Food and Nutrition Service
75 Fed. Reg. 65607 (October 26, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general comments on a proposed information collection for determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk in schools. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 54530 (September 8, 2010) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 253). This rule proposes to establish the requirements regarding the allocation of administrative funds for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations and the Food Distribution Program for Indian Households in Oklahoma. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 54588 (September 8, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection which concerns the appropriation and use of State funds for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 54295 (September 7, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the proposed collection of data for the Evaluation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education Practices Study. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg.46899 (August 4, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed information collection for "In-Depth Case Studies of Advanced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Modernization Initiatives," a revision of a currently approved data collection entitled "Enhancing Food Stamp Certification: Food Stamp Modernization Efforts." View this document.
75 Fed. Reg.41793 (July 19, 2010) (notice). This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg.41795 (July 19, 2010) (notice). 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 2011 for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg.41796 (July 19, 2010) (notice). This Notice announces the annual adjustments to the "national average payments"; to the "maximum reimbursement rates"; 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. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg.41140 (July 15, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection in support of the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg.40771 (July 14, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the proposed revision of the currently approved burden for the applications, periodic reporting, and notices burden calculations for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg.38771 (July 6, 2010) (notice). This notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition on July 27-29, 2010. View this document.
Food Safety and Inspection Service75 Fed. Reg.39201 (July 8, 2010) (notice). This notice solicits nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 33421 (June 11, 2010) (notice). This rule finalizes provisions of an interim rule entitled "Food Stamp Program: Non-Discretionary Quality Control Provisions of Title IV of Public Law 107-171," and a proposed rule entitled "Food Stamp Program: Discretionary Quality Control Provisions of Title IV of Public Law 107-171." View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 25830 (May 10, 2010) (notice). This notice invites comment on the proposed information collection for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Regulations, Part 275--Quality Control. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 23665 (May 4, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the proposed collection for the State Agency Options, Standard Utility Allowance and Self Employment Costs, burden calculations for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 22027 (April 27, 2010) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 253). This rule proposes to amend Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations regulations to conform to the requirements included in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 20977 (April 22, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection for the contract Evaluation of Reaching the Underserved Elderly and Working Poor in SNAP. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 20316 (April 19, 2010) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210, 215, 220, 225, and 226). This proposed rule incorporates the procurement option to purchase unprocessed locally grown and locally raised agricultural products in the Child Nutrition Programs' regulations and to define the term "unprocessed locally grown or locally raised agricultural products." It is intended to be implemented by institutions choosing to apply the geographic preference option for the procurement of locally grown and locally raised agricultural products. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 18377 (April 12, 2010) (direct final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 274). This direct final rule updates and reorganizes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program regulations pertaining to the issuance of SNAP benefits. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 16325 (April 1, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 226). This final rule amends the Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations to implement provisions that authorize reimbursement to eligible States for a meal served by at-risk afterschool care programs in eligible States. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 15603 (March 30, 2010) (final rule; correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This rule makes administrative corrections to a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2009, entitled "Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Vendor Cost Containment." View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 8239 (February 24, 2010) (final rule; approval of information collection request). This document announces approval of the information collection requirements associated with the final rule entitled School Food Safety Program Based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 8035 (February 23, 2010) (notice). This notice invites comments on a proposed information collection that is a revision of a collection currently approved for State Agency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 5877 (February 5, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 247). This final rule amends the regulations for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program by removing the priority given to women, infants, and children before the elderly in program participation. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 4469 (January 28, 2010) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 253). The Food and Nutrition Service is amending the regulations for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 3197 (January 20, 2010) (notice). This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children. View this document.
