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Vol. 87, No. 49 

Monday, March 14, 2022 

1The base value for meat and meat products in 

2021 was $84,942 rounded to the nearest $100 

dollar to $84,900. The base value included $82,360 

for meat and meat products and $2,582 to account 

for Siluriformes fish and fish products. The meat 

and meat products prices increased by 7.66 percent, 

or $6,309 ($82,360 × 0.0766 = $6,309), during 2021. 

The Siluriformes fish and fish products prices 

increased by 5.39 percent, or $139 ($2,582 × 0.0539 

= $139), during 2021. Combined, the value for meat 

and meat products that includes Siluriformes fish 

and fish products increased by $6,448 ($6,309 + 

$139). Since this change is more than $500, the 

retail dollar limitation is adjusted to $91,400 

[($82,360 + $6,309) + ($2,582 + $139) = $91,390 

which is rounded to $91,400]. 

2The base value for poultry and poultry products 

in 2021 was $59,770 rounded to the nearest $100 

dollar to $59,800. The poultry and poultry products 

prices increased by 5.11 percent, or $3,054 ($59,770 

× 0.0511 = $3,054), during 2021. Since this change 

is more than $500, the retail dollar limitation is 

adjusted to $62,800 ($59,770 + $3,054 = $62,824 

rounded to $62,800.) 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2022–0007] 

Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar 

Limitations 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the dollar limitations on the amount of 

meat and meat products and poultry 

and poultry products that a retail store 

can sell to hotels, restaurants, and 

similar institutions without 

disqualifying itself for exemption from 

Federal inspection requirements. 

DATES: Applicable April 13, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina 

Kouba, Office of Policy and Program 

Development, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 

3758, South Building, Washington, DC 

20250–3700; (202) 720–5627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry 

Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 

et seq.) provide a comprehensive 

statutory framework to ensure that meat 

and meat products and poultry and 

poultry products prepared for commerce 

are wholesome, not adulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

Statutory provisions requiring 

inspection of the processing of meat and 

meat products and poultry and poultry 

products do not apply to operations of 

types traditionally and usually 

conducted at retail stores and 

restaurants in regard to products offered 

for sale to consumers in normal retail 

quantities (21 U.S.C. 661(c)(2) and 

454(c)(2)). FSIS’ regulations (9 CFR 

303.1(d) and 381.10(d)) elaborate on the 

conditions under which requirements 

for inspection do not apply to retail 

operations involving the preparation of 

meat and meat products and the 

processing of poultry and poultry 

products. 

Sales to Hotels, Restaurants, and 

Similar Institutions 

Under the aforementioned 

regulations, sales to hotels, restaurants, 

and similar institutions (other than 

household consumers) disqualify a 

retail store from exemption if the retail 

product sales of amenable products 

exceed either of two maximum limits: 

25 percent of the dollar value of the 

total retail product sales or the calendar 

year retail dollar limitation set by the 

FSIS Administrator. The retail dollar 

limitation is adjusted automatically 

during the first quarter of the year if the 

Consumer Price Index (CPI), published 

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows 

an increase or decrease of more than 

$500 in the price of the same volume of 

product for the previous year. FSIS 

publishes a notice of the adjusted retail 

dollar limitations in the Federal 

Register. (See 9 CFR 303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) 

and 381.10(d)(2)(iii)(b).) 

The CPI for 2021 reveals an annual 

average price increase for meat and meat 

products of 7.66 percent, an average 

annual price increase for Siluriformes 

fish and fish products of 5.39 percent, 

and an annual average price increase for 

poultry and poultry products of 5.11 

percent. When rounded to the nearest 

$100 dollar, the retail dollar limitation 

for meat and meat products, including 

Siluriformes fish and fish products, 

increased by $6,400 1 and the retail 

dollar limitation for poultry and poultry 

products increased by $3,100.2 In 

accordance with 9 CFR 

303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and 

381.10(d)(2)(iii)(b), because the retail 

dollar limitations for meat and meat 

products increased by more than $500, 

FSIS is increasing the dollar limitation 

on sales to hotels, restaurants, and 

similar institutions to $91,400 for meat 

and meat products for calendar year 

2022. Because the retail dollar 

limitations for poultry and poultry 

products increased by more than $500, 

FSIS is increasing the dollar limitation 

on sales to hotels, restaurants, and 

similar institutions to $62,800 for 

poultry and poultry products for 

calendar year 2022. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 

publication on-line through the FSIS 

web page located at: https://

www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. 

