down to the nearest whole cent. Lunch Payment Levels--Section 4 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753) provides general cash for food assistance payments to States to assist schools in purchasing food. The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act provides two different section 4 payment levels for lunches served under the National School Lunch Program. The lower payment level applies to lunches served by school food authorities in which less than 60 percent of the lunches served in the school lunch program during the second preceding school year were served free or at a reduced price. The higher payment level applies to lunches served by school food authorities in which 60 percent or more of the lunches served during the second preceding school year were served free or at a reduced price. To supplement these section 4 payments, section 11 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759 (a)) provides special cash assistance payments to aid schools in providing free and reduced price lunches. The section 11 National Average Payment Factor for each reduced price lunch served is set at 40 cents less than the factor for each free lunch. As authorized under sections 8 and 11 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757 and 1759a), maximum reimbursement rates for each type of lunch are prescribed by the Department in this Notice. These maximum rates are to ensure equitable disbursement of Federal funds to school food authorities. Section 201 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010--Section 201 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 made significant changes to the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. On January 3, 2014, the final rule entitled, ``Certification of Compliance With Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010'' (79 FR 325), was published and provides eligible school food authorities with performance-based cash reimbursement in addition to the general and special cash assistance described above. The final rule requires that school food authorities be certified by the State agency as being in compliance with the updated meal pattern and nutrition standard requirements set forth in amendments to 7 CFR parts 210 and 220 on January 26, 2012, in the final rule entitled ``Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs'' (77 FR 4088). Certified school food authorities are eligible to receive performance-based cash assistance for each reimbursable lunch served (an additional six cents per lunch available beginning October 1, 2012, and adjusted annually thereafter). Afterschool Snack Payments in Afterschool Care Programs--Section 17A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) establishes National Average Payments for free, reduced price and paid afterschool snacks as part of the National School Lunch Program. Breakfast Payment Factors--Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) establishes National Average Payment Factors for free, reduced price and paid breakfasts served under the School Breakfast Program and additional payments for free and reduced price breakfasts served in schools determined to be in ``severe need'' because they serve a high percentage of needy children. Revised Payments The following specific section 4, section 11 and section 17A National Average Payment Factors and maximum reimbursement rates for lunch, the afterschool snack rates, and the breakfast rates are in effect from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Due to a higher cost of living, the average payments and maximum reimbursements for Alaska and Hawaii are higher than those for all other States. The District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam use the figures specified for the contiguous States. National School Lunch Program Payments Section 4 National Average Payment Factors--In school food authorities which served less than 60 percent free and reduced price lunches in School [[Page 42472]] Year (SY) 2013-14, the payments for meals served are: Contiguous States--paid rate--29 cents (1 cent increase from the SY 2014-15 level), free and reduced price rate--29 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--37 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska--paid rate--48 cents (2 cents increase), free and reduced price rate--48 cents (2 cents increase), maximum rate--58 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii--paid rate--34 cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced price rate--34 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--42 cents (1 cent increase). In school food authorities which served 60 percent or more free and reduced price lunches in School Year 2013-14, payments are: Contiguous States--paid rate--31 cents (1 cent increase from the SY 2014-15 level), free and reduced price rate--31 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--37 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska--paid rate--50 cents (2 cents increase), free and reduced price rate--50 cents (2 cents increase), maximum rate--58 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii--paid rate--36 cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced price rate--36 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--42 cents (1 cent increase). School food authorities certified to receive the performance-based cash assistance will receive an additional 6 cents (adjusted annually) added to the above amounts as part of their section 4 payments. Section 11 National Average Payment Factors--Contiguous States-- free lunch--278 cents (8 cents increase from the SY 2014-15 level), reduced price lunch--238 cents (8 cents increase); Alaska--free lunch-- 451 cents (13 cents increase), reduced price lunch--411 cents (13 cents increase); Hawaii--free lunch--326 cents (10 cents increase), reduced price lunch--286 cents (10 cents increase). Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs--The payments are: Contiguous States--free snack--84 cents (2 cents increase from the SY 2014-15 level), reduced price snack--42 cents (1 cent increase), paid snack--07 cents (no change); Alaska--free snack -137 cents (4 cents increase), reduced price snack--68 cents (2 cents increase), paid snack--12 cents (no change); Hawaii--free snack--99 cents (3 cents increase), reduced price snack--49 cents (1 cent increase), paid snack--09 cents (1 cent increase) . School Breakfast Program Payments For schools ``not in severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous States--free breakfast--166 cents (4 cents increase from the SY 2014-15 level), reduced price breakfast--136 cents (4 cents increase), paid breakfast--29 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska--free breakfast--266 cents (7 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--236 cents (7 cents increase), paid breakfast--43 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii--free breakfast--194 cents (6 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--164 cents (6 cents increase), paid breakfast--33 cents (1 cent increase). For schools in ``severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous States--free breakfast--199 cents (6 cents increase from the SY 2014-15 level), reduced price breakfast--169 cents (6 cents increase), paid breakfast--29 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska--free breakfast--319 cents (9 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--289 cents (9 cents increase), paid breakfast--43 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii--free breakfast--232 cents (7 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--202 cents (7 cents increase), paid breakfast--33 cents (1 cent increase). Payment Chart The following chart illustrates the lunch National Average Payment Factors with the sections 4 and 11 already combined to indicate the per lunch amount; the maximum lunch reimbursement rates; the reimbursement rates for afterschool snacks served in afterschool care programs; the breakfast National Average Payment Factors including ``severe need'' schools; and the milk reimbursement rate. All amounts are expressed in dollars or fractions thereof. The payment factors and reimbursement rates used for the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam are those specified for the contiguous States. School Programs--Meal, Snack and Milk Payments to States and School Food Authorities [Expressed in dollars or fractions thereof] [Effective from: July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less than 60% 60% or more + Maximum rate + National school lunch program \1\ Less than 60% + 6 cents \2\ 60% or more 6 cents \2\ Maximum rate 6 cents \2\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contiguous States: Paid................................................ 0.29 0.35 0.31 0.37 0.37 0.43 Reduced price....................................... 2.67 2.73 2.69 2.75 2.84 2.90 Free................................................ 3.07 3.13 3.09 3.15 3.24 3.30 Alaska: Paid................................................ 0.48 0.54 0.50 0.56 0.58 0.64 Reduced price....................................... 4.59 4.65 4.61 4.67 4.83 4.89 Free................................................ 4.99 5.05 5.01 5.07 5.23 5.29 Hawaii: Paid................................................ 0.34 0.40 0.36 0.42 0.42 0.48 Reduced price....................................... 3.20 3.26 3.22 3.28 3.38 3.44 Free................................................ 3.60 3.66 3.62 3.68 3.78 3.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-severe School breakfast program need Severe need ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTIGUOUS STATES: Paid................................ 0.29 0.29 Reduced price....................... 1.36 1.69 Free................................ 1.66 1.99 ALASKA: Paid................................ 0.43 0.43 Reduced price....................... 2.36 2.89 Free................................ 2.66 3.19 HAWAII: Paid................................ 0.33 0.33 [[Page 42473]] Reduced price....................... 1.64 2.02 Free................................ 1.94 2.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special milk Program All milk Paid milk Free milk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pricing programs without free option....... 0.20 N/A N/A. Pricing programs with free option.......... N/A 0.20 Average Cost Per \1/2\ Pint of Milk. Nonpricing programs........................ 0.20 N/A N/A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Afterschool Snacks Served in Afterschool Care Programs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTIGUOUS STATES: Paid............................................. 0.07 Reduced price.................................... 0.42 Free............................................. 0.84 ALASKA: Paid............................................. 0.12 Reduced price.................................... 0.68 Free............................................. 1.37 HAWAII: Paid............................................. 0.09 Reduced price.................................... 0.49 Free............................................. 0.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Payment listed for Free and Reduced Price Lunches include both section 4 and section 11 funds. \2\ Performance-based cash reimbursement (adjusted annually for inflation). This action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) and thus is exempt from the provisions of that Act. