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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
board, it must document this consultation and explain the determination that doing so was more effective or efficient. The State agency must include in its E&T State plan a description of any outcomes from the consultation with the State workforce development board or private employers or employer organizations. The State agency must also address in the E&T
State plan the extent to which E&T
activities will be carried out in coordination with the activities under title I of WIOA;
xiii The availability, if appropriate, of E&T programs for Indians living on reservations;
xiv If a conciliation process is planned, the procedures that will be used when an individual fails to comply with an E&T program requirement.
Include the length of the conciliation period;
xv The payment rates for child care established in accordance with the Child Care and Development Block Grant provisions of 45 CFR 98.43, and based on local market rate surveys;
xvi The combined Federal/State State agency reimbursement rate for transportation costs and other expenses reasonably necessary and directly related to participation incurred by E&T
participants. If the State agency proposes to provide different reimbursement amounts to account for varying levels of expenses, for instance for greater or lesser costs of transportation in different areas of the State, it must include them here;
xvii Information about expenses the State agency proposes to reimburse.
FNS must be afforded the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed reimbursements before they are implemented;
xviii For each component that is expected to include 100 or more participants, reporting measures that the State will collect and include in the annual report in paragraph c17 of this section. Such measures may include:
A The percentage and number of program participants who received E&T
services and are in unsubsidized employment subsequent to the receipt of those services;
B The percentage and number of participants who obtain a recognized credential, a registered apprenticeship, or a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, while participating in, or within 1 year after receiving E&T services;
C The percentage and number of participants who are in an education or training program that is intended to lead to a recognized credential, a registered
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apprenticeship an on-the-job training program, a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized employment;
D Measures developed to assess the skills acquisition of E&T program participants that reflect the goals of the specific components including the percentage and number of participants who are meeting program requirements or are gaining skills likely to lead to employment; and E Other indicators approved by FNS
in the E&T State plan; and xix Any State agency that will be requesting Federal funds that may become available for reallocation in accordance with paragraph d1iiiA, B, or D of this section should include this request in the E&T State plan for the year the State agency would plan to use the reallocated funds. The request must include a separate budget and narrative explaining how the State agency intends to use the reallocated funds. FNS will review all State agency requests for reallocated funds and notify State agencies of the approval of any reallocated funds in accordance with regulations at d1iiiE of this section. FNS approval or denial of requests for reallocated funds will occur separately from the approval or denial of the rest of the E&T State plan.
7 A State agency interested in receiving additional funding for serving able-bodied adults without dependents ABAWDs subject to the 3-month time limit, in accordance with paragraph d3 of this section, must include in its annual E&T plan:
i Its pledge to offer a qualifying activity to all at-risk ABAWD applicants and recipients;
ii Estimated costs of fulfilling its pledge;
iii A description of management controls in place to meet pledge requirements;
iv A discussion of its capacity and ability to serve at-risk ABAWDs;
v Information about the size and special needs of its ABAWD population;
and vi Information about the education, training, and workfare components it will offer to meet the ABAWD work requirement.
8 The State agency will submit its E&T Plan annually, at least 45 days before the start of the Federal fiscal year.
The State agency must submit plan revisions to the appropriate FNS
regional office for approval if it plans to alter the nature or location of its components or the number or characteristics of persons served. The proposed changes must be submitted for
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approval at least 30 days prior to planned implementation.
9 The State agency will submit an E&T Program Activity Report to FNS no later than 45 days after the end of each Federal fiscal quarter. The report will contain monthly figures for:
i Participants newly work registered;
ii Number of ABAWD applicants and recipients participating in qualifying components;
iii Number of all other applicants and recipients including ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying activities participating in components; and iv ABAWDs subject to the 3-month time limit imposed in accordance with 273.24b who are exempt under the State agencys discretionary exemptions under 273.24g.
10 The State agency will submit annually, on its first quarterly report, the number of work registrants in the State on October 1 of the new fiscal year.
11 The State agency will submit annually, on its final quarterly report:
i A list of E&T components it offered during the fiscal year and the number of ABAWDs and non-ABAWDs who participated in each;
ii The number of ABAWDs and nonABAWDs who participated in the E&T
Program during the fiscal year. Each individual must be counted only once;
iii Number of SNAP applicants and participants required to participate in E&T by the State agency and of those the number who begin participation in an E&T program and the number who begin participation in an E&T component. An E&T participant begins to participate in an E&T program when the participant commences at least one part of an E&T
program including an orientation, assessment, case management, or a component. An E&T participant begins to participate in an E&T component when the participant commences the first activity in the E&T component; and iv Number of mandatory E&T
participants who were determined ineligible for failure to comply with E&T
requirements.
12 Additional information may be required of the State agency, on an as needed basis, regarding the type of components offered and the characteristics of persons served, depending on the contents of its E&T
Plan.
13 The State agency must ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that E&T programs are provided for Indians living on reservations.
14 If a benefit overissuance is discovered for a month or months in which a mandatory E&T participant has already fulfilled a work component
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