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)

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
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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