[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 130 (Monday, July 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38391-38392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15333]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods From July 1, 
2008 Through June 30, 2009

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 2009 (July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009) 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: The rate in this notice is effective July 1, 2008.

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 22302-1594 or telephone (703) 305-2662.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These programs are listed in the Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance under Nos. 10.555 and 10.558 and are 
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. 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 was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under 
Executive Order 12866.

National Average Minimum Value of Donated Foods for the Period July 1, 
2008 Through June 30, 2009

    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 the 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 the CACFP. Notice is 
hereby given that the national average minimum value of

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donated foods, or cash in lieu thereof, per lunch under the NSLP (7 CFR 
part 210) and per lunch and supper under the CACFP (7 CFR part 226) 
shall be 20.75 cents for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
    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 increased by 10.8 percent from 164.34 for March, April and May of 
2007, as previously published in the Federal Register, to 182.01 for 
the same three months in 2008. 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, 2008 through June 30, 2009 will 
be 20.75 cents per meal. This is an increase of 2 cents from the school 
year 2008 (July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008) 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 (e)(1), and 1766(h)(1)(B)).

    Dated: July 1, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E8-15333 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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