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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
SUMMARY: This notice informs the public
of the annual adjustments to the
reimbursement rates for meals served in
the Summer Food Service Program for
Children. These adjustments address
changes in the Consumer Price Index, as
required under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act. The 2009
reimbursement rates are presented as a
combined set of rates to highlight
simplified cost accounting procedures
that are extended nationwide by
enactment of the Fiscal Year 2008
Consolidated Appropriations Act. The
2009 rates are also presented
individually, as separate operating and
administrative rates of reimbursement,
to show the effect of the Consumer Price
Index adjustment on each rate.
DATES:
Effective Date: January 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Brewer, Head, CACFP and SFSP
Section, Policy and Program
Development Branch, Child Nutrition
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
United States Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302,
703–305–2590.
This
Program is listed in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance under No.
10.559 and is subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372 which
requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials (7 CFR part
3015, subpart V, and final rule-related
notice published at 48 FR 29114, June
24, 1983).
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3518), no new recordkeeping or
reporting requirements have been
included that are subject to approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget.
This notice 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. Additionally, this
notice has been determined to be
exempt from review by the Office of
Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summer Food Service Program; 2009
Reimbursement
Definitions
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
The terms used in this notice have the
meaning ascribed to them under 7 CFR
part 225 of the Summer Food Service
Program regulations.
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Background
This notice informs the public of the
annual adjustments to the
reimbursement rates for meals served in
the Summer Food Service Program
(SFSP). As required under sections 12
(42 U.S.C. 1760(f)) and 13 (42 U.S.C.
1761) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (NSLA), and SFSP
regulations in 7 CFR part 225, the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) announces the adjustments in
SFSP payments for meals served to
participating children during calendar
year 2009.
The 2009 reimbursement rates are
presented as a combined set of rates to
highlight simplified cost accounting
procedures. Section 738 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008,
Public Law 110–161, enacted on
December 26, 2007, extends these
procedures to all States. Beginning
January 1, 2008, reimbursement is based
solely on a ‘‘meals times rates’’
calculation, without comparison to
actual or budgeted costs.
Sponsors receive reimbursement that
is determined by the number of
reimbursable meals served multiplied
by the combined rates for food service
operations and administration.
However, the combined rate is based on
separate operating and administrative
rates of reimbursement, each of which is
adjusted differently for inflation.
Calculation of Rates
The combined rates are constructed
from individually authorized operating
and administrative reimbursements.
Simplified procedures provide
flexibility, enabling sponsors to manage
their reimbursements to pay for any
allowable cost, regardless of the cost
category. Although the requirement to
categorize costs as ‘‘operational’’ or
‘‘administrative’’ has been eliminated,
this does not diminish the sponsors’
responsibility for providing the best
possible nutrition benefit to children,
while ensuring proper administration of
the Program.
The operating and administrative
rates are calculated separately.
However, the calculations of
adjustments for both are based on the
same set of 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 United States
Department of Labor. They represent a
4.9 percent increase in this series for the
12 month period, from November 2007
through November 2008 (from 209.854
in November 2007 to 220.043 in
November 2008).
Table of 2009 Reimbursement Rates
Presentation of the 2009 maximum
per meal rates for meals served to
children in SFSP combines the results
from the calculations of operational and
administrative payments, which are
further explained in this notice. The
total amount of payments to State
agencies for disbursement to SFSP
sponsors will be based upon these
adjusted combined rates and the
number of meals of each type served.
These adjusted rates will be in effect
from January 1, 2009 through December
31, 2009.
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
2009 Reimbursement Rates (Combined)
Per meal
rates in whole
or fractions of
U.S. dollars
All States except Alaska and Hawaii
Rural or self-prep
sites
Breakfast ......
Lunch or
Supper ......
Snack ...........
All other types of
sites
Alaska
Rural or self-prep
sites
Hawaii
All other types of
sites
Rural or self-prep
sites
All other types of
sites
1.8150
1.7800
2.9450
2.8900
2.1225
2.0825
3.1825
0.7525
3.1300
0.7350
5.1575
1.2225
5.0750
1.1950
3.7225
0.8750
3.6625
0.8550
Operating Rates
amounts set in section 13(b)(1) of the
NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(1)). They are
rounded down to the nearest whole
The portion of the SFSP rates for
operating costs is based on payment
cent, as required by section 11(a)(3)(B)
of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1759(a)(3)(B)).
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
Operating Component of 2009 Reimbursement Rates
Operating
rates in U.S.
dollars,
rounded down
to the nearest
whole cent
All States except Alaska and Hawaii
Breakfast ......
Lunch or
Supper ......
Snack ...........
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Hawaii
1.65
The administrative cost component of
the reimbursement is authorized under
section 13(b)(3) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C.
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2.68
1.93
2.88
0.67
Administrative Rates
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Alaska
4.67
1.09
3.37
0.78
1761(b)(3)). Rates are higher for
sponsors of sites located in rural areas
and for ‘‘self-prep’’ sponsors that
prepare their own meals, at the SFSP
site or at a central facility, instead of
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purchasing them from vendors. The
administrative portion of SFSP rates are
adjusted, either up or down, to the
nearest quarter-cent.
