Reclassification Alert Report
This report is a summary of classification changes which became
effective by issuance of Classification Orders from January through
March 1998. Information includes:
o subclasses established or abolished (major changes)
o subclass title, indent, or position change
o changes to existing classes and subclass definitions (minor changes)
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classification changes pending publication of the Manual of
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March 3, 1998 FREDERICK R. SCHMIDT
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Information Services
Reclassification Alert Report
JANUARY - MARCH 1998
First Last Order
Class Subclass Subclass Action Number
5 900.5 ABOLISH 1669
5 901 ABOLISH 1669
5 903 ABOLISH 1669
5 911 ABOLISH 1669
5 912 ABOLISH 1669
5 914 ABOLISH 1669
5 916 921 ABOLISH 1669
5 913 TITLE CHANGE 1669
5 913 POSITION CHANGE 1669
24 DEFN. CHANGE 1676
29 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
34 DEFN. CHANGE 1681
40 299 ABOLISH 1676
40 299.01 ESTABLISH 1676
40 671 675 ESTABLISH 1676
40 6 INDENT CHANGE 1676
52 DEFN. CHANGE 1677
52 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
55 209 220 ABOLISH 1682
55 222 256 ABOLISH 1682
55 257.1 257.7 ABOLISH 1682
55 258 280 ABOLISH 1682
55 282.1 282.5 ESTABLISH 1682
55 309.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 315.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 315.2 ESTABLISH 1682
55 338.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 341.11 ESTABLISH 1682
55 342.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 342.2 ESTABLISH 1682
55 392.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 410.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 418.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 428.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 434.1 434.4 ESTABLISH 1682
55 467.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 482.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 490.1 ESTABLISH 1682
55 490.2 ESTABLISH 1682
62 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
65 DEFN. CHANGE 1675
68 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
73 DEFN. CHANGE 1680
73 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
74 473 477 ABOLISH 1669
74 473.1 ESTABLISH 1669
74 473.11 473.19 ESTABLISH 1669
74 473.2 ESTABLISH 1669
74 473.21 473.29 ESTABLISH 1669
74 473.3 ESTABLISH 1669
74 473.31 473.37 ESTABLISH 1669
74 900 ESTABLISH 1669
75 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
95 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
96 117.5 ESTABLISH 1682
96 221 429 ESTABLISH 1682
105 DEFN. CHANGE 1677
110 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
116 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
119 DEFN. CHANGE 1676
122 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
131 DEFN. CHANGE 1676
131 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
134 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
135 DEFN. CHANGE 1677
149 DEFN. CHANGE 1670
150 DEFN. CHANGE 1677
152 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
156 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
156 89 ABOLISH 1675
156 89.11 89.19 ESTABLISH 1675
156 89.21 89.28 ESTABLISH 1675
164 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
165 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
178 18 20 ABOLISH 1678
178 87 ABOLISH 1678
178 18.01 18.09 ESTABLISH 1678
178 18.11 ESTABLISH 1678
178 19.01 19.07 ESTABLISH 1678
178 20.01 20.04 ESTABLISH 1678
180 DEFN. CHANGE 1677
181 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
190 DEFN. CHANGE 1676
198 341 ABOLISH 1681
198 377 ABOLISH 1681
198 397 ABOLISH 1681
198 457 ABOLISH 1681
198 803.01 ABOLISH 1681
198 341.01 341.09 ESTABLISH 1681
198 377.01 377.09 ESTABLISH 1681
198 377.1 ESTABLISH 1681
198 397.01 397.06 ESTABLISH 1681
198 457.01 457.07 ESTABLISH 1681
198 867.01 867.09 ESTABLISH 1681
198 867.1 ESTABLISH 1681
198 867.11 867.15 ESTABLISH 1681
202 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
209 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
210 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
219 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
222 DEFN. CHANGE 1669
229 DEFN. CHANGE 1676
235 DEFN. CHANGE 1680
235 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
250 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
260 350 ABOLISH 1674
260 1 TITLE CHANGE 1674
264 DEFN. CHANGE 1670
264 36 38 ABOLISH 1671
264 Dig. 69 ABOLISH 1671
264 36.1 ESTABLISH 1671
264 36.11 36.19 ESTABLISH 1671
264 36.2 ESTABLISH 1671
264 36.21 ESTABLISH 1671
264 36.22 ESTABLISH 1671
264 37.1 ESTABLISH 1671
264 37.11 37.19 ESTABLISH 1671
264 37.2 ESTABLISH 1671
264 37.21 37.29 ESTABLISH 1671
264 37.3 ESTABLISH 1671
