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Administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day
care homes per home/per month rates in U.S. dollars
Alaska ..............................................................................................................
Hawaii ..............................................................................................................
Initial 50
Next 150
153
111
117
84
Each
additional
Next 800
91
66
80
58
1 These rates do not include the value of commodities (or cash-in-lieu of commodities) which institutions receive as additional assistance for
each lunch or supper served to participants under the program. A notice announcing the value of commodities and cash-in-lieu of commodities is
published separately in the Federal Register.
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The changes in the national average
payment rates for centers reflect a 3.16
percent increase during the 12-month
period, May 2005 to May 2006, (from
192.6 in May 2005 to 198.7 in May
2006) in the food away from home series
of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
The changes in the food service
payment rates for day care homes reflect
a 0.84 percent increase during the 12month period, May 2005 to May 2006,
(from 190.3 in May 2005 to 191.9 in
May 2006) in the food at home series of
the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
The changes in the administrative
reimbursement rates for sponsoring
organizations of day care homes reflect
a 4.16 percent increase during the 12month period, May 2005 to May 2006,
(from 194.4 in May 2005 to 202.5 in
May 2006) in the series for all items of
the CPI for All Urban Consumers,
published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of Labor.
The total amount of payments
available to each State agency for
distribution to institutions participating
in the program is based on the rates
contained in this notice.
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.
This program 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 7 CFR part 3015, subpart
V, and final rule related notice
published at 48 FR 29114, June 24,
1983.)
This notice imposes no new reporting
or recordkeeping provisions that are
subject to Office of Management and
Budget 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, as amended (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,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)).
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Dated: July 5, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
National School Lunch, Special Milk,
and School Breakfast Programs,
National Average Payments/Maximum
Reimbursement Rates
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 nonneedy children in
a school or institution which
participates in the Special Milk Program
for Children. The payments and rates
are prescribed on an annual basis each
July. The annual payments and rates
adjustments for the National School
Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
reflect changes in the Food Away From
Home series of the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers. The
annual rate adjustment for the Special
Milk Program reflects changes in the
Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk
Products. These payments and rates are
in effect from July 1, 2006 through
June 30, 2007.
DATES: These rates are effective from
July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
William Wagoner, Section Chief, School
Programs Section, Policy and Program
Development Branch, Child Nutrition
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
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640, Alexandria, VA 22302 or phone
(703) 305–2590.
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 nonneedy children in
a school or institution that participates
in the Special Milk Program for
Children. This rate is adjusted annually
to reflect changes in the Producer Price
Index for Fluid Milk Products,
published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of Labor.
For the period July 1, 2006 through
June 30, 2007, the rate of reimbursement
for a half-pint of milk served to a
nonneedy child in a school or
institution which participates in the
Special Milk Program is 14.5 cents. This
reflects a decrease of 6.08 percent in the
Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk
Products from May 2005 to May 2006
(from a level of 169.4 in May 2005 to
159.1 in May 2006).
As a reminder, schools or institutions
with pricing programs that elect to serve
milk free to eligible children continue to
receive the average cost of a half-pint of
milk (the total cost of all milk purchased
during the claim period divided by the
total number of purchased half-pints)
for each half-pint served to an eligible
child.
National School Lunch and School
Breakfast Programs—Pursuant to
sections 11 and 17A of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act, (42
U.S.C. 1759a and 1766a), and section 4
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1773), the Department annually
announces the adjustments to the
National Average Payment Factors and
to the maximum Federal reimbursement
rates for lunches and afterschool snacks
served to children participating in the
National School Lunch Program and
breakfasts served to children
participating in the School Breakfast
Program. Adjustments are prescribed
each July 1, based on changes in the
Food Away From Home series of the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers, published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of
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Labor. The changes in the national
average payment rates for schools and
residential child care institutions for the
period July 1, 2006 through June 30,
2007 reflect a 3.16 percent increase in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers during the 12-month period
May 2005 to May 2006 (from a level of
192.6 in May 2005 to 198.7 in May
2006). Adjustments to the national
average payment rates for all lunches
served under the National School Lunch
Program, breakfasts served under the
School Breakfast Program, and
afterschool snacks served under the
National School Lunch Program are
rounded down to the nearest whole
cent.
