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The total amount of payments
available to each State agency for
distribution to institutions participating
in CACFP is based on the rates
contained in this notice.
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 has
been determined to be exempt under
Executive Order 12866.
CACFP 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
(OMB) in conformance with Executive
Order 12866. This notice imposes no
new reporting or recordkeeping
provisions that are subject to OMB
review in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3518).
Authority: Sections 4(b)(2), 11a, 17(c) and
17(f)(3)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (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 (42 U.S.C.
1773(b)(1)(B)).
Dated: July 17, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–17991 Filed 7–25–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Distribution Program: Value of
Donated Foods From July 1, 2013
Through June 30, 2014
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 2014 (July 1, 2013 through June 30,
2014) 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: Effective Date: July 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Fiala, Program Analyst, Policy
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Branch, Food Distribution Division,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302–1594, or via telephone
(703) 305–2662.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
These programs are listed in the
Catalog of 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.
National Average Minimum Value of
Donated Foods for the Period July 1,
2013 Through June 30, 2014
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 23.25 cents for the
period July 1, 2013 through June 30,
2014.
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).
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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
Price Index increased by 2.0 percent
from 200.89 for March, April, and May
of 2012, as previously published in the
Federal Register, to 204.88 for the same
three months in 2013. 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, 2013 through June 30,
2014 will be 23.25 cents per meal. This
is an increase of half of one cent from
the school year 2013 (July 1, 2012
through June 30, 2013) 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 16, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–17998 Filed 7–25–13; 8:45 am]
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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
SUMMARY:
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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, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
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, 2013 through
June 30, 2014, 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 20.25 cents. This reflects an
increase of 6.13 percent in the Producer
Price Index for Fluid Milk Products
from May 2012 to May 2013 (from a
level of 208.8 in May 2012, as
previously published in the Federal
Register to 221.6 in May 2013).
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
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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, 2013 through June 30,
2014 reflect a 2.27 percent increase in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers during the 12-month period
May 2012 to May 2013 (from a level of
237.262 in May 2012, as previously
published in the Federal Register to
242.642 in May 2013). 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.
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Section 201 of the Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act of 2010—Section 201 of
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 with performance-based
cash reimbursement in addition to the
general and special cash assistance
described above. The interim rule
requires that school food authorities 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
school food authorities 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,
2013 through June 30, 2014. 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.
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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 2011–12, the payments for meals
served are: Contiguous States—paid
rate—28 cents, free and reduced price
rate—28 cents, maximum rate—36
cents; Alaska—paid rate—45 cents, free
and reduced price rate—45 cents,
maximum rate—57 cents; Hawaii—paid
rate—32 cents, free and reduced price
rate—32 cents, maximum rate—41
cents.
In school food authorities which
served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year
2011–12, payments are: Contiguous
States—paid rate—30 cents, free and
reduced price rate—30 cents, maximum
rate—36 cents; Alaska—paid rate—47
cents, free and reduced price rate—47
cents, maximum rate—57 cents;
Hawaii—paid rate—34 cents, free and
reduced price rate—34 cents, maximum
rate—41 cents.
School food authorities certified to
receive the performance-based cash
assistance will receive an additional 6
reduced price breakfast—155 cents, paid
breakfast—31 cents.
For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—189 cents, reduced price
breakfast—159 cents, paid breakfast—28
cents; Alaska—free breakfast—303
cents, reduced price breakfast—273
cents, paid breakfast—41 cents; Hawaii
- free breakfast—221 cents, reduced
price breakfast—191 cents, paid
breakfast—31 cents.
cents (adjusted annually) added to the
above amounts as part of their section
4 payments.
Section 11 National Average Payment
Factors—Contiguous States—free
lunch—265 cents, reduced price
lunch—225 cents; Alaska—free lunch—
429 cents, reduced price lunch—389
cents; Hawaii—free lunch—310 cents,
reduced price lunch—270 cents.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool
Care Programs—The payments are:
Contiguous States—free snack—80
cents, reduced price snack—40 cents,
paid snack—07 cents; Alaska—free
snack—130 cents, reduced price
snack—65 cents, paid snack—11 cents;
Hawaii—free snack—94 cents, reduced
price snack—47 cents, paid snack—08
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 Breakfast Program Payments
For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—158 cents, reduced price
breakfast—128 cents, paid breakfast—28
cents; Alaska—free breakfast—253
cents, reduced price breakfast—223
cents, paid breakfast—41 cents;
Hawaii—free breakfast—185 cents,
SCHOOL PROGRAMS—MEAL, SNACK AND MILK PAYMENTS TO STATES AND SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES
[Expressed in dollars or fractions thereof effective from July 1, 2013—June 30, 2014]
Less than
60%
National School Lunch Program *
CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID ..........................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ....................................................
