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Authorities and References: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 (Public L. 104-193) and Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public L. 105-33) amending Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Proposed Rule (62 Fed. Reg. 62124 (proposed Nov. 20, 1997)). TANF Policy Announcement No. TANF-ACF-PA-97-1, dated January 31, 1997. Welfare-to-Work Grants Interim Final Rule, 20 CFR 645 (62 Fed. Reg. 61588 (Nov. 18, 1997)). Background: Transportation is one of the main challenges facing people making the transition from welfare to work. A mismatch exists between the location of available entry level and service sector jobs and the residences of most welfare recipients. Two-thirds of new jobs are in the suburbs, but three of four welfare recipients live in rural areas or central cities, with few recipients owning cars. Many entry level jobs require evening or weekend hours in areas that are poorly served by existing transit routes or are not within a reasonable commute time. Many parents going to work also need transportation in order to access child care, which further complicates getting to and from work. The transportation barrier is magnified for low-income Americans living in rural counties, 40 percent of which have no public transportation services. Historically, HHS and DOL have defined transportation in terms of the individual client. As a result, funds were used to directly reimburse clients for transportation rather than to develop and support transportation services necessary to meet their needs. Welfare reform calls for a more systemic approach to break down the transportation barriers. For example, supporting and developing services such as connector services to mass transit, vanpools, sharing buses with elderly and youth programs, coordinating with existing human services transportation resources, employer provided transportation, or guaranteed ride home programs may be necessary to address the transportation problems for welfare recipients and other low income persons.

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References: (a) TEIN 48-93 and TEIN 48-93, Change 1, and (b) TEGL No. 7-95, "JTPA Intertitle Transfer of Funds". Background: The JTPA Annual Summary Program Report (JASPR) (ETA 9047) expired on July 31, 1997. The JASPR was an annual report of non-financial characteristics of Title II-B summer and Title I, Section 123 (8%) program participants. The Department's ability to respond to Congressional and Administration inquiries, measure and evaluate the program's effectiveness, and monitor program imbalances in a timely manner was severely limited because the JASPR only collected participant characteristics data and was submitted only once a year at the end of the program. The JTPA Summary Program Report (JSPR), which replaces the JASPR, addresses these limitations by: 1) collecting financial and cost information in addition to characteristics data for the Title II-B and Section 123 programs, and 2) increasing the frequency of data collection for the Title II-B program. OMB Approval and Reporting Burden: The JSPR require- ments have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) according to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, under OMB Approval Number 1205-0379, with an expiration date of 1/31/99. Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Burden hours for this collection of information are estimated to average 3 hours including time for reviewing the information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Training Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210 (Paperwork Reduction Project 1205-0379). Reporting Requirements: The JSPR will be submitted three times during the summer program: at the beginning of the summer, planning estimates will be provided; during mid-summer, an interim performance report will be submitted; and a final performance report will be submitted at the end of the summer program. The State will submit a JSPR for the Title II-B summer youth program to the National Office and the appropriate Regional Office simultaneously, using the following schedule: Planning Estimates: Data as of June 15 due to RO/NO June 30 Mid-summer Report: Data as of July 15 due to RO/NO July 31 End of Program: Data as of Sept 30 due to RO/NO Oct 15 A separate single JSPR will be submitted by the State 45 days after the end of the Title I, Section 123 (State Education and Coordination Grants) program year report period (June 30), but no later than August 15. The approved format and instructions for completion of the JSPR are attached. States may submit the JSPR data on a floppy disk or by electronic mail using the JSPR File Format in Attachment II. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, ETA continues to encourage States to transmit data electronically. ETA is currently developing the capability to report this information by direct data entry on an Internet website. Revised reporting instructions will be forwarded upon completion. Action Required: State Liaisons are requested to distribute the attached JSPR instructions to all offices within the State which need such information to implement the JSPR reporting requirements.

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