[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7022]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

RIN 0584-AC89


National School Lunch Program: Pilot Projects, Alternatives to 
Free and Reduced Price Application Requirements and Verification 
Procedures--Extension of Date for Submission of Applications

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; extension of application date.

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SUMMARY: On January 21, 2000, the Department issued a notice (65 FR 
3409) announcing pilot projects which would permit selected school food 
authorities and State agencies to test alternatives to the application 
procedures and verification process for households participating in the 
National School Lunch Program. The January 21 notice advised interested 
parties that applications to conduct a pilot project must be postmarked 
no later than March 21, 2000. Subsequently, interested parties have 
advised the Department that the 60 days provided for submission of 
applications is not sufficient. This notice provides an additional 45 
days by extending the date for submission of applications to the Food 
and Nutrition Service of the Department to May 5, 2000.

DATES: Applications to conduct a pilot project must be postmarked no 
later than May 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew Sinn by telephone at (703) 
305-2107 to request an application packet or in writing to Mr. Matthew 
Sinn, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, Room 503, 3101 Park 
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302; or electronically at 
[email protected]. The application packet is also available at 
the Food and Nutrition Service Web site, located at http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/. The January 21, 2000 notice (65 FR 3409) 
announcing the pilot projects is available at the Food and Nutrition 
Service Web site, located at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/governance/verification.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

Background

    The Department published a notice in the Federal Register (FR 65 FR 
3409) on January 21, 2000, announcing pilot projects which would permit 
selected school food authorities and State agencies to test 
alternatives to the free and reduced price application procedures and 
verification process for households participating in the National 
School Lunch Program. The Department provided interested parties 60 
days in which to submit an application to participate. Subsequent to 
issuance of the notice, interested parties indicated that the 60-day 
submission period, ending March 21, 2000, does not provide sufficient 
time to develop an application.
    The Department is eager to ensure that interested parties have 
sufficient time to develop and submit an application. To achieve this 
end, the Department will continue to receive applications postmarked no 
later than May 5, 2000.

    Dated: March 15, 2000.
Samuel Chambers, Jr.,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-7022 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
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