83 FR 34105 - 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 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)
Food and Nutrition Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 34105-34108] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-15465] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 that participates in the Special Milk Program for Children. 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 Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk Products. Further adjustments are made to these rates to reflect higher costs of providing meals in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The payments and rates are prescribed on an annual basis each July. DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief, Program Monitoring and Operational Support [[Page 34106]] Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA 22302-1594. 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. 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. 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. Performanced-Based Reimbursement--In addition to the funding mentioned above, school food authorized certified as meeting the meal pattern and nutrition standard requirements set forth in 7 CFR 210 and 220 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. Adjusted 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, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Due to a higher cost of living, the average payments and maximum reimbursements for Alaska, Puerto Rico and Hawaii are higher than those for all other States. The District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Guam use the figures specified for the contiguous States. These rates do not include the value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods which schools receive as additional assistance for each meal served to participants under the Program. A notice announcing the value of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods is published separately in the Federal Register. 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. Special Milk Program Payments For the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to a non-needy child in a school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program is 20.50 cents reflecting a decrease of 0.25 cents from the School Year (SY) 2017-2018 level.This change is based on the 0.22 percent decrease in the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk Products from May 2017 to May 2018. 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 Program Payments Overall, payments for the National School Lunch Program and the Afterschool Snack Program either remained the same or increased from last years payments due to a 2.68 percent increase in the national average payment rates for schools and residential child care institutions for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the 12-month period May 2017 to May 2018 (from a level of 268.128 in May 2017, as previously published in the Federal Register to 275.307 in May 2018). These changes are reflected below. Section 4 National Average Payment Factors--In school food authorities that served less than 60 percent free and reduced price lunches in School Year (SY) 2016-2017, the payments for meals served are: Contiguous States--paid rate--31 cents (no change from the SY 2017-2018 level), free and reduced price rate--31 cents (no change), maximum rate--39 cents (no change); Alaska--paid rate--51 cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced price rate--51 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--61 cents (no change); Hawaii and Puerto Rico--paid rate-- 37 cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced price rate-- [[Page 34107]] 37 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--45 cents (no change). In school food authorities that served 60 percent or more free and reduced price lunches in School Year 2016-2017, payments are: Contiguous States--paid rate--33 cents (no change from the SY 2017-2018 level), free and reduced price rate--33 cents (no change), maximum rate--39 cents (no change); Alaska--paid rate--53 cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced price rate--53 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--61 cents (no change); Hawaii and Puerto Rico--paid rate-- 39 cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced price rate--39 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--45 cents (no change). 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--3 dollars (8 cents increase from the SY 2017-2018 level), reduced price lunch--2 dollars and 60 cents (8 cents increase); Alaska--free lunch--4 dollars and 87 cents (13 cents increase), reduced price lunch--4 dollars and 47 cents (13 cents increase); Hawaii and Puerto Rico--free lunch--3 dollars and 51 cents (9 cents increase), reduced price lunch--3 dollars and 11 cents (9 cents increase). Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs--The payments are: Contiguous States--free snack--91 cents (3 cents increase from the SY 2017-2018 level), reduced price snack--45 cents (1 cent increase), paid snack--8 cents (no change); Alaska--free snack--1 dollar and 48 cents (4 cents increase), reduced price snack--74 cents (2 cents increase), paid snack--13 cents (no change); Hawaii and Puerto Rico--free snack--1 dollar and 6 cents (2 cents increase), reduced price snack--53 cents (1 cent increase), paid snack--9 cents (no change). School Breakfast Program Payments Overall, payments for the National School Breakfast Program either remained the same or increased from last years payments due to a 2.68 percent increase in the national average payment rates for schools and residential child care institutions for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the 12-month period May 2017 to May 2018 (from a level of 268.128 in May 2017, as previously published in the Federal Register to 275.307 in May 