FREE ........................................................................
ALASKA:
PAID ..........................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ....................................................
FREE ........................................................................
HAWAII:
PAID ..........................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ....................................................
FREE ........................................................................
Less than
60% + 6
cents
60% or
more + 6
cents
60% or
more
0.28
2.53
2.93
0.34
2.59
2.99
0.30
2.55
2.95
0.36
2.61
3.01
0.36
2.70
3.10
0.42
2.76
3.16
0.45
4.34
4.74
0.51
4.40
4.80
0.47
4.36
4.76
0.53
4.42
4.82
0.57
4.60
5.00
0.63
4.66
5.06
0.32
3.02
3.42
0.38
3.08
3.48
0.34
3.04
3.44
0.40
3.10
3.50
0.41
3.22
3.62
0.47
3.28
3.68
Non–severe
need
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CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID .........................................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ....................................................................................................................................
FREE ........................................................................................................................................................
ALASKA:
PAID .........................................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ....................................................................................................................................
FREE ........................................................................................................................................................
HAWAII:
PAID .........................................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ....................................................................................................................................
FREE ........................................................................................................................................................
Special milk program
All milk
PRICING PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE OPTION ...........................................................
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Maximum
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0.28
1.28
1.58
0.28
1.59
1.89
0.41
2.23
2.53
0.41
2.73
3.03
0.31
1.55
1.85
0.31
1.91
2.21
Paid milk
0.2025
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Special milk program
All milk
Paid milk
Free Milk
PRICING PROGRAMS WITH FREE OPTION ..................................................................
N/A
0.2025
NONPRICING PROGRAMS ...............................................................................................
0.2025
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 .............................................................................................................................................................................
REDUCED PRICE ........................................................................................................................................................
FREE ............................................................................................................................................................................
0.07
0.40
0.80
0.11
0.6
1.30
0.08
0.47
0.94
* 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).
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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 16, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
International Trade Administration
[B–31–2013]
Foreign-Trade Zone 230—Piedmont
Triad Area, North Carolina,
Authorization of Production Activity,
Oracle Flexible Packaging, Inc., (FoilBacked Paperboard), Winston-Salem,
North Carolina
On March 25, 2013, the Piedmont
Triad Partnership, grantee of FTZ 230,
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the Foreign-Trade
Zones (FTZ) Board on behalf of Oracle
Flexible Packaging, Inc., within Site 28,
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (78 FR 23220, 4–18–
2013). The FTZ Board has determined
that no further review of the activity is
warranted at this time. The production
activity described in the notification is
authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.14.
Dated: July 23, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–18052 Filed 7–25–13; 8:45 am]
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North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel
Reviews: Notice of Termination of
Panel Review
NAFTA Secretariat, United
States Section, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: On June 24, 2013, a Notice of
Motion to requesting termination of the
panel review of the final results of the
U.S. Department of Commerce’s 2010 —
2011 New Shipper Antidumping
Administrative Review of Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from
Mexico (Secretariat File No. USA–MEX–
2012–1904–03) was filed by the
Complainant, GD Affiliates S. de R.L. de
C.V. Motions consenting to the
dismissal were filed by the Petitioner,
Cerro Flow Products, LLC, Wieland
Copper Products LL,C, and Mueller
Copper Tube Co., on July 1, 2013 and
the U.S. Investigating Authority, the
U.S. Department of Commerce, on July
3, 2013.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Notice of
Motion requesting termination of the
panel review by a participant and
consented to by all the participants, and
pursuant to Rule 71(2) of the Rules of
Procedure for Article 1904 Binational
Panel Review, the panel review is
terminated as of July 3, 2013. A panel
has not been appointed to this panel
review.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Bohon, United States Secretary,
NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th
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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
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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, 2013 through June 30,
2014.
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, 2013 through June 30, 2014, 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
20.25 cents. This reflects an increase of 6.13 percent in the Producer
Price Index for Fluid Milk Products from May 2012 to May 2013 (from a
level of 208.8 in May 2012, as previously published in the Federal
Register to 221.6 in May 2013).
