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that this rule does not impose 

substantial direct effects on federally 

recognized Tribes. 

J. Good Cause for Immediate Effective 

Date 

AmeriCorps has determined, pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), that good cause 

exists to make this rule effective upon 

publication, because this rule relieves a 

restriction by increasing the amount of 

time AmeriCorps will fund members’ 

living allowances and other benefits 

beyond the point when the member 

attains the value of two full-time 

education awards, up to the point the 

member has served four terms, so long 

as the member has not already served 

four terms by the time the member 

attains the value of two full-time 

education awards. In other words, the 

final rule increases flexibility by 

providing AmeriCorps funding for the 

longer of the service time it takes a 

member to attain the value of two fulltime education awards or serve four 

terms. The primary purpose of a delayed 

effective date is unnecessary for this 

rule because there is no time needed to 

prepare to comply with, or take other 

action to comply with, this rule. The 

four-term limit preexisted the October 1, 

2024, rule that replaced that limit with 

the amount of time it takes a member to 

earn the value of two full-time 

education awards, and this final rule 

reinstates that four-term limit when it 

exceeds the time it takes a member to 

earn the value of two full-time 

education awards. 

List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 2522 

Grant programs-social programs, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volunteers. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, under the authority of 42 

U.S.C. 12651c(c), the Corporation for 

National and Community Service 

amends chapter XXV, title 45 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 2522—AMERICORPS 

PARTICIPANTS, PROGRAMS, AND 

APPLICANTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 2522 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12571–12595; 

12651b-12651d; E.O. 13331, 69 FR 9911, Sec. 

1612, Pub. L. 111–13. 

■ 2. Revise § 2522.235 to read as 

follows: 

§ 2522.235 Is there a limit on the number 

of terms an individual may serve in an 

AmeriCorps State and National program? 

The number of terms an individual 

may serve in an AmeriCorps State and 

National program is not limited, but the 

limitations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of 

this section apply. 

(a) An individual may attain only the 

aggregate value of two full-time 

education awards. 

(b) AmeriCorps will fund the benefits 

described in §§ 2522.240 through 

2522.250 only for the number of terms 

needed to attain the aggregate value of 

two full-time education awards or for 

four terms, whichever is longer. 

Grantees may choose to fund benefits 

for any additional terms. 

Andrea Grill, 

Acting General Counsel. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 1, 90, 95, and 97 

[ET Docket No. 19–138; FCC 24–123; FR 

ID 272367] 

Use of the 5.850–5.925 GHz Band; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (Commission) is correcting 

a final rule that appeared in the Federal 

Register on December 13, 2024. The 

document addressed the transition of 

5.9 GHz Intelligent Transportation 

System (ITS) operations from Dedicated 

Short Range Communications (DSRC)- 

based technology to cellular-vehicle-toeverything (C–V2X)-based technology. 

DATES: Effective February 11, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamie Coleman of the Office of 

Engineering and Technology, at 

Jamie.Coleman@fcc.gov or 202–418– 

2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 

2024–28980 appearing on page 100838 

in the Federal Register of Friday, 

December 13, 2024, the following 

corrections are made: 

1. On page 100838, in the second 

column, correct the DATES caption to 

read as follows: 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

February 11, 2025, except for the 

amendments to 47 CFR 90.7 (instruction 

5), 47 CFR 90.149(b) (instruction 9), 47 

CFR 90.155(i) (instruction 11), 47 CFR 

90.179(f) (instruction 14), 47 CFR 90.210 

(instruction 15), 47 CFR 90.213 

(instruction 16), 47 CFR 90.350 

(instruction 18), the removal of 47 CFR 

90.370 through 90.384 (instruction 22), 

and the removal of a center heading and 

47 CFR 95.3105 through 95.3189 

(instruction 32), which are effective 

December 14, 2026. 

§ 1.907 [Corrected] 

■ 2. On page 100850, in the third 

column, in § 1.907, the definition of 

Covered geographic licenses is corrected 

to read as follows: 

* * * * * 

Covered geographic licenses. Covered 

geographic licenses consist of the 

following services: 1.4 GHz Service (part 

27, subpart I, of this chapter); 1.6 GHz 

Service (part 27, subpart J); 24 GHz 

Service and Digital Electronic Message 

Services (part 101, subpart G, of this 

chapter); 218–219 MHz Service (part 95, 

subpart F, of this chapter); 220–222 

MHz Service, excluding public safety 

licenses (part 90, subpart T, of this 

chapter); 600 MHz Service (part 27, 

subpart N); 700 MHz Commercial 

Services (part 27, subparts F and H); 700 

MHz Guard Band Service (part 27, 

subpart G); 800 MHz Specialized Mobile 

Radio Service (part 90, subpart S); 900 

MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service 

(part 90, subpart S); 900 MHz 

Broadband Service (part 27, subpart P); 

3.45 GHz Service (part 27, subpart Q); 

3.7 GHz Service (part 27, subpart O); 

Advanced Wireless Services (part 27, 

subparts K and L); Air-Ground 

Radiotelephone Service (Commercial 

Aviation) (part 22, subpart G, of this 

chapter); Broadband Personal 

Communications Service (part 24, 

subpart E, of this chapter); Broadband 

Radio Service (part 27, subpart M); 

Cellular Radiotelephone Service (part 

22, subpart H); Citizens Broadband 

Radio Service (part 96, subpart C, of this 

chapter); Intelligent Transportation 

Systems Radio Service in the 5895–5925 

MHz band, excluding public safety 

licenses (part 90, subpart M); 

Educational Broadband Service (part 27, 

subpart M); H Block Service (part 27, 

subpart K); Local Multipoint 

Distribution Service (part 101, subpart 

L); Multichannel Video Distribution and 

Data Service (part 101, subpart P); 

Multilateration Location and Monitoring 

Service (part 90, subpart M); Multiple 

Address Systems (EAs) (part 101, 

subpart O); Narrowband Personal 

Communications Service (part 24, 

subpart D); Paging and Radiotelephone 

Service (part 22, subpart E; part 90, 

subpart P); VHF Public Coast Stations, 

including Automated Maritime 

Telecommunications Systems (part 80, 

subpart J, of this chapter); Space Launch 

Services (part 26 of this chapter); Upper 

Microwave Flexible Use Service (part 30 


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of this chapter); and Wireless 

Communications Service (part 27, 

subpart D). 