2018). These changes are reflected below. For schools ``not in severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous States--free breakfast--1 dollar and 79 cents (4 cents increase from the SY 2017-2018 level), reduced price breakfast--1 dollar and 49 cents (4 cents increase), paid breakfast--31 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska--free breakfast--2 dollars and 87 cents (8 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--2 dollars and 57 cents (8 cents increase), paid breakfast--46 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto Rico-- free breakfast--2 dollars and 9 cents (6 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--1 dollar and 79 cents (6 cents increase), paid breakfast--35 cents (1 cent increase). For schools in ``severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous States--free breakfast--2 dollars and 14 cents (5 cents increase from the SY 2017-2018 level), reduced price breakfast--1 dollar and 84 cents (5 cents increase), paid breakfast--31 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska--free breakfast--3 dollars and 43 cents (8 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--3 dollars and 13 cents (8 cents increase), paid breakfast--46 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto Rico-- free breakfast--2 dollars and 50 cents (7 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--2 dollars and 20 cents (7 cents increase), paid breakfast--35 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, 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, 2018-June 30, 2019] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less than 60% or Maximum National school lunch program \1\ Less than 60% +6 60% or more +6 Maximum rate +6 60% cents \2\ more cents \2\ rate cents \2\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTIGUOUS STATES: PAID...................................... 0.31 0.37 0.33 0.39 0.30 0.45 REDUCED PRICE............................. 2.91 2.97 2.93 2.99 3.08 3.14 FREE...................................... 3.31 3.37 3.33 3.39 3.48 3.54 ALASKA: PAID...................................... 0.51 0.57 0.53 0.59 0.62 0.67 REDUCED PRICE............................. 4.98 5.04 5.00 5.06 5.22 5.28 FREE...................................... 5.38 5.44 5.40 5.46 5.62 5.68 HAWAII and PUERTO RICO: PAID...................................... 0.37 0.43 0.39 0.45 0.45 0.51 REDUCED PRICE............................. 3.48 3.54 3.50 3.56 3.66 3.73 FREE...................................... 3.88 3.94 3.90 3.96 4.06 4.12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-severe School breakfast program need Severe need ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTIGUOUS STATES: PAID................................ 0.31 0.31 REDUCED PRICE....................... 1.49 1.84 FREE................................ 1.79 2.14 ALASKA: PAID................................ 0.46 0.46 REDUCED PRICE....................... 2.57 3.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 34108]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-severe School breakfast program need Severe need ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FREE................................ 2.87 3.43 HAWAII and PUERTO RICO: PAID................................ 0.35 0.35 REDUCED PRICE....................... 1.79 2.20 FREE................................ 2.09 2.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special milk program All milk Paid milk Free milk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE 0.2050 N/A N/A. OPTION. PRICING PROGRAMS WITH FREE N/A 0.2050 Average Cost Per 1/2 Pint of Milk. OPTION. NONPRICING PROGRAMS............. 0.2050 N/A N/A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After school snacks served in after school care programs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTIGUOUS STATES: PAID................................................ 0.08 REDUCED PRICE....................................... 0.45 FREE................................................ 0.91 ALASKA: PAID................................................ 0.13 REDUCED PRICE....................................... 0.74 FREE................................................ 1.48 HAWAII and PUERTO RICO: PAID................................................ 0.09 REDUCED PRICE....................................... 0.53 FREE................................................ 1.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \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 13, 2018. Brandon Lipps, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2018-15465 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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No agency, officer, or employee of the average payments, the amount of money
collection of information, including the USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
validity of the method and assumptions the Federal Government provides States
color, national origin, religion, sex, for lunches, afterschool snacks, and
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, gender identity, sexual orientation,
utility, and clarity of the information to breakfasts served to children
disability, age, marital status, family/ participating in the National School
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize parental status, income derived from a
the burden of the collection of Lunch and School Breakfast Programs;
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information, including through the use beliefs, exclude from participation in,
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deny the benefits of, or subject to Federal funds that a State can provide
mechanical, or other technological
discrimination any person in the United a school food authority for lunches
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Additional Public Notification Consumers. The annual rate adjustment
or your authorized representative.
