(a) Conditions. Eligibility for a relocation allowance requires:
(1) A timely filed application;
(2) Total separation from adversely affected employment at the time relocation commences;
(3) No prior receipt of a relocation allowance under the same certification;
(4) Relocation within the United States and outside the individual's present commuting area;
(5) Registration with the State agency which shall furnish the individual such reemployment services as are appropriate under subpart C of this part 617;
(6) A determination by the State agency that the individual has no reasonable expectation of securing suitable employment in the commuting area, and has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of employment of long-term duration, or a bona fide offer of such suitable employment, outside the commuting area and in the area of intended relocation. For the purposes of this section, the term ``suitable employment'' means suitable work as defined in Sec. 617.3(kk) (1) and (2), whichever is applicable to the individual; and
(7) Relocation beginning within a reasonable period, as determined under Sec. 617.43(b), and completion of such relocation within a reasonable period of time as determined in accordance with Federal travel regulations and Sec. 617.43(a).
(b) Job search. Applications for a relocation allowance and a job search allowance may not be approved concurrently, but the prior payment of a job search allowance shall not otherwise preclude the payment of a relocation allowance. [51 FR 45848, Dec. 22, 1986, as amended at 59 FR 939, Jan. 6, 1994]