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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

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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. 4 payments. reduced price breakfast—1 dollar and 91 National School Lunch Program Section 11 National Average Payment cents (6 cents increase), paid breakfast— Payments Factors—Contiguous States—free 37 cents (1 cent increase). Overall, payments for the National lunch—3 dollars and 18 cents (9 cents For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the School Lunch Program and the increase from the SY 2019–2020 level), payments are: Contiguous States—free Afterschool Snack Program either reduced price lunch—2 dollars and 78 breakfast—2 dollars and 26 cents (6 remained the same or increased from cents (9 cents increase); Alaska—free cents increase from the SY 2019–2020 last year’s payments due to a 2.93 lunch—5 dollars and 16 cents (15 cents level), reduced price breakfast—1 dollar percent increase in the national average increase), reduced price lunch—4 and 96 cents (6 cents increase), paid payment rates for schools and dollars and 76 cents (15 cents increase); breakfast—32 cents (1 cent increase); residential child care institutions for the Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Alaska—free breakfast—3 dollars and 64 period July 1, 2020 through June 30, Virgin Islands—free lunch—3 dollars cents (11 cents increase), reduced price 2021 in the Consumer Price Index for and 72 cents (10 cents increase), breakfast—3 dollars and 34 cents (11 All Urban Consumers for the food away reduced price lunch—3 dollars and 32 cents increase), paid breakfast—49 cents from home series during the 12-month cents (10 cents increase). (2 cents increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto period May 2019 to May 2020 (from a Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Rico and the Virgin Islands—free level of 283.394 in May 2019, as Care Programs—The payments are: breakfast—2 dollars and 64 cents (7 previously published in the Federal Contiguous States—free snack—96 cents cents increase), reduced price Register to 291.709 in May 2020). (2 cents increase from the SY 2019–2020 breakfast—2 dollars and 34 cents (7 These changes are reflected below. level), reduced price snack—48 cents (1 cents increase), paid breakfast—37 cents Section 4 National Average Payment cent increase), paid snack—8 cents (no (1 cent increase). Factors—In school food authorities that change); Alaska—free snack—1 dollar served less than 60 percent free and and 56 cents (4 cents increase), reduced Payment Chart reduced price lunches in School Year price snack—78 cents (2 cents increase), (SY) 2018–2019, the payments for meals paid snack—14 cents (1 cent increase); The following chart illustrates the served are: Contiguous States—paid Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the lunch National Average Payment rate—33 cents (1 cent increase from the Virgin Islands—free snack—1 dollar and Factors with the sections 4 and 11 SY 2019–2020 level), free and reduced 13 cents (3 cents increase), reduced already combined to indicate the per price rate—33 cents (1 cent increase), price snack—56 cents (1 cent increase), lunch amount; the maximum lunch maximum rate—41 cents (1 cent paid snack—10 cents (no change). reimbursement rates; the reimbursement increase); Alaska—paid rate—54 cents rates for afterschool snacks served in School Breakfast Program Payments (1 cent increase), free and reduced price afterschool care programs; the breakfast rate—54 cents (1 cent increase), Overall, payments for the National National Average Payment Factors maximum rate—65 cents (2 cents School Breakfast Program either including severe need schools; and the increase); Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, remained the same or increased from milk reimbursement rate. All amounts and the Virgin Islands—paid rate—39 last year’s payments due to a 2.93 are expressed in dollars or fractions cents (1 cent increase), free and reduced percent increase in the national average thereof. The payment factors and price rate—39 cents (1 cent increase), payment rates for schools and reimbursement rates used for the maximum rate—47 cents (1 cent residential child care institutions for the District of Columbia are those specified increase). period July 1, 2020 through June 30, for the contiguous States.

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This action is not a rule as defined by 601–612) and thus is exempt from the been determined to be exempt under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. provisions of that Act. This notice has Executive Order 12866.

