Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 6 / Thursday, January 9, 1997 / Notices 1309

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and

Program Development Branch, Child

Nutrition Division, Food and Consumer

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305–

2620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

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).

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

Pursuant to section 13 of the National

School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C.

1761) 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 during the

1997 Program. 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 1995 through November

1996.

The operating rates being adjusted in

this notice are lower than those which

were in effect during the 1996 Program.

This is due to the enactment of Public

Law 104–193, the Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act of 1996, on August

22, 1996. Section 706(b) of this statute

amended section 13(b) of the NSLA to

set new maximum SFSP operating rates

and to require the rates to be adjusted

down to the nearest whole cent. This

resulted in the lowering of the rates

from $2.1675 to $1.97 for lunches and

suppers, from $1.2075 to $1.13 for

breakfasts, and from $.5700 to $.4600 for

supplements. Finally, after adjusting

these rates by 3 percent (to reflect an

increase in the CPI for food away from

home, from 150.2 in November 1995 to

154.7 in November 1996), the resulting

operating rates were rounded down to

the nearest whole cent, as opposed to

the nearest quarter cent, as was

previously the case.

The new 1997 reimbursement rates in

dollars are as follows:

MAXIMUM PER MEAL REIMBURSEMENT

RATES

Operating Costs

Breakfast ......................................... $1.16

Lunch or Supper ............................. 2.02

Supplement ..................................... .47

Administrative Costs

a. For meals served at rural or selfpreparation sites:

Breakfast ..................................... .115

Lunch or Supper ......................... .2125

Supplement ................................. .0575

b. For meals served at other types

of sites:

Breakfast ..................................... .09

Lunch or Supper ......................... .175

Supplement ................................. .045

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 Department points out that Public

Law 104–193 established new

maximum operating rates for all SFSP

sponsors but did not change the base

administrative rates or the rounding

method for those rates. The

administrative rates being adjusted in

this notice are the rates which were in

effect during 1996. In addition, the

SFSP administrative reimbursement

rates continue to be adjusted to the

nearest quarter-cent as has previously

been the case.

Authority: Secs. 9, 13 and 14, National

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

1758, 1761 and 1762a).

Dated: December 30, 1996.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator, Food and Consumer

Service.

[FR Doc. 97–485 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

Forest Service

Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee Meeting; Notice

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Southwest Washington

Provincial Advisory Committee will

meet on January 22 and 23, 1997, in

Woodland, Washington, at the Oak Tree

Restaurant, near Exit No. 21 on

Interstate 5. The purpose of the meeting

is to update and finalize subcommittee

tasks from previous meetings, provide

information on previous meeting topics,

and review and prioritize the 1997

Watershed Restoration Program. On

January 22, the meeting will begin at 9

a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. On

January 23, the meeting will begin at 8

a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. Agenda

items to be covered include: January 22:

(1) Subcommittee recommendations on

Advisory Committee work priorities and

field trips, (2) Response and discussion

of November’s topic on ‘‘What the

Forest Looks Like,’’ (3) Presentations on

Partnerships and Special Forest

Products, (4) Executive Committee

response to Advisory Committee vision

and role statements, (5) Subcommittee

update on socioeconomic health

measures, and (6) Public Open Forum.

January 23: (1) Review and prioritize

watershed restoration projects for 1997

and (2) Public open forum. All

Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee meetings are open

to the public. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend. The ‘‘open forum’’

provides opportunity for the public to

bring issues, concerns, and discussion

topics to the Advisory Committee. The

‘‘open forum’’ is scheduled as part of

agenda item (6) for this meeting.

Interested speakers will need to register

prior to the open forum period. The

committee welcomes the public’s

written comments on committee

business at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Sue Lampe, Public Affairs, at (360)

750–5091, or write Forest Headquarters

Office, Gifford Pinchot National Forest,

6926 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., P.O. Box

8944, Vancouver, WA 98668–8944.

Dated: January 2, 1997.

Tom Knappenberger,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–465 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

National Agricultural Statistics

Service; Notice of Intent To Extend and

Revise a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.