[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 127 (Monday, July 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34499-34500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16271]
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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 127 / Monday, July 3, 1995 /
Notices
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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, 1995-June 30, 1996
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, 1995.
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 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3587).
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,
1995-June 30, 1996.
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 6, 1994 at
59 FR 34590 (for the period July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995). The payment
rates for the period July 1, 1995-June 30, 1996 are:
All States Except Alaska and Hawaii
Meals Served in CENTERS--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or Fractions thereof:
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Breakfasts:
Paid..................................................... $.1950
Free..................................................... .9975
Reduced.................................................. .6975
Lunches and Suppers: 1
Paid..................................................... .1725
Free..................................................... 1.7950
Reduced.................................................. 1.3950
Supplements:
Paid..................................................... .0450
Free..................................................... .4925
Reduced.................................................. .2475
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Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or Fractions
thereof:
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Breakfasts............................................... .8450
Lunches and Suppers...................................... 1.5375
Supplements.............................................. .4575
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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................................ 71
Next 150 day care homes.................................. 54
Next 800 day care homes.................................. 42
Additional day care homes................................ 37
\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.
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: ALASKA
Alaska
Alaska--Meals Served in CENTERS--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or Fractions
thereof:
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Breakfasts:
Paid..................................................... .28
Free..................................................... 1.5775
Reduced.................................................. 1.2775
Lunches and Suppers: 1
Paid..................................................... .28
Free..................................................... 2.91
Reduced.................................................. 2.51
Supplements:
Paid..................................................... .0725
Free..................................................... .8000
Reduced.................................................. .4000
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Alaska--Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or
Fractions thereof:
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Breakfasts............................................... 1.33
Lunches and Suppers...................................... 2.4925
Supplements.............................................. .7425
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Alaska--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................................ 115
Next 150 day care homes.................................. 88
Next 800 day care homes.................................. 69
Additional day care homes................................ 60
\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 new payment rates for Hawaii are as follows:
Hawaii
Hawaii--Meals Served in CENTERS--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or Fractions
thereof:
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Breakfasts:
Paid..................................................... .2175
Free..................................................... 1.1575
Reduced.................................................. .8575
Lunches and Suppers: 1
Paid..................................................... .2025
Free..................................................... 2.1025
Reduced.................................................. 1.7025
Supplements:
Paid..................................................... .0525
Free..................................................... .5775
Reduced.................................................. .2875
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Hawaii--Meals Served in DAY CARE HOMES--Per Meal Rates in Dollars or
Fractions thereof:
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Breakfasts............................................... .9775
Lunches and Suppers...................................... 1.80
Supplements.............................................. .5375
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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................................ 83
Next 150 day care homes.................................. 63
Next 800 day care homes.................................. 50
Additional day care homes................................ 44
\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 2.27 percent
increase during the 12-month period May 1994 to May 1995 (from 145.3 in
May 1994 to 148.6 in May 1995) 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 3.18 percent increase during the 12-month period
May 1994 to May 1995 (from 147.5 in May 1994 to 152.2 in May 1995) 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: June 26, 1995.
William Ludwig,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-16271 Filed 6-30-95; 8:45 am]
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