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other manner verify that the specified
corrective action has been taken.
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■ 8. In § 225.12, revise the second
sentence of paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
§ 225.12
Claims against sponsors.
(a) * * * State agencies shall consider
claims for reimbursement not properly
payable if a sponsor’s records do not
include all costs associated with the
meal service and document that all costs
are allowable. * * *
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■ 9. In § 225.13, revise paragraph (b)(1)
to read as follows:
§ 225.13
Appeal procedures.
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(1) The sponsor or food service
management company be advised in
writing of the grounds upon which the
State agency based the action. The
notice of action shall also state that the
sponsor or food service management
company has the right to appeal the
State’s action. The notice is considered
to be received by the sponsor or food
service management company when it is
delivered by certified mail, return
receipt (or the equivalent private
delivery service), by facsimile, or by
email. If the notice is undeliverable, it
is considered to be received by the
sponsor or food service management
company, five days after being sent to
the addressee’s last known mailing
address, facsimile number, or email
address;
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■ 10. In § 225.14:
■ a. Amend introductory paragraph
(d)(3) by removing the words ‘‘direct
operational control’’ at the end of the
first sentence and adding in their place
the words ‘‘administrative oversight’’
and removing the words ‘‘Operational
control’’ at the beginning of the second
sentence and adding in their place the
words ‘‘Administrative oversight’’; and
■ b. Revise paragraph (d)(3)(i).
The revision reads as follows:
§ 225.14 Requirements for sponsor
participation.
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(i) Maintaining contact with meal
service staff, ensuring that there is
adequately trained meal service staff on
site, monitoring the meal service
throughout the period of Program
participation, and terminating meal
service at a site if staff fail to comply
with Program regulations; and
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11. In § 225.15:
a. Add paragraph (a)(4);
b. Revise the first sentence of
paragraph (c)(1); and
■ c. Revise the second sentence of
introductory paragraph (m)(4);
■ d. Revise paragraph (m)(4)(xii); and
■ e. Revise paragraphs (m)(5) and
(m)(6).
The addition and revisions read as
follows:
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§ 225.15 Management responsibilities of
sponsors.
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(4) Sponsors must maintain
documentation of a nonprofit food
service. Program reimbursements and
expenditures may be included in a
single nonprofit food service account
with funds from any other Child
Nutrition Programs authorized under
the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of
1966, except the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children. All Program
reimbursement funds must be used
solely for the conduct of the food
service operation. The net cash
resources of the nonprofit food service
of each sponsor participating in the
Program may not exceed three months’
average expenditures. State agency
approval shall be required for net cash
resources in excess of three months’
average expenditures. Sponsors shall
monitor Program costs and take action
to improve the meal service or other
aspects of the Program if actual costs are
less than the anticipated
reimbursement.
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(c) * * * (1) Sponsors shall maintain
accurate records of all costs associated
with the meal service and document
that all costs are allowable. * * *
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(4) * * * Sponsors that are schools or
school food authorities and have an
exclusive contract with a food service
management company for year-round
service, and sponsors whose total
contracts with food service management
companies will not exceed the small
purchase threshold in 41 U.S.C 403(11),
shall not be required to comply with
these procedures. * * *
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(xii) All bids in an amount which
exceeds the lowest bid and all bids
totaling the amount specified in the
small purchase threshold in 41 U.S.C
403(11), or more are submitted to the
State agency for approval before
acceptance. State agencies shall respond
to a request for approval of such bids
within 5 working days of receipt.
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(5) Each food service management
company which submits a bid
exceeding the small purchase threshold
in 41 U.S.C. 403(11), shall obtain a bid
bond in an amount not less than 5
percent nor more than 10 percent, as
determined by the sponsor, of the value
of the contract for which the bid is
made. A copy of the bid bond shall
accompany each bid.
(6) Each food service management
company which enters into a food
service contract exceeding the small
purchase threshold in 41 U.S.C. 403(11),
with a sponsor shall obtain a
performance bond in an amount not less
than 10 percent nor more than 25
percent of the value of the contract for
which the bid is made, as determined by
the State agency. Any food service
management company which enters into
more than one contract with any one
sponsor shall obtain a performance
bond covering all contracts if the
aggregate amount of the contracts
exceeds the small purchase threshold in
41 U.S.C. 403(11). Sponsors shall
require the food service management
company to furnish a copy of the
performance bond within ten days of
the awarding of the contract.
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■ 12. In § 225.17, add paragraph (f) to
read as follows:
§ 225.17
Procurement standards.
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(f) All contracts in excess of $10,000
must contain a clause allowing
termination for cause and for
convenience by the sponsor including
the manner by which it will be effected
and the basis for settlement.
Dated: April 14, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
7 CFR Parts 319 and 340
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0011]
RIN 0579–AD75
Restructuring of Regulations on the
Importation of Plants for Planting
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period and notice of public
presentation.
AGENCY:
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We are reopening the
comment period for our proposed rule
that would restructure the regulations
governing the importation of plants for
planting. This action will allow
interested persons additional time to
prepare and submit comments. We are
also giving notice of a conference call
and Web presentation in which we will
provide participants with an overview
of the proposed rule.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published April 25, 2013
(78 FR 24634) is reopened. We will
consider all comments that we receive
on or before September 10, 2013. The
conference call and Web presentation
will be held on August 14, 2013, from
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2008-00110001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2008–0011, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2008-0011 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Heather Coady, Regulatory Policy
Specialist, Plants for Planting Policy,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2076.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
25, 2013, we published in the Federal
Register (78 FR 24634–24663, Docket
No. APHIS–2008–0011) a proposal that
would restructure the regulations
governing the importation of plants for
planting in 7 CFR part 319.