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements have been included that are subject to approval from the Office of Management and Budget. This notice has been determined to be not significant and was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget in conformance with Executive Order 12866. National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs are listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.555, No. 10.553 and No. 10.556, respectively, and are subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR 415.3-415.6). Authority: Sections 4, 8, 11 and 17A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757, 1759a, 1766a) and sections 3 and 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)). Dated: July 12, 2015. Audrey Rowe, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2015-17600 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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using the collected information to fulfill Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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and the title of the information reporting burden for the collection of average payments,’’ the amount of
collection of this issue of the Federal information is estimated to average 15 money the Federal Government
Register. You may submit comments by minutes per response. The travel time, provides States for lunches, afterschool
any of the following methods: which is included in the total annual snacks and breakfasts served to children
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per participating in the National School
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the respondent. Lunch and School Breakfast Programs;
online instructions for submitting Respondents: Producers. to the ‘‘maximum reimbursement rates,’’
comments. Estimated Number of Respondents: the maximum per lunch rate from
• Mail: Clay Lagasse, Common 135,000. Federal funds that a State can provide
Provisions Section, Production Estimated Number of Responses per a school food authority for lunches
Emergencies and Compliance Division, Respondent: 1. served to children participating in the
USDA, FSA, Farm Programs, 1400 Estimated Total Annual of Responses: National School Lunch Program; and to
Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 135,000. the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint
0517, Washington, DC 20250–0517. Estimated Average Time per of milk served to non-needy children in
You may also send comments to the Response: 1.25 hours. a school or institution which
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Estimated Total Annual Burden participates in the Special Milk Program
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Hours: 168,750 hours. for Children. The payments and rates
Office of Management and Budget, We are requesting comments on all are prescribed on an annual basis each
aspects of this information collection to July. The annual payments and rates
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Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested help us: adjustments for the National School
by contacting Clay Lagasse at the above (1) Evaluate whether the proposed Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
address. collection of information is necessary reflect changes in the Food Away From
for the proper performance of the Home series of the Consumer Price
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay functions of the agency, including Index for All Urban Consumers. The
Lagasse, (202) 205–9893. whether the information will have annual rate adjustment for the Special
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: practical utility; Milk Program reflects changes in the
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Year (SY) 2013–14, the payments for Section 11 National Average Payment 194 cents (6 cents increase), reduced
meals served are: Contiguous States— Factors—Contiguous States—free price breakfast—164 cents (6 cents
paid rate—29 cents (1 cent increase lunch—278 cents (8 cents increase from increase), paid breakfast—33 cents (1
from the SY 2014–15 level), free and the SY 2014–15 level), reduced price cent increase).
reduced price rate—29 cents (1 cent lunch—238 cents (8 cents increase); For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the
increase), maximum rate—37 cents (1 Alaska—free lunch—451 cents (13 cents payments are: Contiguous States—free
cent increase); Alaska—paid rate—48 increase), reduced price lunch—411 breakfast—199 cents (6 cents increase
cents (2 cents increase), free and cents (13 cents increase); Hawaii—free from the SY 2014–15 level), reduced
reduced price rate—48 cents (2 cents lunch—326 cents (10 cents increase), price breakfast—169 cents (6 cents
increase), maximum rate—58 cents (1 reduced price lunch—286 cents (10 increase), paid breakfast—29 cents (1
cent increase); Hawaii—paid rate—34 cents increase). cent increase); Alaska—free breakfast—
cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool 319 cents (9 cents increase), reduced
price rate—34 cents (1 cent increase), Care Programs—The payments are: price breakfast—289 cents (9 cents
maximum rate—42 cents (1 cent Contiguous States—free snack—84 cents increase), paid breakfast—43 cents (1
increase). (2 cents increase from the SY 2014–15 cent increase); Hawaii—free breakfast—
In school food authorities which level), reduced price snack—42 cents (1 232 cents (7 cents increase), reduced
served 60 percent or more free and cent increase), paid snack—07 cents (no price breakfast—202 cents (7 cents
reduced price lunches in School Year change); Alaska—free snack –137 cents increase), paid breakfast—33 cents (1
2013–14, payments are: Contiguous (4 cents increase), reduced price cent increase).
