[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 134 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36545-36547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17671]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Consumer Service
Child And Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment
Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative
Reimbursement Rates for Sponsors of Day Care Homes for the Period July
1, 1996-June 30, 1997
AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national
average payment rates for meals served in child care, outside-school-
hours care and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates
for meals served in day care homes; and the administrative
reimbursement rates for sponsors 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 the States of
Alaska and Hawaii. The adjustments contained in this notice are
required by the statutes and regulations governing the Child and Adult
Care Food Program (CACFP).
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert M. Eadie, Branch Chief, Policy
and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and
Consumer Service, USDA, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305-2620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program 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 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. 3501-
3520).
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.
Definitions
The terms used in this notice shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the regulations governing the CACFP (7 CFR Part 226).
Background
Pursuant to Sections 4, 11 and 17 of the National School Lunch Act
(NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 1766), Section 4 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and Sections 226.4, 226.12 and
226.13 of the regulations governing the CACFP (7 CFR Part 226), notice
is hereby given of the new payment rates for participating
institutions. These rates shall be in effect during the period July 1,
1996-June 30, 1997.
As provided for under the NSLA and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
all rates in the CACFP must be prescribed annually on July 1 to reflect
changes in the Consumer Price Index for the most recent 12-month
period. In accordance with this mandate, the Department last published
the adjusted national average payment rates for centers, the food
service payment rates for day care homes, and the administrative
reimbursement rates for sponsors of day care homes on July 3, 1995, at
60 FR 34499 (for the period July 1, 1995-June 30, 1996). The payment
rates for the period July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997 are:
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All States Except Alaska and Hawaii
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Meals Served in Centers--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or
Fractions thereof:
Breakfasts:
Paid.............................................. $.1975
Free.............................................. 1.0175
Reduced........................................... .7175
Lunches and Suppers:1
Paid.............................................. .1775
Free.............................................. 1.8375
Reduced........................................... 1.4375
Supplements:
Paid.............................................. .0450
Free.............................................. .5050
Reduced........................................... .2525
Meals Served in Day Care Homes--Per Meal Rates in Dollars
or Fractions thereof:
Breakfasts............................................ .8625
Lunches and Suppers................................... 1.5750
Supplements........................................... .4700
Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring
Organizations of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates
in Dollars:
Initial 50 day care homes............................. 73
Next 150 day care homes............................... 56
Next 800 day care homes............................... 44
Additional day care homes............................. 38
Pursuant to Section 12(f) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)), the
Department adjusts the payment rates for participating institutions in
the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The new payment rates for Alaska are as
follows:
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Alaska
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Alaska--Meals Served in Centers--Per Meal Rates in Dollars
or Fractions thereof:
Breakfasts:
Paid.............................................. .2850
Free.............................................. 1.6125
Reduced........................................... 1.3125
Lunches and Suppers: 1
Paid.............................................. .2850
Free.............................................. 2.9750
Reduced........................................... 2.5750
Supplements:
Paid.............................................. .0750
Free.............................................. .8175
Reduced........................................... .4075
Alaska--Meals Served in Day Care Homes--Per Meal Rates in
Dollars or Fractions thereof:
Breakfasts............................................ 1.36
Lunches and Suppers................................... 2.55
Supplements........................................... .76
Alaska--Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring
Organizations of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates
in Dollars:
Initial 50 day care homes............................. 119
Next 150 day care homes............................... 90
Next 800 day care homes............................... 71
Additional day care homes............................. 62
The new payment rates for Hawaii are as follows:
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Hawaii
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Hawaii--Meals Served in Centers--Per Meal Rates in Dollars
or Fractions thereof:
Breakfasts:
Paid.............................................. .2225
Free.............................................. 1.1825
Reduced........................................... .8825
Lunches and Suppers:1
Paid.............................................. .2075
Free.............................................. 2.15
Reduced........................................... 1.75
Supplements:
Paid.............................................. .0550
Free.............................................. .5900
Reduced........................................... .2950
Hawaii--Meals Served in Day Care Homes--Per Meal Rates in
Dollars or Fractions thereof:
Breakfasts............................................ .9975
Lunches and Suppers................................... 1.8425
Supplements........................................... .5500
Hawaii--Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring
Organizations of Day Care Homes--Per Home/Per Month Rates
in Dollars:
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Initial 50 day care homes............................. 86
Next 150 day care homes............................... 65
Next 800 day care homes............................... 51
Additional day care homes............................. 45
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\1\ These rates do not include the value of commodities (or cash-in-lieu
of commodities) which institutions receive as additional assistance
for each lunch or supper served to participants under the program.
Notices announcing the value of commodities and cash-in-lieu of
commodities are published separately in the Federal Register.
The changes in the national average payment rates and the food
service payment rates for day care homes reflect a 2.29 percent
increase during the 12-month period May 1995 to May 1996 (from 148.6 in
May 1995 to 152.0 in May 1996) 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 changes in the
administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day
care homes reflect a 2.89 percent increase during the 12-month period
May 1995 to May 1996 (from 152.2 in May 1995 to 156.6 in May 1996) in
the series for all items of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor.
The total amount of payments available to each State agency for
distribution to institutions participating in the program is based on
the rates contained in this notice.
Authority: Sections 4(b)(2), 11(a), 17(c) and 17(f)(3)(B) of the
National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759(a),
1766) and section 4(b)(1)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1773b).
Dated: July 3, 1996.
William E. Ludwig,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-17671 Filed 7-10-96; 8:45 am]
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