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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
Price Index increased by 1.8 percent
from 197.32 for March, April, and May
of 2011, as previously published in the
Federal Register, to 200.89 for the same
three months in 2012. 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, 2012 through June 30,
2013 will be 22.75 cents per meal. This
is an increase of half of one cent from
the school year 2012 (July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012) 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 (42 U.S.C.
1755(c)(1)(A) and (B) and (e)(1), and
1766(h)(1)(B)).
Dated: July 18, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
National School Lunch, Special Milk,
and School Breakfast Programs,
National Average Payments/Maximum
Reimbursement Rates
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
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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.
DATES: These rates are effective from
July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.
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, 2012 through
June 30, 2013, 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 19.25 cents. This reflects a
decrease of 7.08 percent in the Producer
Price Index for Fluid Milk Products
from May 2011 to May 2012 (from a
level of 224.7 in May 2011, as
previously published in the Federal
Register to 208.8 in May 2012).
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
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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, 2012 through June 30,
2013 reflect a 2.93 percent increase in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers during the 12-month period
May 2011 to May 2012 (from a level of
230.501 in May 2011 as previously
published in the Federal Register to
237.262 in May 2012). 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. 1759 (a)) 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.
Section 201 of the Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act of 2010—Section 201 of
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the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of
2010 made significant changes to the
Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act. On April 27, 2012, the
interim rule entitled, ‘‘Certification of
Compliance With Meal Requirements
for the National School Lunch Program
Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids
Act of 2010’’ (77 FR 25024), was
published and provides eligible school
food authorities (SFAs) with
performance-based cash reimbursement
in addition to the general and special
cash assistance described above. The
interim rule requires that SFAs be
certified by the State agency as being in
compliance with the updated meal
pattern and nutrition standard
requirements set forth in amendments to
7 CFR Parts 210 and 220 on January 26,
2012, in the final rule entitled
‘‘Nutrition Standards in the National
School Lunch and School Breakfast
Programs’’ (77 FR 4088). Certified SFAs
are eligible to receive performancebased cash assistance for each
reimbursable lunch served (an
additional six cents per lunch available
beginning October 1, 2012, and adjusted
annually thereafter).
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,
2012 through June 30, 2013. 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.
cents; Hawaii—free lunch—303 cents,
reduced price lunch—263 cents.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool
Care Programs—The payments are:
Contiguous States—free snack—78
cents, reduced price snack—39 cents,
paid snack—07 cents; Alaska—free
snack—127 cents, reduced price
snack—63 cents, paid snack—11 cents;
Hawaii—free snack—92 cents, reduced
price snack—46 cents, paid snack—08
cents.
National School Lunch Program
Payments
School Breakfast Program Payments
For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—155 cents, reduced price
breakfast—125 cents, paid breakfast—27
cents; Alaska—free breakfast—248
cents, reduced price breakfast—218
cents, paid breakfast—41 cents;
Hawaii—free breakfast—181 cents,
reduced price breakfast—151 cents, paid
breakfast—31 cents.
For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—185 cents, reduced price
breakfast—155 cents, paid breakfast—27
cents; Alaska—free breakfast—297
cents, reduced price breakfast—267
cents, paid breakfast—41 cents;
Hawaii—free breakfast—216 cents,
reduced price breakfast—186 cents, paid
breakfast—31 cents.
Section 4 National Average Payment
Factors—In school food authorities
which served less than 60 percent free
and reduced price lunches in School
Year 2010–11, the payments for meals
served are: Contiguous States—paid
rate—27 cents, free and reduced price
rate—27 cents, maximum rate—35
cents; Alaska—paid rate—44 cents, free
and reduced price rate—44 cents,
maximum rate—55 cents; Hawaii—paid
rate—32 cents, free and reduced price
rate—32 cents, maximum rate—40
cents.
In school food authorities which
served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year
2010–11, payments are: Contiguous
States—paid rate—29 cents, free and
reduced price rate—29 cents, maximum
rate—35 cents; Alaska—paid rate—46
cents, free and reduced price rate—46
cents, maximum rate—55 cents;
Hawaii—paid rate—34 cents, free and
reduced price rate—34 cents, maximum
rate—40 cents.
School food authorities certified to
receive the performance-based cash
assistance beginning October 1, 2012,
will receive an additional 6 cents added
to the above amounts as part of their
section 4 payments.