Lunch Payment Levels—Section 4 of
the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753) provides
general cash for food assistance
payments to States to assist schools in
purchasing food. The Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act provides
two different section 4 payment levels
for lunches served under the National
School Lunch Program. The lower
payment level applies to lunches served
by school food authorities in which less
than 60 percent of the lunches served in
the school lunch program during the
second preceding school year were
served free or at a reduced price. The
higher payment level applies to lunches
served by school food authorities in
which 60 percent or more of the lunches
served during the second preceding
school year were served free or at a
reduced price.
To supplement these section 4
payments, section 11 of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1759(a)) provides special cash
assistance payments to aid schools in
providing free and reduced price
lunches. The section 11 National
Average Payment Factor for each
reduced price lunch served is set at 40
cents less than the factor for each free
lunch.
As authorized under sections 8 and 11
of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757 and
1759a), maximum reimbursement rates
for each type of lunch are prescribed by
the Department in this Notice. These
maximum rates are to ensure equitable
disbursement of Federal funds to school
food authorities.
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Afterschool Snack Payments in
Afterschool Care Programs—Section
17A of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a)
establishes National Average Payments
for free, reduced price and paid
afterschool snacks as part of the
National School Lunch Program.
Breakfast Payment Factors—Section 4
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1773) establishes National
Average Payment Factors for free,
reduced price and paid breakfasts
served under the School Breakfast
Program and additional payments for
free and reduced price breakfasts served
in schools determined to be in ‘‘severe
need’’ because they serve a high
percentage of needy children.
Revised Payments
The following specific section 4,
section 11 and section 17A National
Average Payment Factors and maximum
reimbursement rates for lunch, the
afterschool snack rates, and the
breakfast rates are in effect from July 1,
2006 through June 30, 2007. Due to a
higher cost of living, the average
payments and maximum
reimbursements for Alaska and Hawaii
are higher than those for all other States.
The District of Columbia, Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico and Guam use the figures
specified for the contiguous States.
National School Lunch Program
Payments
Section 4 National Average Payment
Factors—In school food authorities
which served less than 60 percent free
and reduced price lunches in School
Year 2004–05, the payments for meals
served are: Contiguous States—paid
rate—23 cents, free and reduced price
rate—23 cents, maximum rate—31
cents; Alaska—paid rate—37 cents, free
and reduced price rate—37 cents,
maximum rate—48 cents; Hawaii—paid
rate—27 cents, free and reduced price
rate—27 cents, maximum rate—35
cents.
In school food authorities which
served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year
2004–05, payments are: Contiguous
States—paid rate—25 cents, free and
reduced price rate—25 cents, maximum
rate—31 cents; Alaska—paid rate—39
cents, free and reduced price rate—39
cents, maximum rate—48 cents;
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Hawaii—paid rate—29 cents, free and
reduced price rate—29 cents, maximum
rate—35 cents.
Section 11 National Average Payment
Factors—Contiguous States—free
lunch—217 cents, reduced price
lunch—177 cents; Alaska—free lunch—
351 cents, reduced price lunch—311
cents; Hawaii—free lunch—253 cents,
reduced price lunch—213 cents.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool
Care Programs—The payments are:
Contiguous States—free snack—65
cents, reduced price snack—32 cents,
paid snack—06 cents; Alaska—free
snack—106 cents, reduced price
snack—53 cents, paid snack—09 cents;
Hawaii—free snack—77 cents, reduced
price snack—38 cents, paid snack—07
cents.
