(a) Eligibility. A trainee under this subpart C shall be afforded
supplemental assistance necessary to pay costs of separate maintenance
when the training facility is located outside the commuting area, but
may not receive such supplemental assistance for any period for which
the trainee receives such a payment under the JTPA, or any other law, or
for any day referred to under Sec. 617.28(c)(3) pursuant to which a
transportation allowance is payable to the individual, or to the extent
the individual is entitled to be paid or reimbursed for such expenses
from any other source.
(b) Amount. Subsistence payments shall not exceed the lesser of:
(1) The individual's actual per diem expenses for subsistence; or
(2) 50 percent of the prevailing per diem rate authorized under the
Federal travel regulations (see 41 CFR part 101-7) for the locale of the
training.
(c) Applications. Applications for subsistence payments shall be
filed in accordance with this subpart C and on forms which shall be
furnished to trainees by the State agency. Such payments shall be made
on completion of a week of training, except that at the beginning of a
training project a State agency may advance a payment for a week if it
determines that such advance is necessary to enable a trainee to accept
training. An adjustment shall be made if the amount of an advance is
less or more than the amount to which the trainee is entitled under
paragraph (b) of this section. A determination as to an application made
under this section shall be subject to Secs. 617.50 and 617.51.
(d) Unexcused absences. No subsistence payment shall be made to an
individual for any day of unexcused absence as certified by the
responsible training facility.
