Reclassification Alert Report
This report is a summary of classification changes which became
effective by issuance of Classification Orders from January through
March 1997. Information includes:
. subclasses established or abolished (major changes)
. subclass title, indent, or position change
. changes to existing classes and subclass definitions (minor changes)
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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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March 4, 1997 FREDERICK R. SCHMIDT
Administrator for Search and
Information Resources
RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT January--March 1997
First Last Order
Class Subclass Subclass Action Number
2 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
2 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
2 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
7 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
15 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
16 1 3 ABOLISH 1633
16 2.1 ESTABLISH 1633
16 2.2 ESTABLISH 1633
16 2.3 ESTABLISH 1633
16 2.5 ESTABLISH 1633
16 17.1 ESTABLISH 1633
16 400 404 ESTABLISH 1633
16 233 TITLE CHANGE 1633
24 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
29 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
29 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
29 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
29 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
30 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
33 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
33 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
34 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
34 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
36 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
38 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
38 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
40 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
40 124.1 ABOLISH 1634
40 642 ABOLISH 1634
40 124.01 124.09 ESTABLISH 1634
40 124.11 124.19 ESTABLISH 1634
40 124.191 ESTABLISH 1634
40 642.01 ESTABLISH 1634
40 642.02 ESTABLISH 1634
40 654.01 ESTABLISH 1634
40 661.01 661.09 ESTABLISH 1634
40 661.11 ESTABLISH 1634
40 661.12 ESTABLISH 1634
40 658 TITLE CHANGE 1634
40 660 TITLE CHANGE 1634
40 647 POSITION CHANGE 1634
40 648 POSITION CHANGE 1634
40 24 DEFN. CHANGE 1634
40 63 DEFN. CHANGE 1634
40 101 DEFN. CHANGE 1634
40 119 DEFN. CHANGE 1634
40 281 DEFN. CHANGE 1634
40 283 DEFN. CHANGE 1634
40 402 DEFN. CHANGE 1634
43 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
43 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
44 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
47 DEFN. CHANGE 1632
47 66 ABOLISH 1638
47 65.5 65.9 ESTABLISH 1638
47 66.1 66.7 ESTABLISH 1638
47 902 904 ESTABLISH 1638
47 65 TITLE CHANGE 1638
47 65 POSITION CHANGE 1638
47 65 INDENT CHANGE 1638
49 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
52 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
52 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
55 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
57 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
62 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
63 1.1 ABOLISH 1637
63 2 ABOLISH 1637
63 1.11 1.18 ESTABLISH 1637
63 3.1 ESTABLISH 1637
63 3.2 ESTABLISH 1637
63 14.9 ESTABLISH 1637
63 15.9 ESTABLISH 1637
63 33 43 ESTABLISH 1637
63 900 ESTABLISH 1637
63 3 TITLE CHANGE 1637
63 12 TITLE CHANGE 1637
63 15 TITLE CHANGE 1637
63 18 24 TITLE CHANGE 1637
63 32 TITLE CHANGE 1637
63 3 POSITION CHANGE 1637
63 4 POSITION CHANGE 1637
63 5.1 POSITION CHANGE 1637
63 5.2 POSITION CHANGE 1637
63 6 11 POSITION CHANGE 1637
63 15 INDENT CHANGE 1637
63 15.1 15.4 INDENT CHANGE 1637
63 15.45 INDENT CHANGE 1637
63 15.5 INDENT CHANGE 1637
63 15.6 INDENT CHANGE 1637
63 15.65 INDENT CHANGE 1637
63 15.7 INDENT CHANGE 1637
63 15.8 INDENT CHANGE 1637
66 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
73 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
74 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
81 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
92 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
99 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
100 93 ABOLISH 1635
100 300 340 ESTABLISH 1635
101 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
102 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
105 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
108 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
112 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
112 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
112 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
116 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
119 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
124 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
128 920 924 ESTABLISH 1636
131 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
135 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
138 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
138 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
139 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
144 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
150 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
156 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
160 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
162 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
162 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
164 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
166 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
168 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
174 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
177 DEFN. CHANGE 1630
187 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
