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