Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2014, 2149 [2014-00325]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Food and Nutrition Service

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 2149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00325]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for 
Fiscal Year 2014

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the surplus and purchased foods that the 
Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in 
providing nutrition assistance to the needy under The Emergency Food 
Assistance Program (TEFAP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. The foods made 
available under this notice must, at the discretion of the State, be 
distributed to eligible recipient agencies (ERAs) for use in preparing 
meals and/or for distribution to households for home consumption.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Fiala, Policy Branch, Food 
Distribution Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594 or 
telephone (703) 305-2662.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions set forth 
in the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (EFAA), 7 U.S.C. 7501, et 
seq., and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2036, the 
Department makes foods available to States for use in providing 
nutrition assistance to those in need through TEFAP. In accordance with 
section 214 of the EFAA, 7 U.S.C. 7515, 60 percent of each State's 
share of TEFAP foods is based on the number of people with incomes 
below the poverty level within the State and 40 percent on the number 
of unemployed persons within the State. State officials are responsible 
for establishing the network through which the foods will be used by 
ERAs in providing nutrition assistance to those in need, and for 
allocating foods among those ERAs. States have full discretion in 
determining the amount of foods that will be made available to ERAs for 
use in preparing meals and/or for distribution to households for home 
consumption.
    The types of foods the Department expects to make available to 
States for distribution through TEFAP in FY 2014 are described below.

Surplus Foods

    Surplus foods donated for distribution under TEFAP are Commodity 
Credit Corporation (CCC) foods purchased under the authority of section 
416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, 7 U.S.C. 1431 (section 416) and 
foods purchased under the surplus removal authority of section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935, 7 U.S.C. 612c (section 32). The types of 
foods typically purchased under section 416 include dairy, grains, 
oils, and peanut products. The types of foods purchased under section 
32 include meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, dry beans, juices, and 
fruits.
    Approximately $109.5 million in surplus foods acquired in FY 2013 
are being delivered to States in FY 2014. These foods include 
blueberries, catfish, chicken leg quarters, cranberry juice, lamb (leg, 
shoulder), strawberries, and turkey (whole, breast, sliced). Other 
surplus foods may be made available to TEFAP throughout the year. The 
Department would like to point out that food acquisitions are based on 
changing agricultural market conditions; therefore, the availability of 
foods is subject to change.

Purchased Foods

    In accordance with section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008, 7 U.S.C. 2036, the Secretary is directed to purchase $268.75 
million worth of foods in FY 2014 for distribution through TEFAP. These 
foods are made available to States in addition to those surplus foods 
which otherwise might be provided to States for distribution under 
TEFAP.
    For FY 2014, the Department anticipates purchasing the following 
foods for distribution through TEFAP: dehydrated potatoes, dried plums, 
raisins, frozen ground beef, frozen whole chicken, frozen ham, frozen 
turkey roast, blackeye beans, garbanzo beans, great northern beans, 
light red kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, pinto beans, egg mix, 
shell eggs, lowfat bakery flour mix, egg noodles, white and yellow corn 
grits, spaghetti, macaroni, oats, peanut butter, roasted peanuts, white 
and brown rice, whole grain rotini, whole grain spaghetti, whole grain 
macaroni, vegetable oil, ultra high temperature fluid one percent milk, 
shredded wheat, bran flakes, corn flakes, oat cereal, rice cereal, corn 
cereal, and corn and rice cereal; the following canned items: low 
sodium blackeye beans, low sodium green beans, low sodium light red 
kidney beans, low sodium refried beans, low sodium vegetarian beans, 
low sodium carrots, low sodium cream corn, no salt added whole kernel 
corn, low sodium peas, low sodium sliced potatoes, no salt added 
pumpkin, low sodium spaghetti sauce, low sodium spinach, sweet potatoes 
with extra light syrup, no salt added whole and diced tomatoes, low 
sodium tomato sauce, low sodium mixed vegetables, low sodium tomato 
soup, low sodium vegetable soup, reduced sodium cream of chicken soup, 
reduced sodium cream of mushroom soup, apricots with extra light syrup, 
unsweetened applesauce, mixed fruit with extra light syrup, cling 
peaches with extra light syrup, pears with extra light syrup, beef, 
beef stew, chicken, pork, and salmon; and the following bottled juices: 
unsweetened apple juice, unsweetened cherry apple juice, unsweetened 
cran-apple juice, unsweetened grape juice, unsweetened grapefruit 
juice, unsweetened orange juice, and unsweetened tomato juice. The 
amounts of each item purchased will depend on the prices the Department 
must pay, as well as the quantity of each item requested by the States. 
Changes in agricultural market conditions may result in the 
availability of additional types of foods or the non-availability of 
one or more types listed above.

    Dated: December 30, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-00325 Filed 1-10-14; 8:45 am]
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