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, 2013 through June 30, 2014 reflect a 2.27 percent increase in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during the 12-month period
May 2012 to May 2013 (from a level of 237.262 in May 2012, as
previously published in the Federal Register to 242.642 in May 2013).
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 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 with performance-based
cash reimbursement in addition to the general and special cash
assistance described above. The interim rule requires that school food
authorities 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 school
food authorities 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, 2013 through June 30, 2014. 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.
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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 2011-12, the payments for meals served are:
Contiguous States--paid rate--28 cents, free and reduced price rate--28
cents, maximum rate--36 cents; Alaska--paid rate--45 cents, free and
reduced price rate--45 cents, maximum rate--57 cents; Hawaii--paid
rate--32 cents, free and reduced price rate--32 cents, maximum rate--41
cents.
In school food authorities which served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year 2011-12, payments are: Contiguous
States--paid rate--30 cents, free and reduced price rate--30 cents,
maximum rate--36 cents; Alaska--paid rate--47 cents, free and reduced
price rate--47 cents, maximum rate--57 cents; Hawaii--paid rate--34
cents, free and reduced price rate--34 cents, maximum rate--41 cents.
School food authorities certified to receive the performance-based
cash assistance will receive an additional 6 cents (adjusted annually)
added to the above amounts as part of their section 4 payments.
Section 11 National Average Payment Factors--Contiguous States--
free lunch--265 cents, reduced price lunch--225 cents; Alaska--free
lunch--429 cents, reduced price lunch--389 cents; Hawaii--free lunch--
310 cents, reduced price lunch--270 cents.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs--The payments are:
Contiguous States--free snack--80 cents, reduced price snack--40 cents,
paid snack--07 cents; Alaska--free snack--130 cents, reduced price
snack--65 cents, paid snack--11 cents; Hawaii--free snack--94 cents,
reduced price snack--47 cents, paid snack--08 cents.
School Breakfast Program Payments
For schools ``not in severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--158 cents, reduced price breakfast--128 cents,
paid breakfast--28 cents; Alaska--free breakfast--253 cents, reduced
price breakfast--223 cents, paid breakfast--41 cents; Hawaii--free
breakfast--185 cents, reduced price breakfast--155 cents, paid
breakfast--31 cents.
For schools in ``severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--189 cents, reduced price breakfast--159 cents,
paid breakfast--28 cents; Alaska--free breakfast--303 cents, reduced
price breakfast--273 cents, paid breakfast--41 cents; Hawaii - free
breakfast--221 cents, reduced price breakfast--191 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, 2013--June 30, 2014]
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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.......................... 0.28 0.34 0.30 0.36 0.36 0.42
REDUCED PRICE................. 2.53 2.59 2.55 2.61 2.70 2.76
FREE.......................... 2.93 2.99 2.95 3.01 3.10 3.16
ALASKA:
PAID.......................... 0.45 0.51 0.47 0.53 0.57 0.63
REDUCED PRICE................. 4.34 4.40 4.36 4.42 4.60 4.66
FREE.......................... 4.74 4.80 4.76 4.82 5.00 5.06
HAWAII:
PAID.......................... 0.32 0.38 0.34 0.40 0.41 0.47
REDUCED PRICE................. 3.02 3.08 3.04 3.10 3.22 3.28
FREE.......................... 3.42 3.48 3.44 3.50 3.62 3.68
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School breakfast program Non-severe need Severe need
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CONTIGUOUS STATES:
PAID............................ 0.28 0.28
REDUCED PRICE................... 1.28 1.59
FREE............................ 1.58 1.89
ALASKA:
PAID............................ 0.41 0.41
REDUCED PRICE................... 2.23 2.73
FREE............................ 2.53 3.03
HAWAII:
PAID............................ 0.31 0.31
REDUCED PRICE................... 1.55 1.91
FREE............................ 1.85 2.21
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Special milk program All milk Paid milk Free Milk
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PRICING PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE OPTION...... 0.2025 N/A N/A
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PRICING PROGRAMS WITH FREE OPTION......... N/A 0.2025 Average Cost Per \1/2\ Pint of
Milk
NONPRICING PROGRAMS....................... 0.2025 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.............................. 0.40
FREE....................................... 0.80
ALASKA:
PAID....................................... 0.11
REDUCED PRICE.............................. 0.6
FREE....................................... 1.30
HAWAII:
PAID....................................... 0.08
REDUCED PRICE.............................. 0.47
FREE....................................... 0.94
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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 16, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-17990 Filed 7-25-13; 8:45 am]
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