[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44804-44805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16906]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment 
Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative 
Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for 
the Period July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual adjustments to: The national 
average payment rates for meals and supplements served in child care 
centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care 
centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for 
meals and supplements served in day care homes; and the administrative 
reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations 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 made on an annual basis each July, as required by the 
statutes and regulations governing the Child and Adult Care Food 
Program (CACFP).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Rothstein, Section Chief, 
Child and Adult Care and Summer Programs Section, Policy and Program 
Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, USDA, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302, (703) 305-2620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 1766), 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (42 U.S.C. 1773) and 
Secs. 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 
institutions participating in CACFP. These rates shall be in effect 
during the period July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. As provided for 
under the NSLA and the CNA, all rates in the CACFP must be revised 
annually on July 1 to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 
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 June 27, 2001, at 66 FR 34144 (for the period July 1, 2001-
June 30, 2002).

                Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
         [Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars]
               [Effective from July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003]
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                                                 Lunch and
             Centers                Breakfast    supper \1\   Supplement
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Contiguous States:
    Paid.........................          .22          .20          .05
    Reduced price................          .87         1.74          .29
    Free.........................         1.17         2.14          .58
Alaska:
    Paid.........................          .32          .33          .08
    Reduced price................         1.57         3.07          .47
    Free.........................         1.87         3.47          .95
Hawaii:
    Paid.........................          .24          .24          .06
    Reduced price................         1.07         2.10          .34
    Free.........................         1.37         2.50         .68
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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. A
  notice announcing the value of commodities and cash-in-lieu of
  commodities is published separately in the Federal Register.


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                                                      Breakfast         Lunch and supper         Supplement
                Day care homes                 -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Tier I    Tier II     Tier I    Tier II     Tier I    Tier II
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Contiguous States.............................        .98        .37       1.80       1.09        .53        .14

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Alaska........................................       1.55        .56       2.93       1.76        .87        .24
Hawaii........................................       1.13        .42       2.11       1.27        .63        .17
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                Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes
                                   [Per home/per month rates in U.S. dollars]
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                                                                                                         Each
                                                               Initial 50    Next 150     Next 800    additional
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Contiguous States...........................................           84           64           50           44
Alaska......................................................          136          104           81           71
Hawaii......................................................           98           75           59           52
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    The changes in the national average payment rates for centers 
reflect a 2.59 percent increase during the 12-month period, May 2001 to 
May 2002, (from 173.1 in May 2001 to 177.6 in May 2002) in the food 
away from home series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
    The changes in the food service payment rates for day care homes 
reflect a 1.56 percent increase during the 12-month period, May 2001 to 
May 2002, (from 172.8 in May 2001 to 175.5 in May 2002) in the food at 
home series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
    The changes in the administrative reimbursement rates for 
sponsoring organizations of day care homes reflect a 1.18 percent 
increase during the 12-month period, May 2001 to May 2002, (from 177.7 
in May 2001 to 179.8 in May 2002 in the series for all items of the CPI 
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.
    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.
    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-
3518).

    Authority: Sec. 4(b)(2), 11a, 17(c) and 17(f)(3)(B) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1753(b)(2), 1759a, 1766(f)(3)(B)) and sec. 4(b)(1)(B) of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)).

    Dated: June 27, 2002.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-16906 Filed 7-3-02; 8:45 am]
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