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, 2009 through June 30, 2010, 34295-34297 [E9-16748]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 15, 2009 / Notices education programs administered by FNS. Estimated Number of Respondents: 800. Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 800. Estimated Time per Response: 0.0833 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 67 hours. Dated: July 9, 2009. Julia Paradis, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. E9–16750 Filed 7–14–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request—Data Collection Related to Institutions and Organizations AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. This collection is an extension without change of a currently approved collection for Data Collection Related to Institutions and Organizations, and concerns whether and to what extent faith-based and community organizations are participating in Federal nutrition assistance programs. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 14, 2009. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:21 Jul 14, 2009 Jkt 217001 Comments may be sent to Duke Storen, Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships, and Outreach, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 1441, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Duke Storen at (703) 605–1937 or via e-mail to duke.storen@fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically. All written comments will be open for public inspection at the office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 1431. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will be a matter of public record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of this information collection should be directed to Sara Gold at (703) 605–4325. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Data Collection Related to Institutions and Organizations. OMB Number: 0584–0540. Form Number: N/A. Expiration Date: 11/30/2009. Type of Request: EXTENSION. Abstract: The purpose of the submission is to obtain approval to continue information collection. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) issued an interim rule entitled ‘‘Data Collection Related to Institutions and Organizations,’’ as part of the Department’s effort to fulfill its responsibilities under Executive Orders 13279 and 13280. The rule enabled FNS to identify the faith-based and community organizations participating in Federal nutrition assistance programs, determine the level of their participation, ensure that FNS’ programs are open to all eligible organizations, and evaluate the effectiveness of its technical assistance and outreach efforts. State agencies will submit to FNS their data collection for organizations that signed an agreement with the State agencies to participate in FNS’’ nutrition assistance programs during Fiscal Years (FY) 2006 through 2009. Respondents: State Agencies. Estimated Number of Respondents: 57. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34295 Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1,162. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 66,256. Estimated Time per Response: 1.99. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 131,849 hours. Dated: July 1, 2009. Julia Paradis, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. E9–16767 Filed 7–14–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 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, 2009 through June 30, 2010 AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. 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, atrisk 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 the States of 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, 2009 through June 30, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Rothstein, Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594, 703– 305–2590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Definitions The terms used in this notice have the meanings ascribed to them in the Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations, 7 CFR part 226. E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 34296 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 15, 2009 / Notices 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 sections 226.4, 226.12 and 226.13 of the regulations, notice is hereby given of the new payment rates for institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). These rates are in effect during the period, July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. 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. In accordance with this mandate, the United States Department of Agriculture last published the adjusted national average payment rates for centers, the food service payment rates for day care homes, and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsors of day care homes, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, on July 7, 2008, at 73 FR 38390. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) [Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars, effective from July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010] Centers Lunch and supper 1 Breakfast Contiguous States: Paid ................................................................................................................................................... Reduced Price .................................................................................................................................. Free .................................................................................................................................................. Alaska: Paid ................................................................................................................................................... Reduced Price .................................................................................................................................. Free .................................................................................................................................................. Hawaii: Paid ................................................................................................................................................... Reduced Price .................................................................................................................................. Free .................................................................................................................................................. Breakfast Snack 0.26 1.16 1.46 0.25 2.28 2.68 0.06 0.37 0.74 0.38 2.03 2.33 0.41 3.95 4.35 0.10 0.59 1.19 0.29 1.40 1.70 0.30 2.75 3.15 0.07 0.43 0.86 Lunch and supper Snack Day care homes Tier I Contiguous States .................................................................................... Alaska ...................................................................................................... Hawaii ...................................................................................................... 1.19 1.89 1.38 Tier II Tier I Tier II Tier I 0.44 0.67 0.50 2.21 3.59 2.59 1.33 2.16 1.56 0.66 1.07 0.77 Administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes per home/ per month rates in U.S. dollars Initial 50 Next 150 Next 800 Contiguous States ........................................................................................................................... Alaska .............................................................................................................................................. Hawaii .............................................................................................................................................. 