Reclassification Alert Report
This report is a summary of classification changes which became
effective by issuance of Classification Orders from April through June
1998. 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)
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June 2, 1998 FREDERICK R. SCHMIDT
Administrator for Search and
Information Resources
RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT
APRIL - JUNE 1998
FIRST LAST ORDER
CLASS SUBCLASS SUBCLASS ACTION NUMBER
2 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
4 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
5 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
5 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
5 901 ESTABLISH 1691
5 911 ESTABLISH 1691
5 913 TITLE CHANGE 1691
5 910 POSITION CHANGE 1691
15 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
16 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
16 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
19 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
24 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
24 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
28 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
29 DEFN. CHANGE 1689
29 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
29 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
30 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
33 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
34 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
40 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
43 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
47 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
48 DEFN. CHANGE 1694
52 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
52 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
53 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
53 DEFN. CHANGE 1697
56 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
57 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
60 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
60 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
60 DEFN. CHANGE 1694
62 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
62 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
65 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
66 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
68 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
72 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
73 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
74 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
74 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
83 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
84 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
84 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
87 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
89 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
92 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
99 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
105 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
109 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
111 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
112 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
116 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
119 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
123 186.1 ABOLISH 1694
123 406 428 ABOLISH 1694
123 568 571 ABOLISH 1694
123 602 ABOLISH 1694
123 406.11 406.19 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.2 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.21 406.29 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.3 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.31 406.39 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.4 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.41 406.49 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.5 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.51 406.59 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.6 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.61 406.69 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.7 ESTABLISH 1694
123 406.71 406.76 ESTABLISH 1694
123 568.11 568.19 ESTABLISH 1694
123 568.2 ESTABLISH 1694
123 568.21 568.29 ESTABLISH 1694
123 568.3 ESTABLISH 1694
123 568.31 ESTABLISH 1694
123 568.32 ESTABLISH 1694
126 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
135 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
137 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
137 DEFN. CHANGE 1689
137 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
140 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
150 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
150 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
156 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
159 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
160 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
165 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
166 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
171 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
172 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
173 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
175 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
177 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
178 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
180 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
181 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
187 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
187 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
188 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
192 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
200 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
201 DEFN. CHANGE 1689
204 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
206 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
210 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
212 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
215 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
217 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
219 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
220 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
220 400 470 ABOLISH 1691
220 1.6 ESTABLISH 1691
220 9.4 ESTABLISH 1691
220 23.87 23.89 ESTABLISH 1691
220 23.9 ESTABLISH 1691
220 23.91 ESTABLISH 1691
220 62.11 62.19 ESTABLISH 1691
220 62.2 ESTABLISH 1691
220 62.21 ESTABLISH 1691
220 62.22 ESTABLISH 1691
