---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 679.200"
title: "20"
number: "679.200"
heading: "What is the purpose of requiring States to identify regions?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/679.200"
---

# §679.200. What is the purpose of requiring States to identify regions?


The purpose of identifying regions is to align workforce development activities and resources with larger regional economic development areas and available resources to provide coordinated and efficient services to both job seekers and employers.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 101, 106, 107, 108, 189, 503, Public Law 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56371, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.