100 162 117 76 123 89 60 96 70 Tier II 0.18 0.29 0.21 Each add’l 52 85 61 sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 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. The changes in the national average payment rates for centers reflect a 4.232 percent increase during the 12-month period, May 2008 to May 2009, (from 213.967 in May 2008, as previously published in the Federal Register, to 223.023 in May 2009) 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 1.522 percent increase during the 12month period, May 2008 to May 2009, (from 211.863 in May 2008, as previously published in the Federal Register, to 215.088 in May 2009) 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 1.281 percent decrease during the 12- VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:21 Jul 14, 2009 Jkt 217001 month period, May 2008 to May 2009, (from 216.632 in May 2008, as previously published in the Federal Register, to 213.856 in May 2009) in the series for all items of the CPI for All Urban Consumers. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 has been determined to be not significant and was reviewed by the Office Management and Budget in conformance with Executive Order 12866. 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)). E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 15, 2009 / Notices Dated: July 9, 2009. Julia Paradis, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. E9–16748 Filed 7–14–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service; Little Sandy Trail Creek Watershed Structure No. 1: Madison County, GA sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service. ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Little Sandy Trail Creek Watershed Structure No. 1, Madison County, Georgia. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cran Upshaw, Economist, Federal Building, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia 30601, Telephone (706) 546– 2277, e-mail cran.upshaw@ga.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Assessment of this federally assisted action indicates that the project will not cause significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As a result of these findings, James E. Tillman, Sr., State Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact statement is not needed for this project. The project purpose is continued flood prevention. The planned works of improvement include upgrading an existing floodwater retarding structure. The Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been forwarded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and to various Federal, State, and local agencies and interest parties. A limited number of the FONSI are available to fill single copy requests at the above address. Basic data developed during the environmental assessment are on file and may be reviewed by contacting Cran Upshaw at the above number. No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal Register. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:21 Jul 14, 2009 Jkt 217001 Signed in Athens, Georgia, on July 2, 2009. James E. Tillman, Sr. State Conservationist. (This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under 10.916, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention, and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernment consultation with State and local officials). Finding of No Significant Impact for Little Sandy Trail Creek Watershed Structure No. 1; Madison County, Georgia, July 3, 2009 Introduction The Little Sandy Trail Creek Watershed is a federally assisted action authorized for planning under Public Law 106–472, the Watershed Rehabilitation Act, which amends Public Law 83–566, the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. An environmental assessment was undertaken in conjunction with development of the watershed plan. This assessment was conducted in consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies as well as with interested organizations and individuals. Data developed during the assessment are available for public review at the following location: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia 30601. Recommended Action This document describes a plan for upgrading an existing floodwater retarding structure, Little Sandy Trail Creek Watershed Structure No. 1, to meet current dam safety criteria in Georgia. The plan calls for the modification of the existing vegetative auxiliary spillway, enlarging the principal spillway and raising the top of the dam on an existing dam. Works of improvement will be accomplished by providing financial and technical assistance through an eligible local sponsor. The Principal Project Measures are to: 1. Modifying the existing vegetative auxiliary spillway, enlarging the principal spillway and raising the top of the dam. This construction is designed to bring the existing dam into compliance with current dam safety criteria in Georgia. 2. The measures will be planned and installed by developing a contract with the current operator of the dam. Effects of Recommended Action Modifying the existing vegetative auxiliary spillway, enlarging the principal spillway and raising the top of PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34297 the dam will bring Little Sandy Trail Creek Watershed Structure No. 1 into compliance with current dam safety criteria. This will essentially eliminate the risk to loss of life for individuals in 6 homes and 10 roads downstream. Additional effects will include continued protection against flooding, continued water quality benefits, continued fishing activities, continued recreational opportunities, protected land values, protected road and utility networks, and reduced maintenance costs for public infrastructure. Wildlife habitat will not be disturbed during installation activities. No wetlands, wildlife habitat, fisheries, prime farmland, or cultural resources will be destroyed or threatened by this project. Some 30 acres of wetland and wetland type wildlife habitat will be preserved. Fishery habitats will also be maintained. No endangered or threatened plant or animal species will be adversely affected by the project. There are no wilderness areas in the watershed. Alternatives Six alternative plans of action were considered in project planning. No significant adverse environmental impacts are anticipated from installation of the selected alternative. Also, the planned action is the most practical, complete, and acceptable means of protecting life and property of downstream residents. Consultation—Public Participation Original sponsoring organizations include the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Broad River Soil and Water Conservation District and Madison County. At the initiation of the planning process, meetings were held with representatives of the original sponsoring organizations to ascertain their interest and concerns regarding the Little Sandy Trail Creek Watershed. The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission agreed to serve as ‘‘lead sponsor’’ being responsible for leading the planning process with assistance from NRCS. As lead sponsor they also agreed to provide non-federal costshare, property rights, operation and maintenance, and public participation during, and beyond, the planning process. An Interdisciplinary Planning Team provided for the ‘‘technical’’ administration of this project. Technical administration includes tasks pursuant to the NRCS nine-step planning process, and planning procedures outlined in the NRCS–National Planning Procedures Handbook. Examples of tasks completed E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1

