---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 679.210"
title: "20"
number: "679.210"
heading: "What are the requirements for identifying a region?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/679.210"
---

# §679.210. What are the requirements for identifying a region?

- (a) The Governor must assign local areas to a region prior to submission of the State Unified or Combined Plan, in order for the State to receive WIOA title I, subtitle B adult, dislocated worker, and youth allotments.
- (b) The Governor must develop a policy and process for identifying regions. Such policy must include:
  - (1) Consultation with the Local WDBs and chief elected officials (CEOs) in the local area(s) as required in WIOA [sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(II)](/cfr/20/102.md?p=b-2-D-i-II) and WIOA [sec. 106(a)(1)](/cfr/20/106.md?p=a-1); and
  - (2) **Consideration of the extent to which the local areas in a proposed region—**
    - (i) Share a single labor market;
    - (ii) Share a common economic development area; and
    - (iii) Possess the Federal and non-Federal resources, including appropriate education and training institutions, to administer activities under WIOA subtitle B.
- (c) In addition to the required criteria described in [paragraph (b)(2)](#b-2) of this section, other factors the Governor also may consider include:
  - (1) Population centers;
  - (2) Commuting patterns;
  - (3) Land ownership;
  - (4) Industrial composition;
  - (5) Location quotients;
  - (6) Labor force conditions;
  - (7) Geographic boundaries; and
  - (8) **Additional factors as determined by the Secretary.**
- (d) Regions must consist of:
  - (1) One local area;
  - (2) Two or more contiguous local areas in a single State; or
  - (3) **Two or more contiguous local areas in two or more States.**
- (e) **Planning regions are those regions described in paragraph (d)(2) or (3) of this section.** Planning regions are subject to the regional planning requirements in [§ 679.510](/cfr/20/679.510.md).

## 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.