220 495.01 495.09 ESTABLISH 1691
220 495.1 ESTABLISH 1691
220 495.11 ESTABLISH 1691
220 560.01 560.09 ESTABLISH 1691
220 560.1 ESTABLISH 1691
220 560.11 560.15 ESTABLISH 1691
220 567.1 567.3 ESTABLISH 1691
220 573.1 573.5 ESTABLISH 1691
220 574.2 ESTABLISH 1691
220 574.3 ESTABLISH 1691
220 592.01 592.09 ESTABLISH 1691
220 592.1 ESTABLISH 1691
220 592.11 592.19 ESTABLISH 1691
220 592.2 ESTABLISH 1691
220 592.21 592.28 ESTABLISH 1691
220 694.1 ESTABLISH 1691
220 908.1 908.3 ESTABLISH 1691
220 915.1 ESTABLISH 1691
220 915.2 ESTABLISH 1691
220 917 921 ESTABLISH 1691
220 345 347 ABOLISH 1697
220 359 ABOLISH 1697
220 345.1 345.6 ESTABLISH 1697
220 359.1 359.5 ESTABLISH 1697
221 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
222 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
222 DEFN. CHANGE 1697
225 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
226 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
228 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
229 3.1 ABOLISH 1691
229 3.5 ABOLISH 1691
229 23 ABOLISH 1691
229 5.81 5.85 ESTABLISH 1691
229 103.11 ESTABLISH 1691
229 117.27 117.29 ESTABLISH 1691
229 117.3 ESTABLISH 1691
229 117.31 117.35 ESTABLISH 1691
229 122.21 122.29 ESTABLISH 1691
229 122.3 ESTABLISH 1691
229 122.31 122.34 ESTABLISH 1691
229 164.1 ESTABLISH 1691
229 164.2 ESTABLISH 1691
229 185.1 ESTABLISH 1691
229 199.1 ESTABLISH 1691
229 941 ESTABLISH 1691
229 942 ESTABLISH 1691
229 4.5 POSITION CHANGE 1691
229 5.5 5.8 POSITION CHANGE 1691
229 67 POSITION CHANGE 1691
229 93 POSITION CHANGE 1691
229 4.5 INDENT CHANGE 1691
229 5.5 5.8 INDENT CHANGE 1691
229 67 INDENT CHANGE 1691
229 93 INDENT CHANGE 1691
229 DEFN. CHANGE 1697
235 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
241 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
242 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
242 16 18 ABOLISH 1690
242 18.1 ABOLISH 1690
242 19 26 ABOLISH 1690
242 26.1 26.4 ABOLISH 1690
242 26.41 26.45 ABOLISH 1690
242 26.5 ABOLISH 1690
242 27 ABOLISH 1690
242 27.1 ABOLISH 1690
242 28 35 ABOLISH 1690
242 35.5 ABOLISH 1690
242 35.6 ABOLISH 1690
242 36 43 ABOLISH 1690
242 43.1 ABOLISH 1690
242 43.2 ABOLISH 1690
242 46 ABOLISH 1690
242 46.2 ABOLISH 1690
242 46.21 ABOLISH 1690
242 46.3 46.8 ABOLISH 1690
242 47 ABOLISH 1690
242 47.01 47.13 ABOLISH 1690
242 47.5 ABOLISH 1690
242 48 53 ABOLISH 1690
242 158 ABOLISH 1690
242 158.1 158.5 ABOLISH 1690
242 364.11 ESTABLISH 1690
242 364.12 ESTABLISH 1690
242 364.4 364.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 365 ESTABLISH 1690
242 365.1 365.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 366 ESTABLISH 1690
242 366.1 366.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 388.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 388.91 ESTABLISH 1690
242 472.1 472.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 473 ESTABLISH 1690
242 473.1 473.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 474 ESTABLISH 1690
242 474.1 474.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 475 ESTABLISH 1690
242 475.1 475.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 476 ESTABLISH 1690
242 476.1 476.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 477 ESTABLISH 1690
242 477.1 477.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 478 ESTABLISH 1690
242 478.1 478.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 480 ESTABLISH 1690
242 480.1 480.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 481 ESTABLISH 1690
242 481.1 481.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 482 ESTABLISH 1690
242 482.1 482.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 483 ESTABLISH 1690
242 483.1 483.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 484 ESTABLISH 1690
242 484.1 484.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 485 ESTABLISH 1690
242 485.1 485.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 486 ESTABLISH 1690
242 486.1 486.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 487 ESTABLISH 1690
242 487.1 487.9 ESTABLISH 1690
242 488 ESTABLISH 1690
242 920 ESTABLISH 1690
242 364.2 TITLE CHANGE 1690
242 364.2 INDENT CHANGE 1690
242 364.3 INDENT CHANGE 1690
242 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
244 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
246 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
248 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
249 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
250 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
250 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
254 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
267 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
280 6.1 ABOLISH 1685
280 6.11 ABOLISH 1685
280 6.12 ABOLISH 1685
280 93 ABOLISH 1685
280 94 ABOLISH 1685
280 95.1 ABOLISH 1685
280 96 ABOLISH 1685
280 96.1 ABOLISH 1685
280 96.3 ABOLISH 1685
280 97 ABOLISH 1685
280 109 111 ABOLISH 1685
280 112.1 ABOLISH 1685
280 112.2 ABOLISH 1685
280 113 123 ABOLISH 1685
280 125 138 ABOLISH 1685
280 660 675 ABOLISH 1685
280 688 726 ABOLISH 1685
280 772 ABOLISH 1685
280 840 ABOLISH 1685
280 846 ABOLISH 1685
280 5.5 ESTABLISH 1685
280 5.501 5.509 ESTABLISH 1685
280 5.51 ESTABLISH 1685
280 5.511 5.519 ESTABLISH 1685
280 5.52 ESTABLISH 1685
280 5.521 5.524 ESTABLISH 1685
280 6.15 ESTABLISH 1685
280 6.151 6.159 ESTABLISH 1685
280 6.16 ESTABLISH 1685
280 86.1 ESTABLISH 1685
280 86.5 ESTABLISH 1685
280 86.75 ESTABLISH 1685
280 86.751 86.758 ESTABLISH 1685
280 89.1 ESTABLISH 1685
280 89.11 89.13 ESTABLISH 1685
280 93.5 ESTABLISH 1685
280 93.501 93.509 ESTABLISH 1685
280 93.511 93.515 ESTABLISH 1685
124.1 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.101 124.109 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.11 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.111 124.119 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.12 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.121 124.129 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.13 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.131 124.139 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.14 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.141 124.149 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.15 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.151 124.159 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.16 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.161 124.169 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.17 ESTABLISH 1685
280 124.171 124.179 ESTABLISH 1685
280 137.5 ESTABLISH 1685
280 137.501 137.507 ESTABLISH 1685
280 400 TITLE CHANGE 1685
