83_FR_34247 83 FR 34108 - Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for the Period July 1, 2018 Through June 30, 2019

83 FR 34108 - Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for the Period July 1, 2018 Through June 30, 2019

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)

Page Range34108-34110
FR Document2018-15464

This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Further adjustments are made to these rates to reflect the higher costs of providing meals in Alaska and Hawaii. The adjustments contained in this notice are made on an annual basis each July, as required by the laws and regulations governing the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34108-34110]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15464]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment 
Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative 
Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for 
the Period July 1, 2018 Through June 30, 2019

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national 
average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care 
centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care 
centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for 
meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative 
reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes, to 
reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Further adjustments are 
made to these rates to reflect the higher costs of providing meals in 
Alaska and Hawaii. The adjustments contained in this notice are made on 
an annual basis each July, as required by the laws and regulations 
governing the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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 Division, Child Nutrition 
Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Pursuant to sections 4, 11, and 17 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 1766), section 4 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and 7 CFR 226.4, 
226.12 and 226.13 of the Program regulations, notice is hereby given of 
the new payment rates for institutions participating in the Child and 
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As provided for under the law, all 
rates in the CACFP must be revised annually, on July 1, to reflect 
changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, for the most 
recent 12-month period. These rates are in effect during the period 
July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

Adjusted Payments

    The following national average payment factors and food service 
payment rates for meals and snacks are in effect from July 1, 2018 
through June

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30, 2019. All amounts are expressed in dollars or fractions thereof. 
Due to a higher cost of living, the 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. These rates do not include the 
value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods which institutions 
receive as additional assistance for each lunch or supper 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 meals 
served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program are rounded down to 
the nearest whole cent.

National Average Payment Rates for Centers

    The changes in the national average payment rates for centers 
reflect a 2.68 percent increase during the 12-month period from May 
2017 to May 2018 (from 268.128 in May 2017, as previously published in 
the Federal Register, to 275.307 in May 2018) in the food away from 
home series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
    Payments for breakfasts served are: Contiguous States--paid rate--
31 cents (1 cent increase from 2017-2018 annual level), reduced price 
rate--1 dollar and 49 cents (4 cents increase), free rate--1 dollar and 
79 cents (4 cents increase); Alaska--paid rate--46 cents (1 cent 
increase), reduced price rate--2 dollars and 57 cents (8 cents 
increase), free rate--2 dollars and 87 cents (8 cents increase); 
Hawaii--paid rate -35 cents (1 cent increase), reduced price rate -1 
dollar and 79 cents (6 cents increase), free rate--2 dollars and 09 
cents (6 cents increase).
    Payments for lunch or supper served are: Contiguous States--paid 
rate--31 cents (no change from 2017-2018 annual level), reduced price 
rate--2 dollars and 91 cents (8 cents increase), free rate--3 dollars 
and 31 cents (8 cents increase); Alaska--paid rate--51 cents (1 cent 
increase), reduced price rate--4 dollars and 98 cents (14 cents 
increase), free rate--5 dollars and 38 cents (14 cents increase); 
Hawaii--paid rate--37 cents (1 cent increase), reduced price rate--3 
dollars and 48 cents (10 cents increase), free rate--3 dollars and 88 
cents (10 cents increase).
    Payments for snack served are: Contiguous States--paid rate--8 
cents (no change from 2017-2018 annual level), reduced price rate--45 
cents (1 cent increase), free rate--91 cents (3 cents increase); 
Alaska--paid rate--13 cents (no change), reduced price rate--74 cents 
(2 cents increase), free rate--148 cents (4 cents increase); Hawaii--
paid rate--9 cents (no change), reduced price rate--53 cents (1 cent 
increase), free rate--1 dollar and 6 cents (2 cents increase).

