National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates, 43256-43259 [2011-18253]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
43256
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 20, 2011 / Notices
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 of 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).
Federal Domestic Assistance under Nos.
10.555 and 10.558 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 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. 3507). 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 was reviewed by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866.
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)).
National Average Minimum Value of
Donated Foods for the Period July 1,
2011 Through June 30, 2012
This notice implements mandatory
provisions of sections 6(c) and
17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (the Act) (42
U.S.C. 1755(c) and 1766(h)(1)(B)).
Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the Act establishes
the national average value of donated
food assistance to be given to States for
each lunch served in the NSLP at 11.00
cents per meal. Pursuant to section
6(c)(1)(B), this amount is subject to
annual adjustments on July 1 of each
year to reflect changes in a three-month
average value of the Price Index for
Foods Used in Schools and Institutions
for March, April, and May each year
(Price Index). Section 17(h)(1)(B) of the
Act provides that the same value of
donated foods (or cash in lieu of
donated foods) for school lunches shall
also be established for lunches and
suppers served in the CACFP. Notice is
hereby given that the national average
minimum value of donated foods, or
cash in lieu thereof, per lunch under the
NSLP (7 CFR Part 210) and per lunch
and supper under the CACFP (7 CFR
Part 226) shall be 22.25 cents for the
period July 1, 2011 through June 30,
2012.
The Price Index is computed using
five major food components in the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer
Price Index (cereal and bakery products;
meats, poultry and fish; dairy; processed
fruits and vegetables; and fats and oils).
Each component is weighted using the
relative weight as determined by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The value of
food assistance is adjusted each July 1
by the annual percentage change in a
three-month average value of the Price
Index for March, April, and May each
year. The three-month average of the
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011–18257 Filed 7–19–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Distribution Program: Value of
Donated Foods From July 1, 2011
Through June 30, 2012
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
national average value of donated foods
or, where applicable, cash in lieu of
donated foods, to be provided in school
year 2012 (July 1, 2011 through June 30,
2012) for each lunch served by schools
participating in the National School
Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each
lunch and supper served by institutions
participating in the Child and Adult
Care Food Program (CACFP).
DATES: The rate in this notice is effective
July 1, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Waters, Program Analyst,
Policy Branch, Food Distribution
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302–1594 or telephone (703) 305–
2662.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These
programs are listed in the Catalog of
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
18:29 Jul 19, 2011
Jkt 223001
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Price Index increased by10.2 percent
from 179.10 for March, April, and May
of 2010, as previously published in the
Federal Register, to 197.32 for the same
three months in 2011. When computed
on the basis of unrounded data and
rounded to the nearest one-quarter cent,
the resulting national average for the
period July 1, 2011 through June 30,
2012 will be 22.25 cents per meal. This
is an increase of two cents from the
school year 2011 (July 1, 2010 through
June 30, 2011) rate.
Authority: Sections 6(c)(1)(A) and (B),
6(e)(1), and 17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1755(c)(1)(A) and (B)
and (e)(1), and 1766(h)(1)(B)).
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–18259 Filed 7–19–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
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.
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 non-needy 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.
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM
20JYN1
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 20, 2011 / Notices
These rates are effective from
July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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:
DATES:
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
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 non-needy 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, 2011 through
June 30, 2012, 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 20.50 cents. This reflects an
increase of 16.55 percent in the
Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk
Products from May 2010 to May 2011
(from a level of 192.8 in May 2010 as
previously published in the Federal
Register to 224.7 in May 2011).
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
VerDate Mar<15>2010
18:29 Jul 19, 2011
Jkt 223001
Labor. The changes in the national
average payment rates for schools and
residential child care institutions for the
period July 1, 2011 through June 30,
2012 reflect a 2.18 percent increase in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers during the 12-month period
May 2010 to May 2011 (from a level of
225.573 in May 2010 as previously
published in the Federal Register to
230.501 in May 2011). 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. 1759a) 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.
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
43257
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,
2011 through June 30, 2012. 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 2009–10, the payments for meals
served are: Contiguous States—paid
rate—26 cents, free and reduced price
rate—26 cents, maximum rate—34
cents; Alaska—paid rate—43 cents, free
and reduced price rate—43 cents,
maximum rate—53 cents; Hawaii—paid
rate—31 cents, free and reduced price
rate—31 cents, maximum rate—39
cents.
In school food authorities which
served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year
2009–10, payments are: Contiguous
States—paid rate—28 cents, free and
reduced price rate—28 cents, maximum
rate—34 cents; Alaska—paid rate—45
cents, free and reduced price rate—45
cents, maximum rate—53 cents;
Hawaii—paid rate—33 cents, free and
reduced price rate—33 cents, maximum
rate—39 cents.
