Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 141/Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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44270 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 141 / Wednesday, July 22, 2020 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 1759a), maximum reimbursement rates U.S.C. 1772), the Department announces for each type of lunch are prescribed by Food and Nutrition Service the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint the Department in this Notice. These of milk served to non-needy children in maximum rates are to ensure equitable National School Lunch, Special Milk, a school or institution that participates disbursement of Federal funds to school and School Breakfast Programs, in the Special Milk Program for food authorities. National Average Payments/Maximum Children. This rate is adjusted annually Performance-based Reimbursement— Reimbursement Rates to reflect changes in the Producer Price In addition to the funding mentioned AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, Index for Fluid Milk Products, above, school food authorities certified Agriculture (USDA). published by the Bureau of Labor as meeting the meal pattern and ACTION: Notice. Statistics of the Department of Labor. nutrition standard requirements set National School Lunch and School forth in 7 CFR parts 210 and 220 are SUMMARY: This Notice announces the Breakfast Programs—Pursuant to eligible to receive performance-based annual adjustments to the national sections 11 and 17A of the Richard B. cash assistance for each reimbursable average payments, the amount of money Russell National School Lunch Act, (42 lunch served (an additional seven cents the Federal Government provides States U.S.C. 1759a and 1766a), and section 4 per lunch available beginning July 1, for lunches, afterschool snacks, and of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 2019, and adjusted annually thereafter). breakfasts served to children U.S.C. 1773), the Department annually Afterschool Snack Payments in participating in the National School announces the adjustments to the Afterschool Care Programs—Section Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; National Average Payment Factors and 17A of the Richard B. Russell National to the maximum reimbursement rates, to the maximum Federal reimbursement School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) the maximum per lunch rate from rates for lunches and afterschool snacks establishes National Average Payments Federal funds that a State can provide served to children participating in the for free, reduced price and paid a school food authority for lunches National School Lunch Program and afterschool snacks as part of the served to children participating in the breakfasts served to children National School Lunch Program. participating in the School Breakfast National School Lunch Program; and to Breakfast Payment Factors—Section 4 Program. Adjustments are prescribed the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 each July 1, based on changes in the of milk served to non-needy children in U.S.C. 1773) establishes National Food Away From Home series of the a school or institution that participates Average Payment Factors for free, Consumer Price Index for All Urban in the Special Milk Program for reduced price, and paid breakfasts Children. Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of served under the School Breakfast DATES: These rates are effective from Labor. Program and additional payments for July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Lunch Payment Levels—Section 4 of free and reduced price breakfasts served FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. the Richard B. Russell National School in schools determined to be in ‘‘severe Kevin Maskornick, Branch Chief, Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753) provides need’’ because they serve a high Program Monitoring and Operational general cash for food assistance percentage of needy children. Support Division, Child Nutrition payments to States to assist schools in Adjusted Payments Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, purchasing food. The Richard B. Russell United States Department of National School Lunch Act provides The following specific section 4, Agriculture, (703) 305–2537, 1320 two different section 4 payment levels section 11, and section 17A National Braddock Place, Suite 401, Alexandria, for lunches served under the National Average Payment Factors and maximum VA 22314. School Lunch Program. The lower reimbursement rates for lunch, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The payment level applies to lunches served afterschool snack rates, and the annual payments and rates adjustments by school food authorities in which less breakfast rates are in effect from July 1, for the National School Lunch and than 60 percent of the lunches served in 2020 through June 30, 2021. Due to a School Breakfast Programs reflect the school lunch program during the higher cost of living, the average changes in the Food Away From Home second preceding school year were payments and maximum series of the Consumer Price Index for served free or at a reduced price. The reimbursements for Alaska, Guam, All Urban Consumers. The annual rate higher payment level applies to lunches Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin adjustment for the Special Milk Program served by school food authorities in Islands are higher than those for all reflects changes in the Producer Price which 60 percent or more of the lunches other States. The District of Columbia Index for Fluid Milk Products. Further served during the second preceding uses figures specified for the contiguous adjustments are made to these rates to school year were served free or at a States. These rates do not include the reflect higher costs of providing meals reduced price. value of USDA Foods or cash-in-lieu of in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, To supplement these section 4 USDA Foods which schools receive as and the Virgin Islands. The payments payments, section 11 of the Richard B. additional assistance for each meal and rates are prescribed on an annual Russell National School Lunch Act (42 served to participants under the basis each July. U.S.C.1759 (a)) provides special cash Program. A notice announcing the value Overall, reimbursement rates this year assistance payments to aid schools in of USDA Foods and cash-in-lieu of for the National School Lunch and providing free and reduced price USDA Foods is published separately in Breakfast Programs either remained the lunches. The section 11 National the Federal Register. same or increased compared to last year Average Payment Factor for each Adjustments to the national average while the rate for the Special Milk reduced price lunch served is set at 40 payment rates for all lunches served Program went down slightly. cents less than the factor for each free under the National School Lunch lunch. Program, breakfasts served under the Background As authorized under sections 8 and 11 School Breakfast Program, and Special Milk Program for Children— of the Richard B. Russell National afterschool snacks served under the Pursuant to section 3 of the Child School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757 and National School Lunch Program are VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Jul 21, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 141 / Wednesday, July 22, 2020 / Notices 44271 rounded down to the nearest whole In school food authorities that served 2021 in the Consumer Price Index for cent. 60 percent or more free and reduced All Urban Consumers in the Food Away price lunches in School Year 2018– Special Milk Program Payments from Home series during the 12-month 2019, payments are: Contiguous period May 2019 to May 2020 (from a For the period July 1, 2020 through States—paid rate—35 cents (1 cent level of 283.394 in May 2019, as June 30, 2021, the rate of reimbursement increase from the SY 2019–2020 level), previously published in the Federal for a half-pint of milk served to a non- free and reduced price rate—35 cents (1 Register to 291.709 in May 2020). needy child in a school or institution cent increase), maximum rate—41 cents These changes are reflected below. that participates in the Special Milk (1 cent increase); Alaska—paid rate—56 Program is 20.25 cents reflecting a cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the decrease of 1.25 cents from the School price rate—56 cents (1 cent increase), payments are: Contiguous States—free Year (SY) 2019–2020 level. This change maximum rate—65 cents (2 cents breakfast—1 dollar and 89 cents (5 cents is based on the 5.65 percent decrease in increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico increase from the SY 2019–2020 level), the Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk and the Virgin Islands—paid rate—41 reduced price breakfast—1 dollar and 59 Products from May 2019 to May 2020. cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced cents (5 cents increase), paid breakfast— As a reminder, schools or institutions price rate—41 cents (1 cent increase), 32 cents (1 cent increase); Alaska—free with pricing programs that elect to serve maximum rate—47 cents (1 cent breakfast—3 dollars and 3 cents (8 cents milk free to eligible children continue to increase). increase), reduced price breakfast—2 receive the average cost of a half-pint of School food authorities certified to dollars and 73 cents (8 cents increase), milk (the total cost of all milk purchased receive the performance-based cash paid breakfast—49 cents (2 cents during the claim period divided by the assistance will receive an additional 7 increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico total number of purchased half-pints) cents (adjusted annually) added to the and the Virgin Islands—free breakfast— for each half-pint served to an eligible above amounts as part of their section 2 dollars and 21 cents (6 cents increase), child.