Notice2023-00002
Summer Food Service Program; 2023 Reimbursement Rates
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Published
January 6, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children. These adjustments address changes in the Consumer Price Index, as required under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The 2023 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. The 2023 rates are also presented individually, as separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement, to show the effect of the Consumer Price Index adjustment on each rate.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1039-1042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00002]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program; 2023 Reimbursement Rates
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to
the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service
Program for Children. These adjustments address changes in the Consumer
Price Index, as required under the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act. The 2023 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set
of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. The 2023
rates are also presented individually, as separate operating and
administrative rates of reimbursement, to show the effect of the
Consumer Price Index adjustment on each rate.
DATES: This adjustment is applicable January 1, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Burke, Program Monitoring and
Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Place, Suite 401, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, (303) 844-0357.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is
listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.559
and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which
requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials.
(See 2 CFR, 415 and final rule-related notice published at 48 FR 29114,
June 24, 1983.)
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3501-3520, no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements have been
included that are subject to approval from the Office of Management and
Budget.
This notice 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. Additionally, this notice has been determined to be exempt from
formal review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive
Order 12866.
Definitions
The terms used in this notice have the meaning ascribed to them
under 7 CFR part 225 of the SFSP regulations.
Background
This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the
reimbursement rates for meals served in SFSP. In accordance with
sections 12(f) and 13, 42 U.S.C. 1760(f) and 1761, of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) and SFSP regulations under 7
CFR part 225, the United States Department of Agriculture announces the
adjustments in SFSP payments for meals served to participating children
during calendar year 2023.
The 2023 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of
rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. Reimbursement
is based solely on a ``meals times rates'' calculation, without
comparison to actual or budgeted costs.
Sponsors receive reimbursement that is determined by the number of
reimbursable meals served, multiplied by the combined rates for food
service operations and administration. However, the combined rate is
based on separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement,
each of which is adjusted differently for inflation.
Calculation of Rates
The combined rates are constructed from individually authorized
operating and administrative reimbursements. Simplified procedures
provide flexibility, enabling sponsors to manage their reimbursements
to pay for any allowable cost, regardless of the cost category.
Sponsors remain responsible, however, for ensuring proper
administration of the Program, while providing the best possible
nutrition benefit to children.
The operating and administrative rates are calculated separately.
However, the calculations of adjustments for both cost categories are
based on the same set of changes 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 United States Department of Labor.
They represent a 8.5 percent increase in this series for the 12-month
period, from November 2021 through November 2022 (from 315.481 in
November 2021 to 342.266 in November 2022).
Table of 2023 Reimbursement Rates
Presentation of the 2023 maximum per meal rates for meals served to
children in SFSP combines the results from the calculations of
operational and administrative payments, which are further explained in
this notice. The total amount of payments to State agencies for
disbursement to SFSP sponsors will be based upon these adjusted
combined rates and the number of meals of each type served. These
adjusted rates will be in effect from January 1, 2023 through December
31, 2023.
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and Hawaii--Rural or Self-prep Sites--
Breakfast--2 dollars and 82.50 cents (22 cent increase from the 2022
reimbursement rate), Lunch or Supper--4 dollars and 95 cents (38.75
cent increase), Snack--1 dollar and 16.75 cents (9 cent increase); All
Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--2 dollars and 77.25 cents (21.75 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper--4 dollars and 87 cents (38.25 cent
increase), Snack--1 dollar and 14 cents (8.75 cent increase).
Alaska--Rural or Self-prep Sites--Breakfast--4 dollars and 58.25
cents (36.25 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--8 dollars and 3 cents (63
cent increase), Snack--1 dollar and 89.75 cents (14.75 cent increase);
All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--4 dollars and 49.75 cents (35.75
cent increase), Lunch or Supper--7 dollars and 90 cents (62 cent
increase), Snack--1 dollar and 85.25 cents (14.25 cent increase).
Hawaii--Rural or Self-prep Sites--Breakfast--3 dollars and 30.75
cents (26.25 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--5 dollars and 79.75 cents
(45.25 cent increase), Snack--1 dollar and 37 cents (10.25 cent
increase); All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--3 dollars and 24.50
cents (25.75 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--5 dollars and 70.50 cents
(44.50 cent increase), Snack--1 dollar and 33.75 cents (10 cent
increase).
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Operating Rates
The portion of the SFSP rates for operating costs is based on
payment amounts set in section 13(b)(1) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C.
1761(b)(1). They are rounded down to the nearest whole cent, as
required by section 11(a)(3)(B)(iii) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C.
1759a(a)(3)(B)(iii).
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and Hawaii--Breakfast--2 dollars and 57
cents (20 cents increase from the 2022 reimbursement rate), Lunch or
Supper--4 dollars and 48 cents (35 cents increase), Snack--1 dollar and
4 cents (8 cents increase).
Alaska--Breakfast--4 dollars and 17 cents (33 cents increase),
Lunch or Supper--7 dollars and 27 cents (57 cents increase), Snack--1
dollar and 69 cents (13 cents increase).
Hawaii--Breakfast--3 dollars and 1 cent (24 cents increase), Lunch
or Supper--5 dollars and 25 cents (41 cents increase), Snack--1 dollar
and 22 cents (9 cents increase).
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Administrative Rates
The administrative cost component of the reimbursement is
authorized under section 13(b)(3) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(3).
Rates are higher for sponsors of sites located in rural areas and for
``self-prep'' sponsors that prepare their own meals at the SFSP site or
at a central facility instead of purchasing them from vendors. The
administrative portion of SFSP rates are adjusted, either up or down,
to the nearest quarter-cent.
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and Hawaii--Rural or Self-prep Sites--
Breakfast--25.50 cents (2 cent increase from the 2022 reimbursement
rate), Lunch or Supper--47 cents (3.75 cent increase), Snack--12.75
cents (1 cent increase); All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--20.25
cents (1.75 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--39 cents (3.25 cent
increase), Snack 10 cents (0.75 cent increase).
Alaska--Rural or Self-prep Sites--Breakfast--41.25 cents (3.25 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper--76 cents (6 cent increase), Snack--20.75
cents (1.75 cent increase); All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--32.75
cents (2.75 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--63 cents (5 cent
increase), Snack--16.25 cents (1.25 cent increase).
Hawaii--Rural or Self-prep Sites--Breakfast--29.75 cents (2.25 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper--54.75 cents (4.25 cent increase), Snack--15
cents (1.25 cent increase); All Other Types of Sites--Breakfast--23.50
cents (1.75 cent increase), Lunch or Supper--45.50 cents (3.50 cent
increase), Snack--11.75 cents (1 cent increase).
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Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a, respectively.
Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-00002 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
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