United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2018-12-12 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7dda207 D09002ee1c7ddac55 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Food and Nutrition Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule will codify, with some extensions, three menu planning flexibilities temporarily established by the interim final rule of the same title published November 30, 2017. First, it will broaden the milk options in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program by allowing local operators to permanently offer flavored, low-fat milk. For consistency across nutrition programs, it will also allow flavored, low-fat milk in the Special Milk Program for Children and in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for participants ages 6 and older. Second, this final rule will require that half of the weekly grains in the school lunch and breakfast menu be whole grain-rich, thus ending the need for the exemption process. Third, it will provide schools in the lunch and breakfast programs more time for gradual sodium reduction by retaining Sodium Target 1 through the end of school year (SY) 2023- 2024, continuing to Target 2 in SY 2024-2025, and eliminating the Final Target that would have gone into effect in SY 2022-2023. By codifying these changes, USDA acknowledges the persistent menu planning challenges experienced by some schools, and affirms its commitment to give schools more control over food service decisions and greater ability to offer wholesome and appealing meals that reflect local preferences. 83 FR 63775 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-12-12/2018-26762 2018-26762 fr12de18-2 RIN 0584-AE53 3410-30-P FNS-2017-0021 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-12-12/2018-26762 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-12-12/html/2018-26762.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-12-12/pdf/2018-26762.pdf Grant Programs-Education Grant Programs-Health Infants and Children Nutrition Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements School Breakfast and Lunch Programs Surplus Agricultural Commodities Food Assistance Programs Grant Program-Health Milk Accounting Aged Day Care Grant Programs American Indians Individuals with Disabilities Intergovernmental Relations Loan Programs 20 p. 63775 63794 83 FR 63775 Title 7 Part 210 7 CFR Part 210 Title 7 Part 215 7 CFR Part 215 Title 7 Part 220 7 CFR Part 220 Title 7 Part 226 7 CFR Part 226 RIN 0584-AE53 Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue RULE 2018-26762 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service 2019-02-11 FNS-2017-0021 3410-30-P 2018-26762 Final rule.

This final rule will codify, with some extensions, three menu planning flexibilities temporarily established by the interim final rule of the same title published November 30, 2017. First, it will broaden the milk options in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program by allowing local operators to permanently offer flavored, low-fat milk. For consistency across nutrition programs, it will also allow flavored, low-fat milk in the Special Milk Program for Children and in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for participants ages 6 and older. Second, this final rule will require that half of the weekly grains in the school lunch and breakfast menu be whole grain-rich, thus ending the need for the exemption process. Third, it will provide schools in the lunch and breakfast programs more time for gradual sodium reduction by retaining Sodium Target 1 through the end of school year (SY) 2023- 2024, continuing to Target 2 in SY 2024-2025, and eliminating the Final Target that would have gone into effect in SY 2022-2023. By codifying these changes, USDA acknowledges the persistent menu planning challenges experienced by some schools, and affirms its commitment to give schools more control over food service decisions and greater ability to offer wholesome and appealing meals that reflect local preferences.

This rule is effective February 11, 2019. Tina Namian, Chief, School Programs Branch, Policy and Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service, telephone: 703-305-2590. Grant Programs-Education Grant Programs-Health Infants and Children Nutrition Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements School Breakfast and Lunch Programs Surplus Agricultural Commodities Food Assistance Programs Grant Program-Health Milk Accounting Aged Day Care Grant Programs American Indians Individuals with Disabilities Intergovernmental Relations Loan Programs Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements , http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2014/06/bridging-the-gap-s-work-on-childhood-obesity.html https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/dairy-data/ https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-26/pdf/2012-1010.pdf: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-11-30/pdf/2017-25799.pdf https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dietary-reference-intakes www.regulations.gov Vol. 83, no. 238 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-12-12 continuing daily deposited born digital 257 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-12-12 P0b002ee19e1df02b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr12de18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-12-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-12-12/pdf/FR-2018-12-12.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-12-12/xml/FR-2018-12-12.xml fdlp 63775 64022 DGPO 2018-12-12 2024-05-31 FR-2018-12-12 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-12-12 83 238