Section 11 National Average Payment
Factors—Contiguous States—free
lunch—251 cents, reduced price
lunch—211 cents; Alaska—free lunch—
407 cents, reduced price lunch—367
cents; Hawaii—free lunch—294 cents,
reduced price lunch—254 cents.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool
Care Programs—The payments are:
Contiguous States—free snack—76
cents, reduced price snack—38 cents,
paid snack—07 cents; Alaska—free
snack—123 cents, reduced price
E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM
20JYN1
43258
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 20, 2011 / Notices
snack—61 cents, paid snack—11 cents;
Hawaii—free snack—89 cents, reduced
price snack—44 cents, paid snack—08
cents.
School Breakfast Program Payments
For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—151 cents, reduced price
breakfast—121 cents, paid breakfast—27
cents; Alaska—free breakfast—241
cents, reduced price breakfast—211
cents, paid breakfast—40 cents;
Hawaii—free breakfast—176 cents,
reduced price breakfast—146 cents, paid
breakfast—30 cents.
For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—180 cents, reduced price
breakfast—150 cents, paid breakfast—27
cents; Alaska—free breakfast—288
cents, reduced price breakfast—258
cents, paid breakfast—40 cents;
Hawaii—free breakfast—210 cents,
reduced price breakfast—180 cents, paid
breakfast—30 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.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS MEAL, SNACK AND MILK PAYMENTS TO STATES AND SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES
[Expressed in dollars or fractions thereof effective from July 1, 2011–June 30, 2012]
National school lunch program *
Less than 60%
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID .....................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ................................................................................................................
FREE ....................................................................................................................................
ALASKA:
PAID .....................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ................................................................................................................
FREE ....................................................................................................................................
HAWAII:
PAID .....................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ................................................................................................................
FREE ....................................................................................................................................
0.28
2.39
2.79
0.34
2.54
2.94
0.43
4.10
4.50
0.45
4.12
4.52
0.53
4.35
4.75
0.31
2.85
3.25
0.33
2.87
3.27
0.39
3.03
3.43
Non-severe
need
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID .................................................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................
FREE ................................................................................................................................................................
ALASKA:
PAID .................................................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................
FREE ................................................................................................................................................................
HAWAII:
PAID .................................................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ............................................................................................................................................
FREE ................................................................................................................................................................
All milk
PRICING PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE OPTION ..................................
PRICING PROGRAMS WITH FREE OPTION ..........................................
NONPRICING PROGRAMS ......................................................................
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID ..................................
REDUCED PRICE ............
FREE .................................
ALASKA:
PAID ..................................
REDUCED PRICE ............
FREE .................................
HAWAII:
PAID ..................................
REDUCED PRICE ............
18:29 Jul 19, 2011
Severe need
0.27
1.21
1.51
0.27
1.50
1.80
0.40
2.11
2.41
0.40
2.58
2.88
0.30
1.46
1.76
0.30
1.80
2.10
Free milk
N/A
0.2050
N/A
N/A.
Average Cost Per 1⁄2 Pint of Milk.
N/A.
0.89
This notice has been determined to be
not significant and was reviewed by the
* Payment listed for Free and Reduced Price
Lunches include both section 4 and section 11 Office of Management and Budget in
conformance with Executive Order
funds.
12866.
0.07
This action is not a rule as defined by
0.38
National School Lunch, School
0.76 the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
Breakfast and Special Milk Programs are
601–612) and thus is exempt from the
listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
0.11 provisions of that Act.
Assistance under No. 10.555, No. 10.553
0.61
In accordance with the Paperwork
and No. 10.556, respectively, and are
1.23 Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
subject to the provisions of Executive
no new recordkeeping or reporting
Order 12372, which requires
0.08
requirements have been included that
intergovernmental consultation with
0.44
are subject to approval from the Office
State and local officials. (See 7 CFR Part
of Management and Budget.
3015, Subpart V, and the final rule
Afterschool Snacks Served in Afterschool
Care Programs
VerDate Mar<15>2010
Paid milk
0.2050
N/A
0.2050
FREE .................................
Maximum rate
0.26
2.37
2.77
School breakfast program
Special milk program
60% or more
Jkt 223001
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM
20JYN1
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 20, 2011 / Notices
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, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757, 1759a, 1766a) and
sections 3 and 4(b) of the Child Nutrition
Act, (42 U.S.C. 1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)).