States—paid rate—31 cents (1 cent snack—68 cents (2 cents increase), paid
Payment Chart
increase from the SY 2014–15 level), snack—12 cents (no change); Hawaii—
free and reduced price rate—31 cents (1 free snack—99 cents (3 cents increase), The following chart illustrates the
cent increase), maximum rate—37 cents reduced price snack—49 cents (1 cent lunch National Average Payment
(1 cent increase); Alaska—paid rate—50 increase), paid snack—09 cents (1 cent Factors with the sections 4 and 11
cents (2 cents increase), free and increase) . already combined to indicate the per
reduced price rate—50 cents (2 cents lunch amount; the maximum lunch
School Breakfast Program Payments reimbursement rates; the reimbursement
increase), maximum rate—58 cents (1
cent increase); Hawaii—paid rate—36 For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the rates for afterschool snacks served in
cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced payments are: Contiguous States—free afterschool care programs; the breakfast
price rate—36 cents (1 cent increase), breakfast—166 cents (4 cents increase National Average Payment Factors
maximum rate—42 cents (1 cent from the SY 2014–15 level), reduced including ‘‘severe need’’ schools; and
increase). price breakfast—136 cents (4 cents the milk reimbursement rate. All
School food authorities certified to increase), paid breakfast—29 cents (1 amounts are expressed in dollars or
receive the performance-based cash cent increase); Alaska—free breakfast— fractions thereof. The payment factors
assistance will receive an additional 6 266 cents (7 cents increase), reduced and reimbursement rates used for the
cents (adjusted annually) added to the price breakfast—236 cents (7 cents District of Columbia, Virgin Islands,
above amounts as part of their section increase), paid breakfast—43 cents (1 Puerto Rico and Guam are those
4 payments. cent increase); Hawaii—free breakfast— specified for the contiguous States.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS—MEAL, SNACK AND MILK PAYMENTS TO STATES AND SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES
[Expressed in dollars or fractions thereof]
[Effective from: July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016]
Less than 60% 60% or more Maximum rate
National school lunch program 1 Less than 60% + 6 cents 2 60% or more + 6 cents 2 Maximum rate + 6 cents 2
Contiguous States:
Paid ................................................... 0.29 0.35 0.31 0.37 0.37 0.43
Reduced price ................................... 2.67 2.73 2.69 2.75 2.84 2.90
Free ................................................... 3.07 3.13 3.09 3.15 3.24 3.30
Alaska:
Paid ................................................... 0.48 0.54 0.50 0.56 0.58 0.64
Reduced price ................................... 4.59 4.65 4.61 4.67 4.83 4.89
Free ................................................... 4.99 5.05 5.01 5.07 5.23 5.29
Hawaii:
Paid ................................................... 0.34 0.40 0.36 0.42 0.42 0.48
Reduced price ................................... 3.20 3.26 3.22 3.28 3.38 3.44
Free ................................................... 3.60 3.66 3.62 3.68 3.78 3.84
Non-severe
School breakfast program Severe need
need
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
Paid ................................................................................................................................................................... 0.29 0.29
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Reduced price .................................................................................................................................................. 1.36 1.69
Free .................................................................................................................................................................. 1.66 1.99
ALASKA:
Paid ................................................................................................................................................................... 0.43 0.43
Reduced price .................................................................................................................................................. 2.36 2.89
Free .................................................................................................................................................................. 2.66 3.19
HAWAII:
Paid ................................................................................................................................................................... 0.33 0.33
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Non-severe
School breakfast program Severe need
need
Reduced price .................................................................................................................................................. 1.64 2.02
Free .................................................................................................................................................................. 1.94 2.32
Special milk Program All milk Paid milk Free milk
Pricing programs without free option ...................................................................................... 0.20 N/A N/A.
