[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72063-72064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33099]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program for Children; Program Reimbursement
for 2000
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, 2000.
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 2000.
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 1998 through November 1999.
Section 104(a) of the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 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
had the authority to provide higher reimbursement rates for programs in
Alaska and Hawaii.
The 2000 reimbursement rates, in dollars, for all states, excluding
Alaska and Hawaii:
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Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates for all States (but Alaska or Hawaii)
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Administrative costs
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Operating costs Rural or self- Other types of
preparation sites sites
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Breakfast.............................................. $1.25 $.1250 $.0975
Lunch or Supper........................................ 2.18 .2275 .1900
Supplement............................................. .50 .0625 .0500
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The 2000 reimbursement rates, in dollars, for Alaska:
Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates for Alaska Only
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Administrative costs
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Operating costs Rural or self- Other types of
preparation sites sites
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Breakfast.............................................. $2.02 $.2000 $.1600
Lunch or Supper........................................ 3.53 .3700 .3075
Supplement............................................. .82 .1000 .0800
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The 2000 reimbursement rates in dollars, for Hawaii:
Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates for Hawaii Only
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Administrative costs
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Operating costs Rural or self- Other types of
preparation sites sites
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Breakfast.............................................. $1.46 $.1450 $.1150
Lunch or Supper........................................ 2.55 .2675 .2225
Supplement............................................. .59 .0725 .0575
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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 both operating and administrative reimbursement rates,
represent a 2.4 percent increase during 1999 (from 162.6 in November
1998 to 166.5 in November 1999) 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 15, 1999.
Samuel Chambers, Jr.,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-33099 Filed 12-18-99; 8:45 am]
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