[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71616-71617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34409]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

Summer Food Service Program for Children


Program Reimbursement for 1999

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. In addition, further adjustments are made to these rates to 
reflect the higher costs of providing meals in the States of Alaska and 
Hawaii, as authorized by the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition 
Reauthorization Act of 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa A. Rothstein, Section Chief, 
Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program, 
Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1007, Alexandria, Virginia 
22302, (703) 305-2620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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).
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3518), no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements have been 
included that are subject to approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget.
    This notice 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. Additionally, this notice has been determined to be exempt from 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866.

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

    In accordance with section 13 of the National School Lunch Act 
(NSLA)(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 in 1999. 
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 1997 through November 1998.
    Section 104(a) of the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-336) amended section 12(f) of 
the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)) to allow adjustments to SFSP reimbursement 
rates to reflect the higher cost of providing meals in the SFSP in 
Alaska and Hawaii. Therefore, this notice contains adjusted rates for 
Alaska and Hawaii. This change was made in an effort to be consistent 
with other Child Nutrition Programs, such as the National School Lunch 
Program and the School Breakfast Program, which already have the 
authority to provide higher reimbursement rates for programs in Alaska 
and Hawaii.
    The new 1999 reimbursement rates in dollars are as follows:

Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates for All States (Not Including 
Alaska and Hawaii)

Operating Costs

Breakfast--$1.22
Lunch or Supper--$2.13
Supplement--$0.49

Administrative Costs

a. For meals served at rural or self-preparation sites:
    Breakfast--$0.1200
    Lunch or Supper--$0.2225
    Supplement--$0.0600
b. For meals served at other types of sites:
    Breakfast--$0.0950
    Lunch or Supper--$0.1850
    Supplement--$0.0475

    The new payment rates for Alaska are as follows:

Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates for Alaska

Operating Costs

Breakfast--$1.98
Lunch or Supper--$3.45
Supplement--$0.80

Administrative Costs

a. For meals served at rural or self-preparation sites:
    Breakfast--$0.1950
    Lunch or Supper--$0.3600
    Supplement--$0.0975
b. For meals served at other types of sites:
    Breakfast--$0.1550
    Lunch or Supper--$0.3000
    Supplement--$0.0775

    The new payment rates for Hawaii are as follows:

Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates for Hawaii

Operating Costs

Breakfast--$1.43
Lunch or Supper--$2.49
Supplement--$0.58

Administrative Costs

a. For meals served at rural or self-preparation sites:
    Breakfast--$0.1425
    Lunch or Supper--$0.2600
    Supplement--$0.0700
b. For meals served at other types of sites:
    Breakfast--$0.1125
    Lunch or Supper--$0.2150
    Supplement--$0.0550

    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 both operating and administrative reimbursement rates, 
represent a 2.52

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percent increase during 1998 (from 158.6 in November 1997 to 162.6 in 
November 1998) 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 would like to 
point out that the SFSP administrative reimbursement rates continue to 
be adjusted up or down to the nearest quarter-cent, as has previously 
been the case. Additionally, operating reimbursement rates have been 
rounded down to the nearest whole cent, as required by Section 
11(a)(3)(B) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1759(a)(3)(B)).

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

    Dated: December 22, 1998.
Samuel Chambers, Jr.,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-34409 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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