75 Fed. Reg. 2475 (January 15, 2010) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed information collection for the Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 69243 (December 31, 2009) (interim rule). This rule increases the amount of cash value vouchers from $8.00 to $10.00 issued to pregnant, postpartum and partially breastfeeding women participants for the purchase of fruits and vegetables as part of the WIC food packages. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 67969 (December 22, 2009) (final rule; notice of approval of information collection request). This document announces approval of the information collection requirements associated with the final rule entitled "Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Vendor Cost Containment." View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 66213 (December 15, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 220). This final rule implements a legislative provision which requires school food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program to develop a school food safety program for the preparation and service of school meals served to children. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 66084 (December 14, 2009) (notice). This notice announces the surplus and purchased foods that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under The Emergency Food Assistance Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 62473 (November 30, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 251). This final rule amends regulations for The Emergency Food Assistance Program by making State plans permanent and by explicitly designating the processing of donated wild game as an allowable use of administrative funds. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 62556 (November 30, 2009) (notice). The Food and Nutrition Service is publishing for public comment a summary of a revision of a currently approved collection for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the form FNS-388, State Issuance and Participation Estimates. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 59520 (November 18, 2009) (notice). This notice invites public comment on this revision of a currently approved collection for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 57142 (November 4, 2009) (notice). This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection concerning the Performance Reporting System for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 55804 (October 29, 2009) (notice). This notice invites comments on a proposed information collection in support of the goal of delivering science-based nutrition education to targeted audiences. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 52736 (October 14, 2009) (notice). This notice invites comments on a proposed information collection related to the Education and Administrative Reporting System form. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 51745 (October 8, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This final rule adopts, with changes, an interim rule published on November 29, 2005 amending the WIC regulations. The final rule incorporates into program regulations new legislative requirements for vendor cost containment that affect the selection, authorization, and reimbursement of retail vendors. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 48845 (September 25, 2009) (final rule; technical correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This document corrects a typographical error in an interim final rule concerning maximum monthly allowances of supplemental foods for infants. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 48710 (September 24, 2009) (notice). This notice invites comments on the proposed information collections related to the Claims for Reimbursement, FNS-806-A and FNS-806-B. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 48709 (September 24, 2009) (notice). This notice invites comments on the proposed information collection for Performance Standards and Reporting for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Modernization Initiatives. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 48373 (September 23, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 249). This final rule incorporates into the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program regulations, statutory provisions set forth in Section 4231 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. They add honey as an eligible food for purchase, prohibit the value of benefits from consideration as income or resources, and prohibit the collection of State or local tax on a purchase of food with a benefit distributed under the SFMNP. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 46665 (September 11, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 248). This is an affirmation of an interim rule as a final rule, without change amending the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program regulations to codify three nondiscretionary provisions mandated in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 45802 (September 4, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a revision of a currently approved collection of FNS-380, Worksheet for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control Reviews. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 45305 (September 2, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 220). This final rule adopts without change the food safety inspections requirements for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program set forth in a previous interim rule. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 45159 (September 1, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a new information collection for the Food and Nutrition Service Evaluation of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 42047 (August 20, 2009) (notice). This notice invites comment on the proposed revision of a currently approved collection associated with initiating and conducting Federal collection actions against households with delinquent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipient debts. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 41861 (August 19, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collection of Form FNS-380-1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control Review Schedule. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 41674 (August 18, 2009) (notice; correction). This document corrects a document published on August 7, 2009, concerning requests for comments on the Summer Food Service Program Claim for Reimbursement, Form FNS-143. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 41108 (August 14, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on an extension of a currently approved collection to determine public participation and the distribution of foods in the Food Distribution Programs. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 39609 (August 7, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed extension of a currently approved collection for the FNS-143, Claim for Reimbursement (Summer Food Service Program). View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 39607 (August 7, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed information collection for determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk in schools. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 38889 (August 5, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 210). This rule finalizes the interim rule that implemented the statutory provision to prohibit direct or indirect restrictions on the sale or marketing of fluid milk on school premises or at school-sponsored events in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 38578 (August 4, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the proposed information collections for the FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule and FNS-248, Status of Sample Selection and Completion. The forms are currently used in the Quality Control process for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 36649 (July 24, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed information collection for the Summer Food Service Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 34294 (July 15, 2009) (notice). This notice invites comment on the Agency's proposed information collection of taxpayer identifying numbers from all persons and organizations with which the Agency has a direct payment relationship. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 34295 (July 15, 2009) (notice). This notice invites comment on the proposed extension without change of a currently approved collection for Data Collection Related to Institutions and Organizations, concerning whether and to what extent faith-based and community organizations are participating in Federal nutrition assistance programs. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 34295 (July 15, 2009) (notice). This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 34303 (July 15, 2009) (notice). 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 for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 34304 (July 15, 2009) (notice). This Notice announces the annual adjustments to the "national average payments," the "maximum reimbursement rates," 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. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 30249 (July 7, 2009) (affirmation of interim rule as final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This is an affirmation by the Department of a final rule, without change, of an interim rule amending the regulations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children related to participant certification, general program administration, exclusions from income eligibility determinations, fair hearings and notices of adverse actions, and contact information. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 32105 (July 7, 2009) (notice). This notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 28154 (June 15, 2009) (affirmation of interim rule as final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 220). The Department is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations for the School Breakfast Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 21619 (May 8, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the proposed collection of data for the Models of SNAP-Ed and Evaluation Study. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 20274 (May 1, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the following proposed information collection: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Store Reauthorization Application. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 19929 (April 30, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the following proposed information collection: the WIC Federal and State Agreement. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 15240 (April 3, 2009) (notice). The Food and Nutrition Service is publishing, for public comment, a summary of a proposed information collection that establishes a new financial report to replace the SF-269 report currently used by State agencies to report expenditures in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 14935 (April 2, 2009) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 271, 272, 273, and 276). This rulemaking corrects and clarifies provisions of the final rule on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipient claims published on July 6, 2000. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 13410 (March 27, 2009) (notice). 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, 2009 through June 30, 2010. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 11345 (March 17, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this information collection, concerning the National Hunger Clearinghouse. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 9979 (March 9, 2009) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the proposed information collection based on the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and Section 5(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 9980 (March 9, 2009) (notice). The Food and Nutrition Service invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the following proposed information collection: School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study-IV. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 9780 (March 6, 2009) (notice). This notice invites public comment on a proposed revision of a currently approved collection, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Administrative Review Requirements-Food Retailers and Wholesalers. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 9780 (March 6, 2009) (notice). The Department announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 2508 (January 15, 2009) (notice). This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children. View this document.
74 Fed. Reg. 543 (January 6, 2009) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This final rule amends regulations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children by adding three requirements mandated by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 79591 (December 30, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 278 and 279). This final rule revises the current bonding requirements imposed against participating retailers and wholesalers who have violated the Food Stamp Program rules and regulations, places in the Food Stamp Program regulations the longstanding policy FNS has adopted to accept irrevocable letters of credit in lieu of collateral bonds, and establishes a specified period of time for retailers and wholesalers to be removed from the program for accepting food stamp benefits in payment for eligible food on credit. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 78287 (December 22, 2008) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the proposed collection of data for the School Food Purchase Study-III. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 76847 (December 18, 2008) (interim rule). This interim rule implements provisions of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 relating to verification of applications approved for free or reduced price meals in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 74605 (December 9, 2008) (final rule; notice of approval of Information Collection Request). The final rule entitled Management of Donated Foods in Child Nutrition Programs, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and Charitable Institutions was published on August 8, 2008. This document announces approval of the associated information collection on October 14, 2008. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 74687 (December 9, 2008) (notice). This notice announces the surplus and purchased foods that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under the Emergency Food Assistance Program in Fiscal Year 2009. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 65246 (November 3, 2008) (interim final rule). This interim final rule amends the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program regulations to codify three FMNP nondiscretionary provisions mandated in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 64301 (October 29, 2008) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed extension to a currently approved information collection for the National School Lunch Program. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 56545 (September 29, 2008) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed extension of a currently approved collection for the Report of School Programs Operations. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 55811 (September 26, 2008) (notice). This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed information collection regarding the Integrity Profile Report. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 46169 (August 7, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 250). This rule revises and clarifies requirements for donated foods in the National School Lunch Program and other child nutrition programs, in the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and by charitable institutions. It incorporates legislative changes affecting the distribution of donated foods in the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and reduces reporting and administrative requirements for donated foods provided to charitable institutions. It also restructures and revises regulatory provisions. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 45359 (August 5, 2008) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 220). This proposal would enable schools to take systematic action to prevent or minimize the risk of foodborne illness in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 38390 (July 7, 2008) (notice). This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates for sponsoring organizations of day care homes. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 38391 (July 7, 2008) (notice). 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 2009 for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 38392 (July 7, 2008) (notice). This notice announces the annual adjustments to the "national average payments" and "maximum reimbursement rates" under 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. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 38155 (July 3, 2008) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 253). This proposed rule would amend regulations for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 29107 (May 20, 2008) (notice). This notice announces a request for public comments to help senior officials of the USDA prepare for the 2009 Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 21807 (April 23, 2008) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This final rule amends the regulations governing the WIC Program to clarify issues that have arisen subsequent to the publication of the WIC Food Delivery Systems Final Rule on December 29, 2000, and to strengthen further the requirements for State vendor management and infant formula cost-containment systems. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 19186 (April 9, 2008) (notice). 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, 2008 through June 30, 2009. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 19048 (April 8, 2008) (notice). The Department announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 16213 (March 27, 2008) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 226). This rule proposes to amend the Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations to implement provisions from the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2002, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 15122 (March 21, 2008) (notice). This notice announces the surplus and purchased commodities that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under the Emergency Food Assistance Program in Fiscal Year 2008. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 14153 (March 17, 2008) (interim rule; delay of implementation date) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This document delays from August 5, 2009 until October 1, 2009 the implementation date of the interim final rule entitled Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children: Revisions in the WIC Food Packages, which became effective on February 4, 2008. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 11305 (March 3, 2008) (interim final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This interim final rule amends the regulations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. View this document.
73 Fed. Reg. 5496 (January 30, 2008) (notice). This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children, reflecting changes in the Consumer Price Index and the higher costs of providing meals in the States of Alaska and Hawaii. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 68965 (December 6, 2007) (interim rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This interim rule revises regulations governing the WIC food packages to align the WIC food packages with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and current infant feeding practice guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics, better promote and support the establishment of successful long-term breastfeeding, provide WIC participants with a wider variety of food, and provide WIC State agencies with greater flexibility in prescribing food packages to accommodate participants with cultural food preferences. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 63785 (November 13, 2007) (interim rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210, 215, 220, 235 and 245). This interim rule amends the regulations on eligibility determinations for free and reduced price school meals to implement nondiscretionary provisions of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 61479 (October 31, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210, 215 and 220). The Food and Nutrition Service is revising the regulations governing procedures related to the procurement of goods and services in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and Special Milk Program to remedy deficiencies identified in audits and program reviews and to make procurement and contract requirements consistent. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 60312 (October 24, 2007) (notice). This notice invites State and local agencies involved in the administration of The Emergency Food Assistance Program and the general public to comment on the intent of the Department to modify the data sources used to calculate the formula for allocating TEFAP commodities and administrative funds among State agencies. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 41287 (July 27, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the surplus and purchased commodities that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under the Emergency Food Assistance Program in Fiscal Year 2007. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 40826 (July 25, 2007) (notice). 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 2008 (July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008) for each lunch served by schools Participating in the National School Lunch Program, and for each lunch and supper served by institutions Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 27073 (May 15, 2007) (notice). This notice corrects an error that appeared in a document on July 17, 2006, announcing the national average value of donated foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be provided in school year 2007 (July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007) for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 24179 (May 2, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7C.F.R. part 210, 220, 225, 226, 246, 247, and 251). This final rule is part of the agency's effort to fulfill its responsibilities under the Faith-Based and Community Initiative pursuant to Executive Orders 13279 and 13280. It will enable FNS to identify the faith-based and community organizations participating in Federal nutrition assistance programs and determine the level of participation of faith-based and community organizations in the programs. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 13671 (March 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 249). The provisions of the final rule entitled Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations published on December 12, 2006, contained information collection requirements that required approval by the Office of Management and Budget. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 11291 (March 13, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. Parts 278 and 279). This action proposes to revise the current bonding requirements imposed against participating retailers and wholesalers who have violated the Food Stamp Program rules and regulations. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 11320 (March 13, 2007) (notice). The Department announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program. View this document.
