[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 127 (Monday, July 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34499-34500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16271]



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[[Page 34499]]


DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer 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, 1995-June 30, 1996

AGENCY: Food and Consumer 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, 1995.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Sections 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, 
1995-June 30, 1996.
    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 6, 1994 at 
59 FR 34590 (for the period July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995). The payment 
rates for the period July 1, 1995-June 30, 1996 are:

                   All States Except Alaska and Hawaii                  
                                                                        
                                                                        
Meals Served in CENTERS--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or Fractions thereof:
                                                                        
                                                                        
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Breakfasts:                                                             
  Paid.....................................................       $.1950
  Free.....................................................        .9975
  Reduced..................................................        .6975
Lunches and Suppers: 1                                                  
  Paid.....................................................        .1725
  Free.....................................................       1.7950
  Reduced..................................................       1.3950
Supplements:                                                            
  Paid.....................................................        .0450
  Free.....................................................        .4925
  Reduced..................................................        .2475
                                                                        
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 Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or Fractions 
                                thereof:                                
                                                                        
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  Breakfasts...............................................        .8450
  Lunches and Suppers......................................       1.5375
  Supplements..............................................        .4575
                                                                        
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  ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day
            Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates in Dollars:            
                                                                        
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  Initial 50 day care homes................................           71
  Next 150 day care homes..................................           54
  Next 800 day care homes..................................           42
  Additional day care homes................................          37 
\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                                 
                                                                        
                                                                        
 Alaska--Meals Served in CENTERS--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or Fractions
                                thereof:                                
                                                                        
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Breakfasts:                                                             
  Paid.....................................................          .28
  Free.....................................................       1.5775
  Reduced..................................................       1.2775
Lunches and Suppers: 1                                                  
  Paid.....................................................          .28
  Free.....................................................         2.91
  Reduced..................................................         2.51
Supplements:                                                            
  Paid.....................................................        .0725
  Free.....................................................        .8000
  Reduced..................................................        .4000
                                                                        
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  Alaska--Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or  
                           Fractions thereof:                           
                                                                        
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  Breakfasts...............................................         1.33
  Lunches and Suppers......................................       2.4925
  Supplements..............................................        .7425
                                                                        
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 Alaska--ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT Rates for Sponsoring Organizations
         of Day Care Homes-Per Home/Per Month Rates in Dollars:         
                                                                        
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  Initial 50 day care homes................................          115
  Next 150 day care homes..................................           88
  Next 800 day care homes..................................           69
  Additional day care homes................................          60 
\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:                                
                                                                        
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Breakfasts:                                                             
  Paid.....................................................        .2175
  Free.....................................................       1.1575
  Reduced..................................................        .8575
Lunches and Suppers: 1                                                  
  Paid.....................................................        .2025
  Free.....................................................       2.1025
  Reduced..................................................       1.7025
Supplements:                                                            
  Paid.....................................................        .0525
  Free.....................................................        .5775
  Reduced..................................................        .2875
                                                                        
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  Hawaii--Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or  
                           Fractions thereof:                           
                                                                        
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  Breakfasts...............................................        .9775
  Lunches and Suppers......................................         1.80
  Supplements..............................................        .5375
                                                                        
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 Hawaii--ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT Rates for Sponsoring Organizations
        of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates in Dollars:         
                                                                        
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  Initial 50 day care homes................................           83
  Next 150 day care homes..................................           63
  Next 800 day care homes..................................           50
  Additional day care homes................................          44 
\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 2.27 percent 
increase during the 12-month period May 1994 to May 1995 (from 145.3 in 
May 1994 to 148.6 in May 1995) 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 3.18 percent increase during the 12-month period 
May 1994 to May 1995 (from 147.5 in May 1994 to 152.2 in May 1995) in 
the series for all items of the Consumer 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: Sections 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 section 4(b)(1)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1773b).

    Dated: June 26, 1995.
William Ludwig,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-16271 Filed 6-30-95; 8:45 am]
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