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In accordance with the Paperwork notice published at 48 FR 29114, June and May of 2019, as previously Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 24, 1983.) published in the Federal Register, to no new recordkeeping or reporting This notice imposes no new reporting 213.45 for the same three months in requirements have been included that or recordkeeping provisions that are 2020. When computed on the basis of are subject to approval from the Office subject to Office of Management and unrounded data and rounded to the of Management and Budget. Budget review in accordance with the nearest one-quarter cent, the resulting National School Lunch, School Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 national average for the period July 1, Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs U.S.C. 3507). This action is not a rule 2020 through June 30, 2021 will be are listed in the Catalog of Federal as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility 24.50 cents per meal. This is an increase Domestic Assistance under No. 10.555, Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612) and thus is of three quarters of a cent from the No. 10.553, and No. 10.556, exempt from the provisions of that Act. school year 2020 (July 1, 202019 respectively, and are subject to the This notice was reviewed by the Office through June 30, 2020) rate. of Management and Budget under provisions of Executive Order 12372, Authority: Sections 6(c)(1)(A) and (B), which requires intergovernmental Executive Order 12866. Pursuant to the 6(e)(1), and 17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B. consultation with State and local Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. officials (See 2 CFR 415.3–415.6). et seq.), the Office of Information and 1755(c)(1)(A) and (B) and (e)(1), and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule Authority: Sections 4, 8, 11, and 17A of the 1766(h)(1)(B)). as not a major rule, as defined by 5 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Pamilyn Miller, Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1757, U.S.C. 804(2). Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 1759a, 1766a) and sections 3 and 4(b) of the National Average Minimum Value of [FR Doc. 2020–15762 Filed 7–21–20; 8:45 am] Child Nutrition Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. Donated Foods for the Period July 1, BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 1772 and 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)). 2020 Through June 30, 2021 Pamilyn Miller, This notice implements mandatory Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. provisions of sections 6(c) and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE [FR Doc. 2020–15764 Filed 7–21–20; 8:45 am] 17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell BILLING CODE 3410–30–P National School Lunch Act (the Act) (42 Rural Business-Cooperative Service U.S.C. 1755(c) and 1766(h)(1)(B)). [Docket No. RBS–20-Business-0028] Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the Act establishes DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the national average value of donated Stakeholder Listening Sessions on food assistance to be given to States for New Rural Innovation Stronger Food and Nutrition Service each lunch served in the NSLP at 11.00 Economy (RISE) Regulation cents per meal. Pursuant to section Food Distribution Program: Value of 6(c)(1)(B), this amount is subject to AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Donated Foods From July 1, 2020 annual adjustments on July 1 of each Service, USDA. Through June 30, 2021 year to reflect changes in a three-month ACTION: Notice. AGENCY average value of the Producer Price : Food and Nutrition Service, SUMMARY: Index for Foods Used in Schools and The Rural Business- Agriculture (USDA). Cooperative Service (RBCS) is hosting ACTION: Notice. Institutions for March, April, and May each year (Price Index). Section three listening sessions for public input about the new Rural Innovation SUMMARY: This notice announces the 17(h)(1)(B) of the Act provides that the Stronger Economy (RISE) program and national average value of donated foods same value of donated foods (or cash in regulation. The RISE program will assist or, where applicable, cash in lieu of lieu of donated foods) for school rural job accelerator partnerships in donated foods, to be provided in school lunches shall also be established for improving the ability of distressed rural year 2021 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, lunches and suppers served in the communities to create high-wage jobs, 2021) for each lunch served by schools CACFP. Notice is hereby given that the accelerate the formation of new participating in the National School national average minimum value of businesses, and help rural communities Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each donated foods, or cash in lieu thereof, identify and maximize local assets. This lunch and supper served by institutions per lunch under the NSLP (7 CFR part rule will be published as a direct-final participating in the Child and Adult 210) and per lunch and supper under regulation after addressing comments Care Food Program (CACFP). the CACFP (7 CFR part 226) shall be 24.50 cents for the period July 1, 2020 received from the listening sessions and DATES: Implementation date: July 1, written comments in response to this 2020. through June 30, 2021. The Price Index is computed using request for information. RBCS is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: five major food components in the currently drafting the RISE regulation Erica Antonson, Branch Chief, Policy Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer and requests input on application Branch, Food Distribution Division, Price Index (cereal and bakery products; implementation and project priorities to Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. meats, poultry, and fish; dairy; reach the desired outcomes. Department of Agriculture, 1320 processed fruits and vegetables; and fats DATES: Listening sessions will be held Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314, and oils). Each component is weighted on: July 28, 2020 at 2pm EDT virtually or telephone (703) 305–2680. using the relative weight as determined at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The register/5379245598321536014. programs are located in the Assistance value of food assistance is adjusted each July 30, 2020 at 2pm EDT virtually at Listings under Nos. 10.555 and 10.558 July 1 by the annual percentage change https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ and are subject to the provisions of in a three-month average value of the register/2719620429219806478. Executive Order 12372, which requires Price Index for March, April, and May ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in intergovernmental consultation with each year. The three-month average of response to this notice may be State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part the Price Index increased by 3.33 submitted online Via the Federal 3015, subpart V, and final rule related percent from 206.58 for March, April, eRulmaking Portal. Go to http://

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