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APHIS–2021–0021, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at regulations.gov or in
our reading room, which is located in
room 1620 of the USDA South Building,
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help you, please call (202)–799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director,
Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol
Permits, Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1238; (301) 851–2327; email:
Colin.Stewart@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is proposing to issue
permits for the release of the insect
Ganaspis brasiliensis in the continental
United States for the biological control
of spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila
suzukii). The action is proposed to
reduce the severity of damage to small
fruit crops from infestations of spottedwing Drosophila (SWD) in the
continental United States.
SWD is native to East Asia. It was first
detected in California, Italy, and Spain
in 2008. It has since established in most
fruit-growing regions in North America.
SWD lays eggs inside ripening fruits.
Feeding by SWD larvae results in the
degradation of fruits, and the
puncturing of the fruit skin may also
provide a gateway for secondary
bacterial and fungal infections.
Permitting the release of the G–1
lineage of Ganaspis brasiliensis is
necessary to reduce SWD populations in
non-crop habitats. This would reduce
the number of SWD that migrate into
susceptible crops and would thereby
improve the effectiveness of other SWD
control tools. Introducing and
establishing this larval parasitoid will
uniquely contribute to suppression of
SWD because it attacks fly maggots
inside the fruit (while most pesticides
target only adult flies, and only two
pupal parasitoids readily attack SWD).
Classical biological control is a
potentially useful management strategy
for an invasive pest species whenever
effective resident natural enemies are
lacking in the new distribution range.
APHIS’ review and analysis of the
potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed release are
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documented in detail in an
environmental assessment (EA) titled
‘‘Field Release of Ganaspis brasiliensis
(Hymenoptera: Figitidae) for Biological
Control of Spotted-wing Drosophila,
Drosophila suzukii (Diptera:
Drosophilidae), in the Continental
United States’’ (January 2021). Based on
our findings in the EA, we are proposing
to issue permits for the release of the
insect Ganaspis brasiliensis (G–1
lineage) as a biological control agent to
reduce SWD infestations. We are
making the EA available to the public
for review and comment. We will
consider all comments that we receive
on or before the date listed under the
heading DATES at the beginning of this
notice.
The EA may be viewed on the
regulations.gov website or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
a link to regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of
the reading room). You may also request
paper copies of the EA by calling or
writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
refer to the title of the EA when
requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in
accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
July, 2021.
Mark Davidson,
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
AGENCY:
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION:
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
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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, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
and the Virgin Islands. 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.
Special Note: For the school year
beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June
30, 2022, school food authorities
operating the National School Lunch
Program Seamless Summer Option
under Food and Nutrition Serviceissued nationwide waivers #85
(Nationwide Waiver to Allow the
Seamless Summer Option through
School Year 2021–2022) and #86
(Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer
Food Service Program Reimbursement
Rates in School Year 2021–2022) may
receive the reimbursement rates
prescribed for the Summer Food Service
Program (85 FR 86901) in lieu of the
reimbursement rates established in this
notice. The Summer Food Service
Program reimbursement rates made
available to these school food
authorities will similarly be updated
effective January 1, 2022 through a
future notice published in the Federal
Register.
These rates are effective from
July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
DATES:
J.
Kevin Maskornick, Branch Chief,
Program Monitoring and Operational
Support Division, Child Nutrition
Programs, Food and Nutrition Service,
United States Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Suite
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
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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
assistance payments to aid schools in
providing free and reduced price
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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.
Performance-Based Reimbursement—
In addition to the funding mentioned
above, school food authorities 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, 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.
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,
2021 through June 30, 2022. Due to a
higher cost of living, the average
payments and maximum
reimbursements for Alaska, Guam,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands are higher than those for all
other States. The District of Columbia
uses 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.
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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, 2021 through
June 30, 2022, 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 22.00 cents reflecting an
increase of 1.75 cents from the School
Year (SY) 2020–2021 level. This change
is based on the 9.44 percent increase in
the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk
Products from May 2020 to May 2021.
