Reclassification Alert Report

   This report is a summary of classification changes which became
effective by issuance of Classification Orders from October through
December 2000.  Information includes:

         . subclasses established or abolished (major changes)
         . subclass title, indent, or position changes
         . changes to existing classes and subclass definitions
           (minor changes)

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the Official Gazette and is intended to provide an interim notice of
classification changes pending publication of the Manual of
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                       RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT

                         OCTOBER -- DECEMBER 2000

                FIRST           LAST                            ORDER
CLASS           SUBCLASS        SUBCLASS        ACTION          NUMBER

73                                              DEFN CHANGE     1769
73                                              DEFN CHANGE     1770
116                                             DEFN CHANGE     1770
194                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
333                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
340                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
341                                             DEFN CHANGE     1770
348             1               5               ABOLISH         1769
348             5.5                             ABOLISH         1769
348             6               20              ABOLISH         1769
348             14.01           14.09           ESTABLISH       1769
348             14.1                            ESTABLISH       1769
348             14.11           14.16           ESTABLISH       1769
359                                             DEFN CHANGE     1771
360                                             DEFN CHANGE     1770
363             18              20              TITLE CHANGE    1772
363             21                              ABOLISH         1772
363             21.01           21.09           ESTABLISH       1772
363             21.1                            ESTABLISH       1772
363             21.11           21.18           ESTABLISH       1772
363             22              31              TITLE CHANGE    1772
363             56                              ABOLISH         1772
363             56.01           56.09           ESTABLISH       1772
363             56.1                            ESTABLISH       1772
363             56.11                           ESTABLISH       1772
363             56.12                           ESTABLISH       1772
363             57                              INDENT CHANGE   1772
363             57                              TITLE CHANGE    1772
363             58                              INDENT CHANGE   1772
363             58                              TITLE CHANGE    1772
369             47              59              ABOLISH         1770
369             47.1                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.11           47.19           ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.2                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.21           47.29           ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.3                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.31           47.39           ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.4                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.41           47.49           ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.5                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             47.51           47.55           ESTABLISH       1770
369             52.1                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             53.1                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             53.11           53.19           ESTABLISH       1770
369             53.2                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             53.21           53.29           ESTABLISH       1770
369             53.3                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             53.31           53.39           ESTABLISH       1770
369             53.4                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             53.41           53.45           ESTABLISH       1770
369             59.1                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             59.11           59.19           ESTABLISH       1770
369             59.2                            ESTABLISH       1770
369             59.21           59.27           ESTABLISH       1770
369             109                             ABOLISH         1771
369             109.01                          ESTABLISH       1771
369             109.02                          ESTABLISH       1771
369             110                             ABOLISH         1771
369             110.01          110.04          ESTABLISH       1771
369             112                             ABOLISH         1771
369             112.01          112.09          ESTABLISH       1771
369             112.1                           ESTABLISH       1771
369             112.11          112.19          ESTABLISH       1771
369             112.2                           ESTABLISH       1771
369             112.21          112.29          ESTABLISH       1771
370                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
379                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
379                                             DEFN CHANGE     1770
380                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
381                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
385                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
386                                             DEFN CHANGE     1769
386                                             DEFN CHANGE     1770
455             2                               ABOLISH         1769
455             2.01                            ESTABLISH       1769
455             3.01            3.06            ESTABLISH       1769
455             3.1             3.3             ABOLISH         1769
455             4.1                             ABOLISH         1769
455             4.2                             ABOLISH         1769
455             5.1                             ABOLISH         1769
455             6.1             6.3             ABOLISH         1769
725             1               153             ESTABLISH       1769
D21             799                             ABOLISH         1773
D21             799.1                           ESTABLISH       1773
D21             799.2                           ESTABLISH       1773