Notice2023-14810
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
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Published
July 13, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
This notice announces the national average value of donated foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be provided in school year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44775-44776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14810]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods from July 1,
2023 through June 30, 2024
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the national average value of donated
foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be
provided in school year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) for
each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch
Program (NSLP), and for each lunch and supper served by institutions
participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
DATES: Implementation date: July 1, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Decosse, Program Analyst, Policy
Branch, SNAS Policy Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#124067667a3c5677717d61617752676176733c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fba98e8f93d5bf9e989488889ebb8e889f9ad59c948d">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone 703-305-2746.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These programs are located in the Assistance
Listings under Nos. 10.555 and 10.558 and are 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. 3507).
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 was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866. Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5
U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this rule as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
National Average Minimum Value of Donated Foods for the Period July 1,
2023 through June 30, 2024
This notice implements mandatory provisions of sections 6(c) and
17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (the
Act) (42 U.S.C. 1755(c) and 1766(h)(1)(B)). Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the
Act establishes the national average value of donated food assistance
to be given to States for each lunch served in the NSLP at 11.00 cents
per meal. Pursuant to section 6(c)(1)(B), this amount is subject to
annual adjustments on July 1 of each year to reflect changes in a
three-month average value of the Producer Price Index for Foods Used in
Schools and Institutions for March, April, and May each year (Price
Index). Section 17(h)(1)(B) of the Act provides that the same value of
donated foods (or cash in
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lieu of donated foods) for school lunches shall also be established for
lunches and suppers served in the CACFP. Notice is hereby given that
the national average minimum value of donated foods, or cash in lieu
thereof, per lunch under the NSLP (7 CFR part 210) and per lunch and
supper under the CACFP (7 CFR part 226) shall be 29.50 cents for the
period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
The Price Index is computed using five major food components in the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index (cereal and bakery
products; meats, poultry, and fish; dairy; processed fruits and
vegetables; and fats and oils). Each component is weighted using the
relative weight as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
value of food assistance is adjusted each July 1 by the annual
percentage change in a three-month average value of the Price Index for
March, April, and May each year. The three-month average of the Price
Index decreased by 1.28 percent from 262.50 for March, April, and May
of 2022, as previously published in the Federal Register, to 259.15 for
the same three months in 2023. When computed on the basis of unrounded
data and rounded to the nearest one-quarter cent, the resulting
national average for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 will
be 29.50 cents per meal. This is a decrease of one half (\1/2\) cents
from the school year 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023) rate.
Authority: Sections 6(c)(1)(A) and (B), 6(e)(1), and 17(h)(1)(B)
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1755(c)(1)(A) and (B) and (e)(1), and 1766(h)(1)(B)).
Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-14810 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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