Reclassification Alert Report
This report is a summary of classification changes which became
effective by issuance of Classification Orders from October through
December 1996. 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)
This Reclassification Alert Report may appear from time to time in the
Official Gazette and is intended to provide an interim notice of
classification changes pending publication of the Manual of
Classification and revisions thereto.
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December 3, 1996 FREDERICK R. SCHMIDT
Administrator for Search and
Information Resources
RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT October--December 1996
First Last Order
Class Subclass Subclass Action Number
2 2 ABOLISH 1624
2 455 468 ESTABLISH 1624
2 2.11 2.17 INDENT CHANGE 1624
15 DEFN CHANGE 1622
16 DEFN CHANGE 1619
24 DEFN CHANGE 1618
29 DEFN CHANGE 1618
29 DEFN CHANGE 1622
30 85 90 ABOLISH 1619
30 526 541 ESTABLISH 1619
33 DEFN CHANGE 1618
34 DEFN CHANGE 1618
34 DEFN CHANGE 1619
34 DEFN CHANGE 1622
40 DEFN CHANGE 1627
49 DEFN CHANGE 1618
52 DEFN CHANGE 1618
54 DEFN CHANGE 1624
73 DEFN CHANGE 1618
74 DEFN CHANGE 1618
74 DEFN CHANGE 1622
83 435.1 ABOLISH 1621
83 436 ABOLISH 1621
83 437 ABOLISH 1621
83 435.11 435.19 ESTABLISH 1621
83 435.21 435.27 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.1 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.15 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.2 436.4 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.45 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.5 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.55 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.6 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.7 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.75 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.8 ESTABLISH 1621
83 436.9 ESTABLISH 1621
83 437.1 437.7 ESTABLISH 1621
83 547 TITLE CHANGE 1621
84 DEFN CHANGE 1626
100 DEFN CHANGE 1618
100 DEFN CHANGE 1622
101 DEFN CHANGE 1622
106 DEFN CHANGE 1627
109 DEFN CHANGE 1624
116 DEFN CHANGE 1618
118 DEFN CHANGE 1618
118 644 ABOLISH 1622
118 645 ABOLISH 1622
118 647 662 ABOLISH 1622
123 DEFN CHANGE 1628
132 DEFN CHANGE 1619
134 DEFN CHANGE 1622
137 DEFN CHANGE 1622
160 DEFN CHANGE 1618
178 DEFN CHANGE 1620
178 DEFN CHANGE 1622
178 71 ABOLISH 1626
178 71.1 ESTABLISH 1626
178 71.11 71.14 ESTABLISH 1626
178 71.2 71.9 ESTABLISH 1626
186 DEFN CHANGE 1623
187 DEFN CHANGE 1628
188 DEFN CHANGE 1622
192 DEFN CHANGE 1622
198 DEFN CHANGE 1621
200 DEFN CHANGE 1618
204 DEFN CHANGE 1622
205 DEFN CHANGE 1620
206 DEFN CHANGE 1618
206 DEFN CHANGE 1619
206 DEFN CHANGE 1622
206 DEFN CHANGE 1625
210 DEFN CHANGE 1622
215 DEFN CHANGE 1625
219 DEFN CHANGE 1622
220 DEFN CHANGE 1618
220 306 310 ABOLISH 1625
220 352 358 ABOLISH 1625
220 309.1 ESTABLISH 1625
220 309.2 ESTABLISH 1625
220 310.1 ESTABLISH 1625
220 780 806 ESTABLISH 1625
221 DEFN CHANGE 1618
222 DEFN CHANGE 1625
224 DEFN CHANGE 1618
224 DEFN CHANGE 1624
226 DEFN CHANGE 1618
