Reclassification Alert Report This report is a summary of classification changes which became effective by issuance of Classification Orders from April through June 1996. Information includes: o subclasses established or abolished (major changes) o subclass title, indent, or positive change o changes to existing classes and subclasses definitions (minor changes) The 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. The general public may purchase copies of Classification Orders or Classification Definitions by contacting the Editorial Division at 703-305-6101 or 703-305-5099. 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Administrator for Search and Information Resources RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT April 1996--June 1996 First Last Order Class Subclass Subclass Action Number 2 DEFN CHANGE 1596 12 DEFN CHANGE 1599 15 DEFN CHANGE 1597 15 DEFN CHANGE 1599 16 DEFN CHANGE 1598 19 DEFN CHANGE 1597 24 DEFN CHANGE 1596 29 DEFN CHANGE 1595 29 DEFN CHANGE 1599 30 DEFN CHANGE 1599 33 DEFN CHANGE 1599 34 DEFN CHANGE 1595 37 DEFN CHANGE 1599 40 DEFN CHANGE 1601 42 DEFN CHANGE 1596 44 DEFN CHANGE 1599 53 DEFN CHANGE 1595 53 DEFN CHANGE 1599 57 DEFN CHANGE 1599 59 DEFN CHANGE 1598 70 DEFN CHANGE 1599 74 DEFN CHANGE 1593 74 DEFN CHANGE 1599 76 DEFN CHANGE 1599 79 DEFN CHANGE 1599 81 DEFN CHANGE 1597 81 DEFN CHANGE 1599 83 DEFN CHANGE 1599 84 DEFN CHANGE 1599 92 DEFN CHANGE 1593 100 DEFN CHANGE 1599 101 DEFN CHANGE 1595 104 DEFN CHANGE 1593 104 DEFN CHANGE 1600 114 DEFN CHANGE 1599 118 DEFN CHANGE 1596 118 DEFN CHANGE 1599 119 83 95 ABOLISH 1597 119 156 160 ABOLISH 1597 119 600 633 ESTABLISH 1597 119 650 678 ESTABLISH 1597 119 861 ABOLISH 1597 119 867 869 ESTABLISH 1597 131 DEFN CHANGE 1602 132 DEFN CHANGE 1597 132 DEFN CHANGE 1599 134 DEFN CHANGE 1597 137 87 ABOLISH 1594 137 87.1 87.06 ESTABLISH 1594 137 115 119 ABOLISH 1594 137 115.01 115.09 ESTABLISH 1594 137 115.1 ESTABLISH 1594 137 115.11 115.19 ESTABLISH 1594 137 115.2 ESTABLISH 1594 137 115.21 115.28 ESTABLISH 1594 137 116.3 INDENT CHANGE 1594 137 116.5 INDENT CHANGE 1594 137 118.01 118.07 ESTABLISH 1594 137 119.01 119.09 ESTABLISH 1594 137 119.1 ESTABLISH 1594 140 DEFN CHANGE 1599 141 DEFN CHANGE 1594 141 DEFN CHANGE 1599 142 DEFN CHANGE 1599 144 DEFN CHANGE 1597 144 1 3 ABOLISH 1599 144 1.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 2.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 3.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 3.5 ESTABLISH 1599 144 4.1 4.9 ESTABLISH 1599 144 5 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 6.5 ESTABLISH 1599 144 7 16 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 10 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 18 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 19 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 20 25 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 20 28 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 23 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 24 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 24.02 24.25 ESTABLISH 1599 144 28.1 28.11 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 28.2 28.7 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 28.6 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 28.71 28.72 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 28.8 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 28.9 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 30 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 33 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 34 ABOLISH 1599 144 34.1 34.6 ESTABLISH 1599 144 35 ABOLISH 1599 144 35.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 35.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 37 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 42 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 48.1 48.7 ESTABLISH 1599 144 49 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 50 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 51 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 53 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 55 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 56 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 65 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 65 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 67 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 68 73 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 72 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 72 76 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 74 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 75 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 76 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 77 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 82 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 82 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 82 84 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 83 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 84 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 85 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 85 89 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 90 ABOLISH 1599 144 90.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 91 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 91.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 92 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 93 ABOLISH 1599 144 93.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 93.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 96 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 96 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 98 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 98 100 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 99 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 104 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 104 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 106 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 108 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 108 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 114 ABOLISH 1599 144 114.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 115 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 116 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 116 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 117 ABOLISH 1599 144 117.1 117.4 ESTABLISH 1599 144 118 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 118 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 119 ABOLISH 1599 144 119.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 119.