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TOTAL ANNUAL REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN—Continued
[Compiling and Reporting for the FNS–583 and Requests for More Funding]
[SNAP Employment and Training Program Activity Report]
Section of regulation
Title
Number of
respondents
Reports filed
annually
Total
responses
(C × D)
Estimated
number of
hours per
response
Estimated
total hours
(C × D × F)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Total Reporting for FNS–
583 and Additional
Funds Requests.
..........................................................
53
13.1698
698
31.32
21,858.40
RECORDKEEPING
7 CFR 277.12 ........................
7 CFR 277.12 ........................
Total Recordkeeping Burden for FNS 583 and
Additional Funds Requests.
Recordkeeping burden for FNS–
583.
Record-keeping burden for additional requests.
..........................................................
53
4
212
0.137
29.04
53
0.26415
14
0.137
1.92
53
4.26
226
0.137
30.96
53
17.43
924
23.689
21,889.36
SUMMARY
Total All Burdens .............................
* There are 12 States without statewide waivers of the time-limit that will likely use 15 percent exemptions.
Dated: March 16, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
DATES:
[FR Doc. 2017–07113 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Programs: Income
Eligibility Guidelines
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
Department’s annual adjustments to the
Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used
in determining eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk for
the period from July 1, 2017 through
June 30, 2018. These guidelines are used
by schools, institutions, and facilities
participating in the National School
Lunch Program (and Commodity School
Program), School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program for Children,
Child and Adult Care Food Program and
Summer Food Service Program. The
annual adjustments are required by
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act. The
guidelines are intended to direct
benefits to those children most in need
and are revised annually to account for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Saracino, Program Monitoring
and Operational Support Division,
Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Suite 628, Alexandria,
Virginia 22302, 703–305–1620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 not reviewed by
the Office of Management and Budget in
conformance with Executive Order
12866. The affected programs are listed
in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.553, No.
10.555, No. 10.556, No. 10.558, and No.
10.559 and are subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372, which
requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR
part 415).
Background
Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and
17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)),
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and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the
Department annually issues the Income
Eligibility Guidelines for free and
reduced price meals for the National
School Lunch Program (7 CFR part 210),
the Commodity School Program (7 CFR
part 210), School Breakfast Program (7
CFR part 220), Summer Food Service
Program (7 CFR part 225) and Child and
Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR part
226) and the guidelines for free milk in
the Special Milk Program for Children
(7 CFR part 215).
These eligibility guidelines are based
on the Federal income poverty
guidelines and are stated by household
size. The guidelines are used to
determine eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk in
accordance with applicable program
rules.
Definition of Income
In accordance with the Department’s
policy as provided in the Food and
Nutrition Service publication Eligibility
Manual for School Meals, ‘‘income,’’ as
the term is used in this notice,
continues to mean income before any
deductions such as income taxes, Social
Security taxes, insurance premiums,
charitable contributions, and bonds. It
includes the following: (1) Monetary
compensation for services, including
wages, salary, commissions or fees; (2)
net income from nonfarm selfemployment; (3) net income from farm
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self-employment; (4) Social Security; (5)
dividends or interest on savings or
bonds or income from estates or trusts;
(6) net rental income; (7) public
assistance or welfare payments; (8)
unemployment compensation; (9)
government civilian employee or
military retirement, or pensions or
veterans payments; (10) private
pensions or annuities; (11) alimony or
child support payments; (12) regular
contributions from persons not living in
the household; (13) net royalties; and
(14) other cash income. Other cash
income would include cash amounts
received or withdrawn from any source
including savings, investments, trust
accounts and other resources that would
be available to pay the price of a child’s
meal.
‘‘Income’’, as the term is used in this
notice, does not include any income or
benefits received under any Federal
programs that are excluded from
consideration as income by any
statutory prohibition. Furthermore, the
value of meals or milk to children shall
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not be considered as income to their
households for other benefit programs
in accordance with the prohibitions in
section 12(e) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act and section
11(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1760(e) and 1780(b)).
The Income Eligibility Guidelines
The following are the Income
Eligibility Guidelines to be effective
from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
The Department’s guidelines for free
meals and milk and reduced price meals
were obtained by multiplying the year
2017 Federal income poverty guidelines
by 1.30 and 1.85, respectively, and by
rounding the result upward to the next
whole dollar.
This notice displays only the annual
Federal poverty guidelines issued by the
Department of Health and Human
Services because the monthly and
weekly Federal poverty guidelines are
not used to determine the Income
Eligibility Guidelines. The chart details
the free and reduced price eligibility
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criteria for monthly income, income
received twice monthly (24 payments
per year); income received every two
weeks (26 payments per year) and
weekly income.
Income calculations are made based
on the following formulas: Monthly
income is calculated by dividing the
annual income by 12; twice monthly
income is computed by dividing annual
income by 24; income received every
two weeks is calculated by dividing
annual income by 26; and weekly
income is computed by dividing annual
income by 52. All numbers are rounded
upward to the next whole dollar.