* * * * * 

§ 90.7 [Corrected] 

■ 3. On page 100851, in the second 

column, in the last line of instruction 5 

amending § 90.7, remove ‘‘Roadside 

Units (RSU)’’ and add in its place 

‘‘Roadside Unit (RSU)’’. 

§ 90.35 [Corrected] 

■ 4. On page 100851, in the second 

column, instruction 7 ‘‘Amend § 90.35 

by revising paragraph (b)(91) to read as 

follows:’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Amend 

§ 90.35 by revising paragraph (c)(91) to 

read as follows:’’. 

■ 5. On page 100851, in the second 

column, correct the amendment text for 

§ 90.35 by redesignating paragraph 

(b)(91) as paragraph (c)(91). 

§ 90.390 [Corrected] 

■ 6. On page 100854, spanning all 

columns, correct table 1 to paragraph (a) 

in § 90.390 to read as follows: 

* * * * * 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a) 

10-megahertz channels: 20-megahertz channels: 30-megahertz channel: 

5895–5905 MHz ................................................. 5895–5915 MHz ............................................... 5895–5925 MHz. 

5905–5915 MHz ................................................. 5905–5925 MHz.

5915–5925 MHz.

* * * * * 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 202, 215, 234, 242, 244, 

245, and 252 

[Docket DARS–2024–0020] 

RIN 0750–AL25 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Definition of 

Material Weakness (DFARS Case 

2021–D006) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule 

amending the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) to implement sections of the 

National Defense Authorization Acts for 

Fiscal Year 2021 that defines the term 

‘‘material weakness’’ for Government 

evaluation of contractor business 

systems. The term ‘‘material weakness’’ 

replaces the term ‘‘significant 

deficiency.’’ 

DATES: Effective January 17, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jon Snyder, telephone 703–945–5341. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register at 89 FR 53561 on June 

27, 2024, to implement section 806 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act 

(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (Pub. 

L. 116–383), which amends section 893 

of the NDAA for FY 2011 (Pub. L. 111– 

383). Section 893 of the NDAA for FY 

2011 requires a program for the 

improvement of contractor business 

systems and provides for DoD approval 

or disapproval of contractor business 

systems. Section 806 of the NDAA for 

FY 2021 defines the term ‘‘material 

weakness’’, which replaces the term 

‘‘significant deficiency.’’ Three 

respondents submitted public 

comments in response to the proposed 

rule. 

II. Discussion and Analysis 

DoD reviewed the public comments in 

the development of the final rule. A 

discussion of the comments and the 

changes made to the rule as a result of 

those comments is provided, as follows: 

A. Summary of Significant Changes 

From the Proposed Rule 

There are no significant changes from 

the proposed rule. 

B. Analysis of Public Comments 

Comment: A respondent 

recommended DoD add experience 

requirements for administrative 

contracting officers that issue decisions 

related to business system deficiencies. 

The respondent also recommended 

clarifying that, although the terminology 

has changed, a warranted official is 

required to make the determination of 

findings of the audit or review. 

Response: Federal Acquisition 

Regulation 1.603 establishes the 

requirements for the selection, 

appointment, and termination of 

appointment for contracting officers. 

Section 806 does not require 

administrative contracting officers that 

issue decisions related to business 

system deficiencies to have a certain 

amount of experience. DFARS 242.7502 

specifies that the cognizant contracting 

officer, in consultation with the auditor 

or functional specialist, shall determine 

the acceptability of a contractor’s 

accounting system and approve or 

disapprove the system and pursue 

correction of any deficiencies as 

required. As such, it is not necessary to 

make the recommended changes. 

Comment: A respondent 

recommended adding a matrix at 

DFARS 242.7000 that aligns the types of 

Generally Accepted Accounting 

Systems internal control findings with 

the Defense Contract Management 

Agency (DCMA) corrective action 

request levels. 

Response: The creation of a reference 

matrix to pre-establish a particular level 

of a corrective action request would 

constrain the cognizant contracting 

officer’s ability to administer and 

oversee contracts. Therefore, this 

recommendation is not implemented in 

the final rule. 

Comment: A respondent 

recommended that DoD discontinue the 

use of or replace earned value 

management with a ‘‘cash on delivery’’ 

payment system. A respondent 

recommended that DoD consider a small 

business exemption from the DFARS 

business system clauses because they 

are complex systems that most small 

businesses cannot afford to invest the 

human and financial capital into 

supporting. A respondent recommended 

that DoD implement an inflation 

adjustment for each business system for 

fiscal year 2025 to mitigate the impacts 

of inflation on small businesses. 

Response: These comments are 

outside the scope of this rule. Section 

806 does not authorize DoD to 

discontinue the use of or replace earned 

value management, nor does it authorize 

DoD to establish a small business 


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