20 CFR § 682.310 - Who is responsible for carrying out rapid response activities?

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title: "20 CFR § 682.310 - Who is responsible for carrying out rapid response activities?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "682.310"
section_name: "Who is responsible for carrying out rapid response activities?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "682"
part_name: "STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 129, 134, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 56406, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 682.310 Who is responsible for carrying out rapid response activities?

(a) Rapid response activities must be carried out by the State or an entity designated by the State, in conjunction with the Local WDBs, chief elected officials, and other stakeholders, as provided by WIOA secs. 133(a)(2) and 134(a)(2)(A).

(b) States must establish and maintain a rapid response unit to carry out statewide rapid response activities and to oversee rapid response activities undertaken by a designated State entity, Local WDB, or the chief elected officials for affected local areas, as provided under WIOA sec. 134(a)(2)(A)(i)(I).