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The changes in the national average

payment rates for centers reflect a 2.25

percent increase during the 12-month

period, May 1999 to May 2000, (from

164.6 in May 1999 to 168.3 in May

2000) in the food away from home series

of the CPI for All Urban Consumers.

The changes in the food service

payment rates for day care homes reflect

a 2.19 percent increase during the 12-

month period, May 1999 to May 2000,

(from 163.9 in May 1999 to 167.5 in

May 2000) in the food at home series of

the CPI for All Urban Consumers.

The changes in the administrative

reimbursement rates for sponsoring

organizations of day care homes reflect

a 3.07 percent increase during the 12-

month period, May 1999 to May 2000,

(from 166.2 in May 1999 to 171.3 in

May 2000) in the series for all items of

the CPI for All Urban Consumers,

published by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics of the Department of Labor.

The total amount of payments

available to each State agency for

distribution to institutions participating

in the program is based on the rates

contained in this notice.

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 has

been determined to be exempt under

Executive Order 12866.

This program is listed in the Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance under

No. 10.558 and is 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. 3501–3518).

Authority: Sections 4(b)(2), 11a, 17(c) and

17(f)(3)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National

School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.

1753(b)(2), 1759a, 1766(f)(3)(B)) and section

4(b)(1)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,

as amended 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B).

Dated: June 21, 2000.

Samuel Chambers, Jr.,

Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

National School Lunch, Special Milk,

and School Breakfast Programs;

National Average Payments/Maximum

Reimbursement Rates

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the

annual adjustments to: (1) The ‘‘national

average payments,’’ the amount of

money the Federal Government

provides States for lunches, afterschool

snacks and breakfasts served to children

participating in the National School

Lunch and School Breakfast Programs;

(2) the ‘‘maximum reimbursement

rates,’’ the maximum per lunch rate

from Federal funds that a State can

provide a school food authority for

lunches served to children participating

in the National School Lunch Program;

and (3) the rate of reimbursement for a

half-pint of milk served to nonneedy

children in a school or institution which

participates in the Special Milk Program

for Children. The payments and rates

are prescribed on an annual basis each

July. The annual payments and rates

adjustments for the National School

Lunch and School Breakfast Programs

reflect changes in the Food Away From

Home series of the Consumer Price

Index for All Urban Consumers. The

annual rate adjustment for the Special

Milk Program reflects changes in the

Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk

Products. These payments and rates are

in effect from July 1, 2000 through June

30, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Mary Jane Whitney, Section Chief,

School Programs Section, Policy and

Program Development Branch, Child

Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition

Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive,

Room 1007, Alexandria, VA 22302 or

phone (703) 305–2620.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Special Milk Program for Children

Pursuant to section 3 of the Child

Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42

U.S.C. 1772), the Department announces

the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint

of milk served to nonneedy children in

a school or institution which

participates in the Special Milk Program

for Children. This rate is adjusted

annually to reflect changes in the

Producer Price Index for Fresh

Processed Milk, published by the

Bureau of Labor Statistics of the

Department of Labor.

For the period July 1, 2000 to June 30,

2001, the rate of reimbursement for a

half-pint of milk served to a nonneedy

child in a school or institution which

participates in the Special Milk Program

is 13 cents. This reflects an increase of

2.0 percent in the Producer Price Index

for Fresh Processed Milk from May 1999

to May 2000 (from a level of 139.7 in

May 1999 to 142.5 in May 2000).

As a reminder, schools or institutions

with pricing programs which elect to

serve milk free to eligible children

continue to receive the average cost of

a half-pint of milk (the total cost of all

milk purchased during the claim period

divided by the total number of

purchased half-pints) for each half-pint

served to an eligible child.

