Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 2015 / Notices 2913 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Summer Food Service Program 2015 

Reimbursement Rates 

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. These adjustments address 

changes in the Consumer Price Index, as 

required under the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act. The 2015 

reimbursement rates are presented as a 

combined set of rates to highlight 

simplified cost accounting procedures. 

The 2015 rates are also presented 

individually, as separate operating and 

administrative rates of reimbursement, 

to show the effect of the Consumer Price 

Index adjustment on each rate. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina 

Namian, Policy and Program 

Development Division, Child Nutrition 

Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Suite 1206, Alexandria, Virginia 22302; 

or phone 703–305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) 

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. (See 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 formal review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Definitions 

The terms used in this notice have the 

meaning ascribed to them under 7 CFR 

part 225 of the SFSP regulations. 

Background 

This notice informs the public of the 

annual adjustments to the 

reimbursement rates for meals served in 

SFSP. In accordance with sections 12(f) 

and 13, 42 U.S.C. 1760(f) and 1761, of 

the Richard B. Russell National School 

Lunch Act (NSLA) and SFSP regulations 

under 7 CFR part 225, the United States 

Department of Agriculture announces 

the adjustments in SFSP payments for 

meals served to participating children 

during calendar year 2015. 

The 2015 reimbursement rates are 

presented as a combined set of rates to 

highlight simplified cost accounting 

procedures. Reimbursement is based 

solely on a ‘‘meals times rates’’ 

calculation, without comparison to 

actual or budgeted costs. Sponsors 

receive reimbursement that is 

determined by the number of 

reimbursable meals served multiplied 

by the combined rates for food service 

operations and administration. 

However, the combined rate is based on 

separate operating and administrative 

rates of reimbursement, each of which is 

adjusted differently for inflation. 

Calculation of Rates 

The combined rates are constructed 

from individually authorized operating 

and administrative reimbursements. 

Simplified procedures provide 

flexibility, enabling sponsors to manage 

their reimbursements to pay for any 

allowable cost, regardless of the cost 

category. Sponsors remain responsible, 

however, for ensuring proper 

administration of the Program, while 

providing the best possible nutritional 

benefit to children. The operating and 

administrative rates are calculated 

separately. However, the calculations of 

adjustments for both cost categories are 

based on the same set of 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 United States 

Department of Labor. They represent a 

2.9 percent increase in this series for the 

12 month period, from November 2013 

through November 2014 (from 244.97 in 

November 2013 to 251.987 in November 

2014). 

Table of 2015 Reimbursement Rates 

Presentation of the 2015 maximum 

per meal rates for meals served to 

children in SFSP combines the results 

from the calculations of operational and 

administrative payments, which are 

further explained in this notice. The 

total amount of payments to State 

agencies for disbursement to SFSP 

sponsors will be based upon these 

adjusted combined rates and the 

number of meals of each type served. 

These adjusted rates will be in effect 

from January 1, 2015, through December 

31, 2015. 

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM 2015 REIMBURSEMENT RATES (COMBINED) 

Per meal rates in whole or fractions of 

U.S. dollars 

All states except Alaska and 

Hawaii 

Alaska Hawaii 

Rural or selfprep sites All other types 

of sites 

Rural or selfprep sites All other types 

of sites 

Rural or selfprep sites All other types 

of sites 

Breakfast .................................................. 2.0775 2.0375 3.3750 3.3100 2.4300 2.3825 

Lunch or Supper ...................................... 3.6450 3.5875 5.9100 5.8150 4.2650 4.1950 

Snack ....................................................... 0.8650 0.8450 1.4025 1.3700 1.0100 0.9875 

Operating Rates 

The portion of the SFSP rates for 

operating costs is based on payment 

amounts set in section 13(b)(1) of the 

NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(1). They are 

rounded down to the nearest whole 

cent, as required by section 11(a)(3)(B) 

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


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SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM OPERATING COMPONENT OF 2015 REIMBURSEMENT RATES

Operating rates in U.S. dollars, rounded down to the nearest whole cent 

All states except Alaska 

and Hawaii 

Alaska Hawaii 

Breakfast ...................................................................................................................................... 1.89 3.07 2.21 

Lunch or Supper .......................................................................................................................... 3.30 5.35 3.86 

Snack ........................................................................................................................................... 0.77 1.25 0.90 

Administrative Rates 

The administrative cost component of 

the reimbursement is authorized under 

section 13(b)(3) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 

1761(b)(3). Rates are higher for sponsors 

of sites located in rural areas and for 

‘‘self-prep’’ sponsors that prepare their 

own meals, at the SFSP site or at a 

central facility, instead of purchasing 

them from vendors. The administrative 

portion of SFSP rates are adjusted, 

either up or down, to the nearest 

quarter-cent. 

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT OF 2015 REIMBURSEMENT RATES

Administrative rates in U.S. dollars, adjusted, up or down, to the nearest quarter-cent 

All states except Alaska and 

Hawaii 

Alaska Hawaii 

Rural or selfprep sites All other types 

of sites 

Rural or selfprep sites All other types 

of sites 

Rural or selfprep sites All other types 

of sites 

Breakfast .................................................. 0.1875 0.1475 0.3050 0.2400 0.2200 0.1725 

Lunch or Supper ...................................... 0.3450 0.2875 0.5600 0.4650 0.4050 0.3350 

Snack ....................................................... 0.0950 0.0750 0.1525 0.1200 0.1100 0.0875 

Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard 

B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 

U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a, respectively. 

Dated: January 14, 2015. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00877 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–3–2015] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 245—Decatur, 

Illinois, Application for Subzone, 

Thyssenkrupp Presta Danville, LLC, 

Danville, Illinois 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Economic Development 

Corporation of Decatur & Macon 

County, grantee of FTZ 245, requesting 

subzone status for the facility of 

Thyssenkrupp Presta Danville, LLC 

(Thyssenkrupp Presta), located in 

Danville, Illinois. The application was 

submitted pursuant to the provisions of 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 

400). It was formally docketed on 

January 14, 2015. 

The proposed subzone (42.6 acres) is 

located at 75 Walz Creek Drive, 

Danville, Vermilion County. The 

applicant has indicated that a 

notification of proposed production 

activity will be submitted. Any such 

notification will be published separately 

for public comment. The proposed 

subzone would be subject to the existing 

activation limit of FTZ 245. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the 

FTZ Staff is designated examiner to 

review the application and make 

recommendations to the Executive 

Secretary. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary at the address below. The 

closing period for their receipt is March 

2, 2015. Rebuttal comments in response 

to material submitted during the 

foregoing period may be submitted 

during the subsequent 15-day period to 

March 17, 2015. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 

21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s 

Web site, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Whiteman at 

Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 

482–0473. 

Dated: January 14, 2015. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00937 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of 

Scientific Instruments 

Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the 

Educational, Scientific and Cultural 

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. 

L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– 

36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we 

invite comments on the question of 

whether instruments of equivalent 

scientific value, for the purposes for 

which the instruments shown below are 

intended to be used, are being 

manufactured in the United States. 

Comments must comply with 15 CFR 

301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and 

be postmarked on or before February 10, 

2015. Address written comments to 

Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 

3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, DC 20230. Applications 

may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce in Room 3720. 

Docket Number: 14–031. Applicant: 

Harvard University, 11 Oxford St., 

Cambridge, MA 02138. Instrument: 

Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: 

JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The 

instrument will be used to examine the 


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