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 year’s payments due to a 4.04
percent increase in the national average
payment rates for schools and
residential child care institutions for the
period July 1, 2021 through June 30,
2022 in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers for the food away
from home series during the 12-month
period May 2020 to May 2021 (from a
level of 291.709 in May 2020, as
previously published in the Federal
Register to 303.481 in May 2021).
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) 2019–2020, the payments for meals
served are: Contiguous States—paid
rate—35 cents (2 cents increase from the
SY 2020—2021 level), free and reduced
price rate—35 cents (2 cents increase),
maximum rate—43 cents (2 cents
increase); Alaska—paid rate—57 cents
(3 cents increase), free and reduced
price rate—57 cents (3 cents increase),
maximum rate—68 cents (3 cents
increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
and the Virgin Islands—paid rate—41
cents (2 cents increase), free and
reduced price rate—41 cents (2 cents
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increase), maximum rate—49 cents (2
cents increase).
In school food authorities that served
60 percent or more free and reduced
price lunches in School Year 2019–
2020, payments are: Contiguous
States—paid rate—37 cents (2 cents
increase from the SY 2020–2021 level),
free and reduced price rate—37 cents (2
cents increase), maximum rate—43
cents (2 cents increase); Alaska—paid
rate—59 cents (3 cents increase), free
and reduced price rate—59 cents (3
cents increase), maximum rate—68
cents (3 cents increase); Guam, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands—
paid rate—43 cents (2 cents increase),
free and reduced price rate—43 cents (2
cents increase), maximum rate—49
cents (2 cents increase).
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 31 cents (13 cents
increase from the SY 2020–2021 level),
reduced price lunch—2 dollars and 91
cents (13 cents increase); Alaska—free
lunch—5 dollars and 37 cents (21 cents
increase), reduced price lunch—4
dollars and 97 cents (21 cents increase);
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands—free lunch—3 dollars
and 87 cents (15 cents increase),
reduced price lunch—3 dollars and 47
cents (15 cents increase).
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool
Care Programs—The payments are:
Contiguous States—free snack—1 dollar
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and 0 cents (4 cents increase from the
SY 2020–2021 level), reduced price
snack—50 cents (2 cents increase), paid
snack—9 cents (1 cent increase);
Alaska—free snack –1 dollar and 63
cents (7 cents increase), reduced price
snack—81 cents (3 cents increase), paid
snack—14 cents (no change); Guam,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands—free snack—1 dollar and 17
cents (4 cents increase), reduced price
snack—58 cents (2 cent increase), paid
snack—10 cents (no change).
School Breakfast Program Payments
Overall, payments for the National
School Breakfast Program either
remained the same or increased from
last year’s payments due to a 4.04
percent increase in the national average
payment rates for schools and
residential child care institutions for the
period July 1, 2021 through June 30,
2022 in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers in the Food Away
from Home series during the 12-month
period May 2020 to May 2021 (from a
level of 291.709 in May 2020, as
previously published in the Federal
Register to 303.481 in May 2021).
These changes are reflected below.
For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—1 dollar and 97 cents (8 cents
increase from the SY 2020–2021 level),
reduced price breakfast—1 dollar and 67
cents (8 cents increase), paid breakfast—
33 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska—free
breakfast—3 dollars and 15 cents (12
cents increase), reduced price
breakfast—2 dollars and 85 cents (12
cents increase), paid breakfast—50 cents
(1 cent increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto
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Rico and the Virgin Islands—free
breakfast—2 dollars and 29 cents (8
cents increase), reduced price
breakfast—1 dollar and 99 cents (8 cents
increase), paid breakfast—38 cents (1
cent increase).
