Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2015, 2912 [2015-00879]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Food and Nutrition Service

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00879]


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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 2015 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for 
Fiscal Year 2015

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) 2015. 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, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeramia Garcia, 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 2015 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 $74.7 million in surplus foods acquired in FY 2014 
are being delivered to States in FY 2015. These foods include 
applesauce, blueberries, chicken leg quarters, dehydrated potatoes, 
grape and orange juice, raisins, and salmon. 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 $327 million 
worth of foods in FY 2015 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 2015, the Department anticipates purchasing the following 
foods for distribution through TEFAP: Fresh and dehydrated potatoes, 
frozen apple slices, applesauce, dried plums, raisins, frozen ground 
beef, pouched chicken, frozen whole chicken, frozen ham, frozen 
catfish, frozen turkey roast, lima beans, black-eye beans, garbanzo 
beans, great northern beans, light red kidney beans, pinto beans, 
lentils, egg mix, shell eggs, peanut butter, roasted peanuts, low-fat 
cheese, 1 percent, ultra high temperature fluid milk, vegetable oil, 
low-fat bakery flour mix, egg noodles, white and yellow corn grits, 
whole grain oats, macaroni, spaghetti, whole grain rotini, whole grain 
spaghetti and whole grain macaroni, white and brown rice, corn flakes, 
wheat bran flakes, oat cereal, rice cereal, corn cereal, corn and rice 
cereal, and shredded whole wheat 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, reduced sodium cream of chicken soup, reduced sodium cream of 
mushroom soup, low sodium tomato soup, low sodium vegetable soup, low 
sodium spaghetti sauce, low sodium spinach, sweet potatoes with extra 
light syrup, no salt added diced tomatoes, low sodium tomato sauce, low 
sodium mixed vegetables, unsweetened applesauce, apricots with extra 
light syrup, mixed fruit with extra light syrup, cling peaches with 
extra light syrup, pears with extra light syrup, beef, beef stew, pork, 
salmon and kosher 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: January 14, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-00879 Filed 1-20-15; 8:45 am]
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