226 DEFN CHANGE 1622
229 DEFN CHANGE 1625
235 DEFN CHANGE 1618
235 DEFN CHANGE 1620
235 DEFN CHANGE 1622
235 DEFN CHANGE 1623
236 DEFN CHANGE 1622
239 DEFN CHANGE 1622
242 DEFN CHANGE 1618
242 DEFN CHANGE 1622
244 DEFN CHANGE 1628
246 DEFN CHANGE 1628
248 DEFN CHANGE 1618
248 DEFN CHANGE 1622
250 DEFN CHANGE 1618
250 DEFN CHANGE 1622
252 DEFN CHANGE 1627
261 DEFN CHANGE 1622
269 DEFN CHANGE 1622
270 DEFN CHANGE 1622
271 DEFN CHANGE 1618
271 DEFN CHANGE 1622
273 DEFN CHANGE 1624
280 DEFN CHANGE 1628
294 DEFN CHANGE 1618
303 DEFN CHANGE 1628
307 DEFN CHANGE 1620
307 DEFN CHANGE 1623
310 DEFN CHANGE 1626
312 DEFN CHANGE 1618
313 DEFN CHANGE 1618
315 DEFN CHANGE 1620
318 DEFN CHANGE 1626
318 DEFN CHANGE 1628
323 DEFN CHANGE 1622
324 DEFN CHANGE 1626
324 DEFN CHANGE 1627
326 DEFN CHANGE 1623
327 DEFN CHANGE 1618
327 DEFN CHANGE 1626
329 DEFN CHANGE 1620
329 DEFN CHANGE 1626
330 DEFN CHANGE 1626
332 DEFN CHANGE 1626
333 DEFN CHANGE 1626
334 DEFN CHANGE 1626
335 DEFN CHANGE 1626
340 DEFN CHANGE 1618
340 DEFN CHANGE 1620
340 DEFN CHANGE 1623
340 DEFN CHANGE 1626
340 DEFN CHANGE 1627
340 DEFN CHANGE 1628
341 DEFN CHANGE 1626
342 DEFN CHANGE 1618
342 DEFN CHANGE 1623
342 DEFN CHANGE 1626
342 DEFN CHANGE 1628
343 DEFN CHANGE 1623
343 DEFN CHANGE 1626
343 DEFN CHANGE 1628
345 DEFN CHANGE 1618
345 DEFN CHANGE 1623
345 DEFN CHANGE 1627
346 DEFN CHANGE 1618
346 DEFN CHANGE 1620
346 DEFN CHANGE 1622
347 DEFN CHANGE 1618
347 DEFN CHANGE 1620
347 DEFN CHANGE 1622
348 DEFN CHANGE 1618
348 DEFN CHANGE 1620
348 DEFN CHANGE 1626
348 DEFN CHANGE 1627
348 DEFN CHANGE 1628
349 1 202 ESTABLISH 1627
351 DEFN CHANGE 1618
352 DEFN CHANGE 1618
352 DEFN CHANGE 1622
353 DEFN CHANGE 1618
353 DEFN CHANGE 1622
354 1 354 ABOLISH 1618
354 400 486 ABOLISH 1618
355 DEFN CHANGE 1618
355 DEFN CHANGE 1620
355 200 328 ABOLISH 1622
355 400 408 ESTABLISH 1622
355 DEFN CHANGE 1623
356 DEFN CHANGE 1618
356 DEFN CHANGE 1622
356 DEFN CHANGE 1623
358 DEFN CHANGE 1618
358 310 348 ABOLISH 1620
358 350 352 ABOLISH 1620
358 DEFN CHANGE 1622
358 DEFN CHANGE 1623
358 DEFN CHANGE 1626
359 DEFN CHANGE 1618
359 DEFN CHANGE 1620
359 DEFN CHANGE 1622
359 DEFN CHANGE 1626
359 36 106 ABOLISH 1627
360 9.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 10.1 10.3 ABOLISH 1620
360 11.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 14.1 14.3 ABOLISH 1620
360 19.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 33.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 34.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 35.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 36.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 36.2 ABOLISH 1620
360 37.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 38.1 ABOLISH 1620
360 DEFN CHANGE 1623
360 DEFN CHANGE 1626
361 DEFN CHANGE 1618
361 DEFN CHANGE 1620
361 DEFN CHANGE 1622
361 DEFN CHANGE 1623
361 DEFN CHANGE 1626
362 DEFN CHANGE 1618
362 DEFN CHANGE 1622
362 DEFN CHANGE 1627
364 DEFN CHANGE 1618
364 DEFN CHANGE 1622
364 401 409 ABOLISH 1623
364 419.01 419.2 ABOLISH 1623
364 DEFN CHANGE 1626