194 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
205 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
206 DEFN. CHANGE 1638
209 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
210 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
210 DEFN. CHANGE 1636
211 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
217 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
219 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
220 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
231 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
235 DEFN. CHANGE 1630
241 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
242 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
242 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
244 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
245 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
248 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
248 DEFN. CHANGE 1638
250 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
250 DEFN. CHANGE 1636
252 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
254 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
254 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
264 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
269 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
273 1.5 ABOLISH 1629
273 25 31 ABOLISH 1629
273 55 57 ABOLISH 1629
273 57.1 57.3 ABOLISH 1629
273 58 ABOLISH 1629
273 60 ABOLISH 1629
273 61 ABOLISH 1629
273 65 ABOLISH 1629
273 67 ABOLISH 1629
273 72 76 ABOLISH 1629
273 83 ABOLISH 1629
273 84 ABOLISH 1629
273 128 ABOLISH 1629
273 318 328 ABOLISH 1629
273 341 ABOLISH 1629
273 344 347 ABOLISH 1629
273 411 ABOLISH 1629
273 413 428 ABOLISH 1629
273 341.1 ESTABLISH 1629
273 348.2 348.5 ESTABLISH 1629
273 108 TITLE CHANGE 1629
273 317 TITLE CHANGE 1629
280 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
283 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
292 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
313 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
338 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
343 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
348 845 ESTABLISH 1638
348 845.1 845.3 ESTABLISH 1638
361 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
362 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
364 464.01 464.04 ABOLISH 1630
364 465 467 ABOLISH 1630
364 464.1 ESTABLISH 1630
364 464.11 464.19 ESTABLISH 1630
364 464.2 ESTABLISH 1630
364 464.21 464.28 ESTABLISH 1630
364 413.01 413.31 ABOLISH 1636
368 DEFN. CHANGE 1630
369 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
377 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
377 DEFN. CHANGE 1630
382 DEFN. CHANGE 1630
382 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
382 DEFN. CHANGE 1636
383 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
384 DEFN. CHANGE 1633
395 DEFN. CHANGE 1636
404 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
424 DEFN. CHANGE 1632
428 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
428 224 303 ABOLISH 1631
428 311.1 ABOLISH 1631
428 311.3 ABOLISH 1631
428 311.5 ABOLISH 1631
428 311.7 ABOLISH 1631
428 311.9 ABOLISH 1631
428 292.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 292.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 292.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 293.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 293.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 293.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 29.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 294.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 294.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 295.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 295.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 295.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 296.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 296.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 296.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 297.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 297.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 297.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 298.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 298.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 298.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 299.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 299.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 299.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 300.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 300.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 300.7 ESTABLISH 1631
428 301.1 ESTABLISH 1631
428 301.4 ESTABLISH 1631
428 311.11 ESTABLISH 1631
428 311.31 ESTABLISH 1631
428 311.51 ESTABLISH 1631
428 311.71 ESTABLISH 1631
428 311.91 ESTABLISH 1631
432 DEFN. CHANGE 1635
434 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
435 240.1 240.31 ABOLISH 1632
435 240.4 240.54 ABOLISH 1632
435 325 408 ESTABLISH 1632
435 410 431 ESTABLISH 1632
442 1 417 ESTABLISH 1631
446 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
450 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
451 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
453 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
463 47.1 47.7 ESTABLISH 1629
472 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
473 410 615 ESTABLISH 1629
473 TITLE CHANGE 1629
482 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
482 910 ESTABLISH 1633
501 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
523 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
530 DEFN. CHANGE 1632
602 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
604 DEFN. CHANGE 1631
606 DEFN. CHANGE 1629
800 DEFN. CHANGE 1632
935 DEFN. CHANGE 1632