National School Lunch and School

Breakfast Programs

Pursuant to sections 11 and 17A of

the National School Lunch Act, (42

U.S.C. 1759a and 1766a), and section 4

of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, (42

U.S.C. 1773), the Department annually

announces the adjustments to the

National Average Payment Factors and

to the maximum Federal reimbursement

rates for lunches and afterschool snacks

served to children participating in the

National School Lunch Program and

breakfasts served to children

participating in the School Breakfast

Program. Adjustments are prescribed

each July 1, based on 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 Department of

Labor. The changes in the national

average payment rates for schools and

residential child care institutions for the

period July 1, 2000 through June 30,

2001 reflect a 2.25 percent increase in

the Consumer Price Index for All Urban

Consumers during the 12-month period

May 1999 to May 2000 (from a level of

164.6 in May 1999 to 168.3 in May

2000). Adjustments to the national

average payment rates for all lunches

served under the National School Lunch

Program, breakfasts served under the

School Breakfast Program, and

afterschool snacks served under the

National School Lunch Program are

rounded down to the nearest whole

cent.

Lunch Payment Levels

Section 4 of the National School

Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. § 1753) provides

general cash for food assistance

payments to States to assist schools in

purchasing food. The National School

Lunch Act provides two different

section 4 payment levels for lunches

served under the National School Lunch

Program. The lower payment level

applies to lunches served by school food

authorities in which less than 60

percent of the lunches served in the

school lunch program during the second

preceding school year were served free

or at a reduced price. The higher

payment level applies to lunches served

by school food authorities in which 60

percent or more of the lunches served

during the second preceding school year

were served free or at a reduced price.

To supplement these section 4

payments, section 11 of the National

School Lunch Act provides special cash

assistance payments to aid schools in

providing free and reduced price

lunches. The section 11 National

Average Payment Factor for each

reduced price lunch served is set at 40

cents less than the factor for each free

lunch.

As authorized under sections 8 and 11

of the National School Lunch Act (42

U.S.C. 1757, 1759a), maximum

reimbursement rates for each type of

lunch are prescribed by the Department

in this notice. These maximum rates are

to ensure equitable disbursement of

Federal funds to school food authorities.

Afterschool Snack Payments in

Afterschool Care Programs

Section 17A of the National School

Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) establishes

National Average Payments for free,

reduced price and paid afterschool

snacks as part of the National School

Lunch Program.

Breakfast Payment Factors

Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act

of 1966 (42 U.S.C. § 1773) establishes

National Average Payment Factors for

free, reduced price and paid breakfasts

served under the School Breakfast

Program and additional payments for

free and reduced price breakfasts served

in schools determined to be in ‘‘severe

need’’ because they serve a high

percentage of needy children.

Revised Payments

The following specific section 4,

section 11 and section 17A National

Average Payment Factors and maximum

reimbursement rates for lunch, the

afterschool snack rates, and the

breakfast rates are in effect from July 1,

2000 through June 30, 2001. Due to a

higher cost of living, the average

payments and maximum

reimbursements for Alaska and Hawaii

are higher than those for all other States.

The District of Columbia, Virgin Islands,

Puerto Rico and Guam use the figures

specified for the contiguous States.

National School Lunch Program

Payments

Section 4 National Average Payment

Factors

In school food authorities which

served less than 60 percent free and

reduced price lunches in School Year

1998–99, the payments for meals served

are: Contiguous States—paid rate—19

cents, free and reduced price rate—19

cents, maximum rate—27 cents;

Alaska—paid rate—31 cents, free and

reduced price rate—31 cents, maximum

rate—42 cents; Hawaii—paid rate—22

cents, free and reduced price rate—22

cents, maximum rate—31 cents.

In school food authorities which

served 60 percent or more free and

reduced price lunches in School Year

1998–99, payments are: Contiguous

States—paid rate—21 cents, free and

reduced price rate—21 cents, maximum

rate—27 cents; Alaska—paid rate—33

cents, free and reduced price rate—33

cents, maximum rate—42 cents;

Hawaii—paid rate—24 cents, free and

reduced price rate—24 cents, maximum

rate—31 cents.

Section 11 National Average Payment

Factors

Contiguous States—free lunch—183

cents, reduced price lunch—143 cents;

Alaska—free lunch—297 cents, reduced

price lunch—257 cents; Hawaii—free

lunch—215 cents, reduced price

lunch—175 cents.

Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care

Programs

The payments are: Contiguous

States—free snack—55 cents, reduced

price snack—27 cents, paid snack—5

cents; Alaska—free snack—90 cents,

reduced price snack—45 cents, paid

snack—8 cents; Hawaii—free snack—65

cents, reduced price snack—32 cents,

paid snack—5 cents.

School Breakfast Program Payments

For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the

payments are: Contiguous States—free

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breakfast—112 cents, reduced price

breakfast—82 cents, paid breakfast—21

cents; Alaska—free breakfast—177

cents, reduced price breakfast—147

cents, paid breakfast—30 cents;

Hawaii—free breakfast—130 cents,

reduced price breakfast—100 cents, paid

breakfast—23 cents.

For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the

payments are: Contiguous States—free

breakfast—133 cents, reduced price

breakfast—103 cents, paid breakfast—21

cents; Alaska—free breakfast—212

cents, reduced price breakfast—182

cents, paid breakfast—30 cents;

Hawaii—free breakfast—155 cents,

reduced price breakfast—125 cents, paid

breakfast—23 cents.

Payment Chart

The following chart illustrates: The

lunch National Average Payment

Factors with the Sections 4 and 11

already combined to indicate the per

lunch amount; the maximum lunch

reimbursement rates; the reimbursement

rates for afterschool snacks served in

afterschool care programs; the breakfast

National Average Payment Factors

including ‘‘severe need’’ schools; and

the milk reimbursement rate. All

amounts are expressed in dollars or

fractions thereof. The payment factors

and reimbursement rates used for the

District of Columbia, Virgin Islands,

Puerto Rico and Guam are those

specified for the contiguous States.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS—MEAL, SNACK AND MILK PAYMENTS TO STATES AND SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES

[Expressed in dollars or fractions thereof Effective from July 1, 2000–June 30, 2001]

National School Lunch Program * Less than 60% 60% or more Maximum rate

Contiguous States:

Paid ................................................................................................................................. $.19 $.21 $.27

Reduced price ................................................................................................................ 1.62 1.64 1.79

Free ................................................................................................................................ 2.02 2.04 2.19

Alaska:

Paid ................................................................................................................................. .31 .33 .42

Reduced price ................................................................................................................ 2.88 2.90 3.13

Free ................................................................................................................................ 3.28 3.30 3.53

Hawaii

Paid ................................................................................................................................. .22 .24 .31

Reduced price ................................................................................................................ 1.97 1.99 2.15

Free ................................................................................................................................ 2.37 2.39 2.55

*Payments listed for Free & Reduced Price Lunches include both sections 4 and 11 funds.

School Breakfast Program Non-severe

need Severe need

Contiguous States:

Paid ............................................................................................................................................................... $.21 $.21

Reduced price .............................................................................................................................................. .82 1.03

Free .............................................................................................................................................................. 1.12 1.33

Alaska:

Paid ............................................................................................................................................................... .30 .30

Reduced price .............................................................................................................................................. 1.47 1.82

Free .............................................................................................................................................................. 1.77 2.12

Hawaii

Paid ............................................................................................................................................................... .23 .23

Reduced price .............................................................................................................................................. 1.00 1.25

Free .............................................................................................................................................................. 1.30 1.55

Special Milk Program All milk Paid milk Free milk

Pricing programs without free option ..................................................................................... $.13 N/A N/A

Pricing programs with free option .......................................................................................... N/A $.13 (1)

Nonpricing programs ............................................................................................................. .13 N/A N/A

1Average cost per 1⁄2 pint of milk.

AFTERSCHOOL SNACKS SERVED IN AFTERSCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS

Contiguous States:

Paid ............................................................................................................................................................................................. $.05

Reduced price ............................................................................................................................................................................ .27

Free ............................................................................................................................................................................................ .55

Alaska:

Paid ............................................................................................................................................................................................. .08

Reduced price ............................................................................................................................................................................ .45

Free ............................................................................................................................................................................................ .90

Hawaii:

Paid ............................................................................................................................................................................................. .05

Reduced price ............................................................................................................................................................................ .32

Free ............................................................................................................................................................................................ .65

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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.