Public awareness of all segments of for the Special Milk Program reflects
Send your completed complaint form changes in the Producer Price Index for
rulemaking and policy development is
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: Fluid Milk Products. Further
important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, adjustments are made to these rates to
publication on-line through the FSIS Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 reflect higher costs of providing meals
web page located at: http:// Independence Avenue SW, Washington, in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The
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37 cents (1 cent increase), maximum level), reduced price snack—45 cents (1 cents (6 cents increase), reduced price
rate—45 cents (no change). cent increase), paid snack—8 cents (no breakfast—1 dollar and 79 cents (6 cents
In school food authorities that served change); Alaska—free snack—1 dollar increase), paid breakfast—35 cents (1
60 percent or more free and reduced and 48 cents (4 cents increase), reduced cent increase).
price lunches in School Year 2016– price snack—74 cents (2 cents increase), For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the
2017, payments are: Contiguous paid snack—13 cents (no change); payments are: Contiguous States—free
States—paid rate—33 cents (no change Hawaii and Puerto Rico—free snack—1 breakfast—2 dollars and 14 cents (5
from the SY 2017–2018 level), free and dollar and 6 cents (2 cents increase), cents increase from the SY 2017–2018
reduced price rate—33 cents (no reduced price snack—53 cents (1 cent level), reduced price breakfast—1 dollar
change), maximum rate—39 cents (no increase), paid snack—9 cents (no and 84 cents (5 cents increase), paid
change); Alaska—paid rate—53 cents (1 change). breakfast—31 cents (1 cent increase);
cent increase), free and reduced price
School Breakfast Program Payments Alaska—free breakfast—3 dollars and 43
rate—53 cents (1 cent increase),
cents (8 cents increase), reduced price
maximum rate—61 cents (no change); Overall, payments for the National
breakfast—3 dollars and 13 cents (8
Hawaii and Puerto Rico—paid rate—39 School Breakfast Program either
cents increase), paid breakfast—46 cents
cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced remained the same or increased from
(1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto
price rate—39 cents (1 cent increase), last years payments due to a 2.68
Rico—free breakfast—2 dollars and 50
maximum rate—45 cents (no change). percent increase in the national average
cents (7 cents increase), reduced price
School food authorities certified to payment rates for schools and
breakfast—2 dollars and 20 cents (7
receive the performance-based cash residential child care institutions for the
cents increase), paid breakfast—35 cents
assistance will receive an additional 6 period July 1, 2018 through June 30,
(1 cent increase).
cents (adjusted annually) added to the 2019 in the Consumer Price Index for
above amounts as part of their section All Urban Consumers during the 12- Payment Chart
4 payments. month period May 2017 to May 2018
Section 11 National Average Payment (from a level of 268.128 in May 2017, as The following chart illustrates the
Factors—Contiguous States—free previously published in the Federal lunch National Average Payment
lunch—3 dollars (8 cents increase from Register to 275.307 in May 2018). Factors with the sections 4 and 11
the SY 2017–2018 level), reduced price These changes are reflected below. already combined to indicate the per
lunch—2 dollars and 60 cents (8 cents For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the lunch amount; the maximum lunch
increase); Alaska—free lunch—4 dollars payments are: Contiguous States—free reimbursement rates; the reimbursement
and 87 cents (13 cents increase), breakfast—1 dollar and 79 cents (4 cents rates for afterschool snacks served in
reduced price lunch—4 dollars and 47 increase from the SY 2017–2018 level), afterschool care programs; the breakfast
cents (13 cents increase); Hawaii and reduced price breakfast—1 dollar and 49 National Average Payment Factors
Puerto Rico—free lunch—3 dollars and cents (4 cents increase), paid breakfast— including severe need schools; and the
51 cents (9 cents increase), reduced 31 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska—free milk reimbursement rate. All amounts
price lunch—3 dollars and 11 cents (9 breakfast—2 dollars and 87 cents (8 are expressed in dollars or fractions
cents increase). cents increase), reduced price thereof. The payment factors and
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool breakfast—2 dollars and 57 cents (8 reimbursement rates used for the
Care Programs—The payments are: cents increase), paid breakfast—46 cents District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and
Contiguous States—free snack—91 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto Guam are those specified for the
(3 cents increase from the SY 2017–2018 Rico—free breakfast—2 dollars and 9 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, 2018–June 30, 2019]
Less than 60% or Maximum
Less than 60% or Maximum
National school lunch program 1 60% 60% +6 more more +6 rate rate +6
cents 2 cents 2 cents 2
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID .................................................................................................. 0.31 0.37 0.33 0.39 0.30 0.45
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................ 2.91 2.97 2.93 2.99 3.08 3.14
FREE ................................................................................................ 3.31 3.37 3.33 3.39 3.48 3.54
ALASKA:
PAID .................................................................................................. 0.51 0.57 0.53 0.59 0.62 0.67
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................ 4.98 5.04 5.00 5.06 5.22 5.28
FREE ................................................................................................ 5.38 5.44 5.40 5.46 5.62 5.68
HAWAII and PUERTO RICO:
PAID .................................................................................................. 0.37 0.43 0.39 0.45 0.45 0.51
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................ 3.48 3.54 3.50 3.56 3.66 3.73
FREE ................................................................................................ 3.88 3.94 3.90 3.96 4.06 4.12
Non-severe
School breakfast program Severe need
need
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CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.31 0.31
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................ 1.49 1.84
FREE ................................................................................................................................................................ 1.79 2.14
ALASKA:
PAID ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.46 0.46
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................ 2.57 3.13
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Non-severe
School breakfast program Severe need
need
FREE ................................................................................................................................................................ 2.87 3.43
HAWAII and PUERTO RICO:
PAID ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.35 0.35
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................ 1.79 2.20
FREE ................................................................................................................................................................ 2.09 2.50
Special milk program All milk Paid milk Free milk
SPECIAL PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE OPTION ................................. 0.2050 N/A N/A.
