(a) Eligibility. A trainee under this subpart C shall be afforded
supplemental assistance necessary to pay transportation expenses if the
training is outside the commuting area, but may not receive such
assistance if transportation is arranged for the trainee as part of a
group and paid for by the State agency or to the extent the trainee
receives a payment of transportation expenses under another Federal law,
or to the extent the individual is entitled to be paid or reimbursed for
such expenses from any other source.
(b) Amount. A transportation allowance shall not exceed the lesser
of:
(1) The actual cost for travel by the least expensive means of
transportation reasonably available between the trainee's home and the
training facility; or
(2) The cost per mile at the prevailing mileage rate authorized
under the Federal travel regulations. See 41 CFR part 101-7.
(c) Travel included. Travel for which a transportation allowance
shall be paid includes travel:
(1) At the beginning and end of the training program;
(2) When the trainee fails for good cause, as described in
Sec. 617.18(b)(2), to complete the training program; and
(3) For daily commuting, in lieu of subsistence, but not exceeding
the amount otherwise payable as subsistence for each day of commuting.
(d) Applications. Applications for transportation payments shall be
filed in accordance with this subpart C and on forms which shall be
furnished to trainees by the State agency. Payments may be made in
advance. 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.
