Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 41/Thursday, March 4, 2021/Notices
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12594 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 41 / Thursday, March 4, 2021 / Notices Lunch Program and Organizations that Affected Public: Business or Other For of responses per respondent for the Participate in the USDA’s Child and Profit; Not For Profit; and State, Local entire collection is 3. The CACFP’s Adult Care Food Program’’ to ‘‘Team and Tribal Government: Respondent organization and the schools will be Nutrition Database’’ as it is commonly groups identified include: (1) asked to voluntarily complete one (1) known. Organizations that have a CACFP enrollment form and submit changes as agreement with the States and (2) The collection of the school and needed. Schools that participate in the NSLP. CACFP organization contact information Estimated Total Annual Responses: Estimated Number of Respondents: 366,390. is currently approved under OMB The total estimated number of Control #0584–0642, which expires on respondents is approximately 122,130 Estimated Time per Response: The October 31, 2021. FNS wants to extend (22,130 are CACFP organizations and estimated time of response varies from this data collection to continue the 100,000 are schools). For CACFP 0.0835 to 0.25 hour (5–15 minutes), customer service provided to these organizations, the total is broken down with an average estimated time of 0.097 entities. Once this information as follows: 19,662 CACFP sponsors; (approximately 5.82 minutes) for all collection request has been reviewed centers only; 674 CACFP sponsors of all participants. and approved by the Office of home care; and 1,794 CACFP sponsors Estimated Total Annual Burden on Management and Budget (OMB), FNS of adult care. Respondents: 354,484 hours. See the will update the collection with the new Estimated Number of Responses per table below for estimated total annual expiration date. Respondent: The total estimated number burden for each type of respondent. Estimated Estimated Responses Total annual avg. number Estimated Affected public Respondent number annually per responses of hours total hours respondent respondent (col. bxc) per response (col. dxe) Reporting Burden ............... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ Businesses or Other for CACFP Organizations 19,662 1 19,662 0.25 4,915.5 Profit, Not-for-Profit. (completed form)–CACFP Sponsors: Centers Only. CACFP Organizations 674 1 674 0.25 168.5 (completed form)— CACFP Sponsors of All Home Care. CACFP Organizations 1,794 1 1,794 0.25 448.5 (completed form)— CACFP Sponsors of Adult Care. CACFP Organizations (up- 22,130 1 22,130 0.0835 1,847.9 dated form)—All. CACFP Organizations (re- 22,130 1 22,130 0.025 553.3 minder notification). Subtotal of Businesses or ............................................. 22,130 ........................ 66,390 ........................ 7,933.6 Other for Profit, Not-for Profit. Schools (completed form) .. 100,000 1 100,000 0.167 16,700 Schools (updated form) ...... 100,000 1 100,000 0.0835 8,350 Schools (reminder notifica- 100,000 1 100,000 0.025 2,500 tion). Subtotal for State, Local, or ............................................. 100,000 ........................ 300,000 ........................ 27,550 Tribal Government. Total Reporting Burden ...... 122,130 ........................ 366,390 ........................ 35,484 Cynthia Long, SUMMARY: This notice announces the benefits to those children most in need Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Department’s annual adjustments to the and are revised annually to account for Service. Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used changes in the Consumer Price Index. [FR Doc. 2021–04443 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] in determining eligibility for free and DATES: Implementation date July 1, BILLING CODE 3410–30–P reduced price meals and free milk for the period from July 1, 2021 through 2021. June 30, 2022. These guidelines are used FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE by schools, institutions, and facilities Kevin Maskornick, Program Monitoring participating in the National School and Operational Support Division, Food and Nutrition Service Lunch Program (and Commodity School Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Program), School Breakfast Program, Nutrition Service, United States Child Nutrition Programs: Income Special Milk Program for Children, Department of Agriculture, 1320 Eligibility Guidelines Child and Adult Care Food Program and Braddock Place, Suite 401, Alexandria, Summer Food Service Program. The Virginia 22314, or call 703–305–2537. AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, annual adjustments are required by USDA. section 9 of the Richard B. Russell SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This National School Lunch Act. The action is not a rule as defined by the ACTION: Notice. guidelines are intended to direct Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:27 Mar 03, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04MRN1.SGM 04MRN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 41 / Thursday, March 