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criteria were also presented. Through a 

voting process, eleven meeting 

participants heard summaries of 

planning accomplishments to date, 

provided input on issues and concerns 

to be considered in the planning 

process, were made aware of results 

from the reservoir sedimentation survey, 

and identified which planning 

alternative (i.e., No Action, 

Decommission, Structural, NonStructural) was most desirable. 

Conclusion 

The Environmental Assessment 

summarized above indicates that this 

Federal action will not cause significant 

adverse local, regional, or national 

impacts on the environment. Therefore, 

based on the above findings, I have 

determined that an environmental 

impact statement for the recommended 

plan of action on Marbury Creek 

Watershed Structure No. 22 is not 

required. 

July 2, 2009. 

James E. Tillman, Sr., 

State Conservationist. 

[FR Doc. E9–16797 Filed 7–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Food Distribution Program: Value of 

Donated Foods From July 1, 2009 

Through June 30, 2010 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

national average value of donated foods 

or, where applicable, cash in lieu of 

donated foods, to be provided in school 

year 2010 (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 

2010) for each lunch served by schools 

participating in the National School 

Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each 

lunch and supper served by institutions 

participating in the Child and Adult 

Care Food Program (CACFP). 

DATES: The rate in this notice is effective 

July 1, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Waters, Program Analyst, 

Policy Branch, Food Distribution 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302–1594 or telephone (703) 305– 

2662. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

programs are listed in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance under Nos. 

10.555 and 10.558 and are 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 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. 3507). 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 was reviewed by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. 

National Average Minimum Value of 

Donated Foods for the Period July 1, 

2009 Through June 30, 2010 

This notice implements mandatory 

provisions of sections 6(c) and 

17(h)(1)(B) of the National School 

Lunch Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1755(c) 

and 1766(h)(1)(B)). Section 6(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act establishes the national average 

value of donated food assistance to be 

given to States for each lunch served in 

the NSLP at 11.00 cents per meal. 

Pursuant to section 6(c)(1)(B), this 

amount is subject to annual adjustments 

on July 1 of each year to reflect changes 

in a three-month average value of the 

Price Index for Foods Used in Schools 

and Institutions for March, April, and 

May each year (Price Index). Section 

17(h)(1)(B) of the Act provides that the 

same value of donated foods (or cash in 

lieu of donated foods) for school 

lunches shall also be established for 

lunches and suppers served in the 

CACFP. Notice is hereby given that the 

national average minimum value of 

donated foods, or cash in lieu thereof, 

per lunch under the NSLP (7 CFR part 

210) and per lunch and supper under 

the CACFP (7 CFR part 226) shall be 

19.5 cents for the period July 1, 2009 

through June 30, 2010. 

The Price Index is computed using 

five major food components in the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer 

Price Index (cereal and bakery products; 

meats, poultry and fish; dairy; processed 

fruits and vegetables; and fats and oils). 

Each component is weighted using the 

relative weight as determined by the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. The value of 

food assistance is adjusted each July 1 

by the annual percentage change in a 

three-month average value of the Price 

Index for March, April, and May each 

year. The three-month average of the 

Price Index decreased by 5.5 percent 

from 182.01 for March, April, and May 

of 2008, as previously published in the 

Federal Register, to 171.97 for the same 

three months in 2009. When computed 

on the basis of unrounded data and 

rounded to the nearest one-quarter cent, 

the resulting national average for the 

period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 

2010 will be 19.50 cents per meal. This 

is a decrease of 1.25 cents from the 

school year 2009 (July 1, 2008 through 

June 30, 2009) rate. 

Authority: Sections 6(c)(1)(A) and (B), 

6(e)(1), and 17(h)(1)(B) of the National School 

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

1755(c)(1)(A) and (B) and (e)(1), and 

1766(h)(1)(B)). 

Dated: July 9, 2009. 

Julia Paradis, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–16746 Filed 7–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Extension of Public 

Comment Period—Klamath National 

Forest Travel Management Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of extension for public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service is 

extending the public comment period 

for the Travel Management Draft 

Environmental Impact Statements for 

the Klamath National Forest for an 

addition 15 days to August 4, 2009. The 

original notice called for comments to 

be submitted by July 20, 2009 (75 FR 

27034, June 5, 2009). 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by August 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments 

electronically to commentspacificsouthwestklamath@fs.fed.us. 

Comments also may be submitted by 

mail to the Klamath National Forest, 

Attn: Jan Ford, 1312 Fairlane Road, 

Yreka, CA 96097, or by fax to (530) 841 

4571. Comment sent via e-mail should 

use the subject line ‘‘Klamath NF Travel 

Management EIS.’’ 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

become part of the public record for this 

proposed action. 

Comments submitted anonymously 

will be accepted and considered; 

however, anonymous comments may 

limit the respondent’s ability to 

participate in subsequent administrative 

review or judicial review. The public 

may inspect comments received on this 


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project at the Klamath National 1312 

Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA 96097 on 

business days between 8:30 a.m. and 4 

p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan 

Ford, Klamath National Forest, 1312 

Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA 96097; 

jaford@fs.fed.us, or (530) 841–4483. 

Dated: July 6, 2009. 

Patricia A. Grantham, 

Forest Supervisor, Klamath National Forest. 

[FR Doc. E9–16700 Filed 7–14–09; 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, 2009 through June 30, 2010. 

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, 2009 through 

June 30, 2010, 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 16.00 cents. This reflects a 

decrease of 12.67 percent in the 

Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk 

Products from May 2008 to May 2009 

(from a level of 199.7 in May 2008 as 

previously published in the Federal 

Register to 174.4 in May 2009). 

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, 2009 through June 30, 

2010 reflect a 4.232 percent increase in 

the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers during the 12-month period 

May 2008 to May 2009 (from a level of 

213.967 in May 2008 as previously 

published in the Federal Register to 

223.023 in May 2009). 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 

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. 


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