The numbers reflected in this notice
for a family of four in the 48 contiguous
States, the District of Columbia, Guam
and the territories represent an increase
of 1.2 percent over last year’s level for
a family of the same size.
Authority: Section 9(b)(1)(A) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)).
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to
June 30, 2018
FEDERAL POVERTY
GUIDELINES
HOUSEHOLD
SIZE
1 ........
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2 ........
3 ........
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4 ........
5 ........
6 ........
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7 ........
8 ........
For each add'l family
member, add
ANNUAL
12,060
16,240
2CI'I2CI
24 600
28 780
32 960
37140
41 320
4,180
ANNUAL
REDUCED PRICE MEALS -185%
TWICE
EVERY
PER
TWO
MONTHLY
MONTH
WEEKS
WEEKLY
ANNUAL
48 CONTIGUOUS STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM, AND TERRITORIES
22,311
1,860
930
859
430
15,678
30,044
2,504
1,252
1,156
578
21,112
37,777
3,149
1,575
1,453
727
26,546
45,510
3,793
1,897
1,751
876
31,980
53,243
4,437
2,219
2,048
1,024
37,414
60,976
5,082
2,541
2,346
1,173
42,848
68,709
5,726
2,863
2,643
1,322
48,282
76,442
6,371
3,186
2,941
1,471
53,716
7,733
645
323
FREE MEALS -130%
TWICE
EVERY
PER
TWO
MONTHLY
MONTH
WEEKS
WEEKLY
1,307
1,760
2,213
2,665
3,118
3,571
4,024
4,477
654
880
1,107
1,333
1,559
1,786
2,012
2,239
603
812
1,021
1,230
1,439
1,648
1,857
2,066
302
406
511
615
720
824
929
1,033
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298
149
5,434
453
227
209
105
1,072
1,444
1,816
2,188
2,561
2,933
3,305
3,677
536
722
908
1,094
1,281
1,467
1,653
1,839
19,578
26,377
33,176
39,975
46,774
53,573
60,372
67,171
1,632
2,199
2,765
3,332
3,898
4,465
5,031
5,598
816
1,100
1,383
1,666
1,949
2,233
2,516
2,799
753
1,015
1,276
1,538
1,799
2,061
2,322
2,584
377
508
638
769
900
1,031
1,161
1,292
373
187
6,799
567
284
262
131
ALASKA
1 ........
2 ........
3 ........
4 ........
5 ........
6 ........
7 ........
8 ........
For each add'l family
member, add
15,060
20,290
25,520
30,750
35,980
41,210
46,440
51,670
27,861
37,537
47,212
56,888
66,563
76,239
85,914
95,590
2,322
3,129
3,935
4,741
5,547
6,354
7,160
7,966
1,161
1,565
1,968
2,371
2,774
3,177
3,580
3,983
5,230
9,676
807
404
HAWAII
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1 ........
2 ........
3 ........
4 ........
5 ........
6 ........
7 ........
8 ........
For each add'l family
member, add
13,860
18,87'0
23,480
28,290
33,100
37,910
42,720
47,530
25,641
34,540
43,438
52,337
61,235
70,134
79,032
87,931
2,137
2,879
3,620
4,362
5,103
5,845
6,586
7,328
1,069
1,440
1,810
2,181
2,552
2,923
3,293
3,664
987
1,329
1,671
2,013
2,356
2,698
3,040
3,382
494
665
836
1,007
1,178
1,349
1,520
1,691
18,018
24,271
30,524
36,777
43,030
49,283
55,536
61,789
1,502
2,023
2,544
3,065
3,586
4,107
4,628
5,150
751
1,012
1,272
1,533
1,793
2,054
2,314
2,575
693
934
1,174
1,415
1,655
1,896
2,136
2,377
347
467
587
708
828
948
1,068
1,189
4810
8,899
742
371
343
172
6,253
522
261
241
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INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
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Dated: March 28, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2017–07043 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Arkansas Advisory Committee To
Discuss Civil Rights Topics in the
State
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Arkansas Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Monday, April 24, 2017, at 12:00 noon
CST for the purpose of a discussion on
civil rights topics affecting the state.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, April 24, 2017, at 12:00 noon.
CST.
Public Call Information: Dial: 888–
287–5530, Conference ID: 7878264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@
usccr.gov or 312–353–8311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the public can listen to the
discussion. This meeting is available to
the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 888–287–5530,
conference ID: 7878264. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. The
conference call operator will ask callers
to identify themselves, the organization
they are affiliated with (if any), and an
email address prior to placing callers
into the conference room. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Persons with hearing
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
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the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the Midwestern Regional
Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago,
IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
emailed to Carolyn Allen at callen@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Midwestern Regional Office at (312)
353–8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Midwestern Regional Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Arkansas Advisory Committee link
(https://www.facadatabase.gov/
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=236).
Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the
Commission’s Web site, https://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Midwestern Regional Office at the above
email or street address.
