[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Page 1370]
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[FR Doc No: 94-478]


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[Federal Register: January 10, 1994]


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                                           Monday, January 10, 1994
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

 

Summer Food Service Program for Children; Program Reimbursement 
for 1994

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to 
the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service 
Program for Children (SFSP). These adjustments reflect changes in the 
Consumer Price Index and are required by the statute governing the 
Program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child 
Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305-2620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507), no new recordkeeping or reporting 
requirements have been included that are subject to approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget.
    This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.559 and is subject to the provisions of 
Executive Order 12372 which requires intergovernmental consultation 
with State and local officials, (7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, and final 
rule related notice published at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 1983).

Definitions

    The terms used in this Notice shall have the meaning ascribed to 
them in the regulations governing the Summer Food Service Program for 
Children (7 CFR part 225).

Background

    Pursuant to section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1761) and the regulations governing the SFSP (7 CFR part 225), notice 
is hereby given of adjustments in Program payments for meals served to 
children participating in the SFSP during the 1994 Program. Adjustments 
are based on changes in the food away from home series of the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the period November 1992 
through November 1993.
    The new 1994 reimbursement rates in dollars are as follows:


                  Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates                  
Operating Costs:                                                        
    Breakfast..................................................   1.1600
    Lunch or Supper............................................   2.0825
    Supplement.................................................    .5450
Administrative Costs:                                                   
  a. For meals served at rural or self-preparation sites:               
    Breakfast..................................................    .1075
    Lunch or Supper............................................    .1975
    Supplement.................................................    .0525
          b. For meals served at other types of sites:                  
    Breakfast..................................................    .0850
    Lunch or Supper............................................    .1650
    Supplement.................................................    .0425
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    The total amount of payments to State agencies for disbursement to 
Program sponsors will be based upon these Program reimbursement rates 
and the number of meals of each type served. The above reimbursement 
rates, before being rounded-off to the nearest quarter-cent, represent 
a 1.91 per cent increase during 1993 (from 141.5 in November 1992 to 
144.2 in November 1993) 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. Because of the 
relatively small adjustment, the Department points out that several of 
the new administrative rates are identical to the rates in effect for 
the 1993 Program.

    Authority: Secs. 9, 13 and 14, National School Lunch Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761 and 1762a).

    Dated: January 3, 1994.
George A. Braley,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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