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

§ 3507), no new recordkeeping or

reporting requirements have been

included that are subject to approval

from the Office of Management and

Budget.

This action is exempted from review

by the Office of Management and

Budget under Executive Order 12866.

National School Lunch, School

Breakfast and Special Milk Programs are

listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance under No. 10.555, No. 10.553

and No. 10.556, respectively, 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 the final rule

related notice published at 48 FR 29114,

June 24, 1983.)

Authority: Sections 4, 8, 11 and 17A of the

National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 1753, 1757, 1759a, 1766a and sections

3 and 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 1772 and 42 U.S.C.

1773(b).

Dated: June 21, 2000.

Samuel Chambers, Jr.,

Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Information Collection; Request for

Comments; Timber Sale Operating

Plans

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Forest Service announces its intention

to extend a previously approved

information collection. The collected

information will help the Forest Service

facilitate contract administration of

timber sales on timber on National

Forest System lands. Information will be

collected from purchasers of this timber.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before August 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to Rex Baumback, Forest

Management, Mail Stop 1105, Forest

Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090,

Washington, DC 20090–6090.

Comments also may be submitted via

facsimile to (202) 205–1045 or by email

to rbaumback@fs.fed.us.

The public may inspect comments

received in the Office of the Director,

Forest Management Staff, Forest

Service, USDA, Room 3NW, Yates

Building, 201 14th Street, SW.,

Washington, D.C. Callers are urged to

call ahead to facilitate entrance into the

building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rex

Baumback, Timber Sale Contract

Administration Specialist, Forest

Management, at (202) 205–0855.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The National Forest Management Act

of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a(14)(c)) requires

timber sale purchasers to provide the

Forest Service with timber sale

operating plans on timber sales with

contracts that exceed 2 years in length.

The timber sale operating plans are

collected within 60 days following the

award of timber sale contracts and

annually, thereafter, until the timber has

been harvested. The timber sale contract

requires the timber sale purchaser to

update the timber sale operating plan

annually.

Description of Information Collection

The following describes the

information collection to be extended:

Title: Timber Operating Plans.

OMB Number: 0596–0086.

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,

2000.

Type of Request: Extension of an

information collection previously

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget.

Abstract: The collected information is

used by the agency to plan the agency’s

timber sale contract administration

workload and to determine whether a

timber sale purchaser’s scheduled

timber operation has been delayed and

is, therefore, eligible for an extension of

the contract termination date. The

collected information also is used to

facilitate the administration of a timber

sale contract.

Timber sale purchasers provide

information that includes planned

periods of major activity, how the

activity will be conducted, and any

anticipated road construction. The

timber sale purchaser also outlines time

frames and methods of accomplishing

road construction, timber harvesting,

and other contract requirements.

There is no prescribed format for the

collection of this information. Timber

sale purchasers may submit the required

information in the form of a chart or

letter using surface mail, electronic

mail, or via facsimile. The information

is based on the timber sale purchaser’s

business plan.

Respondents are National Forest

System timber sale purchasers who

prepare a chart or letter within 60 days

of a timber sale contract award and

annually thereafter, until the contract

has been completed.

Data gathered in this information

collection are not available from other

sources.

Estimate of Annual Burden: 30

minutes.

Type of Respondents: Purchasers of

National Forest System timber.

Estimated Annual Number of

Respondents: 2500.

Estimated Annual Number of

Responses per Respondent: 1.5.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1,875 hours.

Comment Is Invited

The agency invites comments on (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the stated

purposes and the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical or scientific utility; (b) the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Use of Comments

All comments received in response to

this notice, including names and

addresses when provided, will become

a matter of public record. Comments

will be summarized and included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval.

Dated: June 15, 2000.

Paul Brouha,

Associate Deputy Chief, NFS.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Eldorado National Forest, CA;

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA Forest

Service.