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 120 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 122 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 124 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 124 126 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 125 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 126 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 127 ABOLISH 1599 144 127.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 127.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 128 130 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 130.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 131 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 132 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 132 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 133 ABOLISH 1599 144 133.1 133.3 ESTABLISH 1599 144 134 ABOLISH 1599 144 134.1 134.3 ESTABLISH 1599 144 135.2 135.4 ESTABLISH 1599 144 136 ABOLISH 1599 144 136.1 136.9 ESTABLISH 1599 144 136.95 ESTABLISH 1599 144 137 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 137 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 138 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 142 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 142 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 143 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 143 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 144 ABOLISH 1599 144 144.1 144.4 ESTABLISH 1599 144 144.41 ESTABLISH 1599 144 144.5 ABOLISH 1599 144 144.51 ESTABLISH 1599 144 144.52 ESTABLISH 1599 144 145 ABOLISH 1599 144 145.1 145.4 ESTABLISH 1599 144 148 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 150 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 152 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 154.5 ESTABLISH 1599 144 155 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 155 161 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 156 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 159 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 162 ABOLISH 1599 144 162.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 163 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 164 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 164 166 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 166 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 168 172 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 168 171 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 174 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 177 179 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 177 179 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 181.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 181.3 ESTABLISH 1599 144 182 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 183 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 185 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 187 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 191 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 192 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 193 ABOLISH 1599 144 193.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 193.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 195 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 195.1 195.9 ESTABLISH 1599 144 196 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 198 ABOLISH 1599 144 198.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 200 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 201 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 203 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 204.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 205 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 205 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 206 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 207 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 208 ABOLISH 1599 144 208.1 208.9 ESTABLISH 1599 144 208.91 ESTABLISH 1599 144 208.92 ESTABLISH 1599 144 209 ABOLISH 1599 144 209.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 211 216 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 215.2 215.4 ESTABLISH 1599 144 218 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 218 241 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 221 239 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 241 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 242 ABOLISH 1599 144 242.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 243 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 245 ABOLISH 1599 144 245.1 245.7 ESTABLISH 1599 144 246 ABOLISH 1599 144 246.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 246.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 247 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 248 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 248.2 248.7 ESTABLISH 1599 144 249 ABOLISH 1599 144 250 253 ABOLISH 1599 144 250.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 250.11 250.26 ESTABLISH 1599 144 251.1 251.3 ESTABLISH 1599 144 252.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 252.2 ESTABLISH 1599 144 253.1 253.9 ESTABLISH 1599 144 253.91 ESTABLISH 1599 144 254 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 255 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 256.1 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 256.1 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 256.1 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 256.2 256.4 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 258 260 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 259 271 INDENT CHANGE 1599 144 262 267 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 266 POSITION CHANGE 1599 144 269 271 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 278 ABOLISH 1599 144 278.1 278.3 ESTABLISH 1599 144 284 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 285 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 286 ABOLISH 1599 144 286.1 ESTABLISH 1599 144 286.5 ESTABLISH 1599 144 287 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 288.5 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 306 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 332 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 338 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 341 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 342 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 348 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 349 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 352 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 360 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 361 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 364 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 365 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 380 TITLE CHANGE 1599 144 382 389 ESTABLISH 1599 144 391 430 ESTABLISH 1599 147 