[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40470-40471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11214]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods from July 1, 
2006 Through June 30, 2007

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the national average value of donated 
foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be 
provided in school year 2007 (July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007) for 
each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch 
Program (NSLP), and for each lunch and supper served by institutions 
participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillie F. Ragan, Assistant Branch 
Chief, Policy Branch, Food Distribution Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22302 or telephone (703) 305-2662.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These programs are listed in the Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance under Nos. 10.550, 10.555, and 10.558 and 
are subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires

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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. 3507). 
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.

National Average Minimum Value of Donated Foods for the Period July 1, 
2006 Through June 30, 2007

    This notice implements mandatory provisions of sections 6(c) and 
17(h)(1)(B) of the National School Lunch Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 
1755(c) and 1766(h)(1)(B)). Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the Act establishes 
the national average value of donated food assistance to be given to 
States for each lunch served in NSLP at 11.00 cents per meal. Pursuant 
to section 6(c)(1)(B), this amount is subject to annual adjustments on 
July 1 of each year to reflect changes in a three-month average value 
of the Price Index for Foods Used in Schools and Institutions for 
March, April, and May each year (Price Index). Section 17(h)(1)(B) of 
the Act provides that the same value of donated foods (or cash in lieu 
of donated foods) for school lunches shall also be established for 
lunches and suppers served in CACFP. Notice is hereby given that the 
national average minimum value of donated foods, or cash in lieu 
thereof, per lunch under NSLP (7 CFR Part 210) and per lunch and supper 
under CACFP (7 CFR Part 226) shall be 16.75 cents for the period July 
1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
    The Price Index is computed using five major food components in the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index (cereal and bakery 
products; meats, poultry and fish; dairy products; processed fruits and 
vegetables; and fats and oils). Each component is weighted using the 
relative weight as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 
value of food assistance is adjusted each July 1 by the annual 
percentage change in a three-month average value of the Price Index for 
March, April and May each year. The three-month average of the Price 
Index decreased by 3.5 percent from 155.03 for March, April and May of 
2005 to 149.56 for the same three months in 2006. When computed on the 
basis of unrounded data and rounded to the nearest one-quarter cent, 
the resulting national average for the period July 1, 2006 through June 
30, 2007 will be 16.75 cents per meal. This is a decrease of 0.75 cents 
from the school year 2006 (July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006) rate.

    Authority: Sections 6(c)(1)(A) and (B), 6(e)(1), and 17(h)(1)(B) 
of the National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1755(c)(1)(A) and (B) and 6(e)(1), and 1766(h)(1)(B)).

     Dated: July 11, 2006.
Jerome A. Lindsay,
Acting Administrator.
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