264 37.31 37.33 ESTABLISH 1671
264 911 921 ESTABLISH 1671
264 DEFN. CHANGE 1675
273 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
280 DEFN. CHANGE 1677
283 DEFN. CHANGE 1676
296 26 ABOLISH 1677
296 27 ABOLISH 1677
296 65.1 ABOLISH 1677
296 100 ABOLISH 1677
296 107 ABOLISH 1677
296 190 ABOLISH 1677
296 203 ABOLISH 1677
296 216 ABOLISH 1677
296 220 ABOLISH 1677
296 26.01 26.09 ESTABLISH 1677
296 26.1 ESTABLISH 1677
296 26.11 26.15 ESTABLISH 1677
296 65.01 65.09 ESTABLISH 1677
296 65.11 65.18 ESTABLISH 1677
296 100.01 100.09 ESTABLISH 1677
296 100.1 ESTABLISH 1677
296 100.11 100.18 ESTABLISH 1677
296 107.01 107.09 ESTABLISH 1677
296 107.1 ESTABLISH 1677
296 107.11 107.19 ESTABLISH 1677
296 107.2 ESTABLISH 1677
296 190.01 190.09 ESTABLISH 1677
296 190.1 ESTABLISH 1677
296 190.11 ESTABLISH 1677
296 203.01 203.04 ESTABLISH 1677
296 216.01 216.09 ESTABLISH 1677
296 220.01 ESTABLISH 1677
296 225 ESTABLISH 1683
307 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
318 DEFN. CHANGE 1680
324 DEFN. CHANGE 1678
326 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
327 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
335 DEFN. CHANGE 1677
340 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
341 DEFN. CHANGE 1678
341 DEFN. CHANGE 1680
342 DEFN. CHANGE 1678
342 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
343 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
345 DEFN. CHANGE 1678
345 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
346 DEFN. CHANGE 1678
348 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
356 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
358 DEFN. CHANGE 1680
358 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
360 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
361 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
364 410 412 ABOLISH 1679
364 410.1 ESTABLISH 1679
364 411.1 ESTABLISH 1679
364 412.1 ESTABLISH 1679
364 140 ABOLISH 1680
364 148 ABOLISH 1680
364 167.01 ABOLISH 1680
364 140.01 140.09 ESTABLISH 1680
364 140.1 ESTABLISH 1680
364 148.01 148.09 ESTABLISH 1680
364 148.1 ESTABLISH 1680
364 167.02 167.09 ESTABLISH 1680
364 167.1 ESTABLISH 1680
364 167.11 ESTABLISH 1680
364 167.12 ESTABLISH 1680
364 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
365 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
369 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
377 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
379 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
382 DEFN. CHANGE 1678
382 DEFN. CHANGE 1680
382 DEFN. CHANGE 1683
383 DEFN. CHANGE 1676
384 DEFN. CHANGE 1677
395 DEFN. CHANGE 1678
395 1 ABOLISH 1683
395 3 ABOLISH 1683
395 10 27 ABOLISH 1683
395 50 55 ABOLISH 1683
395 60 68 ABOLISH 1683
395 75 77 ABOLISH 1683
395 900 ABOLISH 1683
395 902 934 ABOLISH 1683
417 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
423 437 ABOLISH 1673
423 437.1 ESTABLISH 1673
423 437.2 ESTABLISH 1673
423 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
425 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
426 DEFN. CHANGE 1673
427 DEFN. CHANGE 1670
428 DEFN. CHANGE 1670
428 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
428 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
432 DEFN. CHANGE 1675
445 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
451 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
454 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
463 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
470 DEFN. CHANGE 1681
473 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
482 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
494 DEFN. CHANGE 1682
502 527 ABOLISH 1670
502 527.11 527.24 ESTABLISH 1670
521 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
523 DEFN. CHANGE 1671
524 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
544 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
546 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
548 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
549 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
552 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
556 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
558 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
560 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
562 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
564 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
568 DEFN. CHANGE 1674
701 DEFN. CHANGE 1669
701 DEFN. CHANGE 1680
705 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
706 1 62 ESTABLISH 1683
706 900 ESTABLISH 1683
706 902 934 ESTABLISH 1683
707 DEFN. CHANGE 1678
902 DEFN. CHANGE 1679
D13 137 143 ABOLISH 1672
D13 137.1 137.4 ESTABLISH 1672
D13 138.1 ESTABLISH 1672
D13 138.2 ESTABLISH 1672
D13 139.1 139.8 ESTABLISH 1672
D13 162.1 ESTABLISH 1672