Reclassification Alert Report

   This report is a summary of classification changes which became
effective by issuance of Classification Orders from July through
September 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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September 3, 1996                               JOHN F. TERAPANE, JR.
                                         Administrator for Search and
                                                Information Resources

                         RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT
                           July 1996--September 1996

                First           Last                            Order
Class        Subclass        Subclass        Action             Number

2                                       DEFN CHANGE             1612
4                                       DEFN CHANGE             1603
4                                       DEFN CHANGE             1612
5               414                     TITLE CHANGE            1612
5               416                     TITLE CHANGE            1612
5               422                     TITLE CHANGE            1612
5               422                     POSITION CHANGE         1612
5               448             481     ABOLISH                 1612
5               504.1                   TITLE CHANGE            1612
5               601                     TITLE CHANGE            1612
5               652.1                   ESTABLISH               1612
5               652.2                   ESTABLISH               1612
5               654                     TITLE CHANGE            1612
5               654.1                   ESTABLISH               1612
5               655.3           655.9   ESTABLISH               1612
5               657.5                   ESTABLISH               1612
5               665                     ESTABLISH               1612
5               666                     ESTABLISH               1612
5               668             740     ESTABLISH               1612
5               936                     TITLE CHANGE            1612
5               936                     POSITION CHANGE         1612
5               938             954     ESTABLISH               1612
5               DIG. 1                  ESTABLISH               1612
8                                       DEFN CHANGE             1603
8                                       DEFN CHANGE             1604
8                                       DEFN CHANGE             1605
15                                      DEFN CHANGE             1603
16                                      DEFN CHANGE             1612
24                                      DEFN CHANGE             1612
26                                      DEFN CHANGE             1603
28                                      DEFN CHANGE             1603
28                                      DEFN CHANGE             1604
29                                      DEFN CHANGE             1603
29                                      DEFN CHANGE             1607
33                                      DEFN CHANGE             1610
34                                      DEFN CHANGE             1611
34                                      DEFN CHANGE             1612
36              113                     TITLE CHANGE            1606
36              115                     TITLE CHANGE            1606
36              116                     TITLE CHANGE            1606
36              117             121     ABOLISH                 1606
36              117.1           117.9   ESTABLISH               1606
36              118.1           118.9   ESTABLISH               1606
36              119.1                   ESTABLISH               1606
44                                      DEFN CHANGE             1603
44                                      DEFN CHANGE             1604
51                                      DEFN CHANGE             1604
52                                      DEFN CHANGE             1615
53                                      DEFN CHANGE             1612
53                                      DEFN CHANGE             1614
54                                      DEFN CHANGE             1612
62                                      DEFN CHANGE             1611
72                                      DEFN CHANGE             1604
73                                      DEFN CHANGE             1603
73                                      DEFN CHANGE             1614
73              151                     ABOLISH                 1610
73              151.5                   ABOLISH                 1610
73              152             155     ABOLISH                 1610
73              152.01          152.09  ESTABLISH               1610
73              152.11          152.19  ESTABLISH               1610
73              152.21          152.29  ESTABLISH               1610
73              152.31          152.39  ESTABLISH               1610
73              152.41          152.49  ESTABLISH               1610
73              152.51          152.59  ESTABLISH               1610
73              152.61                  ESTABLISH               1610
73              152.62                  ESTABLISH               1610
74                                      DEFN CHANGE             1616
75                                      DEFN CHANGE             1603
75                                      DEFN CHANGE             1604
84                                      DEFN CHANGE             1617
92                                      DEFN CHANGE             1612
95                                      DEFN CHANGE             1611
102                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
106                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
106                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
106             123.1                   ABOLISH                 1605
106             123.11          123.13  ESTABLISH               1605
106             123.2                   ABOLISH                 1605
106             124             153     ABOLISH                 1605
106             124.1           124.5   ESTABLISH               1605
106             124.51                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             124.6                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             124.61                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             124.62                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             124.7                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             124.8                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             124.81          124.83  ESTABLISH               1605
106             125.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             126.1           126.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             127.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             128.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             129.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             130.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             131.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             132.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             133.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             134.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             134.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             135.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             136.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             137.1           137.7   ESTABLISH               1605
106             137.71                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             138.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             139.1           139.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             140.1           140.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             141.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             142.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             143.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             144.1           144.7   ESTABLISH               1605
106             144.71                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             144.72                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             145.1           145.5   ESTABLISH               1605
106             146.1           146.5   ESTABLISH               1605
106             146.51                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             147.1           147.6   ESTABLISH               1605
106             147.61                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             148.1           148.5   ESTABLISH               1605
106             148.51                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             148.52                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             149.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             150.1           150.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             151.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             151.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             152.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             153.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             154.1                   ABOLISH                 1605
106             154.11                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             154.2           154.4   ESTABLISH               1605
106             155             162     ABOLISH                 1605
106             155.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             155.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             156.21          156.25  ESTABLISH               1605
106             156.3                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             156.31                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             156.4                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             156.5                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             156.51                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             157.1           157.5   ESTABLISH               1605
106             157.51                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             157.6                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             157.7                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             157.71                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             157.8                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             157.9                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             158.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             159.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             160.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             161.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.5                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.51                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.6                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.7                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.71                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.72                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.8                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.81                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.82                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             162.9                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             163.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             163.1                   ABOLISH                 1605
