[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 134 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36545-36547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17671]


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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, 1996-June 30, 1997

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, 1996.

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 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).
    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, 
1996-June 30, 1997.
    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 3, 1995, at 
60 FR 34499 (for the period July 1, 1995-June 30, 1996). The payment 
rates for the period July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997 are:

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                   All States Except Alaska and Hawaii                  
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Meals Served in Centers--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or                   
 Fractions thereof:                                                     
    Breakfasts:                                                         
        Paid..............................................        $.1975
        Free..............................................        1.0175
        Reduced...........................................         .7175
    Lunches and Suppers:1                                               
        Paid..............................................         .1775
        Free..............................................        1.8375
        Reduced...........................................        1.4375
    Supplements:                                                        
        Paid..............................................         .0450
        Free..............................................         .5050
        Reduced...........................................         .2525
Meals Served in Day Care Homes--Per Meal Rates in Dollars               
 or Fractions thereof:                                                  
    Breakfasts............................................         .8625
    Lunches and Suppers...................................        1.5750
    Supplements...........................................         .4700
Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring                       
 Organizations of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates              
 in Dollars:                                                            
    Initial 50 day care homes.............................       73     
    Next 150 day care homes...............................       56     
    Next 800 day care homes...............................       44     
    Additional day care homes.............................       38     
                                                                        
   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:                                                                
                                                                        
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                                 Alaska                                 
                                                                        
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Alaska--Meals Served in Centers--Per Meal Rates in Dollars              
 or Fractions thereof:                                                  
    Breakfasts:                                                         
        Paid..............................................         .2850
        Free..............................................        1.6125
        Reduced...........................................        1.3125
    Lunches and Suppers: 1                                              
        Paid..............................................         .2850
        Free..............................................        2.9750
        Reduced...........................................        2.5750
    Supplements:                                                        
        Paid..............................................         .0750
        Free..............................................         .8175
        Reduced...........................................         .4075
Alaska--Meals Served in Day Care Homes--Per Meal Rates in               
 Dollars or Fractions thereof:                                          
    Breakfasts............................................        1.36  
    Lunches and Suppers...................................        2.55  
    Supplements...........................................         .76  
Alaska--Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring               
 Organizations of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates              
 in Dollars:                                                            
    Initial 50 day care homes.............................      119     
    Next 150 day care homes...............................       90     
    Next 800 day care homes...............................       71     
    Additional day care homes.............................       62     
                                                                        
  The new payment rates for Hawaii are as follows:                      
                                                                        
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                                 Hawaii                                 
                                                                        
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Hawaii--Meals Served in Centers--Per Meal Rates in Dollars              
 or Fractions thereof:                                                  
    Breakfasts:                                                         
        Paid..............................................         .2225
        Free..............................................        1.1825
        Reduced...........................................         .8825
    Lunches and Suppers:1                                               
        Paid..............................................         .2075
        Free..............................................        2.15  
        Reduced...........................................        1.75  
    Supplements:                                                        
        Paid..............................................         .0550
        Free..............................................         .5900
        Reduced...........................................         .2950
Hawaii--Meals Served in Day Care Homes--Per Meal Rates in               
 Dollars or Fractions thereof:                                          
    Breakfasts............................................         .9975
    Lunches and Suppers...................................        1.8425
    Supplements...........................................         .5500
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.............................       86     
    Next 150 day care homes...............................       65     
    Next 800 day care homes...............................       51     
    Additional day care homes.............................      45      
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\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 2.29 percent 
increase during the 12-month period May 1995 to May 1996 (from 148.6 in 
May 1995 to 152.0 in May 1996) 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 2.89 percent increase during the 12-month period 
May 1995 to May 1996 (from 152.2 in May 1995 to 156.6 in May 1996) 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: July 3, 1996.
William E. Ludwig,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-17671 Filed 7-10-96; 8:45 am]
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