72 Fed. Reg. 10885 (March 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. Parts 210, 215, 220, 225, 226, and 245). This final rule establishes requirements for the disclosure of children's free and reduced price meals or free milk eligibility information under the Child Nutrition Programs. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 74618 (December 12, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 249). This final rule implements the provision of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 that gives the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to promulgate regulations for the operation and administration of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), thereby making it a permanent program rather than a competitive grant. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 56708 (September 27, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This final rule amends a number of existing provisions in the WIC Program regulations to address issues raised by WIC State agencies, other members of the WIC community, and the United States Government Accountability Office. This final rule also incorporates recent legislation and certain longstanding program policies and State agency practices into the regulations. Further, the final rule also streamlines certain requirements in the regulations. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 50250 (August 24, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 250). This rule proposes to revise and clarify requirements for the processing of donated foods, in order to incorporate processing options tested in demonstration projects, to more effectively ensure accountability for donated foods provided for processing, and to streamline current reporting and review requirements. Most significantly, it would require multi-State processors to enter into National Processing Agreements to process donated foods into end products, and would permit processors to substitute donated beef and pork with commercially purchased beef and pork of U.S. origin and of equal or better quality than the donated food. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 46074 (August 11, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 235). This rule makes changes to the regulations governing State Administrative Expense funds for the Child Nutrition Programs to reflect amendments made by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 to the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 44784 (August 7, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This proposed rule would revise regulations governing the WIC food packages to align the WIC food packages with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and current infant feeding practice guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics, better promote and support the establishment of successful long-term breastfeeding, provide WIC participants with a wider variety of food, provide WIC State agencies with greater flexibility in prescribing food packages to accommodate participants with cultural food preferences, and serve participants with certain qualifying conditions under one food package to facilitate efficient management of medically fragile participants. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 43992 (August 3, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 250). The Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, is extending the public comment period on the proposed rule entitled "Management of Donated Foods in Child Nutrition Programs, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and Charitable Institutions," which was published in the Federal Register on June 8, 2006 at 71 FR 33344. This document extends the public comment period from August 7, 2006 to September 7, 2006, in order to provide the public additional time to review the proposed rule. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 43371 (August 1, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 246). This rule proposes to amend regulations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) by adding three requirements mandated by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 concerning retail vendors authorized by WIC State agencies to provide supplemental food to WIC participants in exchange for WIC food instruments. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 40470 (July 17, 2006) (notice). 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 2007 (July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007) for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 39513 (July 13, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210, 215, 220, 225, 226 and 235). This final rule makes technical changes to the regulations governing the National School Lunch Program, the Special Milk Program for Children, the School Breakfast Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program and State Administrative Expense Funds. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 39281 (July 12, 2006) (notice). Tthe Food and Nutrition Service invites the general public and other public agencies to provide input on a proposed information collection as set forth in the Proposed Rulemaking entitled "Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program" that was published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2005. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 33376 (June 9, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 272 and 273). This rule finalizes the proposed provisions of a rule published on March 19, 2004 to amend Food Stamp Program regulations to codify Food Stamp Employment and Training Program provisions of section 4121 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 33344 (June 8, 2006) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 250). This rule proposes to revise and clarify requirements with respect to the distribution, management, and use of donated foods in the National School Lunch Program and other child nutrition programs, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and by charitable institutions. Most significantly, it would establish specific requirements to ensure that school food authorities and other recipient agencies in child nutrition programs receive the value of all donated foods provided to food service management companies for use in providing school lunches and other meals. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 30561 (May 30, 2006) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210, 220, and 226). This final rule implements a provision of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 by creating uniform regulations related to the disregard of overpayments in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. View this document.
