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                                                   VOL. 59, NO. 128

                                            Wednesday, July 6, 1994

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 Sponsors of Day Care Homes for the Period July 
1, 1994-June 30, 1995

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national 
average payment rates for meals served in child care, outside-school-
hours care and adult day care centers, the food service payment rates 
for meals served in day care homes, and the administrative 
reimbursement rates for sponsors 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 meals in the States of 
Alaska and Hawaii. The adjustments contained in this notice are 
required by the statutes and regulations governing the Child and Adult 
Care Food Program (CACFP).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1994.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Classification

    This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.558 and is subject to the provisions of 
Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation 
with State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, and 
final rule related notice published at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 1983.)
    This notice imposes no new reporting or recordkeeping provisions 
that are subject to Office of Management and Budget review in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3587).
    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 been determined to be exempt under Executive Order 
12866.

Definitions

    The terms used in this notice shall have the meanings ascribed to 
them in the regulations governing the CACFP (7 CFR part 226).

Background

    Pursuant to sections 4, 11 and 17 of the National School Lunch Act 
(NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 1766), section 4 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and Secs. 226.4, 226.12 and 
226.13 of the regulations governing the CACFP (7 CFR part 226), notice 
is hereby given of the new payment rates for participating 
institutions. These rates shall be in effect during the period July 1, 
1994-June 30, 1995.
    As provided for under the NSLA and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 
all rates in the CACFP must be prescribed annually on July 1 to reflect 
changes in the Consumer Price Index for the most recent 12-month 
period. In accordance with this mandate, the Department last published 
the adjusted national average payment rates for centers, the food 
service payment rates for day care homes and the administrative 
reimbursement rates for sponsors of day care homes on July 8, 1993 at 
58 FR 36636 (for the period July 1, 1993-June 30, 1994). The payment 
rates for the period July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995 are: 

                   All States Except Alaska and Hawaii                  
Meals Served in CENTERS--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or                   
 Fractions thereof:                                                     
  Breakfasts:                                                           
    Paid.....................................................     $.1925
    Free.....................................................      .9750
    Reduced..................................................      .6750
  Lunches and Suppers:\1\                                               
    Paid.....................................................     $.1700
    Free.....................................................     1.7575
    Reduced..................................................     1.3575
  Supplements:                                                          
    Paid.....................................................     $.0450
    Free.....................................................      .4825
    Reduced..................................................      .2400
Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or            
 Fractions thereof:                                                     
    Breakfasts...............................................     $.8275
    Lunches and Suppers......................................     1.5050
    Supplements..............................................      .4475
Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or            
 Fractions thereof:                                                     
    Breakfasts...............................................     $.8275
    Lunches and Suppers......................................     1.5050
    Supplements..............................................      .4475
Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring                       
 Organizations of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates in           
 Dollars:                                                               
    Initial 50 day care homes................................        $69
    Next 150 day care homes..................................         53
    Next 800 day care homes..................................         41
    Additional day care homes................................         36
                                                                        
\1\These rates do not include the value of commodities (or cash-in-lieu 
  of commodities) which institutions receive as additional assistance   
  for each lunch or supper served to participants under the program.    
  Notices announcing the value of commodities and cash-in-lieu of       
  commodities are published separately in the Federal Register.         

    Pursuant to section 12(f) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1760(f), the 
Department adjusts the payment rates for participating institutions in 
the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The new payment rates for Alaska are 
as follows:

                                 ALASKA                                 
Alaska--Meals Served in CENTERS--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or           
 Fractions thereof:                                                     
  Breakfasts:                                                           
    Paid.....................................................     $.2750
    Free.....................................................     1.5450
    Reduced..................................................     1.2450
  Lunches and Suppers:\1\                                               
    Paid.....................................................     $.2725
    Free.....................................................     2.8450
    Reduced..................................................     2.4450
  Supplements:                                                          
    Paid.....................................................     $.0725
    Free.....................................................      .7800
    Reduced..................................................      .3900
Alaska--Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in               
 Dollars or Fractions thereof:                                          
    Breakfasts...............................................    $1.3025
    Lunches and Suppers......................................     2.4375
    Supplements..............................................      .7275
Alaska--ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT Rates for Sponsoring               
 Organizations of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates in           
 Dollars:                                                               
    Initial 50 day care homes................................       $112
    Next 150 day care homes..................................         85
    Next 800 day care homes..................................         67
    Additional day care homes................................         59
                                                                        
\1\These rates do not include the value of commodities (or cash-in-lieu 
  of commodities) which institutions receive as additional assistance   
  for each lunch or supper served to participants under the program.    
  Notices announcing the value of commodities and cash-in-lieu of       
  commodities are published separately in the Federal Register.         

    The new payment rates for Hawaii are as follows:

                                 HAWAII                                 
Hawaii--Meals Served in CENTERS--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or           
 Fractions thereof:                                                     
  Breakfasts:                                                           
    Paid.....................................................     $.2150
    Free.....................................................     1.1325
    Reduced..................................................      .8325
  Lunches and Suppers:\1\                                               
    Paid.....................................................     $.1975
    Free.....................................................     2.0550
    Reduced..................................................     1.6550
  Supplements:                                                          
    Paid.....................................................      .0525
    Free.....................................................      .5650
    Reduced..................................................      .2825
Hawaii--Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in               
 Dollars or Fractions thereof:                                          
    Breakfasts...............................................     $.9575
    Lunches and Suppers......................................     1.7600
    Supplements..............................................      .5250
Hawaii-- ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT Rates for Sponsoring              
 Organizations of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates in           
 Dollars:                                                               
    Initial 50 day care homes................................        $81
    Next 150 day care homes..................................         61
    Next 800 day care homes..................................         48
    Additional day care homes................................         42
                                                                        
\1\These rates do not include the value of commodities (or cash-in-lieu 
  of commodities) which institutions receive as additional assistance   
  for each lunch or supper served to participants under the program.    
  Notices announcing the value of commodities and cash-in-lieu of       
  commodities are published separately in the Federal Register.         

    The changes in the national average payment rates and the food 
service payment rates for day care homes reflect a 1.7 percent increase 
during the 12-month period May 1993 to May 1994 (from 142.9 in May 1993 
to 145.3 in May 1994) 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. The changes in the 
administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day 
care homes reflect a 2.3 percent increase during the 12-month period 
May 1993 to May 1994 (from 144.2 in May 1993 to 147.5 in May 1994) in 
the series for all items of the Consumers Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor.
    The total amount of payments available to each State agency for 
distribution to institutions participating in the program is based on 
the rates contained in this notice.

    Authority: Sec. 4(b)(2), 11(a), 17(c) and 17(f)(3)(B) of the 
National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759(a), 
1766) and sec. 4(b)(1)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1773b).

    Dated: June 29, 1994.
William Ludwig,
Administrator.
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