Section 11 National Average Payment
Factors—Contiguous States—free
lunch—259 cents, reduced price
lunch—219 cents; Alaska—free lunch—
419 cents, reduced price lunch—379
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, 2012–June 30, 2013]
Less than
60%
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Contiguous States:
Paid ...........................................................................
Reduced price ...........................................................
Free ...........................................................................
ALASKA:
Paid ...........................................................................
Reduced price ...........................................................
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Less than
60% + 6
cents
60% or
more
60% or
more + 6
cents
Maximum
rate
Maximum
rate + 6
cents
0.27
2.46
2.86
0.33
2.52
2.92
0.29
2.48
2.88
0.35
2.54
2.94
0.35
2.63
3.03
0.41
2.69
3.09
0.44
4.23
0.50
4.29
0.46
4.25
0.52
4.31
0.55
4.49
0.61
4.55
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SCHOOL PROGRAMS—MEAL, SNACK AND MILK PAYMENTS TO STATES AND SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES—Continued
[Expressed in dollars or fractions thereof]
[Effective from July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013]
Less than
60%
National school lunch program *
Free ...........................................................................
HAWAII:
Paid ...........................................................................
Reduced price ...........................................................
Free ...........................................................................
Less than
60% + 6
cents
60% or
more + 6
cents
60% or
more
Maximum
rate
Maximum
rate + 6
cents
4.63
4.69
4.65
4.71
4.89
4.95
0.32
2.95
3.35
0.38
3.01
3.41
0.34
2.97
3.37
0.40
3.03
3.43
0.40
3.14
3.54
0.46
3.20
3.60
Non-severe
need
School breakfast program
Contiguous States:
Paid ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..........................................................................................................................................................
Free ..........................................................................................................................................................................
ALASKA:
Paid ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..........................................................................................................................................................
Free ..........................................................................................................................................................................
HAWAII:
Paid ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..........................................................................................................................................................
Free ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Special milk program
All milk
Severe
need
0.27
1.25
1.55
0.27
1.55
1.85
0.41
2.18
2.48
0.41
2.67
2.97
0.31
1.51
1.81
0.31
1.86
2.16
Paid milk
Pricing programs without free option ......................................................................................
Pricing programs with free option ...........................................................................................
0.1925
N/A
N/A
0.1925
Nonpricing programs ...............................................................................................................
0.1925
N/A
Free milk
N/A.
Average Cost Per
1⁄2 Pint of Milk.
N/A.
Afterschool snacks served in afterschool care programs
Contiguous States:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..................................................................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................................................................
ALASKA:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Reduced price ..................................................................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................................................................
HAWAII:
Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Reduce price ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Free ..................................................................................................................................................................................................
0.07
0.39
0.78
0.11
0.63
1.27
0.08
0.46
0.92
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* 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
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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
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, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757,
1759a, 1766a) and sections 3 and 4(b) of the
Child Nutrition Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C.
1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)).
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Dated: July 18, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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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.
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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.
DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2012 through June 30,
2013.
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, 2012 through June 30, 2013, 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
19.25 cents. This reflects a decrease of 7.08 percent in the Producer
Price Index for Fluid Milk Products from May 2011 to May 2012 (from a
level of 224.7 in May 2011, as previously published in the Federal
Register to 208.8 in May 2012).
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, 2012 through June 30, 2013 reflect a 2.93 percent increase in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the 12-month period
May 2011 to May 2012 (from a level of 230.501 in May 2011 as previously
published in the Federal Register to 237.262 in May 2012). 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. 1759 (a)) 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.
Section 201 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010--Section
201 of
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the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 made significant changes to
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. On April 27, 2012,
the interim rule entitled, ``Certification of Compliance With Meal
Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the Healthy,
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010'' (77 FR 25024), was published and
provides eligible school food authorities (SFAs) with performance-based
cash reimbursement in addition to the general and special cash
assistance described above. The interim rule requires that SFAs be
certified by the State agency as being in compliance with the updated
meal pattern and nutrition standard requirements set forth in
amendments to 7 CFR Parts 210 and 220 on January 26, 2012, in the final
rule entitled ``Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and
School Breakfast Programs'' (77 FR 4088). Certified SFAs are eligible
to receive performance-based cash assistance for each reimbursable
lunch served (an additional six cents per lunch available beginning
October 1, 2012, and adjusted annually thereafter).