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
The
meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted:
(1) Reviewing project proposal for
recommending Title II projects; and (2)
Public Comment. Persons who wish to
bring related matters to the attention of
the Committee may file written
statements with the Committee staff
before or after the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 15, 2011.
Frederick W. Prange,
Staff Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–18253 Filed 7–19–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
[FR Doc. 2011–18368 Filed 7–19–11; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BILLING CODE 3410–11–P
Forest Service
Southern Montana Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
VerDate Mar<15>2010
18:29 Jul 19, 2011
Jkt 223001
Forest Service
Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory
Committee
The Custer and Gallatin
National Forest’s Resource Advisory
Committee will meet in Billings,
Montana. The committee is meeting as
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
is to review project proposals and
public comments.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
August 10, 2011, and will begin at
10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn Grad Montana Hotel
and Convention Center, 5500 Midland
Road, Billings, MT. Written comments
should be sent to Babete Anderson,
Custer National Forest, 1310 Main
Street, Billings, MT 59105. Comments
may also be sent via e-mail to
branderson@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
406–657–6222.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at Custer
National Forest 1310 Main Street,
Billings, MT 59105. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 406–657–
6205 ext 239.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Babete Anderson, RAC coordinator,
USDA, Custer National Forest, 1310
Main Street, Billings, MT 59105; (406)
657–6205 ext 239; E-mail
branderson@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Mountain
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Lyon-Mineral Resource
Advisory Committee will meet in
Hawthorne, NV. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
(the Act) and operates in compliance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. The purpose of the committee is to
improve collaborative relationships and
to provide advice and recommendations
to the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with the title II
of the Act. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is to
review project proposals that were
submitted by the June 3, 2011 deadline
and vote to determine which projects
will be recommended for funding.
DATE: The meeting will be held August
10, 2011, 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Mineral County Library, located at
110 1st Street, Hawthorne, NV 89415.
Written comments may be submitted as
described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at
Bridgeport Ranger Station, Bridgeport,
CA. Please call ahead to 760–932–5853
to facilitate entry into the building to
view comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherri Lisius, RAC Coordinator,
Bridgeport Ranger District, 760–932–
5853, sherrilisius@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
43259
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
Requests for reasonable accomodation
for access to the facility or procedings
may be made by contacting the person
listed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following business will be conducted:
Acceptance of notes from 07/22/11
meeting, review of and vote on projects,
and public comments. A full agenda
may be found at https://fsplaces.fs.fed.
us/fsfiles/unit/wo/secure_rural_
schools.nsf, by selecting the LyonMineral RAC at the bottom of the
webpage. Anyone who would like to
bring related matters to the attention of
the committee may file written
statements with the committee staff
before or after the meeting. The agenda
will include time for people to make
oral statements of three minutes or less.
Individuals wishing to make an oral
statement should request in writing by
August 3, 2011 to be scheduled on the
agenda. Written comments and requests
for time for oral comments must be sent
to Sherri Lisius, Forest Service, HC 62
Box 1000, Bridgeport, CA 93517, or by
e-mail to sherrilisius@fs.fed.us, or via
facsimile to 760–932–5899.
Dated: July 13, 2011.
Jeanne M. Higgins,
Forest Supervisor, Humboldt-Toiyabe
National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2011–18233 Filed 7–19–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–11–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 48–2011]
Foreign-Trade Zone 109—Watertown,
NY, Application for Manufacturing
Authority, North American Tapes, LLC,
(Textile Athletic Tape), Watertown, NY
A request has been submitted to the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board)
by the Jefferson County Industrial
Development Authority, grantee of FTZ
109, requesting manufacturing authority
on behalf of North American Tapes, LLC
(NAT), to manufacture athletic tape
under FTZ procedures within FTZ 109.
The application was submitted pursuant
to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–
81u), and the regulations of the Board
(15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed
on July 15, 2011.
The NAT facility (25 employees) is
located within FTZ 109 at 22430 Fisher
E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM
20JYN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43256-43259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18253]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 non-needy 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.
[[Page 43257]]
DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2011 through June 30,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 non-needy 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, 2011 through June 30, 2012, the rate of
reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to a non-needy child in a
school or institution which participates in the Special Milk Program is
20.50 cents. This reflects an increase of 16.55 percent in the Producer
Price Index for Fluid Milk Products from May 2010 to May 2011 (from a
level of 192.8 in May 2010 as previously published in the Federal
Register to 224.7 in May 2011).