Comments on the proposed rule were
required to be received on or before June
24, 2013. We are reopening the
comment period on Docket No. APHIS–
2008–0011 for an additional 60 days.
This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments. We will also consider
all comments received between June 24,
2013, and the date of this notice.
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In addition, we are providing notice
of a conference call and Web
presentation in which we will provide
participants with an overview of the
proposed rule. This event will be held
on August 14, 2013, from 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. EDT. Although we will answer
questions about the proposal during this
event, we will not be soliciting or
addressing any comments on the rule.
Comments on the proposed rule may be
submitted as described in the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
If you are interested in participating
in this event, please register at https://
web01.aphis.usda.gov/MeetingReg.nsf/
MtgRegistration?openform.
Approximately 1 week before the event,
registered participants will receive an
email with a link to the Web
presentation and conference line
information. If you have any questions
about the event, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT by phone or by
email at
heather.s.coady@aphis.usda.gov.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and
7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR
2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
July 2013.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0023]
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking
Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of
Open Teleconference/Webinar
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
additional open meeting of the
Commercial Heating, Ventilation, and
Air-conditioning (HVAC), Water
Heating (WH), and Refrigeration
Certification Working Group
(Commercial Certification Group). The
purpose of the Commercial Certification
Group is to undertake a negotiated
rulemaking to discuss and, if possible,
reach consensus on proposed
certification requirements for
commercial HVAC, WH, and
refrigeration equipment, as authorized
by the Energy Policy and Conservation
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Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
6313(a)(6)(C) and 6317(a).
DATES: The additional meeting will be
held on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 9:00
a.m.–1:00 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: Room 6075, 950 L’Enfant
Plaza, Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated Federal
Officer, Supervisory Operations
Research Analyst, U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE), Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 950
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC
20024. Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Membership: The members of the
Certification Working Group were
chosen from nominations submitted in
response to the Department of Energy’s
call for nominations published in the
Federal Register on Tuesday, March 12,
2013. 78 FR 15653. The selections are
designed to ensure a broad and balanced
array of stakeholder interests and
expertise on the negotiating working
group for the purpose of developing a
rule that is legally and economically
justified, technically sound, fair to all
parties, and in the public interest. All
meetings are open to all stakeholders
and the public, and participation by all
is welcome within boundaries as
required by the orderly conduct of
business. The members of the
Certification Group are as follows:
DOE and ASRAC Representatives
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• Laura Barhydt (U.S. Department of
Energy)
• John Mandyck (UTC Climate, Controls
& Security)
• Kent Peterson (P2S Engineering, Inc.)
Other Selected Members
• Karim Amrane (Air-Conditioning,
Heating and Refrigeration Institute)
• Timothy Ballo (EarthJustice)
• Jeff Bauman (National Refrigeration &
Air-Conditioning)
• Brice Bowley (GE Appliances)
• Mary Dane (Traulsen)
• Paul Doppel (Mitsubishi Electric US,
Inc.)
• Geoffrey Halley (SJI Consultants, Inc.)
• Pantelis Hatzikazakis (Lennox
International, Inc.)
• Charles Hon (True Manufacturing)
• Jill Hootman (Trane)
• Marshall Hunt (Pacific Gas and
Electric Company)
• Michael Kojak (Underwriters
Laboratories LLC)
• Karen Meyers (Rheem Manufacturing
Co.)
• Peter Molvie (Cleaver-Brooks Product
Development)
• Neil Rolph (Lochinvar, LLC)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Parts 319 and 340
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0011]
RIN 0579-AD75
Restructuring of Regulations on the Importation of Plants for
Planting
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period and notice of public
presentation.
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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that
would restructure the regulations governing the importation of plants
for planting. This action will allow interested persons additional time
to prepare and submit comments. We are also giving notice of a
conference call and Web presentation in which we will provide
participants with an overview of the proposed rule.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published April 25,
2013 (78 FR 24634) is reopened. We will consider all comments that we
receive on or before September 10, 2013. The conference call and Web
presentation will be held on August 14, 2013, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
EDT.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2008-0011-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2008-0011, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2008-
0011 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Heather Coady, Regulatory Policy
Specialist, Plants for Planting Policy, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2076.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 25, 2013, we published in the
Federal Register (78 FR 24634-24663, Docket No. APHIS-2008-0011) a
proposal that would restructure the regulations governing the
importation of plants for planting in 7 CFR part 319.
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or
before June 24, 2013. We are reopening the comment period on Docket No.
APHIS-2008-0011 for an additional 60 days. This action will allow
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We
will also consider all comments received between June 24, 2013, and the
date of this notice.
In addition, we are providing notice of a conference call and Web
presentation in which we will provide participants with an overview of
the proposed rule. This event will be held on August 14, 2013, from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Although we will answer questions about the
proposal during this event, we will not be soliciting or addressing any
comments on the rule. Comments on the proposed rule may be submitted as
described in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
If you are interested in participating in this event, please
register at https://web01.aphis.usda.gov/MeetingReg.nsf/MtgRegistration?openform. Approximately 1 week before the event,
registered participants will receive an email with a link to the Web
presentation and conference line information. If you have any questions
about the event, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT by phone or by email at
heather.s.coady@aphis.usda.gov.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701-7772, and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C.
136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of July 2013.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-16762 Filed 7-11-13; 8:45 am]
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