[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 45CFR1310.23] [Page 204] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PART 1310_HEAD START TRANSPORTATION--Table of Contents Subpart C_Special Requirements Sec. 1310.23 Coordinated transportation. (a) Each agency providing transportation services must make reasonable efforts to coordinate transportation resources with other human services agencies in its community in order to control costs and to improve the quality and the availability of transportation services. (b) At a minimum, the agency must: (1) identify the true costs of providing transportation in order to knowledgeably compare the costs of providing transportation directly versus contracting for the service; (2) explore the option of participating in any coordinated public or private transportation systems existing in the community; and (3) where no coordinated public or private non-profit transportation system exists in the community, make every effort to identify other human services agencies also providing transportation services and, where reasonable, to participate in the establishment of a local transportation coordinating council.