4, 2021 / Notices 12595 601–612) and thus is exempt from the in accordance with applicable program 11(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 provisions of that Act. rules. (42 U.S.C. 1760(e) and 1780(b)). In accordance with the Paperwork Definition of Income The Income Eligibility Guidelines Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), no recordkeeping or reporting In accordance with the Department’s The following are the Income requirements have been included that policy as provided in the Food and Eligibility Guidelines to be effective are subject to approval from the Office Nutrition Service publication Eligibility from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. of Management and Budget. Manual for School Meals, ‘‘income,’’ as The Department’s guidelines for free the term is used in this notice, means This notice has been determined to be meals and milk and reduced price meals income before any deductions such as not significant and was not reviewed by were obtained by multiplying the year income taxes, Social Security taxes, the Office of Management and Budget in 2021 Federal income poverty guidelines insurance premiums, charitable conformance with Executive Order by 1.30 and 1.85, respectively, and by contributions, and bonds. It includes the 12866. rounding the result upward to the next following: (1) Monetary compensation The affected programs are listed in the whole dollar. for services, including wages, salary, This notice displays only the annual Assistance Listings (https:// commissions or fees; (2) net income Federal poverty guidelines issued by the beta.sam.gov/) under No. 10.553, No. from nonfarm self-employment; (3) net Department of Health and Human 10.555, No. 10.556, No. 10.558, and No. income from farm self-employment; (4) Services because the monthly and 10.559 and are subject to the provisions Social Security; (5) dividends or interest weekly Federal poverty guidelines are of Executive Order 12372, which on savings or bonds or income from not used to determine the Income requires intergovernmental consultation estates or trusts; (6) net rental income; Eligibility Guidelines. The chart details with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR (7) public assistance or welfare the free and reduced price eligibility part 415). payments; (8) unemployment criteria for monthly income, income compensation; (9) government civilian Background received twice monthly (24 payments employee or military retirement, or Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and pensions or veterans payments; (10) per year); income received every two 17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell private pensions or annuities; (11) weeks (26 payments per year) and National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. alimony or child support payments; (12) weekly income. 1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)), regular contributions from persons not Income calculations are made based and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the living in the household; (13) net on the following formulas: Monthly Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. royalties; and (14) other cash income. income is calculated by dividing the 1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the Other cash income would include cash annual income by 12; twice monthly Department annually issues the Income amounts received or withdrawn from income is computed by dividing annual Eligibility Guidelines for free and any source including savings, income by 24; income received every reduced price meals for the National investments, trust accounts and other two weeks is calculated by dividing School Lunch Program (7 CFR part 210), resources that would be available to pay annual income by 26; and weekly the Commodity School Program (7 CFR the price of a child’s meal. income is computed by dividing annual part 210), School Breakfast Program (7 ‘‘Income’’, as the term is used in this income by 52. All numbers are rounded CFR part 220), Summer Food Service notice, does not include any income or upward to the next whole dollar. The Program (7 CFR part 225) and Child and benefits received under any Federal numbers reflected in this notice for a Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR part programs that are excluded from family of four in the 48 contiguous 226) and the guidelines for free milk in consideration as income by any States, the District of Columbia, Guam the Special Milk Program for Children statutory prohibition. Furthermore, the and the territories represent an increase (7 CFR part 215). These eligibility value of meals or milk to children shall of 1.1 percent over last year’s level for guidelines are based on the Federal not be considered as income to their a family of the same size. income poverty guidelines and are households for other benefit programs Authority: Section 9(b)(1) of the Richard stated by household size. The guidelines in accordance with the prohibitions in B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 are used to determine eligibility for free section 12(e) of the Richard B. Russell U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)).