School Breakfast Program Payments
For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—131 cents, reduced price
breakfast—101 cents, paid breakfast—24
cents; Alaska—free breakfast—208
cents, reduced price breakfast—178
cents, paid breakfast—35 cents;
Hawaii—free breakfast—152 cents,
reduced price breakfast—122 cents, paid
breakfast—27 cents.
For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—156 cents, reduced price
breakfast—126 cents, paid breakfast—24
cents; Alaska—free breakfast—249
cents, reduced price breakfast—219
cents, paid breakfast—35 cents;
Hawaii—free breakfast—182 cents,
reduced price breakfast—152 cents, paid
breakfast—27 cents.
Payment Chart
The following chart illustrates the
lunch National Average Payment
Factors with the sections 4 and 11
already combined to indicate the per
lunch amount; the maximum lunch
reimbursement rates; the reimbursement
rates for afterschool snacks served in
afterschool care programs; the breakfast
National Average Payment Factors
including ‘‘severe need’’ schools; and
the milk reimbursement rate. All
amounts are expressed in dollars or
fractions thereof. The payment factors
and reimbursement rates used for the
District of Columbia, Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico and Guam are those
specified for the contiguous States.
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SCHOOL PROGRAMS MEAL, SNACK AND MILK PAYMENTS TO STATES AND SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES—EXPRESSED IN
DOLLARS OR FRACTIONS THEREOF
[Effective from July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007]
Less than
60%
National school lunch program *
Contiguous States:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................
Alaska:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................
Hawaii:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................
60% or
more
Maximum
rate
0.23
2.00
2.40
0.25
2.02
2.42
0.31
2.17
2.57
0.37
3.48
3.88
0.39
3.50
3.90
0.48
3.75
4.15
0.27
2.40
2.80
0.29
2.42
2.82
0.35
2.60
3.00
Non-severe
need
School breakfast program
Contiguous States:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..................................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................................
Alaska:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..................................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................................
Hawaii:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..................................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................................
0.24
1.01
1.31
0.24
1.26
1.56
0.35
1.78
2.08
0.35
2.19
2.49
0.27
1.22
1.52
0.27
1.52
1.82
All
milk
Special milk program
Pricing programs without free option ...................................................................................................................
Pricing programs with free option ........................................................................................................................
Nonpricing programs ...........................................................................................................................................
Severe need
Paid
milk
0.145
N/A
0.145
N/A
0.145
N/A
Free milk
N/A
(1)
N/A
Afterschool Snacks Served in Afterschool Care Programs
Contiguous States:
Paid ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Free ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
Alaska:
Paid ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Free ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
Hawaii:
Paid ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Free ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
0.06
0.32
0.65
0.09
0.53
1.06
0.07
0.38
0.77
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* Payment listed for Free and Reduced Price Lunches include both section 4 and section 11 funds.
1 Average cost per 1⁄2 pint of milk.
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 action is exempted from review
by the Office of Management and
Budget under Executive Order 12866.
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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 7 CFR part
3015, subpart V, and the final rule
related notice published at 48 FR 29114,
June 24, 1983.)
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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 5, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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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.
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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 nonneedy children in a school or
institution which participates in the Special Milk Program for
Children. The payments and rates are prescribed on an annual basis each
July. The annual payments and rates adjustments for the National School
Lunch and School Breakfast Programs reflect changes in the Food Away
From Home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
The annual rate adjustment for the Special Milk Program reflects
changes in the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk Products. These
payments and rates are in effect from July 1, 2006 through June 30,
2007.
DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2006 through June 30,
2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Wagoner, Section Chief,
School Programs Section, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child
Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA 22302 or phone (703) 305-2590.
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 nonneedy children in a school or institution that
participates in the Special Milk Program for Children. This rate is
adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Producer Price Index for
Fluid Milk Products, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor.
For the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, the rate of
reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to a nonneedy child in a
school or institution which participates in the Special Milk Program is
14.5 cents. This reflects a decrease of 6.08 percent in the Producer
Price Index for Fluid Milk Products from May 2005 to May 2006 (from a
level of 169.4 in May 2005 to 159.1 in May 2006).