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SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
Administrative Component of 2009 Reimbursement Rates
Administrative
rates in U.S.
dollars, adjusted, up or
down, to the
nearest quarter-cent
All States except Alaska and Hawaii
Rural or self-prep
sites
Breakfast ......
Lunch or
Supper ......
Snack ...........
All other types of
sites
All other types of
sites
Rural or self-prep
sites
All other types of
sites
0.1300
0.2650
0.2100
0.1925
0.1525
0.3025
0.0825
0.2500
0.0650
0.4875
0.1325
0.4050
0.1050
0.3525
0.0950
0.2925
0.0750
Dated: January 12, 2009.
E. Enrique Gomez,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9–787 Filed 1–14–09; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Fitzgerald Renewable Energy, LLC:
Notice of Intent To Hold Public
Scoping Meetings and Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to hold public
scoping meetings and prepare an
environmental assessment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS), an Agency delivering the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Development Utilities
Programs, hereinafter referred to as
Rural Development and/or the Agency,
intends to hold public scoping meetings
and prepare an Environmental
Assessment (EA) in connection with
potential impacts related to a project
proposed by Fitzgerald Renewable
Energy, LLC (FRE), with headquarters in
Winter Park, FL. The proposal consists
of the construction of a 55 megawatt
(MW) biomass power plant located in
Ben Hill County, Georgia on Peachtree
Road. FRE is requesting the Agency to
provide financial assistance for the
proposed action.
DATES: USDA Rural Development will
conduct a Scoping Meeting in an open
house format, seeking the input of the
public and other interested parties for
the preparation of an EA. The meeting
will be held on January 29, 2009, from
5 p.m. until 7 p.m., at The Grand
Conference Center, 115 South Main
Street, Fitzgerald, GA 31750, Telephone
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(229) 426–5090. Comments regarding
the proposed action may be submitted
(orally or in writing) at the public
scoping meeting or in writing and
received within 30 days after the
scoping meeting by Rural Development
at the address provided in this notice.
To send comments or for
further information, please contact
Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural
Development Utilities Programs,
Engineering and Environmental Staff,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop
1571, Washington, DC 20250–1571,
Telephone (202) 720–0468, or e-mail
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
An Electric Alternatives Evaluation
and Site Selection Study Report
(Report), prepared by FRE, will be
presented at the public scoping meeting.
The Report will be available for public
review at the Agency’s address provided
in this notice, at the Agency’s Web site:
https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/
ea.htm, at Fitzgerald Renewable Energy,
LLC, 152 Lincoln Avenue, Winter Park,
FL 32789, and at the Fitzgerald/Ben Hill
County Library, 123 North Main Street,
Fitzgerald, GA 31750, Telephone: 229–
426–5080.
ADDRESSES:
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Rural or self-prep
sites
Hawaii
0.1650
Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a,
respectively).
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Alaska
FRE
proposes to construct a 55 MW biomass
power plant on approximately 40 acres
on Peachtree Road in Fitzgerald, GA. It
is anticipated that the facilities would
be in service in 2011.
Government agencies, private
organizations, and the public are invited
to participate in the planning and
analysis of the proposed project.
Representatives from the Agency and
FRE will be available at the scoping
meeting to discuss the Agency’s
environmental review process, describe
the proposal, the purpose and need for
the proposal, alternatives under
consideration, and to discuss the scope
of environmental issues to be
considered, answer questions, and
accept comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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From information provided in the
Report, input that may be provided by
government agencies, private
organizations, and the public, FRE will
prepare an environmental report to be
submitted to the Agency for review. The
Agency will use the environmental
report to determine the significance of
the impacts of the proposal and, if
acceptable, will adopt it as its EA for the
proposal. The Agency’s EA would be
available for review and comment for 30
days.
Should the Agency determine, based
on the EA, that the impacts of the
construction and operation of the power
plant would not have a significant
environmental impact, it will prepare a
finding of no significant impact;
otherwise, the Agency would proceed to
prepare an environmental impact
statement. Public notification of a
finding of no significant impact or the
intent to prepare an environmental
impact statement would be published in
the Federal Register and in newspapers
with a circulation in the project area.
Any final action by the Agency
related to the proposed project will be
subject to, and contingent upon,
compliance with environmental review
requirements as prescribed by the
Agency’s environmental policies and
procedures (7 CFR part 1794).
Dated: January 9, 2009.
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental
Staff, USDA/Rural Development Utilities
Programs.
[FR Doc. E9–775 Filed 1–14–09; 8:45 am]
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[FR Doc No: E9-787]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program; 2009 Reimbursement
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to
the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service
Program for Children. These adjustments address changes in the Consumer
Price Index, as required under the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act. The 2009 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set
of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures that are
extended nationwide by enactment of the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated
Appropriations Act. The 2009 rates are also presented individually, as
separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement, to show
the effect of the Consumer Price Index adjustment on each rate.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Brewer, Head, CACFP and SFSP
Section, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition
Division, Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia
22302, 703-305-2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Program is listed in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.559 and is subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372 which requires intergovernmental
consultation with State and local officials (7 CFR part 3015, subpart
V, and final rule-related notice published at 48 FR 29114, June 24,
1983).