364 424.01 424.03 ABOLISH 1628
364 424.05 ABOLISH 1628
364 424.1 ABOLISH 1628
364 426.02 426.04 ABOLISH 1628
364 431.05 ABOLISH 1628
364 431.06 ABOLISH 1628
364 433 435 ABOLISH 1628
364 444 ABOLISH 1628
364 449 ABOLISH 1628
364 423.098 ESTABLISH 1628
364 423.099 ESTABLISH 1628
364 424.012 424.019 ESTABLISH 1628
364 424.021 424.029 ESTABLISH 1628
364 424.031 424.039 ESTABLISH 1628
364 424.045 424.049 ESTABLISH 1628
364 424.051 424.059 ESTABLISH 1628
364 424.08 424.098 ESTABLISH 1628
364 426.015 426.019 ESTABLISH 1628
364 426.021 426.029 ESTABLISH 1628
364 426.031 426.038 ESTABLISH 1628
364 426.041 426.046 ESTABLISH 1628
364 431.051 431.055 ESTABLISH 1628
364 431.061 ESTABLISH 1628
364 431.062 ESTABLISH 1628
364 444.1 ESTABLISH 1628
364 444.2 ESTABLISH 1628
364 449.1 449.5 ESTABLISH 1628
364 424.04 TITLE CHANGE 1628
364 448 TITLE CHANGE 1628
365 DEFN CHANGE 1620
365 DEFN CHANGE 1622
365 DEFN CHANGE 1626
365 DEFN CHANGE 1627
366 DEFN CHANGE 1618
368 DEFN CHANGE 1627
369 DEFN CHANGE 1620
369 DEFN CHANGE 1622
369 DEFN CHANGE 1626
370 DEFN CHANGE 1620
370 DEFN CHANGE 1623
370 5 13 ABOLISH 1626
370 13.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 14 16 ABOLISH 1626
370 16.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 17 32 ABOLISH 1626
370 32.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 33 49 ABOLISH 1626
370 49.5 ABOLISH 1626
370 50 57 ABOLISH 1626
370 58.1 58.3 ABOLISH 1626
370 59 ABOLISH 1626
370 60 ABOLISH 1626
370 60.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 61 65 ABOLISH 1626
370 65.5 ABOLISH 1626
370 66 68 ABOLISH 1626
370 68.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 69.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 70 84 ABOLISH 1626
370 85.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 85.11 85.15 ABOLISH 1626
370 85.2 85.9 ABOLISH 1626
370 91 93 ABOLISH 1626
370 94.1 94.3 ABOLISH 1626
370 95.1 95.3 ABOLISH 1626
370 97 99 ABOLISH 1626
370 100.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 101 103 ABOLISH 1626
370 104.1 ABOLISH 1626
370 105 ABOLISH 1626
370 105.1 105.5 ABOLISH 1626
370 106 109 ABOLISH 1626
370 110.1 110.4 ABOLISH 1626
370 111 125 ABOLISH 1626
370 200 546 ESTABLISH 1626
370 901 916 ESTABLISH 1626
371 DEFN CHANGE 1620
371 DEFN CHANGE 1622
371 DEFN CHANGE 1623
371 DEFN CHANGE 1626
372 DEFN CHANGE 1626
374 DEFN CHANGE 1622
375 266 ABOLISH 1623
375 DEFN CHANGE 1623
375 205 ABOLISH 1626
377 DEFN CHANGE 1622
377 DEFN CHANGE 1623
378 DEFN CHANGE 1618
378 DEFN CHANGE 1622
379 DEFN CHANGE 1620
379 DEFN CHANGE 1622
379 DEFN CHANGE 1623
379 DEFN CHANGE 1626
380 DEFN CHANGE 1620
380 DEFN CHANGE 1622
380 DEFN CHANGE 1623
380 DEFN CHANGE 1626
381 DEFN CHANGE 1626
382 DEFN CHANGE 1618
382 DEFN CHANGE 1623
385 DEFN CHANGE 1620
385 DEFN CHANGE 1622
386 1 131 ESTABLISH 1620
395 DEFN CHANGE 1618
395 DEFN CHANGE 1620
395 DEFN CHANGE 1622
395 100 ABOLISH 1623
395 144 154 ABOLISH 1623
395 155 166 ABOLISH 1623
395 375 ABOLISH 1623
395 550 ABOLISH 1623
395 600 ABOLISH 1623
395 650 ABOLISH 1623
395 700 ABOLISH 1623
395 775 ABOLISH 1623