As a reminder, schools or institutions with pricing programs that
elect to serve milk free to eligible children continue to receive the
average cost of a half-pint of milk (the total cost of all milk
purchased during the claim period divided by the total number of
purchased half-pints) for each half-pint served to an eligible child.
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs--Pursuant to
sections 11 and 17A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act, (42 U.S.C. 1759a and 1766a), and section 4 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), the Department annually announces the
adjustments to the National Average Payment Factors and to the maximum
Federal reimbursement rates for lunches and afterschool snacks served
to children participating in the National School Lunch Program and
breakfasts served to children participating in the School Breakfast
Program. Adjustments are prescribed each July 1, based on changes in
the Food Away From Home series of the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of
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Labor. The changes in the national average payment rates for schools
and residential child care institutions for the period July 1, 2006
through June 30, 2007 reflect a 3.16 percent increase in the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the 12-month period May 2005
to May 2006 (from a level of 192.6 in May 2005 to 198.7 in May 2006).
Adjustments to the national average payment rates for all lunches
served under the National School Lunch Program, breakfasts served under
the School Breakfast Program, and afterschool snacks served under the
National School Lunch Program are rounded down to the nearest whole
cent.
Lunch Payment Levels--Section 4 of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753) provides general cash for food
assistance payments to States to assist schools in purchasing food. The
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act provides two different
section 4 payment levels for lunches served under the National School
Lunch Program. The lower payment level applies to lunches served by
school food authorities in which less than 60 percent of the lunches
served in the school lunch program during the second preceding school
year were served free or at a reduced price. The higher payment level
applies to lunches served by school food authorities in which 60
percent or more of the lunches served during the second preceding
school year were served free or at a reduced price.
To supplement these section 4 payments, section 11 of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759(a)) provides
special cash assistance payments to aid schools in providing free and
reduced price lunches. The section 11 National Average Payment Factor
for each reduced price lunch served is set at 40 cents less than the
factor for each free lunch.
As authorized under sections 8 and 11 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757 and 1759a), maximum
reimbursement rates for each type of lunch are prescribed by the
Department in this Notice. These maximum rates are to ensure equitable
disbursement of Federal funds to school food authorities.
Afterschool Snack Payments in Afterschool Care Programs--Section
17A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1766a) establishes National Average Payments for free, reduced price
and paid afterschool snacks as part of the National School Lunch
Program.
Breakfast Payment Factors--Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) establishes National Average Payment Factors for
free, reduced price and paid breakfasts served under the School
Breakfast Program and additional payments for free and reduced price
breakfasts served in schools determined to be in ``severe need''
because they serve a high percentage of needy children.
Revised Payments
The following specific section 4, section 11 and section 17A
National Average Payment Factors and maximum reimbursement rates for
lunch, the afterschool snack rates, and the breakfast rates are in
effect from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. Due to a higher cost of
living, the average payments and maximum reimbursements for Alaska and
Hawaii are higher than those for all other States. The District of
Columbia, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam use the figures
specified for the contiguous States.
National School Lunch Program Payments
Section 4 National Average Payment Factors--In school food
authorities which served less than 60 percent free and reduced price
lunches in School Year 2004-05, the payments for meals served are:
Contiguous States--paid rate--23 cents, free and reduced price rate--23
cents, maximum rate--31 cents; Alaska--paid rate--37 cents, free and
reduced price rate--37 cents, maximum rate--48 cents; Hawaii--paid
rate--27 cents, free and reduced price rate--27 cents, maximum rate--35
cents.
In school food authorities which served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year 2004-05, payments are: Contiguous
States--paid rate--25 cents, free and reduced price rate--25 cents,
maximum rate--31 cents; Alaska--paid rate--39 cents, free and reduced
price rate--39 cents, maximum rate--48 cents; Hawaii--paid rate--29
cents, free and reduced price rate--29 cents, maximum rate--35 cents.
