(a) A State agency, without the approval of the Commissioner, may transfer between allotments up to 30 percent of a State's separate allotments for congregate and home-delivered nutrition services.
(b) A State agency may apply to the Commissioner to transfer from one allotment to the other a portion exceeding 30 percent of a State's separate allotments for congregate and home-delivered nutrition services. A State agency desiring such a transfer of allotment shall:
(1) Specify the percent which it proposes to transfer from one allotment to the other;
(2) Specify whether the proposed transfer is for the entire period of a State plan or a protion of a plan period; and
(3) Specify the purpose of the proposed transfer.