106             164             172     ABOLISH                 1605
106             164.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             164.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             164.11                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             164.12                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             164.2           164.4   ESTABLISH               1605
106             164.41          164.44  ESTABLISH               1605
106             164.5                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             164.51          164.53  ESTABLISH               1605
106             164.6                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             165.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.1           166.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.31                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.4                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.41          166.43  ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.5                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.51                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.52                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.6           166.8   ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.81                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             166.82                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             167.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             168.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.11          169.19  ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.21          169.29  ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.3                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.31          169.39  ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.4                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.41          169.49  ESTABLISH               1605
106             l69.5                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             169.51          169.57  ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.11          170.19  ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.21          170.29  ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.3                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.31          170.39  ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.4                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.41          170.49  ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.5                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             170.51          170.58  ESTABLISH               1605
106             171.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             172.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             173.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             173.1                   ABOLISH                 1605
106             174             192     ABOLISH                 1605
106             174.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             174.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             175.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             176.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             177.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             178.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             179.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             180.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             181.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             182.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             183.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             184.1           184.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             185.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             186.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             186.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             187.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             188.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             189.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             190.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             191.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             192.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             193.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             194             196     ABOLISH                 1605
106             194.1           194.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             195.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             196.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             197.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             197.1                   ABOLISH                 1605
106             197.2                   ABOLISH                 1605
106             198             204     ABOLISH                 1605
106             198.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             199.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             200.1           200.4   ESTABLISH               1605
106             201.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             202.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             203.1           203.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             204.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             204.1                   ABOLISH                 1605
106             204.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             204.3                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             205             217     ABOLISH                 1605
106             205.1           205.3   ESTABLISH               1605
106             205.31                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             205.4           205.7   ESTABLISH               1605
106             205.71                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             205.72                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             205.8                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             205.9                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             206.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             207.1           207.5   ESTABLISH               1605
106             208.1           208.5   ESTABLISH               1605
106             209.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             210.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             211.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             212.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             213.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             214.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             214.2                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             215.1           215.5   ESTABLISH               1605
106             216.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             217.01                  ESTABLISH               1605
106             217.1           217.9   ESTABLISH               1605
106             501                     ABOLISH                 1605
106             501.1                   ESTABLISH               1605
106             902             904     ABOLISH                 1605
108                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
112                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
122                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
122                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
126                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
127                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
141                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
148                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
149                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
160                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
160             84.02           84.09   TITLE CHANGE            1607
160             84.02           84.09   POSITION CHANGE         1607
160             84.11                   TITLE CHANGE            1607
160             84.11                   POSITION CHANGE         1607
162                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
164                                     DEFN CHANGE             1609
165             1               3       ABOLISH                 1611
165             12              40      ABOLISH                 1611
165             200             303     ESTABLISH               1611
166                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
175                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
181                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
182                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
184                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
188                                     DEFN CHANGE             1616
192             84                      ABOLISH                 1616
192             84.1                    ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.2                    ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.21                   ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.3                    ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.31                   ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.4                    ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.5                    ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.51                   ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.6            84.8    ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.8                    ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.9                    ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.91           84.94   ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.941                  ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.95                   ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.951                  ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.96                   ESTABLISH               1616
192             84.961                  ESTABLISH               1616
196                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
206                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
206                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
206                                     DEFN CHANGE             1614
208                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
209                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
210                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
210                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
219                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
219                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
235                                     DEFN CHANGE             1609