Section 11 National Average Payment Factors--Contiguous States--
free lunch--217 cents, reduced price lunch--177 cents; Alaska--free
lunch--351 cents, reduced price lunch--311 cents; Hawaii--free lunch--
253 cents, reduced price lunch--213 cents.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs--The payments are:
Contiguous States--free snack--65 cents, reduced price snack--32 cents,
paid snack--06 cents; Alaska--free snack--106 cents, reduced price
snack--53 cents, paid snack--09 cents; Hawaii--free snack--77 cents,
reduced price snack--38 cents, paid snack--07 cents.
School Breakfast Program Payments
For schools ``not in severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--131 cents, reduced price breakfast--101 cents,
paid breakfast--24 cents; Alaska--free breakfast--208 cents, reduced
price breakfast--178 cents, paid breakfast--35 cents; Hawaii--free
breakfast--152 cents, reduced price breakfast--122 cents, paid
breakfast--27 cents.
For schools in ``severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--156 cents, reduced price breakfast--126 cents,
paid breakfast--24 cents; Alaska--free breakfast--249 cents, reduced
price breakfast--219 cents, paid breakfast--35 cents; Hawaii--free
breakfast--182 cents, reduced price breakfast--152 cents, paid
breakfast--27 cents.
Payment Chart
The following chart illustrates the lunch National Average Payment
Factors with the sections 4 and 11 already combined to indicate the per
lunch amount; the maximum lunch reimbursement rates; the reimbursement
rates for afterschool snacks served in afterschool care programs; the
breakfast National Average Payment Factors including ``severe need''
schools; and the milk reimbursement rate. All amounts are expressed in
dollars or fractions thereof. The payment factors and reimbursement
rates used for the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
and Guam are those specified for the contiguous States.
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School Programs Meal, Snack and Milk Payments to States and School Food
Authorities--Expressed in Dollars or Fractions Thereof
[Effective from July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007]
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Less than 60% or Maximum
National school lunch program * 60% more rate
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Contiguous States:
Paid......................... 0.23 0.25 0.31
Reduced price................ 2.00 2.02 2.17
Free......................... 2.40 2.42 2.57
Alaska:
Paid......................... 0.37 0.39 0.48
Reduced price................ 3.48 3.50 3.75
Free......................... 3.88 3.90 4.15
Hawaii:
Paid......................... 0.27 0.29 0.35
Reduced price................ 2.40 2.42 2.60
Free......................... 2.80 2.82 3.00
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Non-severe
School breakfast program need Severe need
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Contiguous States:
Paid................................ 0.24 0.24
Reduced price....................... 1.01 1.26
Free................................ 1.31 1.56
Alaska:
Paid................................ 0.35 0.35
Reduced price....................... 1.78 2.19
Free................................ 2.08 2.49
Hawaii:
Paid................................ 0.27 0.27
Reduced price....................... 1.22 1.52
Free................................ 1.52 1.82
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All Paid
Special milk program milk milk Free milk
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Pricing programs without free option.. 0.145 N/A N/A
Pricing programs with free option..... N/A 0.145 (\1\)
Nonpricing programs................... 0.145 N/A N/A
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Afterschool Snacks Served in Afterschool Care Programs
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Contiguous States:
Paid................................................ 0.06
Reduced price....................................... 0.32
Free................................................ 0.65
Alaska:
Paid................................................ 0.09
Reduced price....................................... 0.53
Free................................................ 1.06
Hawaii:
Paid................................................ 0.07
Reduced price....................................... 0.38
Free................................................ 0.77
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* Payment listed for Free and Reduced Price Lunches include both section
4 and section 11 funds.
\1\ Average cost per \1/2\ pint of milk.
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 action is exempted from review by the Office of Management and
Budget under 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 7 CFR part 3015,
subpart V, and the final rule related notice published at 48 FR 29114,
June 24, 1983.)
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 5, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 06-6131 Filed 7-10-06; 8:45 am]
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