Summer Food Service Program; 2011 Reimbursement Rates, 5328-5330 [2011-1975]

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AGENCY: 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 2011 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 2011 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, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Namian, 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 formal review by the Office SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1 5329 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 20 / Monday, January 31, 2011 / Notices 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. Background This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). In accordance with sections 12(f) (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 2011. The 2011 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, amended Section 13 of the NSLA and extends these procedures to all States. Since January 1, 2008, reimbursement has been 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 ensuring proper administration of the Program, while providing the best possible nutrition benefit to children. 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 1.3 percent increase in this series for the 12 month period, from November 2009 through November 2010 (from 224.633 in November 2009 to 227.512 in November 2010). Table of 2011 Reimbursement Rates Presentation of the 2011 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, 2011 through December 31, 2011. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM—2011 REIMBURSEMENT RATES (COMBINED) All states except Alaska and Hawaii Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars Alaska Hawaii Rural or self-prep sites All other types of sites Rural or self-prep sites All other types of sites Rural or self-prep sites All other types of sites 1.8800 3.2925 0.7750 1.8450 3.2375 0.7575 3.0450 5.3350 1.2575 2.9875 5.2500 1.2275 2.1975 3.8550 0.9100 2.1575 3.7925 0.8875 Breakfast .......................... Lunch or Supper .............. Snack ............................... 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. 1759a(a)(3)(B)). SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM—OPERATING COMPONENT OF 2011 REIMBURSEMENT RATES All states except Alaska and Hawaii Operating rates in U.S. dollars, rounded down to the nearest whole cent Breakfast .......................................................................................................................... Lunch or Supper .............................................................................................................. Snack ............................................................................................................................... jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Administrative Rates The administrative cost component of the reimbursement is authorized under section 13(b)(3) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:38 Jan 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Alaska 1.71 2.98 0.69 Hawaii 2.77 4.83 1.12 2.00 3.49 0.81 them from vendors. The administrative portion of SFSP rates are adjusted, either up or down, to the nearest quarter-cent. E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1 5330 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 20 / Monday, January 31, 2011 / Notices SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT OF 2011 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 All other types of sites Rural or self-prep sites All other types of sites Rural or self-prep sites All other types of sites Breakfast .......................... Lunch or Supper .............. Snack ............................... 0.1700 0.3125 0.0850 0.1350 0.2575 0.0675 0.2750 0.5050 0.1375 0.2175 0.4200 0.1075 0.1975 0.3650 0.1000 0.1575 0.3025 0.0775 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 20, 2011. Julia Paradis, Administrator. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5328-5330]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Summer Food Service Program; 2011 Reimbursement Rates

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 2011 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 2011 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, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Namian, 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 
formal review by the Office

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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.

Background

    This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the 
reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program 
(SFSP). In accordance with sections 12(f) (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 2011.
    The 2011 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, amended Section 13 of the NSLA and 
extends these procedures to all States. Since January 1, 2008, 
reimbursement has been 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 ensuring proper administration of the 
Program, while providing the best possible nutrition benefit to 
children.
    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 
1.3 percent increase in this series for the 12 month period, from 
November 2009 through November 2010 (from 224.633 in November 2009 to 
227.512 in November 2010).

Table of 2011 Reimbursement Rates

    Presentation of the 2011 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, 2011 through December 
31, 2011.

                                            Summer Food Service Program--2011 Reimbursement Rates (Combined)
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                                                 All states except Alaska and                   Alaska                              Hawaii
                                                            Hawaii               -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. ------------------------------------
                   dollars                     Rural or self-    All other types   Rural or self-    All other types   Rural or self-    All other types
                                                 prep sites         of sites         prep sites         of sites         prep sites         of sites
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Breakfast...................................            1.8800            1.8450            3.0450            2.9875            2.1975            2.1575
Lunch or Supper.............................            3.2925            3.2375            5.3350            5.2500            3.8550            3.7925
Snack.......................................            0.7750            0.7575            1.2575            1.2275            0.9100            0.8875
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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. 1759a(a)(3)(B)).

                  Summer Food Service Program--Operating Component of 2011 Reimbursement Rates
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                                                               All states
   Operating rates in U.S. dollars, rounded down to the       except Alaska        Alaska            Hawaii
                    nearest whole cent                         and Hawaii
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Breakfast.................................................              1.71              2.77              2.00
Lunch or Supper...........................................              2.98              4.83              3.49
Snack.....................................................              0.69              1.12              0.81
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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 2011 Reimbursement Rates
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                                                 All states except Alaska and                   Alaska                              Hawaii
    Administrative rates in U.S. dollars,                   Hawaii               -----------------------------------------------------------------------
adjusted, up or down, to the nearest quarter-------------------------------------
                    cent                       Rural or self-    All other types   Rural or self-    All other types   Rural or self-    All other types
                                                 prep sites         of sites         prep sites         of sites         prep sites         of sites
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Breakfast...................................            0.1700            0.1350            0.2750            0.2175            0.1975            0.1575
Lunch or Supper.............................            0.3125            0.2575            0.5050            0.4200            0.3650            0.3025
Snack.......................................            0.0850            0.0675            0.1375            0.1075            0.1000            0.0775
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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 20, 2011.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator.
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