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and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) classifies regions for bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk.
Section 92.5 of the regulations provides
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Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of
July 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection 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 that participates
in the Special Milk Program for
Children. 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. Further
adjustments are made to these rates to
reflect higher costs of providing meals
in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The
payments and rates are prescribed on an
annual basis each July.
Overall, reimbursement rates this year
for the National School Lunch, Breakfast
Programs and the Special Milk Program
either remained the same or increased
compared to last year. Of note, the
performance-based reimbursement for
lunches certified as meeting the meal
pattern increased from 6 cents to 7
cents.
DATES: These rates are effective from
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief, Program
Monitoring and Operational Support
SUMMARY:
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Division, Child Nutrition Programs,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA
22302–1594.
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.
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.
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
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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.
Performanced-based
Reimbursement—In addition to the
funding mentioned above, school food
authorized certified as meeting the meal
pattern and nutrition standard
requirements set forth in 7 CFR parts
210 and 220 are eligible to receive
performance-based cash assistance for
each reimbursable lunch served (an
additional seven cents per lunch
available beginning July 1, 2019,
increased by inflation from six cents to
seven cents, and will continue to be
adjusted and rounded down to the
nearest whole cent).
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.
Adjusted 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,
2019 through June 30, 2020. Due to a
higher cost of living, the average
payments and maximum
reimbursements for Alaska, Puerto Rico
and Hawaii are higher than those for all
other States. The District of Columbia,
Virgin Islands, and Guam use the figures
specified for the contiguous States.
These rates do not include the value of
USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA
Foods which schools receive as
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additional assistance for each meal
served to participants under the
Program. A notice announcing the value
of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of
USDA Foods is published separately in
the Federal Register.
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.
Special Milk Program Payments
For the period July 1, 2019 through
June 30, 2020, the rate of reimbursement
for a half-pint of milk served to a nonneedy child in a school or institution
that participates in the Special Milk
Program is 21.50 cents reflecting an
increase of 1 cent from the School Year
(SY) 2018–2019 level. This change is
based on the 3.92 percent increase in
the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk
Products from May 2018 to May 2019.
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 Program
Payments
Overall, payments for the National
School Lunch Program and the
Afterschool Snack Program either
remained the same or increased from
last years payments due to a 2.94
percent increase in the national average
payment rates for schools and
residential child care institutions for the
period July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020 in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers for the food away
from home series during the 12-month
period May 2018 to May 2019 (from a
level of 275.307 in May 2017, as
previously published in the Federal
Register to 283.394 in May 2019).
These changes are reflected below.
Section 4 National Average Payment
Factors—In school food authorities that
served less than 60 percent free and
reduced price lunches in School Year
(SY) 2017–2018, the payments for meals
served are: Contiguous States: Paid
rate—32 cents (1 cent increase from the
SY 2018–2019 level), free and reduced
price rate—32 cents (1 cent increase),
maximum rate—40 cents (1 cent
increase); Alaska: Paid rate—53 cents (2
cents increase), free and reduced price
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rate—53 cents (2 cents increase),
maximum rate—63 cents (2 cents
increase); Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Paid
rate—38 cents (1 cent increase), free and
reduced price rate—38 cents (1 cent
increase), maximum rate—46 cents (1
cent increase).
In school food authorities that served
60 percent or more free and reduced
price lunches in School Year 2017–
2018, payments are: Contiguous States:
Paid rate—34 cents (1 cent increase
from the SY 2018–2019 level), free and
reduced price rate—34 cents (1 cent
increase), maximum rate—40 cents (1
cent increase); Alaska: Paid rate—55
cents (2 cents increase), free and
reduced price rate—55 cents (2 cents
increase), maximum rate—63 cents (2
cents increase); Hawaii and Puerto Rico:
Paid rate—40 cents (1 cent increase),
free and reduced price rate—40 cents (1
cent increase), maximum rate—46 cents
(1 cent increase).
