[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68248-68249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34137]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Consumer Service
Summer Food Service Program for Children; Program Reimbursement
for 1998
AGENCY: Food and Consumer 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, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child
Nutrition Division, Food and Consumer Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1007, 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 action is exempted from review by the Office of Management and
Budget under Executive Order 12866.
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 1998 Program. Adjustments
are based on changes in the food away from home series of the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers for the period November 1996
through November 1997.
The new 1998 reimbursement rates in dollars are as follows:
Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates
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Operating Costs
Breakfast...................................................... $1.190
Lunch or Supper................................................ 2.080
Supplement..................................................... .4800
Administrative Costs
a. For meals served at rural or self-preparation sites:
Breakfast.................................................... .1175
Lunch or Supper.............................................. .2175
Supplement................................................... .0600
b. For meals served at other types of sites:
Breakfast.................................................... .0925
Lunch or Supper.............................................. .1800
Supplement................................................... .0475
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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 for operating costs, before being
rounded down to the nearest whole cent, as required by Public Law 104-
193, represent a 2.52 percent increase during 1997 (from 154.7 in
November 1996 to 158.6 in November 1997) 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
Department points out that the SFSP administrative reimbursement rates
continue to be adjusted up or
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down to the nearest quarter-cent, as has previously been the case.
Authority: Secs. 9, 13 and 14, National School Lunch Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761 and 1762a).
Dated: December 24, 1997.
George A. Braley,
Acting Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.
[FR Doc. 97-34137 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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