[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10290-10293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05198]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for 
Fiscal Year 2019

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the surplus and purchased foods that the 
Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in 
providing nutrition assistance to the needy under The Emergency Food 
Assistance Program (TEFAP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The foods made 
available under this notice must, at the discretion of the State, be 
distributed to eligible recipient agencies (ERAs) for use in preparing 
meals and/or for distribution to households for home consumption.

DATES: Implementation date: October 1, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Polly Fairfield, 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: In accordance with the provisions set forth 
in the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (EFAA), 7 U.S.C. 7501, et 
seq., and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2036, the 
Department makes foods available to States for use in providing 
nutrition assistance to those in need through TEFAP. In accordance with 
section 214 of the EFAA, 7 U.S.C. 7515, 60 percent of each State's 
share of TEFAP foods is based on the number of people with incomes 
below the poverty level within the State and 40 percent on the number 
of unemployed persons within the State. State officials are responsible 
for establishing the network through which the foods will be used by 
ERAs in providing nutrition assistance to those in need and for 
allocating foods among those ERAs. States have full discretion in 
determining the amount of foods that will be made available to ERAs for 
use in preparing meals and/or for distribution to households for home 
consumption.
    The types of foods the Department expects to make available to 
States for

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distribution through TEFAP in FY 2019 are listed in the table below.

Surplus Foods

    Surplus foods donated for distribution under TEFAP are Commodity 
Credit Corporation (CCC) foods purchased under the authority of section 
416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, 7 U.S.C. 1431 (section 416) and 
foods purchased under the surplus removal authority of section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935, 7 U.S.C. 612c (section 32). The types of 
foods typically purchased under section 416 include dairy, grains, 
oils, and peanut products. The types of foods purchased under section 
32 include meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, dry beans, juices, and 
fruits.
    Approximately $242.07 million in surplus foods acquired in FY 2018 
are being delivered to States in FY 2019. These foods include beans, 
blueberries, catfish, cheese, cherries, chicken, ground beef, lentils, 
milk, mixed fruit, peaches, plums, pork chops, raspberries, 
strawberries, tomato sauce, and turkey. Other surplus foods may be made 
available to TEFAP throughout the year. The Department would like to 
point out that food acquisitions are based on changing agricultural 
market conditions; therefore, the availability of foods is subject to 
change.

Purchased Foods

    In accordance with section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008, 7 U.S.C. 2036, the Secretary is directed to purchase an estimated 
$294 million worth of foods in FY 2019 for distribution through TEFAP. 
These foods are made available to States in addition to those surplus 
foods which otherwise might be provided to States for distribution 
under TEFAP. For FY 2019, the Department anticipates purchasing the 
foods listed in the following table for distribution through TEFAP. The 
amounts of each item purchased will depend on the prices the Department 
must pay, as well as the quantity of each item requested by the States. 
Changes in agricultural market conditions may result in the 
availability of additional types of foods or the non-availability of 
one or more types listed in the table.

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    Dated: March 7, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-05198 Filed 3-19-19; 8:45 am]
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