Beginning this year, School food
authorities certified to receive the
performance-based cash assistance will
receive an additional 7 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—3 dollars and 9 cents (9 cents
increase from the SY 2018–2019 level),
reduced price lunch—2 dollars and 69
cents (9 cents increase); Alaska: Free
lunch—5 dollars and 1 cent (14 cents
increase), reduced price lunch—4
dollars and 61 cents (14 cents increase);
Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Free lunch—3
dollars and 62 cents (11 cents increase),
reduced price lunch—3 dollars and 22
cents (11 cents increase).
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool
Care Programs—The payments are:
Contiguous States: Free snack—94 cents
(3 cents increase from the SY 2018–2019
level), reduced price snack—47 cents (2
cents increase), paid snack—8 cents (no
change); Alaska: Free snack—1 dollar
and 52 cents (4 cents increase), reduced
price snack—76 cents (2 cents increase),
paid snack—13 cents (no change);
Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Free snack—1
dollar and 10 cents (4 cents increase),
reduced price snack—55 cents (2 cent
increase), paid snack—10 cents (1 cent
increase).
School Breakfast Program Payments
Overall, payments for the National
School Breakfast Program either
remained the same or increased from
last years payments due to a 2.94
percent increase in the national average
payment rates for schools and
residential child care institutions for the
period July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020 in the Consumer Price Index for
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All Urban Consumers in the Food Away
from Home series during the 12-month
period May 2018 to May 2019 (from a
level of 275.307 in May 2018, as
previously published in the Federal
Register to 283.394 in May 2019).
These changes are reflected below.
For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States: Free
breakfast—1 dollar and 84 cents (5 cents
increase from the SY 2018–2019 level),
reduced price breakfast—1 dollar and 54
cents (5 cents increase), paid breakfast—
31 cents (no change); Alaska: Free
breakfast—2 dollars and 95 cents (8
cents increase), reduced price
breakfast—2 dollars and 65 cents (8
cents increase), paid breakfast—47 cents
(1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto
Rico: Free breakfast—2 dollars and 15
cents (6 cents increase), reduced price
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breakfast—1 dollar and 85 cents (6 cents
increase), paid breakfast—36 cents (1
cent increase).
For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States: Free
breakfast—2 dollars and 20 cents (6
cents increase from the SY 2018–2019
level), reduced price breakfast—1 dollar
and 90 cents (6 cents increase), paid
breakfast—31 cents (no change); Alaska:
Free breakfast—3 dollars and 53 cents
(10 cents increase), reduced price
breakfast—3 dollars and 23 cents (10
cents increase), paid breakfast—47 cents
(1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto
Rico: Free breakfast—2 dollars and 57
cents (7 cents increase), reduced price
breakfast—2 dollars and 27 cents (7
cents increase), paid breakfast—36 cents
(1 cent increase).
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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, and
Guam are those specified for the
contiguous States.
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SCHOOL PROGRAMS
MEAL, SNACK AND MILK PAYMENTS TO STATES AND SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES
Expressed in Dollars or Fractions Thereof
Effoctive from: July 1, 2019 -June 30, 2020
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PAID
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FREE
PAID
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REDUCED PRICE
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0.39
3.08
3.48
0.60
5.21
5.61
0.45
3.67
4.07
0.32
3.01
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SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM
PRICING PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE OPTION
PRICING PROGRAMS WITH FREE OPTION
NONPRICING PROGRAMS
0.41
3.10
3.50
0.62
5.23
5.63
0.47
3.69
4.09
0.34
3.03
3.43
0.55
5.16
5.56
0.40
3.62
4.02
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RATE+7
0.40
3.18
3.58
0.63
5.38
5.78
0.46
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cents
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0.47
3.25
3.65
0.70
5.45
5.85
0.53
3.85
4.25
NON-SEVERE NEED
SEVERE NEED
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1.54
1.84
0.47
2.65
2.95
0.36
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2.15
0.31
1.90
2.20
0.47
3.23
3.53
0.36
2.27
2.57
PAID
REDUCED PRICE
FREE
PAID
REDUCED PRICE
FREE
PAID
REDUCED PRICE
FREE
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MAXIMUM
RATE
ALL
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PAID
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FREE MILK
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ALASKA
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Payment listed for Free and Reduced Price Lunches include both section 4 and section 11 funds
Performance-based cash reimbursement (adjusted annually for inflation)
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the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
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provisions of that Act.
