Appendix E5: Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines

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from engaging in commerce as a meat or
poultry products broker; renderer;
animal food manufacturer; wholesaler of
livestock or poultry carcasses or parts;
or public warehouseman storing such
articles in or for commerce, or from
engaging in the business of buying,
selling, or transporting in commerce, or
importing any dead, dying, or disabled
or diseased livestock or poultry or parts
of the carcasses of livestock or poultry
that died otherwise than by slaughter,
unless it has registered its business with
FSIS as required by the regulations.
According to the regulations (9 CFR
320.5 and 381.179), parties required to
register with FSIS must do so by
submitting a form (FSIS Form 5020–1,
Registration of Meat and Poultry
Handlers) and must provide current and
correct information to FSIS, including
their name, the address of all locations
at which they conduct the business that
requires them to register, and all trade
or business names under which they
conduct these businesses. In addition,
parties required to register with FSIS
must do so within 90 days after they
begin to engage in any of the businesses
that require registration. They must also
notify FSIS in writing when information
on the form changes.
An official establishment that
conducts any of these activities does not
have to register (9 CFR 320.5(c) and
381.179(c)). (An official establishment is
a slaughtering, cutting, canning, or other
food processing establishment where
inspection is maintained under the meat
and poultry regulations (9 CFR
Subchapters A, D, and E).)
FSIS has made the following
estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates
that it will take respondents an average
of 10 minutes to complete and submit
this form to FSIS.
Respondents: Brokers, renderers,
animal food manufacturers, wholesalers,
public warehousemen, meat and poultry
handlers.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 1,200.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses
per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 200 hours.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from Gina
Kouba, Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA, 1400 Independence
SW., 6065, South Building, Washington,
DC 20250; (202) 720–5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’s functions, including whether
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utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’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, 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 both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20253.
Responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
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is able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience. In
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subscription service which provides
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Options range from recalls to export
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No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, or political
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discrimination any person in the United
States under any program or activity
conducted by the USDA.
How to File a Complaint of
Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at http://
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–9410.
Fax: (202) 690–7442.
Email: [email protected].
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on: March 16,
2016.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Programs: Income
Eligibility Guidelines
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice announces the
Department’s annual adjustments to the
Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used
in determining eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk for
the period from July 1, 2016 through
June 30, 2017. These guidelines are used
by schools, institutions, and facilities
participating in the National School
Lunch Program (and Commodity School
Program), School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program for Children,
Child and Adult Care Food Program and
Summer Food Service Program. The
annual adjustments are required by
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act. The
guidelines are intended to direct
benefits to those children most in need
and are revised annually to account for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2016.
SUMMARY:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Hortin, Program Monitoring and
Operational Support Division, Child
Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Suite 628, Alexandria, Virginia 22302,
703–305–4375.
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 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 of Management and Budget in
conformance with Executive Order
12866. The affected programs are listed
in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.553, No.
10.555, No. 10.556, No. 10.558, and No.
10.559 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 the final rule
related notice published at 48 FR 29114,
June 24, 1983).

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Background
Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and
17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)),
and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the
Department annually issues the Income
Eligibility Guidelines for free and
reduced price meals for the National
School Lunch Program (7 CFR part 210),
the Commodity School Program (7 CFR
part 210), School Breakfast Program (7
CFR part 220), Summer Food Service
Program (7 CFR part 225) and Child and
Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR part
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the Special Milk Program for Children
(7 CFR part 215). These eligibility
guidelines are based on the Federal
income poverty guidelines and are
stated by household size. The guidelines
are used to determine eligibility for free
and reduced price meals and free milk
in accordance with applicable program
rules.
Definition of Income
In accordance with the Department’s
policy as provided in the Food and
Nutrition Service publication Eligibility
Manual for School Meals, ‘‘income,’’ as
the term is used in this notice, means
income before any deductions such as
income taxes, Social Security taxes,
insurance premiums, charitable
contributions, and bonds. It includes the
following: (1) Monetary compensation
for services, including wages, salary,
commissions or fees; (2) net income
from nonfarm self-employment; (3) net
income from farm self-employment; (4)
Social Security; (5) dividends or interest
on savings or bonds or income from
estates or trusts; (6) net rental income;
(7) public assistance or welfare
payments; (8) unemployment
compensation; (9) government civilian
employee or military retirement, or
pensions or veterans payments; (10)
private pensions or annuities; (11)
alimony or child support payments; (12)
regular contributions from persons not
living in the household; (13) net
royalties; and (14) other cash income.
Other cash income would include cash
amounts received or withdrawn from
any source including savings,
investments, trust accounts and other
resources that would be available to pay
the price of a child’s meal.
‘‘Income’’, as the term is used in this
notice, does not include any income or
benefits received under any Federal
programs that are excluded from
consideration as income by any
statutory prohibition. Furthermore, the
value of meals or milk to children shall
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in accordance with the prohibitions in
section 12(e) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act and section
11(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1760(e) and 1780(b)).
The Income Eligibility Guidelines
The following are the Income
Eligibility Guidelines to be effective
from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
The Department’s guidelines for free
meals and milk and reduced price meals
were obtained by multiplying the year
2016 Federal income poverty guidelines
by 1.30 and 1.85, respectively, and by
rounding the result upward to the next
whole dollar.
This notice displays only the annual
Federal poverty guidelines issued by the
Department of Health and Human
Services because the monthly and
weekly Federal poverty guidelines are
not used to determine the Income
Eligibility Guidelines. The chart details
the free and reduced price eligibility
criteria for monthly income, income
received twice monthly (24 payments
per year); income received every two
weeks (26 payments per year) and
weekly income.
Income calculations are made based
on the following formulas: Monthly
income is calculated by dividing the
annual income by 12; twice monthly
income is computed by dividing annual
income by 24; income received every
two weeks is calculated by dividing
annual income by 26; and weekly
income is computed by dividing annual
income by 52. All numbers are rounded
upward to the next whole dollar. The
numbers reflected in this notice for a
family of four in the 48 contiguous
States, the District of Columbia, Guam
and the territories represent an increase
of 0.2 percent over last year’s level for
a family of the same size.
Authority: Section 9(b)(1) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)).
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3,108
3,747
4,385
5,023
5,663
6,304