For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the
payments are: Contiguous States—free
breakfast—2 dollars and 35 cents (9
cents increase from the SY 2020–2021
level), reduced price breakfast—2
dollars and 5 cents (9 cents increase),
paid breakfast—33 cents (1 cent
increase); Alaska—free breakfast—3
dollars and 78 cents (14 cents increase),
reduced price breakfast—3 dollars and
48 cents (14 cents increase), paid
breakfast—50 cents (1 cent increase);
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands—free breakfast—2 dollars
and 74 cents (10 cents increase),
reduced price breakfast—2 dollars and
44 cents (10 cents increase), paid
breakfast—38 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 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
Effective from: July 1, 2021 -June 30, 2022
PROGRAJ\,f
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cents 2
60% or
60% OR
MORE+
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7 cents 2
M~XIMUM
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MAXIMUM
RATE+7
cents 2
0.35
0.42
0.37
0.44
0.43
0.50
3.26
3.33
3.28
3.35
3.43
3.59
FREE
3.66
3.73
3.68
3.75
3.83
3.90
PAID
0.57
0.64
0.59
0.66
0.68
0.75
REDUCED PRICE
5.54
5.61
5.56
5.63
5.79
5.86
FREE
5.94
6.01
5.96
6.03
6.19
6.26
0.41
0.48
0.43
0.50
0.49
0.56
3.88
3.95
3.90
3.97
4.07
4.14
4.28
4.35
4.30
4.37
4.47
4.54
CONTIGUOUS
REDUCED PRICE
STATES
AIASKA
LESS
THAN
60% +7
LESS
THAN
60%
NATIONAL SCHOOL LlJNCH
GUAM,
PAID
HAWAII,
PUERTO RICO REDUCED PRICE
and VIRGIN
ISIANDS
FREE
SCHOOL BRFAKFAST PROGRAM
NON-SEVERE NEED
SEVERENEED
0.33
1.67
1.97
0.50
2.85
3.15
0.38
1.99
2.29
0.33
2.05
2.35
0.50
3.48
3.78
0.38
2.44
2.74
PAID
REDUCED PRICE
FREE
PAID
AIASKA
REDUCED PRICE
FREE
PAID
GUAM, HAW All, PUERTO RICO
REDUCED PRICE
and VIRGIN ISIANDS
FREE
CONTIGUOUS STA TES
SPECIAL J\.,llLKPROGRAM
PRICING PROGRAMS WITHOUT FREE OPTION
PRICING PROGRAMS WITII PREE OPTION
NONPRICING PROGRAMS
ALL
MILK
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0.2200
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NIA
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0.2200
Average Cost Per 1/2 Pint of
Milk
0.2200
NIA
NIA
PAID
FREEJ\.,llLK
AFIERSCHOOL SNACKS SERVED IN AFIERSCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS
0.09
0.50
1.00
0.14
0.81
1.63
0.10
0.58
PAID
REDUCED PRICE
FREE
PAID
AIASKA
REDUCED PRICE
FREE
PAID
GUAM, HA WAH, PUERTO RICO and VIRGIN
REDUCED PRICE
ISIANDS
FREE
1 Payment
listed for Free and Reduced Price Lunches include both section 4 and section 11 funds
2 Perfonnance-based
cash reimbursement (adjusted annually for inflation)
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the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
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601–612) and thus is exempt from the
provisions of that Act. This notice has
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been determined to be exempt under
Executive Order 12866.
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.
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)).
Cynthia Long,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Information Collection Activities:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection; Comment
Request; Self-Help Technical
Assistance Grants
Rural Housing Service, USDA.
60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Rural Housing Service (RHS) to request
an extension for a currently approved
information collection in support of the
program for Self-Help Technical
Assistance Grants.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 14, 2021 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrea Birmingham, Finance and Loan
Analyst, Single Family Housing Direct
Loan Division, RHS, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 0783, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20250–0783, Telephone (202) 720–
1489.
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SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR 1944–I, Self-Help
Technical Assistance Grants.