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CONTIGUOUS STATES
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no new recordkeeping or reporting
requirements have been included that
are subject to approval from the Office
of Management and Budget.
This rule has been determined to be
not significant by the Office of
Management and Budget in
conformance with Executive Order
12866. Pursuant to the Congressional
Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs designated this rule as not a
major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
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 2 CFR 415.3–415.6).
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: August 1, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child and Adult Care Food Program:
National Average Payment Rates, Day
Care Home Food Service Payment
Rates, and Administrative
Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring
Organizations of Day Care Homes for
the Period July 1, 2019 Through June
30, 2020
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
annual adjustments to the national
average payment rates for meals and
snacks served in child care centers,
outside-school-hours care centers, atrisk afterschool care centers, and adult
day care centers; the food service
payment rates for meals and snacks
served in day care homes; and the
administrative reimbursement rates for
sponsoring organizations of day care
homes, to reflect changes in the
Consumer Price Index. Further
adjustments are made to these rates to
reflect the higher costs of providing
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meals in Alaska and Hawaii. The
adjustments contained in this notice are
made on an annual basis each July, as
required by the laws and regulations
governing the Child and Adult Care
Food Program.
These rates are effective from
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief, Program
Monitoring and Operational Support
Division, Child Nutrition Programs,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria,
Virginia 22302–1594.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to sections 4, 11, and 17 of
the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and
1766), section 4 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and 7 CFR
226.4, 226.12 and 226.13 of the Program
regulations, notice is hereby given of the
new payment rates for institutions
participating in the Child and Adult
Care Food Program (CACFP). As
provided for under the law, all rates in
the CACFP must be revised annually, on
July 1, to reflect changes in the
Consumer Price Index (CPI), published
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
United States Department of Labor, for
the most recent 12-month period. These
rates are in effect during the period July
1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Adjusted Payments
The following national average
payment factors and food service
payment rates for meals and snacks are
in effect from July 1, 2019 through June
30, 2020. All amounts are expressed in
dollars or fractions thereof. Due to a
higher cost of living, the
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.
These rates do not include the value of
USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA
Foods which institutions receive as
additional assistance for each lunch or
supper served to participants under the
Program. A notice announcing the value
of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of
USDA Foods is published separately in
the Federal Register.
Adjustments to the national average
payment rates for all meals served under
the Child and Adult Care Food Program
are rounded down to the nearest whole
cent.
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National Average Payment Rates for
Centers
The changes in the national average
payment rates for centers reflect a 2.94
percent increase during the 12-month
period from May 2018 to May 2019
(from 275.307 in May 2018, as
previously published in the Federal
Register, to 283.394 in May 2019) in the
food away from home series of the CPI
for All Urban Consumers.
Payments for breakfasts served are:
Contiguous States: Paid rate—31 cents
(no change from 2018–2019 annual
level), reduced price rate—1 dollar and
54 cents (5 cents increase), free rate—1
dollar and 84 cents (5 cents increase);
Alaska: Paid rate—47 cents (1 cent
increase), reduced price rate—2 dollars
and 65 cents (8 cents increase), free
rate—2 dollars and 95 cents (8 cents
increase); Hawaii: Paid rate—36 cents (1
cent increase), reduced price rate—1
dollar and 85 cents (6 cents increase),
free rate—2 dollars and 15 cents (6 cents
increase).
