[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38594-38596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16907]


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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, 2019 Through June 30, 2020

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 snacks 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 snacks 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 
Alaska and Hawaii. The adjustments contained in this notice are made on 
an annual basis each July, as required by the laws and regulations 
governing the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

DATES: These rates are effective from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 
2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Saracino, Branch Chief, 
Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition 
Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Pursuant to sections 4, 11, and 17 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 1766), section 4 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and 7 CFR 226.4, 
226.12 and 226.13 of the Program regulations, notice is hereby given of 
the new payment rates for institutions participating in the Child and 
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). As provided for under the law, all 
rates in the CACFP must be revised annually, on July 1, to reflect 
changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, for the most 
recent 12-month period. These rates are in effect during the period 
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

Adjusted Payments

    The following national average payment factors and food service 
payment rates for meals and snacks are in effect from July 1, 2019 
through June 30, 2020. All amounts are expressed in dollars or 
fractions thereof. Due to a higher cost of living, the reimbursements 
for Alaska and Hawaii are higher than those for all other States. The 
District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam use the 
figures specified for the contiguous States. These rates do not include 
the value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods which 
institutions receive as additional assistance for each lunch or supper 
served to participants under the Program. A notice announcing the value 
of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of USDA Foods is published separately in 
the Federal Register.
    Adjustments to the national average payment rates for all meals 
served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program are rounded down to 
the nearest whole cent.

National Average Payment Rates for Centers

    The changes in the national average payment rates for centers 
reflect a 2.94 percent increase during the 12-month period from May 
2018 to May 2019 (from 275.307 in May 2018, as previously published in 
the Federal Register, to 283.394 in May 2019) in the food away from 
home series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
    Payments for breakfasts served are: Contiguous States: Paid rate--
31 cents (no change from 2018-2019 annual level), reduced price rate--1 
dollar and 54 cents (5 cents increase), free rate--1 dollar and 84 
cents (5 cents increase); Alaska: Paid rate--47 cents (1 cent 
increase), reduced price rate--2 dollars and 65 cents (8 cents 
increase), free rate--2 dollars and 95 cents (8 cents increase); 
Hawaii: Paid rate--36 cents (1 cent increase), reduced price rate--1 
dollar and 85 cents (6 cents increase), free rate--2 dollars and 15 
cents (6 cents increase).
    Payments for lunch or supper served are: Contiguous States: Paid 
rate--32 cents (1 cent increase from 2018-2019 annual level), reduced 
price rate--3 dollars and 1 cent (10 cents increase), free rate--3 
dollars and 41 cents (10 cents increase); Alaska: Paid rate--53 cents 
(2 cents increase), reduced price rate--5 dollars and 14 cents (16 
cents increase), free rate--5 dollars and 54 cents (16 cents increase); 
Hawaii: Paid rate--38 cents (1 cent increase), reduced price rate--3 
dollars and 60 cents (12 cents increase), free rate--4 dollars (12 
cents increase).
    Payments for snack served are: Contiguous States: Paid rate--8 
cents (no change from 2018-2019 annual level), reduced price rate--47 
cents (2 cent increase), free rate--94 cents (3 cents increase); 
Alaska: Paid rate--13 cents (no change), reduced price rate--76 cents 
(2 cents increase), free rate--1 dollar and 52 cents (4 cents 
increase); Hawaii: Paid rate--10 cents (1 cent increase), reduced price 
rate--55 cents (2 cent increase), free rate--1 dollar and 10 cents (4 
cents increase).

Food Service Payment Rates for Day Care Homes

    The changes in the food service payment rates for day care homes 
reflect a 1.19 percent increase during the 12-month period from May 
2018 to May 2019 (from 239.287 in May 2018, as previously published in 
the Federal Register, to 242.145 in May 2019) in the food at home 
series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
    Payments for breakfast served are: Contiguous States: Tier I--1 
dollar and

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33 cents (2 cent increase from 2018-2019 annual level) and tier II--48 
cents (no change); Alaska: Tier I--2 dollars and 12 cents (3 cent 
increase) and tier II--75 cents (1 cent increase); Hawaii: Tier I--1 
dollar and 54 cents (1 cent increase) and tier II--56 cents (1 cent 
increase).
    Payments for lunch and supper served are: Contiguous States: Tier 
I--2 dollars and 49 cents (3 cent increase from 2018-2019 annual level) 
and tier II--1 dollar and 50 cents (2 cent increase); Alaska: Tier I--4 
dollars and 4 cents (5 cent increase) and tier II--2 dollars and 44 
cents (3 cent increase); Hawaii: Tier I--2 dollars and 92 cents (4 cent 
increase) and tier II--1 dollar and 76 cents (2 cents increase).
    Payments for snack served are: Contiguous States: Tier I--74 cents 
(1 cent increase from 2018-2019 annual level) and tier II--20 cents (no 
change); Alaska: Tier I--1 dollar and 20 cents (1 cent increase) and 
tier II--33 cents (no change); Hawaii: Tier I--87 cents (1 cent 
increase) and tier II--24 cents (1 cent increase).

Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day 
Care Homes

    The changes in the administrative reimbursement rates for 
sponsoring organizations of day care homes reflect a 1.79 percent 
increase during the 12-month period, May 2018 to May 2019 (from 251.588 
in May 2018, as previously published in the Federal Register, to 
256.092 in May 2019) in the series for all items of the CPI for All 
Urban Consumers.
    Monthly administrative payments to sponsors for each sponsored day 
care home are: Contiguous States: Initial 50 homes--120 dollars (2 
dollar increase from 2018-2019 annual level), next 150 homes--91 
dollars (1 dollar increase), next 800 homes--71 dollars (1 dollar 
increase), each additional home--63 dollars (1 dollar increase); 
Alaska: Initial 50 homes--194 dollars (3 dollar increase), next 150 
homes--148 dollars (3 dollar increase), next 800 homes--115 dollars (2 
dollar increase), each additional home--102 dollars (2 dollar 
increase); Hawaii: Initial 50 homes--140 dollars (2 dollar increase), 
next 150 homes--107 dollars (2 dollar increase), next 800 homes--83 
dollars (1 dollar increase), each additional home--73 dollars (1 dollar 
increase).

Payment Chart

    The following chart illustrates the national average payment 
factors and food service payment rates for meals and snacks in effect 
from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
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    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.
    CACFP 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 2 CFR 415.3-415.6).
    This rule has been determined to be not significant by the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) in conformance with Executive Order 
12866. Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule 
as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    This notice imposes no new reporting or recordkeeping provisions 
that are subject to OMB review in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3518).

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

    Dated: August 1, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-16907 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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