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3518), no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements have been
included that are subject to approval from the Office of Management and
Budget.
This notice 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. Additionally, this notice has been determined to be exempt from
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866.
Definitions
The terms used in this notice have the meaning ascribed to them
under 7 CFR part 225 of the Summer Food Service Program regulations.
[[Page 2509]]
Background
This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the
reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program
(SFSP). As required under sections 12 (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)) and 13 (42
U.S.C. 1761) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(NSLA), and SFSP regulations in 7 CFR part 225, the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the adjustments in SFSP
payments for meals served to participating children during calendar
year 2009.
The 2009 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of
rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. Section 738
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 110-161,
enacted on December 26, 2007, extends these procedures to all States.
Beginning January 1, 2008, reimbursement is based solely on a ``meals
times rates'' calculation, without comparison to actual or budgeted
costs.
Sponsors receive reimbursement that is determined by the number of
reimbursable meals served multiplied by the combined rates for food
service operations and administration. However, the combined rate is
based on separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement,
each of which is adjusted differently for inflation.
Calculation of Rates
The combined rates are constructed from individually authorized
operating and administrative reimbursements. Simplified procedures
provide flexibility, enabling sponsors to manage their reimbursements
to pay for any allowable cost, regardless of the cost category.
Although the requirement to categorize costs as ``operational'' or
``administrative'' has been eliminated, this does not diminish the
sponsors' responsibility for providing the best possible nutrition
benefit to children, while ensuring proper administration of the
Program.
The operating and administrative rates are calculated separately.
However, the calculations of adjustments for both are based on the same
set of 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 United States Department of Labor. They represent a
4.9 percent increase in this series for the 12 month period, from
November 2007 through November 2008 (from 209.854 in November 2007 to
220.043 in November 2008).
Table of 2009 Reimbursement Rates
Presentation of the 2009 maximum per meal rates for meals served to
children in SFSP combines the results from the calculations of
operational and administrative payments, which are further explained in
this notice. The total amount of payments to State agencies for
disbursement to SFSP sponsors will be based upon these adjusted
combined rates and the number of meals of each type served. These
adjusted rates will be in effect from January 1, 2009 through December
31, 2009.
Summer Food Service Program
2009 Reimbursement Rates (Combined)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All States except Alaska and Alaska Hawaii
Per meal rates Hawaii ---------------------------------------------------------------
in whole or --------------------------------
fractions of Rural or self- All other Rural or self- All other Rural or self- All other
U.S. dollars prep sites types of sites prep sites types of sites prep sites types of sites
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Breakfast....... 1.8150 1.7800 2.9450 2.8900 2.1225 2.0825
Lunch or Supper. 3.1825 3.1300 5.1575 5.0750 3.7225 3.6625
Snack........... 0.7525 0.7350 1.2225 1.1950 0.8750 0.8550
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Operating Rates
The portion of the SFSP rates for operating costs is based on
payment amounts set in section 13(b)(1) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C.
1761(b)(1)). They are rounded down to the nearest whole cent, as
required by section 11(a)(3)(B) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1759(a)(3)(B)).
Summer Food Service Program
Operating Component of 2009 Reimbursement Rates
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating rates in U.S. All States
dollars, rounded down to except Alaska Alaska Hawaii
the nearest whole cent and Hawaii
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Breakfast............... 1.65 2.68 1.93
Lunch or Supper......... 2.88 4.67 3.37
Snack................... 0.67 1.09 0.78
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Administrative Rates
The administrative cost component of the reimbursement is
authorized under section 13(b)(3) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(3)).
Rates are higher for sponsors of sites located in rural areas and for
``self-prep'' sponsors that prepare their own meals, at the SFSP site
or at a central facility, instead of purchasing them from vendors. The
administrative portion of SFSP rates are adjusted, either up or down,
to the nearest quarter-cent.
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Summer Food Service Program
Administrative Component of 2009 Reimbursement Rates
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Administrative All States except Alaska and Alaska Hawaii
rates in U.S. Hawaii ---------------------------------------------------------------
dollars, --------------------------------
adjusted, up or
down, to the Rural or self- All other Rural or self- All other Rural or self- All other
nearest quarter- prep sites types of sites prep sites types of sites prep sites types of sites
cent
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Breakfast....... 0.1650 0.1300 0.2650 0.2100 0.1925 0.1525
Lunch or Supper. 0.3025 0.2500 0.4875 0.4050 0.3525 0.2925
Snack........... 0.0825 0.0650 0.1325 0.1050 0.0950 0.0750
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Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a,
respectively).
Dated: January 12, 2009.
E. Enrique Gomez,
Acting Administrator.
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