Payments for lunch or supper served
are: Contiguous States: Paid rate—32
cents (1 cent increase from 2018–2019
annual level), reduced price rate—3
dollars and 1 cent (10 cents increase),
free rate—3 dollars and 41 cents (10
cents increase); Alaska: Paid rate—53
cents (2 cents increase), reduced price
rate—5 dollars and 14 cents (16 cents
increase), free rate—5 dollars and 54
cents (16 cents increase); Hawaii: Paid
rate—38 cents (1 cent increase), reduced
price rate—3 dollars and 60 cents (12
cents increase), free rate—4 dollars (12
cents increase).
Payments for snack served are:
Contiguous States: Paid rate—8 cents
(no change from 2018–2019 annual
level), reduced price rate—47 cents (2
cent increase), free rate—94 cents (3
cents increase); Alaska: Paid rate—13
cents (no change), reduced price rate—
76 cents (2 cents increase), free rate—1
dollar and 52 cents (4 cents increase);
Hawaii: Paid rate—10 cents (1 cent
increase), reduced price rate—55 cents
(2 cent increase), free rate—1 dollar and
10 cents (4 cents increase).
Food Service Payment Rates for Day
Care Homes
The changes in the food service
payment rates for day care homes reflect
a 1.19 percent increase during the 12month period from May 2018 to May
2019 (from 239.287 in May 2018, as
previously published in the Federal
Register, to 242.145 in May 2019) in the
food at home series of the CPI for All
Urban Consumers.
Payments for breakfast served are:
Contiguous States: Tier I—1 dollar and
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38590-38594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16903]
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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 that
participates in the Special Milk Program for Children. 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. Further adjustments are
made to these rates to reflect higher costs of providing meals in
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The payments and rates are prescribed
on an annual basis each July.
Overall, reimbursement rates this year for the National School
Lunch, Breakfast Programs and the Special Milk Program either remained
the same or increased compared to last year. Of note, the performance-
based reimbursement for lunches certified as meeting the meal pattern
increased from 6 cents to 7 cents.
DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief,
Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition
Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA 22302-1594.
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.
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.
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
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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.
Performanced-based Reimbursement--In addition to the funding
mentioned above, school food authorized certified as meeting the meal
pattern and nutrition standard requirements set forth in 7 CFR parts
210 and 220 are eligible to receive performance-based cash assistance
for each reimbursable lunch served (an additional seven cents per lunch
available beginning July 1, 2019, increased by inflation from six cents
to seven cents, and will continue to be adjusted and rounded down to
the nearest whole cent).
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.
Adjusted 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, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Due to a higher cost of
living, the average payments and maximum reimbursements for Alaska,
Puerto Rico and Hawaii are higher than those for all other States. The
District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Guam use the figures
specified for the contiguous States. These rates do not include the
value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods which schools receive
as additional assistance for each meal served to participants under the
Program. A notice announcing the value of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu
of USDA Foods is published separately in the Federal Register.
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.
Special Milk Program Payments
For the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, the rate of
reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to a non-needy child in a
school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program is
21.50 cents reflecting an increase of 1 cent from the School Year (SY)
2018-2019 level. This change is based on the 3.92 percent increase in
the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk Products from May 2018 to May
2019.
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 Program Payments
Overall, payments for the National School Lunch Program and the
Afterschool Snack Program either remained the same or increased from
last years payments due to a 2.94 percent increase in the national
average payment rates for schools and residential child care
institutions for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the food away from
home series during the 12-month period May 2018 to May 2019 (from a
level of 275.307 in May 2017, as previously published in the Federal
Register to 283.394 in May 2019).
These changes are reflected below.
Section 4 National Average Payment Factors--In school food
authorities that served less than 60 percent free and reduced price
lunches in School Year (SY) 2017-2018, the payments for meals served
are: Contiguous States: Paid rate--32 cents (1 cent increase from the
SY 2018-2019 level), free and reduced price rate--32 cents (1 cent
increase), maximum rate--40 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska: Paid
rate--53 cents (2 cents increase), free and reduced price rate--53
cents (2 cents increase), maximum rate--63 cents (2 cents increase);
Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Paid rate--38 cents (1 cent increase), free and
reduced price rate--38 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--46 cents
(1 cent increase).
