[Federal Register: July 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 129)]
[Notices]
[Page 44804-44805]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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, 2002-June 30, 2003
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 supplements 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 supplements 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
the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The adjustments contained in this
notice are made on an annual basis each July, as required by the
statutes and regulations governing the Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP).
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Rothstein, Section Chief,
Child and Adult Care and Summer Programs Section, Policy and Program
Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302, (703) 305-2620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and 1766),
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (42 U.S.C. 1773) and
Secs. 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
institutions participating in CACFP. These rates shall be in effect
during the period July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. As provided for
under the NSLA and the CNA, all rates in the CACFP must be revised
annually on July 1 to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
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 June 27, 2001, at 66 FR 34144 (for the period July 1, 2001-
June 30, 2002).
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
[Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars]
[Effective from July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003]
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Lunch and
Centers Breakfast supper \1\ Supplement
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Contiguous States:
Paid......................... .22 .20 .05
Reduced price................ .87 1.74 .29
Free......................... 1.17 2.14 .58
Alaska:
Paid......................... .32 .33 .08
Reduced price................ 1.57 3.07 .47
Free......................... 1.87 3.47 .95
Hawaii:
Paid......................... .24 .24 .06
Reduced price................ 1.07 2.10 .34
Free......................... 1.37 2.50 .68
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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. A
notice announcing the value of commodities and cash-in-lieu of
commodities is published separately in the Federal Register.
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Breakfast Lunch and supper Supplement
Day care homes -----------------------------------------------------------------
Tier I Tier II Tier I Tier II Tier I Tier II
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Contiguous States............................. .98 .37 1.80 1.09 .53 .14
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Alaska........................................ 1.55 .56 2.93 1.76 .87 .24
Hawaii........................................ 1.13 .42 2.11 1.27 .63 .17
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Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes
[Per home/per month rates in U.S. dollars]
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Each
Initial 50 Next 150 Next 800 additional
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Contiguous States........................................... 84 64 50 44
Alaska...................................................... 136 104 81 71
Hawaii...................................................... 98 75 59 52
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The changes in the national average payment rates for centers
reflect a 2.59 percent increase during the 12-month period, May 2001 to
May 2002, (from 173.1 in May 2001 to 177.6 in May 2002) in the food
away from home series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
The changes in the food service payment rates for day care homes
reflect a 1.56 percent increase during the 12-month period, May 2001 to
May 2002, (from 172.8 in May 2001 to 175.5 in May 2002) in the food at
home series of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.
The changes in the administrative reimbursement rates for
sponsoring organizations of day care homes reflect a 1.18 percent
increase during the 12-month period, May 2001 to May 2002, (from 177.7
in May 2001 to 179.8 in May 2002 in the series for all items of the CPI
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.
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.
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-
3518).
Authority: Sec. 4(b)(2), 11a, 17(c) and 17(f)(3)(B) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
Sec. 1753(b)(2), 1759a, 1766(f)(3)(B)) and sec. 4(b)(1)(B) of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)).
Dated: June 27, 2002.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-16906 Filed 7-3-02; 8:45 am]
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