Food Service Payment Rates for Day Care Homes

    The changes in the food service payment rates for day care homes 
reflect a 0.14 percent increase during the 12-month period from May 
2017 to May 2018 (from 238.964 in May 2017, as previously published in 
the Federal Register, to 239.287 in May 2018) in the food at home 
series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
    Payments for breakfast served are: Contiguous States--tier I--1 
dollar and 31 cents (no change from 2017-2018 annual level) and tier 
II--48 cents (no change); Alaska--tier I--2 dollars and 9 cents (no 
change) and tier II--74 cents (no change); Hawaii--tier I--1 dollar and 
53 cents (1 cent increase) and tier II--55 cents (no change).
    Payments for lunch and supper served are: Contiguous States--tier 
I--2 dollars and 46 cents (no change from 2017-2018 annual level) and 
tier II--1 dollar and 48 cents (no change); Alaska--tier I--3 dollars 
and 99 cents (no change) and tier II--2 dollars and 41 cents (1 cent 
increase); Hawaii--tier I--2 dollars and 88 cents (no change) and tier 
II--1 dollar and 74 cents (no change).
    Payments for snack served are: Contiguous States--tier I--73 cents 
(no change from 2017-2018 annual level) and tier II--20 cents (no 
change); Alaska--tier I--1 dollar and 19 cents (no change) and tier 
II--33 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii--tier I--86 cents (1 cent 
increase) and tier II--23 cents (no change).

Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day 
Care Homes

    The changes in the administrative reimbursement rates for 
sponsoring organizations of day care homes reflect a 2.80 percent 
increase during the 12-month period, May 2017 to May 2018 (from 244.733 
in May 2017, as previously published in the Federal Register, to 
251.588 in May 2018) in the series for all items of the CPI for All 
Urban Consumers.
    Monthly administrative payments to sponsors for each sponsored day 
care home are: Contiguous States--initial 50 homes--118 dollars (4 
dollar increase from 2017-2018 annual level), next 150 homes--90 
dollars (3 dollar increase), next 800 homes--70 dollars (2 dollar 
increase), each additional home--62 dollars (2 dollar increase); 
Alaska--initial 50 homes--191 dollars (6 dollar increase), next 150 
homes--145 dollars (4 dollar increase), next 800 homes--113 dollars (3 
dollar increase), each additional home--100 dollars (3 dollar 
increase); Hawaii--initial 50 homes--138 dollars (4 dollar increase), 
next 150 homes--105 dollars (3 dollar increase), next 800 homes--82 
dollars (2 dollar increase), each additional home--72 dollars (2 dollar 
increase).

Payment Chart

    The following chart illustrates the national average payment 
factors and food service payment rates for meals and snacks in effect 
from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

                                                        Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
                            [Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars, effective from July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019]
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                         Centers                                     Breakfast                 Lunch and supper \1\                 Supplement
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CONTIGUOUS STATES:
    PAID................................................                           0.31                            0.31                            0.08
    REDUCED PRICE.......................................                           1.49                            2.91                            0.45
    FREE................................................                           1.79                            3.31                            0.91
ALASKA:
    PAID................................................                           0.46                            0.51                            0.13
    REDUCED PRICE.......................................                           2.57                            4.98                            0.74
    FREE................................................                           2.87                            5.38                            1.48
HAWAII:
    PAID................................................                           0.35                            0.37                            0.09
    REDUCED PRICE.......................................                           1.79                            3.48                            0.53
    FREE................................................                           2.09                            3.88                            1.06
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                                                  Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)--Continued
                            [Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars, effective from July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019]
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                                                                Breakfast                     Lunch and supper                     Supplement
                  Day care homes                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Tier I          Tier II           Tier I          Tier II           Tier I          Tier II
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CONTIGUOUS STATES.................................            1.31             0.48             2.46             1.48             0.73             0.20
ALASKA............................................            2.09             0.74             3.99             2.41             1.19             0.33
HAWAII............................................            1.53             0.55             2.88             1.74             0.86             0.23
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   Administrative reimbursement rates for
 sponsoring  organizations of day care homes     Initial 50        Next 150         Next 800           Each
 (per home/per month rates in U.S. dollars)                                                         additional
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CONTIGUOUS STATES...........................             118               90               70               62
ALASKA......................................             191              145              113              100
HAWAII......................................             138              195               82               72
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\1\ These rates do not include the value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods which institutions receive
  as additional assistance for each CACFP lunch or supper served to participants. A notice announcing the value
  of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods is published separately in the Federal Register.

    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. This notice has been determined to be exempt under Executive Order 
12866.
    CACFP is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under 
No. 10.558 and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, 
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local 
officials. (See 2 CFR 415.3-415.6).
    This notice has been determined to be not significant and was 
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in conformance 
with Executive Order 12866.
    This notice imposes no new reporting or recordkeeping provisions 
that are subject to OMB review in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3518).