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OMB Docket Number: 0575–0043.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2021.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: This subpart set forth the
policies and procedures and delegates
authority for providing technical
assistance funds to eligible applicants to
finance programs of technical and
supervisory assistance for self-help
housing loan program, as authorized
under section 523 of the Housing Act of
1949 under 42 U.S.C. 1472. This
financial assistance may pay part or all
of the cost of developing, administering,
or coordinating a program of technical
and supervisory assistance to aid very
low- and low-income families in
carrying out self-help housing efforts in
rural areas. The primary purpose is to
locate and work with families that
otherwise do not qualify as
homeowners, are below low and very
low incomes, and living in substandard
housing. RHS will be collecting
information from non-profit
organizations to enter into grant
agreements. These non-profit
organizations will give technical and
supervisory assistance, and in doing so,
they must develop a final application
for section 523 grant funds. This
application includes Agency forms that
contain essential information for
deciding eligibility.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.08 hours per
response.
Respondents: Public or private
nonprofit organizations, State, Local or
Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
70.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 30.94.
Estimated Number of Responses:
2,166.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,345.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Kimble Brown,
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, at (202) 720–
6780.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
RHS, including whether the information
will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of RHS’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
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burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. All responses to this notice
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Chadwick A. Parker,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[S–100–2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone 50—Long Beach,
California, Application for Expansion
of Subzone 50R, VF Outdoor, LLC,
Corona, Ontario, and Santa Fe Springs,
California
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
the Port of Long Beach, grantee of FTZ
50, requesting an expansion of Subzone
50R on behalf of VF Outdoor, LLC,
located in Ontario, California. The
application was submitted pursuant to
the provisions of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–
81u), and the regulations of the FTZ
Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally
docketed on July 12, 2021.
Subzone 50R consists of the following
sites: Site 1 (13.55 acres) 3950 East
Airport Drive, Ontario, San Bernardino
County; Site 2 (22.09 acres) 15614–
15620 and 15700 Shoemaker Avenue,
Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County;
and, Site 3 (11.5 acres) 2571 Sampson
Avenue, Corona, Riverside County.
The applicant is now requesting
authority to expand the subzone to
include an additional site (54.78 acres)
located at 5051 South Carpenter
Avenue, Ontario, San Bernardino
County, which would be designated as
Site 4. The expanded subzone would be
subject to the existing activation limit of
FTZ 50.
In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
regulations, Qahira El-Amin of the FTZ
Staff is designated examiner to review
the application and make
recommendations to the Executive
Secretary.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is August
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 134 (Friday, July 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37733-37737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15107]
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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, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. 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.
Special Note: For the school year beginning July 1, 2021 and ending
June 30, 2022, school food authorities operating the National School
Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option under Food and Nutrition Service-
issued nationwide waivers #85 (Nationwide Waiver to Allow the Seamless
Summer Option through School Year 2021-2022) and #86 (Nationwide Waiver
to Allow Summer Food Service Program Reimbursement Rates in School Year
2021-2022) may receive the reimbursement rates prescribed for the
Summer Food Service Program (85 FR 86901) in lieu of the reimbursement
rates established in this notice. The Summer Food Service Program
reimbursement rates made available to these school food authorities
will similarly be updated effective January 1, 2022 through a future
notice published in the Federal Register.
DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2021 through June 30,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Kevin Maskornick, Branch Chief,
Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition
Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Suite
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401, Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-305-2537.
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 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.
Performance-Based Reimbursement--In addition to the funding
mentioned above, school food authorities 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, 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.
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, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Due to a higher cost of
living, the average payments and maximum reimbursements for Alaska,
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are higher than those
for all other States. The District of Columbia uses 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, 2021 through June 30, 2022, 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
22.00 cents reflecting an increase of 1.75 cents from the School Year
(SY) 2020-2021 level. This change is based on the 9.44 percent increase
in the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk Products from May 2020 to
May 2021.
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 year's payments due to a 4.04 percent increase in the national
average payment rates for schools and residential child care
institutions for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the food away from
home series during the 12-month period May 2020 to May 2021 (from a
level of 291.709 in May 2020, as previously published in the Federal
Register to 303.481 in May 2021).