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, 2012 through June 30, 2013. 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 2010-11, the payments for meals served are:
Contiguous States--paid rate--27 cents, free and reduced price rate--27
cents, maximum rate--35 cents; Alaska--paid rate--44 cents, free and
reduced price rate--44 cents, maximum rate--55 cents; Hawaii--paid
rate--32 cents, free and reduced price rate--32 cents, maximum rate--40
cents.
In school food authorities which served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year 2010-11, payments are: Contiguous
States--paid rate--29 cents, free and reduced price rate--29 cents,
maximum rate--35 cents; Alaska--paid rate--46 cents, free and reduced
price rate--46 cents, maximum rate--55 cents; Hawaii--paid rate--34
cents, free and reduced price rate--34 cents, maximum rate--40 cents.
School food authorities certified to receive the performance-based
cash assistance beginning October 1, 2012, will receive an additional 6
cents added to the above amounts as part of their section 4 payments.
Section 11 National Average Payment Factors--Contiguous States--
free lunch--259 cents, reduced price lunch--219 cents; Alaska--free
lunch--419 cents, reduced price lunch--379 cents; Hawaii--free lunch--
303 cents, reduced price lunch--263 cents.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs--The payments are:
Contiguous States--free snack--78 cents, reduced price snack--39 cents,
paid snack--07 cents; Alaska--free snack--127 cents, reduced price
snack--63 cents, paid snack--11 cents; Hawaii--free snack--92 cents,
reduced price snack--46 cents, paid snack--08 cents.
School Breakfast Program Payments
For schools ``not in severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--155 cents, reduced price breakfast--125 cents,
paid breakfast--27 cents; Alaska--free breakfast--248 cents, reduced
price breakfast--218 cents, paid breakfast--41 cents; Hawaii--free
breakfast--181 cents, reduced price breakfast--151 cents, paid
breakfast--31 cents.
For schools in ``severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--185 cents, reduced price breakfast--155 cents,
paid breakfast--27 cents; Alaska--free breakfast--297 cents, reduced
price breakfast--267 cents, paid breakfast--41 cents; Hawaii--free
breakfast--216 cents, reduced price breakfast--186 cents, paid
breakfast--31 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, 2012-June 30, 2013]
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Less than Maximum
National school lunch program * Less than 60% + 6 60% or more 60% or more Maximum rate + 6
60% cents + 6 cents rate cents
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Contiguous States:
Paid.......................... 0.27 0.33 0.29 0.35 0.35 0.41
Reduced price................. 2.46 2.52 2.48 2.54 2.63 2.69
Free.......................... 2.86 2.92 2.88 2.94 3.03 3.09
ALASKA:
Paid.......................... 0.44 0.50 0.46 0.52 0.55 0.61
Reduced price................. 4.23 4.29 4.25 4.31 4.49 4.55
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Free.......................... 4.63 4.69 4.65 4.71 4.89 4.95
HAWAII:
Paid.......................... 0.32 0.38 0.34 0.40 0.40 0.46
Reduced price................. 2.95 3.01 2.97 3.03 3.14 3.20
Free.......................... 3.35 3.41 3.37 3.43 3.54 3.60
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Non-severe
School breakfast program need Severe need
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Contiguous States:
Paid...................................... 0.27 0.27
Reduced price............................. 1.25 1.55
Free...................................... 1.55 1.85
ALASKA:
Paid...................................... 0.41 0.41
Reduced price............................. 2.18 2.67
Free...................................... 2.48 2.97
HAWAII:
Paid...................................... 0.31 0.31
Reduced price............................. 1.51 1.86
Free...................................... 1.81 2.16
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Special milk program All milk Paid milk Free milk
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Pricing programs without free option....... 0.1925 N/A N/A.
Pricing programs with free option.......... N/A 0.1925 Average Cost Per \1/2\ Pint of
Milk.
Nonpricing programs........................ 0.1925 N/A N/A.
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Afterschool snacks served in afterschool care programs
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Contiguous States:
Paid................................................... 0.07
Reduced price.......................................... 0.39
Free................................................... 0.78
ALASKA:
Paid................................................... 0.11
Reduced price.......................................... 0.63
Free................................................... 1.27
HAWAII:
Paid................................................... 0.08
Reduce price........................................... 0.46
Free................................................... 0.92
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* 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 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, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757, 1759a,
1766a) and sections 3 and 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act, as
amended, (42 U.S.C. 1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)).
Dated: July 18, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-18039 Filed 7-23-12; 8:45 am]
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