2025-15099: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 151 (Friday, August 8, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 151 (Friday, August 8, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 38393] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-15099] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 151 / Friday, August 8, 2025 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 38393]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service 7 CFR Part 245 [Docket No. FNS-2025-0008] RIN 0584-AF08 National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification

Agency

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Action

Interim final rule; reopening of public comment period. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

Due to a technical problem with the docket that prevented comments from being accepted during part of the initial comment period, FNS is reopening the comment period for the interim final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on June 6, 2025. The rule rescinds an unnecessary reporting requirement for the school meals application verification process.

Dates

The comment period for the rule published June 6, 2025, at 90 FR 24049, is reopened. Comments must be received on or before September 8, 2025.

Addresses

Comments can be submitted through the Federal e-rulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov and should reference the document number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. FNS strongly prefers comments to be submitted electronically. However, written comments may be submitted (i.e., postmarked) via mail to Docket No. FNS-2025-0008, FNS, USDA, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be included in the record and will be made available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of individuals or entities submitting comments will be made public on the internet at the address provided above. Parties who wish to comment anonymously may do so by entering ``N/A'' in the fields that would identify the commenter. A plain language summary of this notice of interim final rule is available at https://www.regulations.gov in the docket for this rulemaking.

For Further Information Contact

James C. Miller, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, at (703) 305-2060, or [email protected] with a subject line of ``RIN 0584-AF08''.

Supplementary Information

On June 6, 2025, at 90 FR 24049, FNS published in the Federal Register an interim final rule entitled ``National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification.'' The interim final rule provided for a 30-day comment period, which would have ended July 7, 2025. However, on or about July 1, FNS learned that the public comments were not being accepted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. FNS informed staff at the Federal eRulemaking Portal and the issue has been resolved. Nevertheless, given the uncertainty regarding the time that the Portal was not operational, FNS has determined that a thirty-day reopening of the comment period, to September 8, 2025, is appropriate. This reopening will allow interested persons who may have tried unsuccessfully to submit comments additional time to do so. James C. Miller, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2025-15099 Filed 8-7-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P