71 Fed. Reg. 4892 (January 30, 2006) (notice). This notice announces the surplus and purchased commodities that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under the Emergency Food Assistance Program in Fiscal Year 2006. View this document.
70 Fed. Reg. 72349 (December 5, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 220). The provisions of the interim rule entitled School Food Safety Inspections published on June 15, 2005, at 70 FR 34627, could not become effective until approval of the associated information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget. Those requirements were cleared by OMB on August 26, 2005 under OMB Control Number 0584-0006. This document announces the effective date of the information collection provisions contained in the originally- published rule. View this document.
70 Fed. Reg. 70031 (November 21, 2005) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 210). This interim rule implements legislative provisions to prohibit direct or indirect restrictions on the sale or marketing of fluid milk on school premises or at school-sponsored events, at any time or in any place, in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. View this document.
69 Fed. Reg. 30558 (May 26, 2005) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 249). This proposed rule implements the portion of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 that gives the Department of Agriculture the authority to promulgate regulations for the operation and administration of the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. View this document.
69 Fed. Reg. 25014 (May 12, 2005) (notice). This notice invites the general public to comment on proposed information collection related to the National School Lunch Program, including adjustments to be made as a result of the interim rule, School Food Safety Inspections. View this document.
69 Fed. Reg. 22628 (May 2, 2005) (notice). This notice announces the Food and Nutrition Service’s intention to request Office of Management and Budget's approval of a new information collection for States and schools that participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. View this document.
70 Fed. Reg. 14438 (March 22, 2005) (notice). This notice announces the surplus and purchased commodities that the Department expects to make available for donation to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under the Emergency Food Assistance Program in Fiscal Year 2005. View this document.
69 Fed. Reg. 42962 (July 19, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) intent to continue a demonstration project through June 30, 2007, that allows selected processors to substitute commercial beef and pork for donated beef and pork supplied by the Department of Agriculture (the Department). Commercial beef and pork used in the demonstration project must meet the same specifications required of donated beef and pork. Processors wishing to participate in the demonstration project must submit proposals for FNS approval by April 30, 2006. The Department hopes to determine if allowing substitution of donated beef and pork will result in increased participation of processors, and provide a greater variety of processed end products to recipient agencies in a more timely manner and/or at lower costs.
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68 Fed. Reg. 74941 (December 29, 2003) (notice). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (a) provide notice of the second meeting of the the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, (b) invite requests for oral testimony, and (c) solicit written comments.
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68 Fed. Reg. 62163 (October 27, 2003) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 247). This proposed rule would rewrite the regulations for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in "plain language" to help program operators and the general public better understand program requirements. The effect of this rule will be to make the Commodity Supplemental Food Program easier to understand and administer, and more effective and efficient in providing benefits to eligible persons.
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68 Fed. Reg. 2748 (January 21, 2003) (notice). This notice announces that the Food and Nutrition Service intends to continue to provide processors with an opportunity to participate in a demonstration project to test program changes in the State processing program. In the demonstration project, selected processors will be allowed to substitute donated beef and pork supplied by the Department of Agriculture with commercial beef and pork. Commercial beef and pork used in the demonstration project must meet the same specifications required of USDA donated beef and pork. Currently, there are no processors in the demonstration project substituting donated beef and pork with commercial beef and pork.
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