Agenda:
Welcome and Roll Call
Civil Rights Topics in Arkansas
Future Plans and Actions
Public Comment
Adjournment
Dated: April 4, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017–07053 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Arkansas Advisory Committee To
Discuss Civil Rights Topics in the
State
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Arkansas Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Monday, May 15, 2017, at 12:00 noon
Central for the purpose of a discussion
on civil rights topics affecting the state.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, May 15, 2017, at 12:00 noon
CST.
Public Call Information: Dial: 888–
554–1430, Conference ID: 8407123
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@
usccr.gov or 312–353–8311
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the public can listen to the
discussion. This meeting is available to
the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 888–554–1430,
conference ID: 8407123. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. The
conference call operator will ask callers
to identify themselves, the organization
they are affiliated with (if any), and an
email address prior to placing callers
into the conference room. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Persons with hearing
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the Midwestern Regional
Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago,
IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
emailed to Carolyn Allen at callen@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Midwestern Regional Office at (312)
353–8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Midwestern Regional Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Arkansas Advisory Committee link
(https://www.facadatabase.gov/
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=236).
Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the
Commission’s Web site, https://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Midwestern Regional Office at the above
email or street address.
Agenda
Welcome and Roll Call
Civil Rights Topics in Arkansas
Future Plans and Actions
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Department's annual adjustments to
the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility
for free and reduced price meals and free milk for the period from July
1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. These guidelines are used by schools,
institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch
Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program
and Summer Food Service Program. The annual adjustments are required by
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The
guidelines are intended to direct benefits to those children most in
need and are revised annually to account for changes in the Consumer
Price Index.
DATES: Effective July 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Saracino, Program Monitoring
and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Suite 628, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, 703-305-1620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 not
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget in conformance with
Executive Order 12866. The affected programs are listed in the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.553, No. 10.555, No.
10.556, No. 10.558, and No. 10.559 and are subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR part 415).
Background
Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and 17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C.
1766(c)(4)), and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the Department
annually issues the Income Eligibility Guidelines for free and reduced
price meals for the National School Lunch Program (7 CFR part 210), the
Commodity School Program (7 CFR part 210), School Breakfast Program (7
CFR part 220), Summer Food Service Program (7 CFR part 225) and Child
and Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR part 226) and the guidelines for
free milk in the Special Milk Program for Children (7 CFR part 215).
These eligibility guidelines are based on the Federal income
poverty guidelines and are stated by household size. The guidelines are
used to determine eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free
milk in accordance with applicable program rules.
Definition of Income
In accordance with the Department's policy as provided in the Food
and Nutrition Service publication Eligibility Manual for School Meals,
``income,'' as the term is used in this notice, continues to mean
income before any deductions such as income taxes, Social Security
taxes, insurance premiums, charitable contributions, and bonds. It
includes the following: (1) Monetary compensation for services,
including wages, salary, commissions or fees; (2) net income from
nonfarm self-employment; (3) net income from farm
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self-employment; (4) Social Security; (5) dividends or interest on
savings or bonds or income from estates or trusts; (6) net rental
income; (7) public assistance or welfare payments; (8) unemployment
compensation; (9) government civilian employee or military retirement,
or pensions or veterans payments; (10) private pensions or annuities;
(11) alimony or child support payments; (12) regular contributions from
persons not living in the household; (13) net royalties; and (14) other
cash income. Other cash income would include cash amounts received or
withdrawn from any source including savings, investments, trust
accounts and other resources that would be available to pay the price
of a child's meal.
``Income'', as the term is used in this notice, does not include
any income or benefits received under any Federal programs that are
excluded from consideration as income by any statutory prohibition.
Furthermore, the value of meals or milk to children shall not be
considered as income to their households for other benefit programs in
accordance with the prohibitions in section 12(e) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act and section 11(b) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1760(e) and 1780(b)).
The Income Eligibility Guidelines
The following are the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be effective
from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. The Department's guidelines
for free meals and milk and reduced price meals were obtained by
multiplying the year 2017 Federal income poverty guidelines by 1.30 and
1.85, respectively, and by rounding the result upward to the next whole
dollar.
This notice displays only the annual Federal poverty guidelines
issued by the Department of Health and Human Services because the
monthly and weekly Federal poverty guidelines are not used to determine
the Income Eligibility Guidelines. The chart details the free and
reduced price eligibility criteria for monthly income, income received
twice monthly (24 payments per year); income received every two weeks
(26 payments per year) and weekly income.
Income calculations are made based on the following formulas:
Monthly income is calculated by dividing the annual income by 12; twice
monthly income is computed by dividing annual income by 24; income
received every two weeks is calculated by dividing annual income by 26;
and weekly income is computed by dividing annual income by 52. All
numbers are rounded upward to the next whole dollar.
The numbers reflected in this notice for a family of four in the 48
contiguous States, the District of Columbia, Guam and the territories
represent an increase of 1.2 percent over last year's level for a
family of the same size.
Authority: Section 9(b)(1)(A) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)).
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Dated: March 28, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2017-07043 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-C