236                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
237                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
242                                     DEFN CHANGE             1609
250                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
252             8.57                    TITLE CHANGE            1603
252             8.6                     ABOLISH                 1603
252             8.61            8.63    ESTABLISH               1603
252             8.7                     ABOLISH                 1603
252             8.75                    ABOLISH                 1603
252             8.8                     ABOLISH                 1603
252             8.81            8.86    ESTABLISH               1603
252             8.9                     ABOLISH                 1603
252             8.91                    ESTABLISH               1603
252             9               58      ABOLISH                 1604
252             67              69      POSITION CHANGE         1604
252             80              88      ABOLISH                 1603
252             88.1                    ESTABLISH               1603
252             88.2                    ESTABLISH               1603
252             88.2                    ESTABLISH               1603
252             89.1                    ABOLISH                 1603
252             90              174     ABOLISH                 1603
252             174.11          174.25  ABOLISH                 1603
252             367             370     ABOLISH                 1603
252             367.1                   ESTABLISH               1603
252             523             559     ABOLISH                 1603
252             DIG. 1          DIG. 17 ABOLISH                 1603
252             DIG. 19                 ABOLISH                 1603
260                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
261                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
264                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
264                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
267                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
271                                     DEFN CHANGE             1609
280                                     DEFN CHANGE             1606
285             21                      ABOLISH                 1607
285             21.1            2.3     ESTABLISH               1607
285             381                     ABOLISH                 1607
285             381.1           381.5   ESTABLISH               1607
297                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
310                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
313                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
324                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
324                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
327                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
333                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
337                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
337                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
340                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
340                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
341                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
346                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
346                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
348                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
348                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
356                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
356                                     DEFN CHANGE             1614
358                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
359                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
360                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
364                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
364                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
364             423                     ABOLISH                 1609
364             468             473     ABOLISH                 1609
364             468.01          468.09  ESTABLISH               1609
364             468.1                   ESTABLISH               1609
364             468.12          468.19  ESTABLISH               1609
364             468.2                   ESTABLISH               1609
364             468.21          468.28  ESTABLISH               1609
364             469.01          469.05  ESTABLISH               1609
364             470.01          470.09  ESTABLISH               1609
364             470.1                   ESTABLISH               1609
364             470.11          470.15  ESTABLISH               1609
364             471.01          471.03  ESTABLISH               1609
364             472.01          472.09  ESTABLISH               1609
364             472.1                   ESTABLISH               1609
364             472.12                  ESTABLISH               1609
364             472.13                  ESTABLISH               1609
364             473.01                  ESTABLISH               1609
364             473.02                  ESTABLISH               1609
364             474.01          474.09  INDENT CHANGE           1609
364             474.1                   INDENT CHANGE           1609
364             474.11          474.19  INDENT CHANGE           1609
364             474.2                   INDENT CHANGE           1609
364             474.21          474.29  INDENT CHANGE           1609
364             474.3                   INDENT CHANGE           1609
364             474.31          474.37  INDENT CHANGE           1609
364             475.01          475.09  ESTABLISH               1609
364             475.1                   ESTABLISH               1609
364             476             479     ABOLISH                 1609
364             476.01                  ESTABLISH               1609
354             477.01          477.06  ESTABLISH               1609
364             478.01          478.09  ESTABLISH               1609
364             478.1                   ESTABLISH               1609
364             478.11          478.18  ESTABLISH               1609
364             479.01          479.09  ESTABLISH               1609
364             479.1                   ESTABLISH               1609
364             479.11          479.14  ESTABLISH               1609
367                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
370                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
374                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
375                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
378                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
379                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
380                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
381             29                      ABOLISH                 1617
381             30                      ABOLISH                 1617
381             33              53      ABOLISH                 1617
382                                     DEFN CHANGE             1609
382                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
382                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
384                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
392                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
395             2                       ABOLISH                 1617
395             2.09                    ESTABLISH               1617
395             2.91            2.95    ESTABLISH               1617
401                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
403                                     DEFN CHANGE             1607
404                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
418             206                     ABOLISH                 1608
418             206.1           206.9   ESTABLISH               1608
422                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
422             908             948     ESTABLISH               1614
424                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
424                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
425                                     DEFN CHANGE             1609
426                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
426                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
427                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
427                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
427                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
428                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
428                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
428                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
430                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
430                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
430                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
432                                     DEFN CHANGE             1609
432                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
434                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
435                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
435                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
436                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
436                                     DEFN CHANGE             1610
441                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
454                                     DEFN CHANGE             1611
454                                     DEFN CHANGE             1612
464                                     DEFN CHANGE             1616
501                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
501                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
507                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
508             100             591     ESTABLISH               1604
510             100             537     ESTABLISH               1603
512                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
523                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
523                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
530                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
530                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
554                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
554                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
570                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
585                                     DEFN CHANGE             1603
585                                     DEFN CHANGE             1604
604                                     DEFN CHANGE             1605
604             907             921     ESTABLISH               1615
606                                     DEFN CHANGE             1615
901                                     DEFN CHANGE             1609
902                                     DEFN CHANGE             1617
D14             114.1           114.8   ESTABLISH               1613
D14             114.9                   ESTABLISH               1613
D18             24                      TITLE CHANGE            1613
D18             32                      TITLE CHANGE            1613