    Authority:  Sections 4(b)(2), 11a, 17(c) and 17(f)(3)(B) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(2), 
1759a, 1766(f)(3)(B)) and section 4(b)(1)(B) of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)).

    Dated: July 13, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-15464 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am]
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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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                                                30, 2019. All amounts are expressed in                            dollars and 91 cents (8 cents increase),               and 88 cents (no change) and tier II—1
                                                dollars or fractions thereof. Due to a                            free rate—3 dollars and 31 cents (8 cents              dollar and 74 cents (no change).
                                                higher cost of living, the                                        increase); Alaska—paid rate—51 cents                     Payments for snack served are:
                                                reimbursements for Alaska and Hawaii                              (1 cent increase), reduced price rate—4                Contiguous States—tier I—73 cents (no
                                                are higher than those for all other States.                       dollars and 98 cents (14 cents increase),              change from 2017–2018 annual level)
                                                The District of Columbia, Virgin Islands,                         free rate—5 dollars and 38 cents (14                   and tier II—20 cents (no change);
                                                Puerto Rico, and Guam use the figures                             cents increase); Hawaii—paid rate—37                   Alaska—tier I—1 dollar and 19 cents
                                                specified for the contiguous States.                              cents (1 cent increase), reduced price                 (no change) and tier II—33 cents (1 cent
                                                These rates do not include the value of                           rate—3 dollars and 48 cents (10 cents                  increase); Hawaii—tier I—86 cents (1
                                                USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA                                increase), free rate—3 dollars and 88                  cent increase) and tier II—23 cents (no
                                                Foods which institutions receive as                               cents (10 cents increase).                             change).
                                                additional assistance for each lunch or                              Payments for snack served are:
                                                supper served to participants under the                           Contiguous States—paid rate—8 cents                    Administrative Reimbursement Rates
                                                Program. A notice announcing the value                            (no change from 2017–2018 annual                       for Sponsoring Organizations of Day
                                                of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of                                 level), reduced price rate—45 cents (1                 Care Homes
                                                USDA Foods is published separately in                             cent increase), free rate—91 cents (3                     The changes in the administrative
                                                the Federal Register.                                             cents increase); Alaska—paid rate—13                   reimbursement rates for sponsoring
                                                  Adjustments to the national average                             cents (no change), reduced price rate—                 organizations of day care homes reflect
                                                payment rates for all meals served under                          74 cents (2 cents increase), free rate—                a 2.80 percent increase during the 12-
                                                the Child and Adult Care Food Program                             148 cents (4 cents increase); Hawaii—                  month period, May 2017 to May 2018
                                                are rounded down to the nearest whole                             paid rate—9 cents (no change), reduced                 (from 244.733 in May 2017, as
                                                cent.                                                             price rate—53 cents (1 cent increase),                 previously published in the Federal
                                                                                                                  free rate—1 dollar and 6 cents (2 cents                Register, to 251.588 in May 2018) in the
                                                National Average Payment Rates for
                                                                                                                  increase).                                             series for all items of the CPI for All
                                                Centers
                                                   The changes in the national average                            Food Service Payment Rates for Day                     Urban Consumers.
                                                payment rates for centers reflect a 2.68                          Care Homes                                                Monthly administrative payments to
                                                percent increase during the 12-month                                The changes in the food service                      sponsors for each sponsored day care
                                                period from May 2017 to May 2018                                  payment rates for day care homes reflect               home are: Contiguous States—initial 50
                                                (from 268.128 in May 2017, as                                     a 0.14 percent increase during the 12-                 homes—118 dollars (4 dollar increase
                                                previously published in the Federal                               month period from May 2017 to May                      from 2017–2018 annual level), next 150
                                                Register, to 275.307 in May 2018) in the                          2018 (from 238.964 in May 2017, as                     homes—90 dollars (3 dollar increase),
                                                food away from home series of the CPI                             previously published in the Federal                    next 800 homes—70 dollars (2 dollar
                                                for All Urban Consumers.                                          Register, to 239.287 in May 2018) in the               increase), each additional home—62
                                                   Payments for breakfasts served are:                            food at home series of the CPI for All                 dollars (2 dollar increase); Alaska—
                                                Contiguous States—paid rate—31 cents                              Urban Consumers.                                       initial 50 homes—191 dollars (6 dollar
                                                (1 cent increase from 2017–2018 annual                              Payments for breakfast served are:                   increase), next 150 homes—145 dollars
                                                level), reduced price rate—1 dollar and                           Contiguous States—tier I—1 dollar and                  (4 dollar increase), next 800 homes—
                                                49 cents (4 cents increase), free rate—1                          31 cents (no change from 2017–2018                     113 dollars (3 dollar increase), each
                                                dollar and 79 cents (4 cents increase);                           annual level) and tier II—48 cents (no                 additional home—100 dollars (3 dollar
                                                Alaska—paid rate—46 cents (1 cent                                 change); Alaska—tier I—2 dollars and 9                 increase); Hawaii—initial 50 homes—
                                                increase), reduced price rate—2 dollars                           cents (no change) and tier II—74 cents                 138 dollars (4 dollar increase), next 150
                                                and 57 cents (8 cents increase), free                             (no change); Hawaii—tier I—1 dollar                    homes—105 dollars (3 dollar increase),
                                                rate—2 dollars and 87 cents (8 cents                              and 53 cents (1 cent increase) and tier                next 800 homes—82 dollars (2 dollar
                                                increase); Hawaii—paid rate –35 cents                             II—55 cents (no change).                               increase), each additional home—72
                                                (1 cent increase), reduced price rate –1                            Payments for lunch and supper served                 dollars (2 dollar increase).
                                                dollar and 79 cents (6 cents increase),                           are: Contiguous States—tier I—2 dollars                Payment Chart
                                                free rate—2 dollars and 09 cents (6 cents                         and 46 cents (no change from 2017–
                                                increase).                                                        2018 annual level) and tier II—1 dollar                  The following chart illustrates the
                                                   Payments for lunch or supper served                            and 48 cents (no change); Alaska—tier                  national average payment factors and
                                                are: Contiguous States—paid rate—31                               I—3 dollars and 99 cents (no change)                   food service payment rates for meals
                                                cents (no change from 2017–2018                                   and tier II—2 dollars and 41 cents (1                  and snacks in effect from July 1, 2018
                                                annual level), reduced price rate—2                               cent increase); Hawaii—tier I—2 dollars                through June 30, 2019.