DEFN CHANGE 1599 148 ABOLISH 1596 152 DEFN CHANGE 1598 156 DEFN CHANGE 1599 156 DEFN CHANGE 1601 157 DEFN CHANGE 1599 164 DEFN CHANGE 1599 166 DEFN CHANGE 1594 169 DEFN CHANGE 1594 172 DEFN CHANGE 1593 172 DEFN CHANGE 1598 173 DEFN CHANGE 1599 175 DEFN CHANGE 1599 178 DEFN CHANGE 1599 180 DEFN CHANGE 1598 180 79 ABOLISH 1593 180 79.1 79.5 ABOLISH 1593 180 131 163 ABOLISH 1593 180 204 TITLE CHANGE 1593 180 400 449 ESTABLISH 1593 180 DIG.1 DIG.22 ABOLISH 1593 184 DEFN CHANGE 1598 193 DEFN CHANGE 1594 198 DEFN CHANGE 1595 198 DEFN CHANGE 1598 198 DEFN CHANGE 1599 200 DEFN CHANGE 1600 206 INDENT CHANGE 1596 208 DEFN CHANGE 1594 210 DEFN CHANGE 1594 219 DEFN CHANGE 1593 219 DEFN CHANGE 1599 221 DEFN CHANGE 1595 221 INDENT CHANGE 1596 221 DEFN CHANGE 1600 222 DEFN CHANGE 1594 224 30 42 ABOLISH 1596 224 42.01 ABOLISH 1596 224 148 ABOLISH 1596 224 148.1 148.7 ESTABLISH 1596 224 151 ABOLISH 1596 224 153 156 INDENT CHANGE 1596 224 202 216 ABOLISH 1596 224 224 229 ABOLISH 1596 224 252 ABOLISH 1596 224 253 ABOLISH 1596 224 412 463 ESTABLISH 1596 224 484 ESTABLISH 1596 224 486 ESTABLISH 1596 224 487 ESTABLISH 1596 224 575 587 ESTABLISH 1596 224 600 684 ESTABLISH 1596 224 901.2 ESTABLISH 1596 224 901.4 ESTABLISH 1596 224 901.6 ESTABLISH 1596 224 901.8 ESTABLISH 1596 225 DEFN CHANGE 1599 229 DEFN CHANGE 1601 241 DEFN CHANGE 1599 242 DEFN CHANGE 1599 248 DEFN CHANGE 1596 251 DEFN CHANGE 1594 266 DEFN CHANGE 1594 270 1.01 1.03 ESTABLISH 1595 270 1.1 ABOLISH 1595 270 5 ABOLISH 1595 270 5.01 5.03 ESTABLISH 1595 270 30 ABOLISH 1595 270 30.01 30.09 ESTABLISH 1595 270 30.1 ESTABLISH 1595 270 30.11 30.13 ESTABLISH 1595 270 31 ABOLISH 1595 270 39 ABOLISH 1595 270 39.01 39.09 ESTABLISH 1595 270 52 ABOLISH 1595 270 52.01 52.09 ESTABLISH 1595 270 52.1 ESTABLISH 1595 270 52.11 52.19 ESTABLISH 1595 270 52.2 ESTABLISH 1595 270 52.21 52.29 ESTABLISH 1595 270 52.3 ESTABLISH 1595 270 52.5 ABOLISH 1595 270 53 55 ABOLISH 1595 270 57 ABOLISH 1595 270 58 ABOLISH 1595 270 58.01 58.09 ESTABLISH 1595 270 58.1 ESTABLISH 1595 270 58.11 58.19 ESTABLISH 1595 270 58.2 ESTABLISH 1595 270 58.21 58.29 ESTABLISH 1595 270 58.3 ESTABLISH 1595 270 58.31 58.34 ESTABLISH 1595 270 95 ABOLISH 1595 271 DEFN CHANGE 1595 273 85 87 ABOLISH 1600 273 87.2 ABOLISH 1600 273 87.4 ABOLISH 1600 273 88 91 ABOLISH 1600 273 93 ABOLISH 1600 273 94 ABOLISH 1600 273 108.1 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.2 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.21 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.22 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.3 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.31 108.33 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.4 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.41 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.5 ESTABLISH 1600 273 108.51 108.57 ESTABLISH 1600 273 138 ABOLISH 1600 273 138.1 138.5 ESTABLISH 1600 273 244.1 ESTABLISH 1600 273 244.2 ESTABLISH 1600 273 310 316 ABOLISH 1600 273 317.1 317.9 ESTABLISH 1600 273 433 439 ABOLISH 1600 273 440.1 ESTABLISH 1600 273 461 ESTABLISH 1600 273 DIG.28 ABOLISH 1600 280 DEFN CHANGE 1596 280 91 ABOLISH 1593 280 91.1 ESTABLISH 1593 281 DEFN CHANGE 1595 283 DEFN CHANGE 1601 294 DEFN CHANGE 1596 297 DEFN CHANGE 1599 301 DEFN CHANGE 1598 305 10 14 ABOLISH 1598 305 16 18 ABOLISH 1598 305 21 32 ABOLISH 1598 305 35 39 ABOLISH 1598 305 54 58 ABOLISH 1598 305 59 TITLE CHANGE 1598 305 100 204 ESTABLISH 1598 312 DEFN CHANGE 1596 318 DEFN CHANGE 1593 336 DEFN CHANGE 1599 341 DEFN CHANGE 1600 346 DEFN CHANGE 1600 355 DEFN CHANGE 1595 362 DEFN CHANGE 1600 364 DEFN CHANGE 1600 377 DEFN CHANGE 1600 379 DEFN CHANGE 1600 403 DEFN CHANGE 1599 408 DEFN CHANGE 1599 412 DEFN CHANGE 1599 414 DEFN CHANGE 1599 417 DEFN CHANGE 1594 424 DEFN CHANGE 1597 424 DEFN CHANGE 1602 425 DEFN CHANGE 1599 427 DEFN CHANGE 1599 428 40 42 ABOLISH 1601 428 40.1 40.9 ESTABLISH 1601 428 41.1 41.9 ESTABLISH 1601 428 42.1 42.3 ESTABLISH 1601 431 DEFN CHANGE 1594 434 DEFN CHANGE 1600 445 DEFN CHANGE 1599 446 DEFN CHANGE 1600 450 DEFN CHANGE 1601 451 DEFN CHANGE 1599 451 DEFN CHANGE 1601 454 DEFN CHANGE 1599 455 DEFN CHANGE 1600 462 DEFN CHANGE 1595 463 1 69 ESTABLISH 1600 472 DEFN CHANGE 1600 473 DEFN CHANGE 1600 474 DEFN CHANGE 1598 477 DEFN CHANGE 1593 492 DEFN CHANGE 1597 492 DEFN CHANGE 1599 493 DEFN CHANGE 1599 546 268 284 ABOLISH 1602 546 268.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 268.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 268.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 269.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 269.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 269.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 270.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 270.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 270.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 271.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 271.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 271.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 272.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 272.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 272.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 273.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 273.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 273.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 274.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 274.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 274.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 275.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 275.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 275.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 278.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 278.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 278.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 279.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 279.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 279.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 280.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 280.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 280.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 281.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 281.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 281.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 282.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 282.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 282.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 283.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 283.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 283.7 ESTABLISH 1602 546 284.1 ESTABLISH 1602 546 284.4 ESTABLISH 1602 546 284.7 ESTABLISH 1602 604 DEFN CHANGE 1597