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 Labor. The changes in the national average payment rates
for schools and residential child care institutions for the period July
1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 reflect a 2.18 percent increase in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the 12-month period
May 2010 to May 2011 (from a level of 225.573 in May 2010 as previously
published in the Federal Register to 230.501 in May 2011). 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. 1759a) 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, 2011 through June 30, 2012. 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 2009-10, the payments for meals served are:
Contiguous States--paid rate--26 cents, free and reduced price rate--26
cents, maximum rate--34 cents; Alaska--paid rate--43 cents, free and
reduced price rate--43 cents, maximum rate--53 cents; Hawaii--paid
rate--31 cents, free and reduced price rate--31 cents, maximum rate--39
cents.
In school food authorities which served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year 2009-10, payments are: Contiguous
States--paid rate--28 cents, free and reduced price rate--28 cents,
maximum rate--34 cents; Alaska--paid rate--45 cents, free and reduced
price rate--45 cents, maximum rate--53 cents; Hawaii--paid rate--33
cents, free and reduced price rate--33 cents, maximum rate--39 cents.
Section 11 National Average Payment Factors--Contiguous States--
free lunch--251 cents, reduced price lunch--211 cents; Alaska--free
lunch--407 cents, reduced price lunch--367 cents; Hawaii--free lunch--
294 cents, reduced price lunch--254 cents.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs--The payments are:
Contiguous States--free snack--76 cents, reduced price snack--38 cents,
paid snack--07 cents; Alaska--free snack--123 cents, reduced price
[[Page 43258]]
snack--61 cents, paid snack--11 cents; Hawaii--free snack--89 cents,
reduced price snack--44 cents, paid snack--08 cents.
School Breakfast Program Payments
For schools ``not in severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--151 cents, reduced price breakfast--121 cents,
paid breakfast--27 cents; Alaska--free breakfast--241 cents, reduced
price breakfast--211 cents, paid breakfast--40 cents; Hawaii--free
breakfast--176 cents, reduced price breakfast--146 cents, paid
breakfast--30 cents.
For schools in ``severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--180 cents, reduced price breakfast--150 cents,
paid breakfast--27 cents; Alaska--free breakfast--288 cents, reduced
price breakfast--258 cents, paid breakfast--40 cents; Hawaii--free
breakfast--210 cents, reduced price breakfast--180 cents, paid
breakfast--30 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.
School Programs Meal, Snack And Milk Payments to States and School Food Authorities
[Expressed in dollars or fractions thereof effective from July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National school lunch program * Less than 60% 60% or more Maximum rate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID........................................................ 0.26 0.28 0.34
REDUCED PRICE............................................... 2.37 2.39 2.54
FREE........................................................ 2.77 2.79 2.94
ALASKA:
PAID........................................................ 0.43 0.45 0.53
REDUCED PRICE............................................... 4.10 4.12 4.35
FREE........................................................ 4.50 4.52 4.75
HAWAII:
PAID........................................................ 0.31 0.33 0.39
REDUCED PRICE............................................... 2.85 2.87 3.03
FREE........................................................ 3.25 3.27 3.43
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-severe
School breakfast program need Severe need
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID................................ 0.27 0.27
REDUCED PRICE....................... 1.21 1.50
FREE................................ 1.51 1.80
ALASKA:
PAID................................ 0.40 0.40
REDUCED PRICE....................... 2.11 2.58
FREE................................ 2.41 2.88
HAWAII:
PAID................................ 0.30 0.30
REDUCED PRICE....................... 1.46 1.80
FREE................................ 1.76 2.10
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Special milk program All milk Paid milk Free milk
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRICING PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE OPTION.......... 0.2050 N/A N/A.
PRICING PROGRAMS WITH FREE OPTION............. N/A 0.2050 Average Cost Per \1/2\ Pint of
Milk.
NONPRICING PROGRAMS........................... 0.2050 N/A N/A.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Afterschool Snacks Served in Afterschool Care Programs
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID.................................................. 0.07
REDUCED PRICE......................................... 0.38
FREE.................................................. 0.76
ALASKA:
PAID.................................................. 0.11
REDUCED PRICE......................................... 0.61
FREE.................................................. 1.23
HAWAII:
PAID.................................................. 0.08
REDUCED PRICE......................................... 0.44
FREE.................................................. 0.89
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Payment listed for Free and Reduced Price Lunches include both section
4 and section 11 funds.
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 notice has been determined to be not significant and was
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget in conformance with
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
[[Page 43259]]
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, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757, 1759a, 1766a) and
sections 3 and 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act, (42 U.S.C. 1772 and
42 U.S.C. 1773(b)).
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-18253 Filed 7-19-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