                                                                                                   CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP)
                                                                                  [Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars, effective from July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019]

                                                                       Centers                                           Breakfast                         Lunch and supper 1                 Supplement

                                                CONTIGUOUS STATES:
                                                   PAID .................................................                  0.31                                   0.31                            0.08
                                                   REDUCED PRICE ............................                              1.49                                   2.91                            0.45
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                                                   FREE ................................................                   1.79                                   3.31                            0.91
                                                ALASKA:
                                                   PAID .................................................                  0.46                                   0.51                            0.13
                                                   REDUCED PRICE ............................                              2.57                                   4.98                            0.74
                                                   FREE ................................................                   2.87                                   5.38                            1.48
                                                HAWAII:
                                                   PAID .................................................                  0.35                                   0.37                            0.09
                                                   REDUCED PRICE ............................                              1.79                                   3.48                            0.53
                                                   FREE ................................................                   2.09                                   3.88                            1.06



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                                                                                             CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP)—CONTINUED
                                                                                     [Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars, effective from July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019]

                                                                                                                                   Breakfast                                  Lunch and supper                     Supplement
                                                                  Day care homes
                                                                                                                         Tier I                    Tier II                 Tier I           Tier II         Tier I              Tier II

                                                CONTIGUOUS STATES ..........................                              1.31                      0.48                    2.46             1.48            0.73               0.20
                                                ALASKA ...................................................                2.09                      0.74                    3.99             2.41            1.19               0.33
                                                HAWAII ....................................................               1.53                      0.55                    2.88             1.74            0.86               0.23

                                                                   Administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring                                                                                                         Each
                                                                           organizations of day care homes                                                                Initial 50      Next 150         Next 800        additional
                                                                      (per home/per month rates in U.S. dollars)

                                                CONTIGUOUS STATES .................................................................................                         118               90              70                  62
                                                ALASKA ...........................................................................................................          191              145             113                 100
                                                HAWAII ............................................................................................................         138              195              82                  72
                                                   1 These rates do not include the value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods which institutions receive as additional assistance for
                                                each CACFP lunch or supper served to participants. A notice announcing the value of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods is pub-
                                                lished separately in the Federal Register.


