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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 18 

Monday, January 29, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Summer Food Service Program for 

Children; Program Reimbursement for 

2007 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 (SFSP). These adjustments 

reflect changes in the Consumer Price 

Index and are required by the statute 

governing the Program. In addition, 

further adjustments are made to these 

rates to reflect the higher costs of 

providing meals in the States of Alaska 

and Hawaii, as authorized by the 

William F. Goodling Child Nutrition 

Reauthorization Act of 1998. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Churchill or Norma Ball, Policy 

and Program Development Branch, 

Child Nutrition Division, Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, 

(703) 305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

program 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 (7 CFR part 

3015, Subpart V, 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– 

3518), 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 review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Definitions 

The terms used in this Notice shall 

have the meaning ascribed to them in 

the regulations governing the Summer 

Food Service Program for Children (7 

CFR part 225). 

Background 

In accordance with Section 13 of the 

National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 

U.S.C. 1761), Section 12 of the NSLA 

(42 U.S.C. 1760 (f)), and the regulations 

governing the SFSP (7 CFR part 225), 

notice is hereby given of adjustments in 

Program payments for meals served to 

children participating in the SFSP in 

2007. Adjustments are based on changes 

in the food away from home series of 

the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All 

Urban Consumers for the period 

November 2005 through November 

2006. 

The 2007 reimbursement rates, in 

dollars, for all States excluding Alaska 

and Hawaii: 

MAXIMUM PER MEAL REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR ALL STATES (NOT AK OR HI) 

Operating 

costs 

Administrative costs 

Rural or selfpreparation 

sites 

Other types of 

sites 

Breakfast .......................................................................................................................................... $1.51 $0.1500 $0.1200 

Lunch or Supper .............................................................................................................................. 2.64 0.2750 0.2300 

Snacks ............................................................................................................................................. 0.61 0.0750 0.0600 

The 2007 reimbursement rates, in 

dollars, for Alaska: 

MAXIMUM PER MEAL REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR ALASKA ONLY

Operating 

costs 

Administrative costs 

Rural or selfpreparation 

sites 

Other types of 

sites 

Breakfast .......................................................................................................................................... $2.45 $0.2425 $0.1925 

Lunch or Supper .............................................................................................................................. 4.28 0.4475 0.3700 

Snacks ............................................................................................................................................. 1.00 0.1225 0.0950 

The 2007 reimbursement rates, in 

dollars, for Hawaii: 


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MAXIMUM PER MEAL REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR HAWAII ONLY

Operating 

costs 

Administrative costs 

Rural or selfpreparation 

sites 

Other types of 

sites 

Breakfast .......................................................................................................................................... $1.77 $0.1750 $0.1400 

Lunch or Supper .............................................................................................................................. 3.09 0.3225 0.2675 

Snacks ............................................................................................................................................. 0.72 0.0875 0.0700 

The total amount of payments to State 

agencies for disbursement to Program 

sponsors will be based upon these 

Program reimbursement rates and the 

number of meals of each type served. 

The above reimbursement rates, for 

both operating and administrative 

reimbursement rates, represent a 3.07 

percent increase during 2006 (from 

195.6 in November 2005 to 201.6 in 

November 2006) 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 Department would like to point out 

that the SFSP administrative 

reimbursement rates continue to be 

adjusted up or down to the nearest 

quarter-cent, as has previously been the 

case. Additionally, operating 

reimbursement rates have been rounded 

down to the nearest whole cent, as 

required by Section 11(a)(3)(B) of the 

NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1759 (a)(3)(B)). 

Authority: Secs. 9, 13, and 14, National 

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

1758, 1761, and 1762a). 

Dated: January 23, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–346 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; National 

Survey on Recreation and the 

Environment 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection, National Survey on 

Recreation and the Environment. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before March 30, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to H. Ken 

Cordell, USDA Forest Service, 320 

Green Street, Athens, GA 30602–2044. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (706) 559–4266 or by e-mail 

to: Kcordell@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at Research Work Unit SRS–

4953, USDA Forest Service, 320 Green 

Street, Athens, GA, Room 233, during 

normal business hours. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead to (706) 559–

4262 to facilitate entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H. 

Ken Cordell, Research Work Unit SRS–

4901, 706–559–4263. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 

hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Survey on Recreation 

and the Environment. 

OMB Number: 0596–0127. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 8/31/07. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: Federal land-managing 

agencies are responsible for the 

management of more than 650 million 

acres of public lands; this includes 

management for recreation 

opportunities. To manage well and 

wisely, knowledge of recreation 

demands, opinions, preferences, and 

attitudes regarding the management of 

these lands is imperative and necessary 

to the development of effective policy, 

planning, and on-the-ground 

management. For all federal agencies, 

input from and knowledge about the 

public is mandatory. 

For both land and non-land 

management agencies, the collection 

and analysis of public demand data is 

vital to designing effective policies and 

programs for the management and use of 

water, forest, and wildlife resources. 

Authorizing legislation for this 

collection is the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Planning Act 

(RPA) (PL 93–378–88 Stat. 475), which 

directs the Secretary of Agriculture to 

assess the status of the Nation’s forest 

and range lands periodically and to 

recommend a Forest Service program for 

their sustained management and use. 

Among the program areas included in 

the Forest Service assessment are 

outdoor recreation and wilderness. 

This collection is a multi-agency 

partnership. The Forest Service (U.S. 

Department of Agriculture) and the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (U. S. Department of 

Commerce) are the lead agencies. This 

is the ninth in a series of surveys 

conducted since 1960. The survey: 

(1) Measures the public demand on 

the Nation’s land, water, and other 

natural resources for outdoor recreation; 

(2) Identifies public perceptions of 

accessibility to recreational sites; 

(3) Seeks public feedback regarding 

the management of public recreation 

sites and natural resources; 

(4) Asks for suggestions on how 

public agencies can improve 

management of public recreation areas 

and natural resources; 

(5) Seeks information on public 

attitudes about the environment and 

preferences for public and private 

recreational sites; and 

(6) Identifies shifts in recreational 

demands that might influence the 

delivery of recreational services. 

The survey consists of a telephone 

survey of 75,000 individuals, age 16 or 

older, residing in the United States and 

will be conducted using computerassisted telephone interviewing (CATI) 

technology. The Human Dimensions 

Research Laboratory at the University of 

Tennessee in Knoxville, TN will 

conduct the telephone interviews and 

data collection. A team of research 

scientists representing the main federal 

agencies involved in the survey will 

analyze the data. Both English and 

Spanish versions of the questionnaires 

will be used. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 15 

minutes per respondent. 

Type of Respondents: Individuals. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 25,000. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 65. 


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