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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 22 / Thursday, February 2, 2012 / Notices
Signed on January 27, 2012.
James Monahan,
Acting Administrator Farm Service Agency,
and Executive Vice President, Commodity
Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2012–2259 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program; 2012
Reimbursement Rates
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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 2012
reimbursement rates are presented as a
combined set of rates to highlight
simplified cost accounting procedures.
The 2012 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, 2012.
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
SUMMARY:
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
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 2012.
The 2012 reimbursement rates are
presented as a combined set of rates to
highlight simplified cost accounting
procedures. 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. Program sponsors remain
responsible, however, 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
2.87 percent increase in this series for
the 12 month period, from November
2010 through November 2011 (from
227.512 in November 2010 to 234.046 in
November 2011).
Table of 2012 Reimbursement Rates
Presentation of the 2012 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, 2012 through December
31, 2012.
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
[2012 Reimbursement rates (combined)]
All states except Alaska
and Hawaii
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2.2650
3.9650
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0.9100
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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 2012 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 .......................................................................................................................................................
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
1.76
3.06
0.71
Alaska
Hawaii
2.85
4.97
1.16
2.06
3.59
0.83
purchasing them from vendors. The
administrative portion of SFSP rates are
adjusted, either up or down, to the
nearest quarter-cent.
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
[Administrative component of 2012 reimbursement rates]
All states except Alaska
and Hawaii
Administrative rates in U.S. dollars, adjusted, up or
down, to the nearest quarter-cent
Rural or
self-prep
sites
Breakfast ..........................................................................
Lunch or Supper ..............................................................
Snack ...............................................................................
Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a, respectively).
Dated: January 24, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012–2358 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Utilities Service
Notice of Contract Proposals (NOCP)
for Payments to Eligible Advanced
Biofuel Producers
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service and Rural Utilities Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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0.1400
advanced biofuels. The fiscal year 2012
Appropriations Act imposes a limitation
of $65 million that can be used for these
activities in 2012. Approximately $40
million will be used to pay producers
for Fiscal Year 2011 fourth quarter and
incremental payments.
DATES: Applications for participating in
the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
for Fiscal Year 2012 were accepted from
October 1, 2011, through October 31,
2011 in accordance with 7 CFR part
4288, subpart B, section 4288.120(b).
Applications received after October 31,
2011, regardless of their postmark, will
not be considered for Fiscal Year 2012
funds.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for addresses concerning
applications for the Advanced Biofuel
Payment Program for Fiscal Year 2012
funds.
For
information about the Fiscal Year 2012
applications and for Advanced Biofuel
Payment Program assistance, please
contact a USDA Rural Development
Energy Coordinator, as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this Notice, or Diane Berger, USDA
Rural Development, 1400 Independence
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Notice of Contract
Proposals announces the availability of
up to $25 million to make payments to
advanced biofuel producers for the
production of eligible advanced biofuels
in Fiscal Year 2012. The 2008 Farm Bill
provided $105 million in mandatory
funding to support payments for
SUMMARY:
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Hawaii
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types of
sites
0.2225
0.4300
0.1125
Rural or
self-prep
sites
All other
types of
sites
0.2050
0.3750
0.1025
0.1625
0.3100
0.0800
Avenue SW., Room 6865, STOP 3225,
Washington, DC 20250. Telephone:
(202) 260–1508. Fax: (202) 720–2213.
Email: diane.berger@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Fiscal Year 2012 Applications for the
Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
An applicant (unless the applicant is
an individual) must have a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number, which can be
obtained at no cost via a toll-free request
line at 1–(866) 705–5711 or online at
https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.
Complete applications were submitted
to the Rural Development State Office in
the State in which the applicant’s
principal place of business is located.
Universal Identifier and Central
Contract Registration (CCR)
Unless exempt under 2 CFR 25.110,
the applicant must:
(a) Be registered in the CCR prior to
submitting an application or plan;
(b) Maintain an active CCR
registration with current information at
all times during which it has an active
Federal award or an application or plan
under consideration by the Agency; and
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[Notices]
[Pages 5228-5229]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-2358]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program; 2012 Reimbursement Rates
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 2012 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set
of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. The 2012
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, 2012.
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 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 2012.
The 2012 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of
rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. 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. Program
sponsors remain responsible, however, 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
2.87 percent increase in this series for the 12 month period, from
November 2010 through November 2011 (from 227.512 in November 2010 to
234.046 in November 2011).
Table of 2012 Reimbursement Rates
Presentation of the 2012 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, 2012 through December
31, 2012.
Summer Food Service Program
[2012 Reimbursement rates (combined)]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All states except Alaska Alaska Hawaii
and Hawaii ---------------------------------------------------
Per meal rates in whole or --------------------------
fractions of U.S. dollars Rural or All other Rural or All other Rural or All other
self-prep types of self-prep types of self-prep types of
sites sites sites sites sites sites
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Breakfast......................... 1.9350 1.8975 3.1325 3.0725 2.2650 2.2225
Lunch or Supper................... 3.3800 3.3250 5.4900 5.4000 3.9650 3.9000
Snack............................. 0.7975 0.7800 1.3000 1.2725 0.9325 0.9100
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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 2012 reimbursement rates]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
All states
Operating rates in U.S. dollars, except
rounded down to the nearest whole Alaska and Alaska Hawaii
cent Hawaii
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Breakfast........................ 1.76 2.85 2.06
Lunch or Supper.................. 3.06 4.97 3.59
Snack............................ 0.71 1.16 0.83
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Summer Food Service Program
[Administrative component of 2012 reimbursement rates]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All states except Alaska Alaska Hawaii
and Hawaii ---------------------------------------------------
Administrative rates in U.S. --------------------------
dollars, adjusted, up or down, to Rural or All other Rural or All other Rural or All other
the nearest quarter-cent self-prep types of self-prep types of self-prep types of
sites sites sites sites sites sites
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Breakfast......................... 0.1750 0.1375 0.2825 0.2225 0.2050 0.1625
Lunch or Supper................... 0.3200 0.2650 0.5200 0.4300 0.3750 0.3100
Snack............................. 0.0875 0.0700 0.1400 0.1125 0.1025 0.0800
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Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a, respectively).
Dated: January 24, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-2358 Filed 2-1-12; 8:45 am]
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