                                                  This action is not a rule as defined by                                 SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given,                              at the end of the meeting. Members of
                                                the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.                                  pursuant to the provisions of the rules                         the public may also submit written
                                                601–612) and thus is exempt from the                                      and regulations of the U.S. Commission                          comments; the comments must be
                                                provisions of that Act. This notice has                                   on Civil Rights (Commission) and the                            received in the Regional Programs Unit
                                                been determined to be exempt under                                        Federal Advisory Committee Act                                  within 30 days following the meeting.
                                                Executive Order 12866.                                                    (FACA) that a meeting of the Nevada                             Written comments may be mailed to the
                                                  CACFP is listed in the Catalog of                                       Advisory Committee (Committee) to the                           Western Regional Office, U.S.
                                                Federal Domestic Assistance under No.                                     Commission will be held at 1:00 p.m.                            Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North
                                                10.558 and is subject to the provisions                                   (Pacific Time) Thursday, July 26, 2018,                         Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los
                                                of Executive Order 12372, which                                           the purpose of the meeting is for the                           Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed
                                                requires intergovernmental consultation                                   Committee to continue planning for                              to the Commission at (213) 894–0508, or
                                                with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR                                August 9, 2018 briefing on policing                             emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@
                                                415.3–415.6).                                                             practices in Nevada.                                            usccr.gov. Persons who desire
                                                  This notice has been determined to be                                   DATES: The meeting will be held on                              additional information may contact the
                                                not significant and was reviewed by the                                   Thursday, July 26, 2018, at 1:00 p.m.                           Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894–
                                                Office of Management and Budget                                           PT.                                                             3437.
                                                (OMB) in conformance with Executive                                          Public Call Information:
                                                Order 12866.                                                                                                                                 Records and documents discussed
                                                                                                                             Dial: 877–260–1479.
                                                  This notice imposes no new reporting                                       Conference ID: 1176006.                                      during the meeting will be available for
                                                or recordkeeping provisions that are                                                                                                      public viewing prior to and after the
                                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
                                                subject to OMB review in accordance                                                                                                       meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/
                                                                                                                          Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@
                                                with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                                                                                                       committee/meetings.aspx?cid=261.
                                                                                                                          usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437.
                                                1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3518).                                                                                                               Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’
                                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                                 and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records
                                                  Authority: Sections 4(b)(2), 11a, 17(c) and                             meeting is available to the public
                                                17(f)(3)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National
                                                                                                                                                                                          generated from this meeting may also be
                                                                                                                          through the following toll-free call-in                         inspected and reproduced at the
                                                School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(2),                                   number: 877–260–1479, conference ID
                                                1759a, 1766(f)(3)(B)) and section 4(b)(1)(B) of                                                                                           Regional Programs Unit, as they become
                                                the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                          number: 1176006. Any interested                                 available, both before and after the
                                                1773(b)(1)(B)).                                                           member of the public may call this                              meeting. Persons interested in the work
                                                                                                                          number and listen to the meeting.                               of this Committee are directed to the
                                                  Dated: July 13, 2018.
                                                                                                                          Callers can expect to incur charges for                         Commission’s website, http://
                                                Brandon Lipps,                                                            calls they initiate over wireless lines,
                                                Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.                                                                                                www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
                                                                                                                          and the Commission will not refund any                          Regional Programs Unit at the above
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–15464 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am]                               incurred charges. Callers will incur no                         email or street address.
                                                BILLING CODE 3410–30–P                                                    charge for calls they initiate over land-
                                                                                                                          line connections to the toll-free                               Agenda
                                                                                                                          telephone number. Persons with hearing                          I. Welcome
                                                COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS                                                impairments may also follow the                                 II. Approval Minutes From June 21, 2108
                                                                                                                          proceedings by first calling the Federal                              Meeting
                                                Notice of Public Meeting of the Nevada                                    Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and                             III. Update on Speakers
                                                State Advisory Committee                                                  providing the Service with the                                  IV. Vote on Flyer
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                                                AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil                                          conference call number and conference                           V. Publicity
                                                Rights.                                                                   ID number.                                                      VI. Discuss Logistics
                                                                                                                             Members of the public are entitled to                        VII. Public Comment
                                                ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThese rates are effective from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
ContactJessica 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, Virginia 22302-1594.
FR Citation83 FR 34108 

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