395 167 175 ESTABLISH 1623
395 201 245 ESTABLISH 1623
395 326 358 ESTABLISH 1623
395 376 395 ESTABLISH 1623
395 501 526 ESTABLISH 1623
395 527 ESTABLISH 1623
395 551 553 ESTABLISH 1623
395 555 560 ESTABLISH 1623
395 561 573 ESTABLISH 1623
395 580 591 ESTABLISH 1623
395 595 598 ESTABLISH 1623
395 601 622 ESTABLISH 1623
395 651 653 ESTABLISH 1623
395 670 678 ESTABLISH 1623
395 680 685 ESTABLISH 1623
395 701 710 ESTABLISH 1623
395 712 ESTABLISH 1623
395 751 760 ESTABLISH 1623
395 761 773 ESTABLISH 1623
395 774 ESTABLISH 1623
395 776 799 ESTABLISH 1623
395 801 807 ESTABLISH 1623
395 898 ESTABLISH 1623
395 899 ESTABLISH 1623
395 118 TITLE CHANGE 1623
395 406 TITLE CHANGE 1623
395 2.09 2.87 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 101 143 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 180 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 182.01 182.22 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 183.012 183.22 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 184.01 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 185.01 185.1 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 186 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 187.01 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 188.01 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 200.01 200.21 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 280 312 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 401 406 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 410 420 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 421.01 421.11 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 427 496 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 497.01 497.04 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 500 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 726 742 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 750 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 800 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 821 894 POSITION CHANGE 1623
395 2.09 2.87 INDENT CHANGE 1623
395 80 99 INDENT CHANGE 1623
395 101 117 INDENT CHANGE 1623
395 118 143 INDENT CHANGE 1623
395 406 INDENT CHANGE 1623
395 DEFN CHANGE 1626
396 1 661 ESTABLISH 1618
396 FOR 700 FOR 971 ESTABLISH 1618
396 DEFN CHANGE 1620
396 DEFN CHANGE 1622
399 1 411 ESTABLISH 1622
400 DEFN CHANGE 1623
404 DEFN CHANGE 1627
416 DEFN CHANGE 1626
422 DEFN CHANGE 1618
427 DEFN CHANGE 1622
427 DEFN CHANGE 1624
428 DEFN CHANGE 1627
430 DEFN CHANGE 1618
430 DEFN CHANGE 1620
430 DEFN CHANGE 1622
430 DEFN CHANGE 1627
431 DEFN CHANGE 1618
433 DEFN CHANGE 1624
434 DEFN CHANGE 1623
434 DEFN CHANGE 1628
437 DEFN CHANGE 1618
437 DEFN CHANGE 1622
445 DEFN CHANGE 1618
451 DEFN CHANGE 1618
454 DEFN CHANGE 1622
455 DEFN CHANGE 1618
455 DEFN CHANGE 1620
455 DEFN CHANGE 1622
455 DEFN CHANGE 1626
473 DEFN CHANGE 1624
474 DEFN CHANGE 1622
475 DEFN CHANGE 1628
477 DEFN CHANGE 1628
482 DEFN CHANGE 1627
492 DEFN CHANGE 1618
492 DEFN CHANGE 1622
602 DEFN CHANGE 1624
902 DEFN CHANGE 1620
902 DEFN CHANGE 1623