[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR655.211]

[Page 517-518]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 655_TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES--Table 
of Contents
 
 Subpart C_Labor Certification Process for Logging Employment and Non-H-
                       2A Agricultural Employment
 
Sec. 655.211  Petition for higher meal charges.

    (a) Until a new amount is set pursuant to this paragraph (a), the RA 
may permit an employer to charge workers up to $6.17 for providing them 
with three meals per day, if the employer justifies the charge and 
submits to the RA the documentary evidence required by paragraph (b) of 
this section. A denial in whole or in part shall be reviewable as 
provided in Sec. 655.212 of this part. Each year the maximum charge 
allowed by this paragraph (a) will be changed by the 12-month percent 
change for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for Food 
between December of the year just concluded and December of the year 
prior to that. The annual adjustments shall be effective on their 
publication by the Administrator in the Federal Register.
    (b) Evidence submitted shall include the cost of goods and services 
directly related to the preparation and serving of meals, the number of 
workers fed, the number of meals served and the number of days meals 
were provided. The cost of the following items may be included: Food; 
kitchen supplies other than food, such as lunch bags and soap; labor 
costs which have a direct relation to food service operations, such as 
wages of cooks and restaurant supervisors; fuel, water, electricity, and 
other utilities used for the food service operations; other costs 
directly related to the food service operation. Charges for 
transportation, depreciation, overhead, and similar charges may not be 
included. Receipts and other cost records for a representative pay 
period shall be available for inspection by the

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Secretary's representatives for a period of one year.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1205-0015)

[43 FR 10313, Mar. 10, 1978, as amended at 49 FR 18295, Apr. 30, 1984; 
51 FR 30351, Aug. 26, 1986]