[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 7750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02255]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for
Fiscal Year 2013
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 (TEFAP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. The foods made
available under this notice must, at the discretion of the State, be
distributed to eligible recipient agencies (ERAs) for use in preparing
meals and/or for distribution to households for home consumption.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Fiala, 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:
In accordance with the provisions set forth in the Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983 (EFAA), 7 U.S.C. 7501, et seq., and the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2036, the Department makes foods
available to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to those
in need through TEFAP. In accordance with section 214 of the EFAA, 7
U.S.C. 7515, 60 percent of each State's share of TEFAP foods is based
on the number of people with incomes below the poverty level within the
State and 40 percent on the number of unemployed persons within the
State. State officials are responsible for establishing the network
through which the foods will be used by ERAs in providing nutrition
assistance to those in need and for allocating foods among those ERAs.
States have full discretion in determining the amount of foods that
will be made available to ERAs for use in preparing meals and/or for
distribution to households for home consumption.
The types of foods the Department expects to make available to
States for distribution through TEFAP in FY 2013 are described below.
Surplus Foods
Surplus foods donated for distribution under TEFAP are Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC) foods purchased under the authority of section
416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, 7 U.S.C. 1431 (section 416) and
foods purchased under the surplus removal authority of section 32 of
the Act of August 24, 1935, 7 U.S.C. 612c (section 32). The types of
foods typically purchased under section 416 include dairy, grains,
oils, and peanut products. The types of foods purchased under section
32 include meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, dry beans, juices, and
fruits.
Approximately $274.5 million in surplus foods acquired in FY 2012
are being delivered to States in FY 2013. These foods include beans
(dried, canned), blueberries, carrots, catfish, chicken (leg quarters,
thighs/drumsticks), cranberry sauce, grape juice, lamb (leg, shoulder),
mixed fruit, orange juice, peaches, pears, pork (canned, frozen),
potatoes, and tomatoes (diced, juice, sauce). Other surplus foods may
be made available to TEFAP throughout the year. The Department would
like to point out that food acquisitions are based on changing
agricultural market conditions; therefore, the availability of foods is
subject to change.
Purchased Foods
In accordance with section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008, 7 U.S.C. 2036, the Secretary is directed to purchase $265.75
million worth of foods in FY 2013 for distribution through TEFAP. These
foods are made available to States in addition to those surplus foods
which otherwise might be provided to States for distribution under
TEFAP.
For FY 2013, the Department anticipates purchasing the following
foods for distribution through TEFAP: dehydrated potatoes, dried plums,
raisins, frozen ground beef, frozen whole chicken, frozen ham, frozen
turkey roast, blackeye beans, garbanzo beans, great northern beans,
light red kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, pinto beans, egg mix,
shell eggs, lowfat bakery mix, egg noodles, white and yellow corn
grits, spaghetti, macaroni, oats, peanut butter, roasted peanuts, brown
and white rice, whole grain rotini, whole grain macaroni, whole grain
spaghetti, vegetable oil, ultra high temperature fluid 1 percent milk,
bran flakes, corn flakes, oat cereal, rice cereal, corn cereal, and
corn and rice cereal; the following canned items: green beans, blackeye
beans, kidney beans, refried beans, vegetarian beans, carrots, cream
corn, whole kernel corn, peas, sliced potatoes, pumpkin, spaghetti
sauce, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce,
mixed vegetables, tomato soup, vegetable soup, cream of chicken and
mushroom soups, apricots, applesauce, mixed fruit, peaches, pears,
beef, beef stew, chicken, pork, and salmon; and the following bottled
juices: apple, cherry apple, cran-apple, grape, grapefruit, orange, and
tomato. The amounts of each item purchased will depend on the prices
the Department must pay, as well as the quantity of each item requested
by the States. Changes in agricultural market conditions may result in
the availability of additional types of foods or the non-availability
of one or more types listed above.
Dated: January 25, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-02255 Filed 2-1-13; 8:45 am]
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