Summer Food Service Program; 2021 Reimbursement Rates
| Published date | 31 December 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 86901 |
| Record Number | 2020-29093 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department,Food And Nutrition Service |
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Vol. 85, No. 251
Thursday, December 31, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program; 2021
Reimbursement Rates
AGENCY
: Food and Nutrition Service,
Department of Agriculture (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 2021
reimbursement rates are presented as a
combined set of rates to highlight
simplified cost accounting procedures.
The 2021 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
: Implemented January 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: J.
Kevin Maskornick, Program Monitoring
and Operational Support Division,
Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Place, Suite 401, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314, 703–305–2537.
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 2 CFR part
415 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–
3520, 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 2021.
The 2021 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 nutrition
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
3.8 percent increase in this series for the
12-month period, from November 2019
through November 2020 (from 287.255
in November 2019 to 298.253 in
November 2020).
Table of 2021 Reimbursement Rates
Presentation of the 2021 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, 2021 through December
31, 2021.
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and
Hawaii—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—2 dollars and 46.25 cents
(8.75 cent increase from the 2020
reimbursement rate), Lunch or Supper—
4 dollars and 31.75 cents (16.5 cent
increase), Snack—1 dollar and 2 cents
(4.25 cent increase); All Other Types of
Sites—Breakfast—2 dollars and 41.5
cents (8.5 cent increase), Lunch or
Supper—4 dollars and 25 cents (16.25
cent increase), Snack—99.75 cents (4.25
cent increase).
Alaska—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—3 dollars and 99 cents (14.25
cent increase), Lunch or Supper—6
dollars and 99.25 cents (25.5 cent
increase), Snack—1 dollar and 65 cents
(5.75 cent increase); All Other Types of
Sites—Breakfast—3 dollars and 91.5
cents (14 cent increase), Lunch or
Supper—6 dollars and 88 cents (25 cent
increase), Snack—1 dollar and 61.25
cents (5.5 cent increase).
Hawaii—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—2 dollars and 88 cents (11
cent increase), Lunch or Supper—5
dollars and 4.75 cents (18.75 cent
increase), Snack—1 dollar and 19 cents
(4.5 cent increase); All Other Types of
Sites—Breakfast—2 dollars and 82.5
cents (10.75 cent increase), Lunch or
Supper—4 dollars and 96.75 cents (18.5
cent increase), Snack—1 dollar and
16.25 cents (4.25 cent increase).
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2021 R
EIMBURSEMENT
R
ATES
(C
OMBINED
)
Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars All States except Alaska and
Hawaii Alaska Hawaii
Site types Rural or
self-prep sites All other types
of sites
Rural or
self-prep sites All other types
of sites Rural or
self-prep sites All other types
of sites
Breakfast ................................................................................... 2.4625 2.4150 3.9900 3.9150 2.8800 2.8250
Lunch or Supper ....................................................................... 4.3175 4.2500 6.9925 6.8800 5.0475 4.9675
Snack ........................................................................................ 1.0200 0.9975 1.6500 1.6125 1.1900 1.1625
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)(iii) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C.
1759a(a)(3)(B)(iii).
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and
Hawaii—Breakfast—2 dollars and 24
cents (8 cents increase from the 2020
reimbursement rate), Lunch or Supper—
3 dollars and 91 cents (15 cents
increase), Snack—91 cents (4 cents
increase).
Alaska—Breakfast—3 dollars and 63
cents (13 cents increase), Lunch or
Supper—6 dollars and 33 cents (23
cents increase), Snack—1 dollar and 47
cents (5 cents increase).
Hawaii—Breakfast—2 dollars and 62
cents (10 cents increase), Lunch or
Supper—4 dollars and 57 cents (17
cents increase), Snack—1 dollar and 6
cents (4 cents increase).
O
PERATING
C
OMPONENT OF
2021 R
EIMBURSEMENT
R
ATES
Operating rates in U.S. dollars, rounded down to the nearest whole cent
All States
except
Alaska and
Hawaii
Alaska Hawaii
Breakfast ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2.24 3.63 2.62
Lunch or Supper ........................................................................................................................................................... 3.91 6.33 4.57
Snack ............................................................................................................................................................................ 0.91 1.47 1.06
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.
These changes are reflected below.
All States except Alaska and
Hawaii—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—22.25 cents (0.75 cent
increase from the 2020 reimbursement
rate), Lunch or Supper—40.75 cents (1.5
cent increase), Snack—11 cents (0.25
cent increase); All Other Types of
Sites—Breakfast—17.5 cents (0.5 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper—34 cents
(1.25 cent increase), Snack 8.75 cents
(0.25 cent increase).
Alaska—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—36 cents (1.25 cent increase),
Lunch or Supper—66.25 cents (2.5 cent
increase), Snack—18 cents (0.75 cent
increase); All Other Types of Sites—
Breakfast—28.5 cents (1 cent increase),
Lunch or Supper—55 cents (2 cent
increase), Snack—14.25 cents (0.5 cent
increase).
Hawaii—Rural or Self-prep Sites—
Breakfast—26 cents (1 cent increase),
Lunch or Supper—47.75 cents (1.75
cent increase), Snack—13 cents (0.5 cent
increase); All Other Types of Sites—
Breakfast—20.5 cents (0.75 cent
increase), Lunch or Supper—39.75 cents
(1.5 cent increase), Snack—10.25 cents
(0.25 cent increase).
A
DMINISTRATIVE
C
OMPONENT OF
2021 R
EIMBURSEMENT
R
ATES
Administrative rates in U.S. dollars,
adjusted, up or down, to the nearest
quarter-cent
All States except Alaska and
Hawaii Alaska Hawaii
Site types Rural or
self-prep sites All other types
of sites
Rural or
self-prep sites All other types
of sites Rural or
self-prep sites All other types
of sites
Breakfast .................................................. 0.2225 0.1750 0.3600 0.2850 0.2600 0.2050
Lunch or Supper ...................................... 0.4075 0.3400 0.6625 0.5500 0.4775 0.3975
Snack ....................................................... 0.1100 0.0875 0.1800 0.1425 0.1300 0.1025
Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42
U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a, respectively.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, USDA Food and Nutrition
Service.
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