[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5496-5497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1656]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Summer Food Service Program for Children; Program Reimbursement 
for 2008

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, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Churchill, Policy and Program 
Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305-2590.

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), section 12 of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)), 
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 2008. 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 2006 through 
November 2007.
    The 2008 reimbursement rates, in dollars, for all States excluding 
Alaska and Hawaii:

                       Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates for All States (Not AK or HI)
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                                                                            Administrative costs
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                                          Operating costs   Rural or self-preparation
                                                                      sites               Other types of sites
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Breakfast..............................              $1.57                     $.1575                     $.1225
Lunch or Supper........................               2.75                      .2875                      .2375
Snacks.................................                .64                      .0775                      .0625
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    The 2008 reimbursement rates, in dollars, for Alaska:

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                              Maximum Per Meal Reimbursement Rates for Alaska Only
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                                                                            Administrative costs
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                                          Operating costs   Rural or self-preparation
                                                                      sites               Other types of sites
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Breakfast..............................              $2.55                     $.2525                     $.2000
Lunch or Supper........................               4.45                      .4650                      .3875
Snacks.................................               1.04                      .1275                      .1000
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    The 2008 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-preparation
                                                                      sites               Other types of sites
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Breakfast..............................              $1.84                     $.1825                     $.1450
Lunch or Supper........................               3.22                      .3375                      .2800
Snacks.................................                .75                      .0925                      .0725
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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 4.1 percent increase 
during 2007 (from 201.6 in November 2006 to 209.854 in November 2007) 
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: January 25, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-1656 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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