FSIS will also announce and provide 

a link to this Federal Register 

publication through the FSIS 

Constituent Update, which is used to 

provide information regarding FSIS 

policies, procedures, regulations, 

Federal Register notices, FSIS public 

meetings, and other types of information 

that could affect or would be of interest 

to our constituents and stakeholders. 

The Constituent Update is available on 

the FSIS web page. Through the web 

page, FSIS can provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an email 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at: 

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls, to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, the USDA, its 


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Agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, political 

beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all of the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter 

to USDA by: (1) Mail: U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; (2) fax: (202) 690–7442; 

or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Paul Kiecker, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05341 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

[Docket No. RHS–21–CF–0020] 

Community Facilities Technical 

Assistance and Training Grant 

Program for Fiscal Year 2022 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

Applications (NOSA). 

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service 

(Agency), a Rural Development agency 

of the United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), announces that it is 

accepting applications under the 

Community Facilities Technical 

Assistance and Training (TAT) Grant 

program for fiscal year (FY) 2022. This 

NOSA is being issued prior to passage 

of a final appropriations act for FY 2022 

to allow potential applicants time to 

submit applications for financial 

assistance under the program and to 

give the Agency time to process 

applications. Once the FY 2022 funding 

amount is determined, the Agency will 

publish it on its website at https://

www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/noticessolicitation-applications-nosas. 

DATES: Completed applications must be 

submitted using one of the following 

methods: 

• Paper submissions: The Agency 

must receive applications in paper, 

postmarked, and mailed, shipped, or 

sent overnight by 4:00 p.m. local time 

on May 26, 2022. Applicants intending 

to mail applications must provide 

sufficient time to permit delivery on or 

before the closing deadline date and 

time. Acceptance by the United States 

Postal Service or private mailer does not 

constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX), 

electronic mail, and postage due 

applications will not be accepted. The 

application dates and times are firm. 

The Agency will not consider any 

application received after the deadline. 

• Electronic submissions: Electronic 

applications must be submitted via 

https://www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Savings Time on May 

23, 2022. 

Prior to official submission of 

applications, applicants may request 

application guidance from the Agency, 

as long as such requests are made prior 

to May 16, 2022. Technical assistance is 

not meant to be an analysis or 

assessment of the quality of the 

materials submitted, a substitute for 

agency review of completed 

applications, nor a determination of 

eligibility, if such determination 

requires in-depth analysis. 

The Agency will not solicit or 

consider scoring nor eligibility 

information that is submitted after the 

application deadline. The Agency 

reserves the right to contact applicants 

to seek clarification information on 

materials contained in the submitted 

application. 

ADDRESSES: This notice and application 

materials may be accessed at https://

www.grants.gov. This Notice may also 

be viewed at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/ 

newsroom/notices-solicitationapplications-nosas. 

Applicants can submit an electronic 

application by following the 

instructions for the TAT funding 

announcement on https://

www.grants.gov. Applications may be 

submitted by the following methods: 

Applications are to be submitted to 

the USDA Rural Development State 

Office for the State in which the 

applicant is located. The address for the 

headquarters of each USDA Rural 

Development State Office can be 

accessed at https://www.rd.usda.gov/ 

files/CF_State_Office_Contacts.pdf. The 

Applicant should contact the USDA 

Rural Development State Office to see if 

applications may be submitted to Field 

Offices within the state. 

For applicants located in the District 

of Columbia, applications will be 

submitted to the National Office in care 

of Shirley Stevenson, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, STOP 0787, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

Electronic applications will be 

submitted via https://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Rural Development office for the state in 

which the applicant is located. A list of 

Rural Development State Office contacts 

is provided at the following link: 

https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/CF_State_

Office_Contacts.pdf. Applicants located 

in Washington, DC can contact Shirley 

Stevenson at (202) 205–9685 or via 

email at Shirley.Stevenson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

This solicitation is authorized 

pursuant to Section 306(a)(26) of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(26)), 

7 CFR part 3570, subpart F, and 7 CFR 

3570.267. 

Rural Development: Key Priorities 

The Agency encourages applicants to 

consider projects that will advance the 

following key priorities: 

• Assisting Rural communities 

recover economically from the impacts 

of the COVID–19 pandemic, particularly 

disadvantaged communities; 

• Ensuring all rural residents have 

equitable access to RD programs and 

benefits from RD funded projects; and 

• Reducing climate pollution and 

increasing resilience to the impacts of 

climate change through economic 

support to rural communities. 

Additional information regarding 

RD’s funding priorities is available at 

the following website: https://

www.rd.usda.gov/priority-points. 

Expenses incurred in developing grant 

application packages will be at the 

applicant’s sole risk. 


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