PRICING PROGRAMS WITH FREE OPTION ......................................... N/A 0.2050 Average Cost Per 1/2 Pint of Milk.
NONPRICING PROGRAMS ..................................................................... 0.2050 N/A N/A.
After school snacks served in after school care programs
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 0.08
REDUCED PRICE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.45
FREE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 0.91
ALASKA:
PAID ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 0.13
REDUCED PRICE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.74
FREE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1.48
HAWAII and PUERTO RICO:
PAID ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 0.09
REDUCED PRICE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.53
FREE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1.06
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 DATES: These rates are effective from
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
601–612) and thus is exempt from the Food and Nutrition Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
provisions of that Act. Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief, Program
Child and Adult Care Food Program:
In accordance with the Paperwork Monitoring and Operational Support
National Average Payment Rates, Day
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), Division, Child Nutrition Programs,
Care Home Food Service Payment
no new recordkeeping or reporting Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Rates, and Administrative
requirements have been included that Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring
are subject to approval from the Office Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria,
Organizations of Day Care Homes for
of Management and Budget. Virginia 22302–1594.
the Period July 1, 2018 Through June
This notice has been determined to be 30, 2019 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
not significant and was reviewed by the Background
Office of Management and Budget in AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,
conformance with Executive Order USDA. Pursuant to sections 4, 11, and 17 of
12866. the Richard B. Russell National School
ACTION: Notice. Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and
National School Lunch, School 1766), section 4 of the Child Nutrition
Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs SUMMARY: This notice announces the Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and 7 CFR
are listed in the Catalog of Federal annual adjustments to the national 226.4, 226.12 and 226.13 of the Program
Domestic Assistance under No. 10.555, average payment rates for meals and regulations, notice is hereby given of the
No. 10.553, and No. 10.556, snacks served in child care centers, new payment rates for institutions
respectively, and are subject to the outside-school-hours care centers, at- participating in the Child and Adult
provisions of Executive Order 12372, risk afterschool care centers, and adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As
which requires intergovernmental day care centers; the food service provided for under the law, all rates in
consultation with State and local payment rates for meals and snacks the CACFP must be revised annually, on
officials. (See 2 CFR 415.3–415.6). served in day care homes; and the July 1, to reflect changes in the
Authority: Sections 4, 8, 11, and 17A of the administrative reimbursement rates for Consumer Price Index (CPI), published
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch sponsoring organizations of day care by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757, homes, to reflect changes in the United States Department of Labor, for
1759a, 1766a) and sections 3 and 4(b) of the Consumer Price Index. Further the most recent 12-month period. These
adjustments are made to these rates to
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Child Nutrition Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. rates are in effect during the period July
1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)). reflect the higher costs of providing 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
Dated: July 13, 2018. meals in Alaska and Hawaii. The
adjustments contained in this notice are Adjusted Payments
Brandon Lipps,
made on an annual basis each July, as The following national average
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. required by the laws and regulations payment factors and food service
[FR Doc. 2018–15465 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] governing the Child and Adult Care payment rates for meals and snacks are
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P Food Program. in effect from July 1, 2018 through June
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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, 2018 through June 30, 2019. | |
| Contact | Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief, Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA 22302-1594. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 34105 |
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