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The changes in the national average 

payment rates for centers reflect a 3.27 

percent increase during the 12-month 

period, May 2006 to May 2007, (from 

198.7 in May 2006 to 205.2 in May 

2007) 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 4.37 percent increase during the 12- 

month period, May 2006 to May 2007, 

(from 191.9 in May 2006 to 200.3 in 

May 2007) 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 2.66 percent increase during the 12- 

month period, May 2006 to May 2007, 

(from 202.5 in May 2006 to 207.9 in 

May 2007) 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 has been determined to be 

not significant and was reviewed by the 

Office Management and Budget in 

conformance with Executive Order 

12866. 

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: July 3, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–3366 Filed 7–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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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 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; 

to 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 to 

the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint 

of milk served to non-needy 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. 

DATES: These rates are effective from 

July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

William Wagoner, Section Chief, School 

Programs Section, Policy and Program 

Development Branch, Child Nutrition 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 

640, Alexandria, VA 22302 or phone 

(703) 305–2590. 

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 non-needy children in 

a school or institution that participates 

in the Special Milk Program for 

Children. This rate is adjusted annually 

to reflect changes in the Producer Price 

Index for Fluid Milk Products, 

published by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the Department of Labor. 

For the period July 1, 2007 through 

June 30, 2008, 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 17 cents. This reflects an 

increase of 16.84 percent in the 

Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk 

Products from May 2006 to May 2007 

(from a level of 159.1 in May 2006 to 

185.9 in May 2007). 

As a reminder, schools or institutions 

with pricing programs that 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 Richard B. 

Russell 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, 2007 through June 30, 

2008 reflect a 3.27 percent increase in 

the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers during the 12-month period 

May 2006 to May 2007 (from a level of 

198.7 in May 2006 to 205.2 in May 

2007). 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 Richard B. Russell 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 Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act provides 

two different section 4 payment levels 

for lunches served under the National 

School Lunch Program. The lower 


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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 Richard B. 

Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

U.S.C. 1759(a)) 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 Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757 and 

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 Richard B. Russell 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, 

2007 through June 30, 2008. 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 2005–06, the payments for meals 

served are: Contiguous States—paid 

rate—23 cents, free and reduced price 

rate—23 cents, maximum rate—31 

cents; Alaska—paid rate—38 cents, free 

and reduced price rate—38 cents, 

maximum rate—48 cents; Hawaii—paid 

rate—27 cents, free and reduced price 

rate—27 cents, maximum rate—35 

cents. 

In school food authorities which 

served 60 percent or more free and 

reduced price lunches in School Year 

2005–06, payments are: Contiguous 

States—paid rate—25 cents, free and 

reduced price rate—25 cents, maximum 

rate—31 cents; Alaska—paid rate—40 

cents, free and reduced price rate—40 

cents, maximum rate—48 cents; 

Hawaii—paid rate—29 cents, free and 

reduced price rate—29 cents, maximum 

rate—35 cents. 

Section 11 National Average Payment 

Factors—Contiguous States—free 

lunch—224 cents, reduced price 

lunch—184 cents; Alaska—free lunch—

363 cents, reduced price lunch—323 

cents; Hawaii—free lunch—262 cents, 

reduced price lunch—222 cents. 

Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool 

Care Programs—The payments are: 

Contiguous States—free snack—68 

cents, reduced price snack—34 cents, 

paid snack—06 cents; Alaska—free 

snack—110 cents, reduced price 

snack—55 cents, paid snack—10 cents; 

Hawaii—free snack—79 cents, reduced 

price snack—39 cents, paid snack—07 

cents. 

School Breakfast Program Payments 

For schools ‘‘not in severe need’’ the 

payments are: Contiguous States—free 

breakfast—135 cents, reduced price 

breakfast—105 cents, paid breakfast—24 

cents; Alaska—free breakfast—215 

cents, reduced price breakfast—185 

cents, paid breakfast—36 cents; 

Hawaii—free breakfast—157 cents, 

reduced price breakfast—127 cents, paid 

breakfast—27 cents. 

For schools in ‘‘severe need’’ the 

payments are: Contiguous States—free 

breakfast—161 cents, reduced price 

breakfast—131 cents, paid breakfast—24 

cents; Alaska—free breakfast—257 

cents, reduced price breakfast—227 

cents, paid breakfast—36 cents; 

Hawaii—free breakfast—187 cents, 

reduced price breakfast—157 cents, paid 

breakfast—27 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. 

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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 notice has been determined to be 

not significant and was reviewed by the 

Office Management and Budget in 

conformance with 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 


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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 

Richard B. Russell 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: July 3, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–3365 Filed 7–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ravalli County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ravalli County Resource 

Advisory Committee will be meeting 

about scheduling presentations on 2007 

projects which will be submitted and 

hold a short public forum (question and 

answer session). The meeting is being 

held pursuant to the authorities in the 

Federal Advisory Committee act (Pub. L. 

92–463) and under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393). The meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 

24, 2007, 6:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Bitterroot National Forest 

Supervisors Office, 1801 North First, 

Hamilton, Montana. Send written 

comments to Daniel G. Ritter, District 

Ranger, Stevensville Ranger District, 88 

Main Street, Stevensville, MT 59870, by 

facsimile (406) 777–7423, or 

electronically to dritter@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel G. Ritter, Stevensville District 

Ranger and Designated Federal Officer, 

Phone: (406) 777–5461. 

Dated: July 3, 2007. 

Barry Paulson, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–3327 Filed 7–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service, an agency 

delivering the United States Department 

of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural 

Development Utilities Programs, 

hereinafter referred to as Rural 

Development and/or the Agency, invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which RUS intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 10, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele L. Brooks, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 

1522, Room 5159 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202)720–0784 Fax: 

(202)720–8435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that RUS is 

submitting to OMB for extension. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Agency, 

including whether the information will 

have practical 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 those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to: 

Michele L. Brooks, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 


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