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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, 2009 through June 30, 2010

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 
the States of 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, 2009 through June 30, 
2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Rothstein, Chief, Policy 
and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and 
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center 
Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594, 703-305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Definitions

    The terms used in this notice have the meanings ascribed to them in 
the Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations, 7 CFR part 226.

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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 sections 226.4, 
226.12 and 226.13 of the regulations, notice is hereby given of the new 
payment rates for institutions participating in the Child and Adult 
Care Food Program (CACFP). These rates are in effect during the period, 
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
    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. In 
accordance with this mandate, the United States Department of 
Agriculture last published the adjusted national average payment rates 
for centers, the food service payment rates for day care homes, and the 
administrative reimbursement rates for sponsors of day care homes, for 
the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, on July 7, 2008, at 
73 FR 38390.

                Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
  [Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars, effective from
                       July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010]
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                                                 Lunch and
             Centers                Breakfast    supper \1\     Snack
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Contiguous States:
    Paid.........................         0.26         0.25         0.06
    Reduced Price................         1.16         2.28         0.37
    Free.........................         1.46         2.68         0.74
Alaska:
    Paid.........................         0.38         0.41         0.10
    Reduced Price................         2.03         3.95         0.59
    Free.........................         2.33         4.35         1.19
Hawaii:
    Paid.........................         0.29         0.30         0.07
    Reduced Price................         1.40         2.75         0.43
    Free.........................         1.70         3.15         0.86
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                                                      Breakfast         Lunch and supper            Snack
                Day care homes                 -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Tier I    Tier II     Tier I    Tier II     Tier I    Tier II
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Contiguous States.............................       1.19       0.44       2.21       1.33       0.66       0.18
Alaska........................................       1.89       0.67       3.59       2.16       1.07       0.29
Hawaii........................................       1.38       0.50       2.59       1.56       0.77       0.21
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Administrative reimbursement
    rates for sponsoring
  organizations of day care    Initial    Next 150   Next 800     Each
  homes per home/per month        50                             add'l
    rates in U.S. dollars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contiguous States...........        100         76         60         52
Alaska......................        162        123         96         85
Hawaii......................        117         89         70        61
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\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.

    The changes in the national average payment rates for centers 
reflect a 4.232 percent increase during the 12-month period, May 2008 
to May 2009, (from 213.967 in May 2008, as previously published in the 
Federal Register, to 223.023 in May 2009) 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 1.522 percent increase during the 12-month period, May 2008 
to May 2009, (from 211.863 in May 2008, as previously published in the 
Federal Register, to 215.088 in May 2009) 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 1.281 percent 
decrease during the 12-month period, May 2008 to May 2009, (from 
216.632 in May 2008, as previously published in the Federal Register, 
to 213.856 in May 2009) in the series for all items of the CPI for All 
Urban Consumers.
    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 has been determined to be not significant and was 
reviewed by the Office Management and Budget in conformance with 
Executive Order 12866.
    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 9, 2009.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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