1,554
1,874
2,193
2,512
2,832
3,152

1,435
1,730
2,024
2,319
2,614
2,910

718
865
1,012
1,160
1,307
1,455

26,208
31,590
36,972
42,354
47,749
53,157

27,454
37,037
46,620
56,203
65,786
75,369
84,952
94,572

2,288
3,087
3,885
4,684
5,483
6,281
7,080
7,881

ALASKA
1,144
1,544
1,943
2,342
2,742
3,141
3,540
3,941

1,056
1,425
1,794
2,162
2,531
2,899
3,268
3,638

528
713
897
1,081
1,266
1,450
1,634
1,819

19,292
26,026
32,760
39,494
46,228
52,962
59,696
66,456

1,608
2,169
2,730
3,292
3,853
4,414
4,975
5,538

6,760

564

644
868
1,092
1,317
1,541
1,765
1,990
2,215

594
801
1,008
1,215
1,422
1,629
1,837
2,045

297
401
504
608
711
815
919
1,023

804
1,085
1,365
1,646
1,927
2,207
2,488
2,769

742
1,001
1,260
1,519
1,778
2,037
2,296
2,556

371
501
630
760
889
1,019
1,148
1,278

260

130

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member, add

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44,955
52,614
60,273
67,951
75,647

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1,736
2,184
2,633
3,081
3,530
3,980
4,430

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34,096
42,902
51,708
60,514
69,320
78,126
86,969

2,108
2,842
3,576
4,309
5,043
5,777
6,511
7,248

8.843

737

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1,054
1,421
1,788
2,155
2,522
2,889
3,256
3,624
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282

1

973
1,312
1,651
1,989
2,328
2,667
3,005
3,345

487
656
826
995
1,164
1,334
1,503
1,673

17,771
23,959
30,147
36,335
42,523
48,711
54,899
61,113

1,481
1,997
2,513
3,028
3,544
4,060
4,575
5,093

741
999
1,257
1,514
1,772
2,030
2,288
2,547

684
922
1,160
1,398
1,636
1,874
2,112
2,351

342
461
580
699
818
937
1,056
1,176

341

171

6.214

518

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Dated: March 14, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–06463 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

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March 16, 2016.

The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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 regarding this information
collection received by April 22, 2016
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_
[email protected] or fax (202)
395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Study of Nutrition and Activity
in Child Care Settings.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.

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Summary of Collection: Since good
nutrition is a key to proper childhood
development and nutrition and physical
activity is an important part of
childcare, Congress directed the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
conduct a Study on Nutrition and
Wellness Quality in Childcare Settings
in Section 223 of the Healthy, Hunger
Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–
296). The objectives set out by Congress
encompass four broad topics: (1)
Nutritional quality of foods offered, (2)
physical activity, (3) sedentary activity,
and (4) barriers to and facilitators of
nutritional quality, physical activity,
and participation by childcare centers
and family day care homes in the Child
and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Need and Use of the Information:
This study will collect a broad range of
data from a nationally representative
sample of sponsors, directors, food
preparers and/or provider staff of
childcare centers, family day care home
and after-school programs that
participate in CACFP and those that do
not participate in the program, and from
the children and parents of children
receiving care from CACFP childcare
centers, family day care homes, and
after-school programs during 2015–
2016. This data will be used to
document the quality of meals and
snacks offered in childcare facilities,
relative to the current Dietary
Guidelines for Americans (DGA) which
are prepared by USDA and the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, and the types of activities that
might promote or inhibit healthy weight
and development. The data will also
provide insights into how nutritional
quality and physical activity in
childcare might be improved. And
lastly, the study will collect data on the
costs of childcare meals and snacks in
relationship to CACFP reimbursements,
other funding, and meal quality.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households, Businesses
or other for-profit institutions, Not-for
profit institutions, and State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 13,050.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 17,438.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory
Committee; Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Eastern Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Idaho Falls, Idaho. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act. Additional RAC information,
including the meeting agenda and the
meeting summary/minutes can be found
at the following Web site: http://
fs.usda.gov/ctnf.
DATES: The meeting will be held April
22, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
(NF) Supervisor’s Office, large
conference room, 1405 Hollipark Drive,
Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received at the CaribouTarghee NF Supervisor’s Office. Please
call ahead to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Ballard, RAC Coordinator, by
phone at 208–557–5765 or via email at
[email protected].
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is: Review and
vote on which proposed projects will be
recommended for approval by the
Designated Federal Officer.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
SUMMARY:

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