In school food authorities that served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year 2017-2018, payments are:
Contiguous States: Paid rate--34 cents (1 cent increase from the SY
2018-2019 level), free and reduced price rate--34 cents (1 cent
increase), maximum rate--40 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska: Paid
rate--55 cents (2 cents increase), free and reduced price rate--55
cents (2 cents increase), maximum rate--63 cents (2 cents increase);
Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Paid rate--40 cents (1 cent increase), free and
reduced price rate--40 cents (1 cent increase), maximum rate--46 cents
(1 cent increase).
Beginning this year, School food authorities certified to receive
the performance-based cash assistance will receive an additional 7
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--3 dollars and 9 cents (9 cents increase from the SY 2018-
2019 level), reduced price lunch--2 dollars and 69 cents (9 cents
increase); Alaska: Free lunch--5 dollars and 1 cent (14 cents
increase), reduced price lunch--4 dollars and 61 cents (14 cents
increase); Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Free lunch--3 dollars and 62 cents
(11 cents increase), reduced price lunch--3 dollars and 22 cents (11
cents increase).
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs--The payments are:
Contiguous States: Free snack--94 cents (3 cents increase from the SY
2018-2019 level), reduced price snack--47 cents (2 cents increase),
paid snack--8 cents (no change); Alaska: Free snack--1 dollar and 52
cents (4 cents increase), reduced price snack--76 cents (2 cents
increase), paid snack--13 cents (no change); Hawaii and Puerto Rico:
Free snack--1 dollar and 10 cents (4 cents increase), reduced price
snack--55 cents (2 cent increase), paid snack--10 cents (1 cent
increase).
School Breakfast Program Payments
Overall, payments for the National School Breakfast Program either
remained the same or increased from last years payments due to a 2.94
percent increase in the national average payment rates for schools and
residential child care institutions for the period July 1, 2019 through
June 30, 2020 in the Consumer Price Index for
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All Urban Consumers in the Food Away from Home series during the 12-
month period May 2018 to May 2019 (from a level of 275.307 in May 2018,
as previously published in the Federal Register to 283.394 in May
2019).
These changes are reflected below.
For schools ``not in severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States: Free breakfast--1 dollar and 84 cents (5 cents increase from
the SY 2018-2019 level), reduced price breakfast--1 dollar and 54 cents
(5 cents increase), paid breakfast--31 cents (no change); Alaska: Free
breakfast--2 dollars and 95 cents (8 cents increase), reduced price
breakfast--2 dollars and 65 cents (8 cents increase), paid breakfast--
47 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Free breakfast--2
dollars and 15 cents (6 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--1
dollar and 85 cents (6 cents increase), paid breakfast--36 cents (1
cent increase).
For schools in ``severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous States:
Free breakfast--2 dollars and 20 cents (6 cents increase from the SY
2018-2019 level), reduced price breakfast--1 dollar and 90 cents (6
cents increase), paid breakfast--31 cents (no change); Alaska: Free
breakfast--3 dollars and 53 cents (10 cents increase), reduced price
breakfast--3 dollars and 23 cents (10 cents increase), paid breakfast--
47 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Free breakfast--2
dollars and 57 cents (7 cents increase), reduced price breakfast--2
dollars and 27 cents (7 cents increase), paid breakfast--36 cents (1
cent increase).
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, and Guam are
those specified for the contiguous States.
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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),
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no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements have been included that
are subject to approval from the Office of Management and Budget.
This rule has been determined to be not significant by the Office
of Management and Budget in conformance with Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule as
not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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 2
CFR 415.3-415.6).
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: August 1, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-16903 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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