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) 2019-2020, the payments for meals served
are: Contiguous States--paid rate--35 cents (2 cents increase from the
SY 2020--2021 level), free and reduced price rate--35 cents (2 cents
increase), maximum rate--43 cents (2 cents increase); Alaska--paid
rate--57 cents (3 cents increase), free and reduced price rate--57
cents (3 cents increase), maximum rate--68 cents (3 cents increase);
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands--paid rate--41 cents
(2 cents increase), free and reduced price rate--41 cents (2 cents
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increase), maximum rate--49 cents (2 cents increase).
In school food authorities that served 60 percent or more free and
reduced price lunches in School Year 2019-2020, payments are:
Contiguous States--paid rate--37 cents (2 cents increase from the SY
2020-2021 level), free and reduced price rate--37 cents (2 cents
increase), maximum rate--43 cents (2 cents increase); Alaska--paid
rate--59 cents (3 cents increase), free and reduced price rate--59
cents (3 cents increase), maximum rate--68 cents (3 cents increase);
Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands--paid rate--43 cents
(2 cents increase), free and reduced price rate--43 cents (2 cents
increase), maximum rate--49 cents (2 cents increase).
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 31 cents (13 cents increase from the SY 2020-
2021 level), reduced price lunch--2 dollars and 91 cents (13 cents
increase); Alaska--free lunch--5 dollars and 37 cents (21 cents
increase), reduced price lunch--4 dollars and 97 cents (21 cents
increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands--free
lunch--3 dollars and 87 cents (15 cents increase), reduced price
lunch--3 dollars and 47 cents (15 cents increase).
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs--The payments are:
Contiguous States--free snack--1 dollar and 0 cents (4 cents increase
from the SY 2020-2021 level), reduced price snack--50 cents (2 cents
increase), paid snack--9 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska--free snack -1
dollar and 63 cents (7 cents increase), reduced price snack--81 cents
(3 cents increase), paid snack--14 cents (no change); Guam, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands--free snack--1 dollar and 17 cents
(4 cents increase), reduced price snack--58 cents (2 cent increase),
paid snack--10 cents (no change).
School Breakfast Program Payments
Overall, payments for the National School Breakfast Program either
remained the same or increased from last year's payments due to a 4.04
percent increase in the national average payment rates for schools and
residential child care institutions for the period July 1, 2021 through
June 30, 2022 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in
the Food Away from Home series during the 12-month period May 2020 to
May 2021 (from a level of 291.709 in May 2020, as previously published
in the Federal Register to 303.481 in May 2021).
These changes are reflected below.
For schools ``not in severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--1 dollar and 97 cents (8 cents increase from
the SY 2020-2021 level), reduced price breakfast--1 dollar and 67 cents
(8 cents increase), paid breakfast--33 cents (1 cent increase);
Alaska--free breakfast--3 dollars and 15 cents (12 cents increase),
reduced price breakfast--2 dollars and 85 cents (12 cents increase),
paid breakfast--50 cents (1 cent increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands--free breakfast--2 dollars and 29 cents (8 cents
increase), reduced price breakfast--1 dollar and 99 cents (8 cents
increase), paid breakfast--38 cents (1 cent increase).
For schools in ``severe need'' the payments are: Contiguous
States--free breakfast--2 dollars and 35 cents (9 cents increase from
the SY 2020-2021 level), reduced price breakfast--2 dollars and 5 cents
(9 cents increase), paid breakfast--33 cents (1 cent increase);
Alaska--free breakfast--3 dollars and 78 cents (14 cents increase),
reduced price breakfast--3 dollars and 48 cents (14 cents increase),
paid breakfast--50 cents (1 cent increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands--free breakfast--2 dollars and 74 cents (10
cents increase), reduced price breakfast--2 dollars and 44 cents (10
cents increase), paid breakfast--38 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 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. This notice has
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been determined to be exempt under Executive Order 12866.
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.
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)).
Cynthia Long,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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