Pricing programs with free option ........................................................................................... N/A 0.20 Average Cost Per
1⁄2 Pint of Milk.
Nonpricing programs ............................................................................................................... 0.20 N/A N/A.
Afterschool Snacks Served in Afterschool Care Programs
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
Paid ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.07
Reduced price ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.42
Free ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 0.84
ALASKA:
Paid ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.12
Reduced price ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.68
Free ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1.37
HAWAII:
Paid ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.09
Reduced price ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.49
Free ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 0.99
1 Payment listed for Free and Reduced Price Lunches include both section 4 and section 11 funds.
2 Performance-based cash reimbursement (adjusted annually for inflation).
This action is not a rule as defined by DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE V, and final rule related notice
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. published at 48 FR 29114, June 24,
601–612) and thus is exempt from the Food and Nutrition Service 1983.)
provisions of that Act. This notice imposes no new reporting
Food Distribution Program: Value of or recordkeeping provisions that are
In accordance with the Paperwork Donated Foods From July 1, 2015
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), subject to Office of Management and
Through June 30, 2016 Budget review in accordance with the
no new recordkeeping or reporting
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
requirements have been included that
USDA. U.S.C. 3507). This action is not a rule
are subject to approval from the Office
ACTION: Notice.
as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility
of Management and Budget. Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612) and thus is
This notice has been determined to be SUMMARY: This notice announces the exempt from the provisions of that Act.
not significant and was reviewed by the national average value of donated foods This notice was reviewed by the Office
Office of Management and Budget in or, where applicable, cash in lieu of of Management and Budget under
conformance with Executive Order donated foods, to be provided in school Executive Order 12866.
12866. year 2016 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, National Average Minimum Value of
National School Lunch, School 2016) for each lunch served by schools Donated Foods for the Period July 1,
Breakfast and Special Milk Programs are participating in the National School 2015 Through June 30, 2016
listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each
lunch and supper served by institutions This notice implements mandatory
Assistance under No. 10.555, No. 10.553
participating in the Child and Adult provisions of sections 6(c) and
and No. 10.556, respectively, and are
Care Food Program (CACFP). 17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell
subject to the provisions of Executive National School Lunch Act (the Act) (42
Order 12372, which requires DATES: Effective date: July 1, 2015.
U.S.C. 1755(c) and 1766(h)(1)(B)).
intergovernmental consultation with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the Act establishes
State and local officials. (See 2 CFR Carolyn Smalkowski, Program Analyst, the national average value of donated
415.3–415.6). Policy Branch, Food Distribution food assistance to be given to States for
Division, Food and Nutrition Service, each lunch served in the NSLP at 11.00
Authority: Sections 4, 8, 11 and 17A of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 cents per meal. Pursuant to section
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 6(c)(1)(B), this amount is subject to
Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757,
22302–1594; or telephone (703) 305– annual adjustments on July 1 of each
1759a, 1766a) and sections 3 and 4(b) of the
Child Nutrition Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C.
2680. year to reflect changes in a three-month
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These average value of the Producer Price
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1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)).
Dated: July 12, 2015. programs are listed in the Catalog of Index for Foods Used in Schools and
Federal Domestic Assistance under Nos. Institutions for March, April, and May
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10.555 and 10.558 and are subject to the each year (Price Index). Section
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. provisions of Executive Order 12372, 17(h)(1)(B) of the Act provides that the
[FR Doc. 2015–17600 Filed 7–16–15; 8:45 am] which requires intergovernmental same value of donated foods (or cash in
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P consultation with State and local lieu of donated foods) for school
officials. (See 7 CFR part 3015, subpart lunches shall also be established for
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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 | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | These rates are effective from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. | |
| Contact | Steve Hortin, Branch Chief, Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA 22302; or phone (703) 305-4375. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 42470 |
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