280 781 TITLE CHANGE 1685
280 87.1 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 87.2 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 88 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 89 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 90 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 91.1 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 92 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 771 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 773 780 POSITION CHANGE 1685
280 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
285 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
289 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
296 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
301 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
312 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
313 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
315 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
320 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
324 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
324 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
327 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
332 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
333 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
335 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
336 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
337 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
340 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
340 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
340 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
340 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
341 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
342 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
343 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
348 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
351 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
351 DEFN. CHANGE 1692
356 900 958 ESTABLISH 1686
356 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
356 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
356 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
356 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
359 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
359 DEFN. CHANGE 1696
360 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
360 DEFN. CHANGE 1698
361 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
362 61 80 ABOLISH 1696
362 80.01 ABOLISH 1696
362 81 83 ABOLISH 1696
362 83.1 83.3 ABOLISH 1696
362 459 532 ESTABLISH 1696
362 534 549 ESTABLISH 1696
364 420 422 ABOLISH 1687
364 480 487 ABOLISH 1687
364 492 511 ABOLISH 1687
364 524 527 ABOLISH 1687
364 550 ABOLISH 1687
364 551.01 ABOLISH 1687
364 551.02 ABOLISH 1687
364 552 570 ABOLISH 1687
364 571.01 571.08 ABOLISH 1687
364 572 577 ABOLISH 1687
364 579 582 ABOLISH 1687
364 528 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.01 528.09 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.1 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.11 528.19 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.2 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.21 528.29 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.3 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.31 528.39 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.4 ESTABLISH 1687
364 528.41 ESTABLISH 1687
364 578 TITLE CHANGE 1687
364 488 491 INDENT CHANGE 1687
364 512 INDENT CHANGE 1687
364 578 INDENT CHANGE 1687
365 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
367 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
368 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
369 DEFN. CHANGE 1698
370 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
375 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
376 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
377 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
378 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
379 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
379 67 ABOLISH 1698
379 88 ABOLISH 1698
379 89 ABOLISH 1698
379 67.1 ESTABLISH 1698
379 88.01 88.09 ESTABLISH 1698
379 88.1 ESTABLISH 1698
379 88.11 88.19 ESTABLISH 1698
379 88.2 ESTABLISH 1698
379 88.21 88.28 ESTABLISH 1698
379 900 917 ESTABLISH 1698
381 24 ABOLISH 1684
381 25 ABOLISH 1684
381 68 ABOLISH 1684
381 68.1 68.7 ABOLISH 1684
381 69 ABOLISH 1684
381 69.1 ABOLISH 1684
381 69.2 ABOLISH 1684
381 88 ABOLISH 1684
381 90 ABOLISH 1684
381 153 159 ABOLISH 1684
381 168 ABOLISH 1684
381 169 ABOLISH 1684
381 183 ABOLISH 1684
381 187 ABOLISH 1684
381 188 ABOLISH 1684
381 192 205 ABOLISH 1684
381 300 433 ESTABLISH 1684
381 89 TITLE CHANGE 1684
381 91 TITLE CHANGE 1684
381 91 INDENT CHANGE 1684
381 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
382 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
383 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
385 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
386 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
386 DEFN. CHANGE 1698
392 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
395 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
396 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
396 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
399 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
403 109 ABOLISH 1692
403 322 ABOLISH 1692
403 374 ABOLISH 1692
403 379 ABOLISH 1692
403 109.1 109.8 ESTABLISH 1692
403 322.1 322.4 ESTABLISH 1692
403 374.1 374.5 ESTABLISH 1692
403 379.1 379.6 ESTABLISH 1692
404 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
410 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
414 786 ABOLISH 1689
414 800 816 ESTABLISH 1689
415 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
425 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
426 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
427 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
428 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
430 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
431 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
432 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
435 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
436 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
446 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
451 DEFN. CHANGE 1690
454 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
455 DEFN. CHANGE 1698
463 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
464 DEFN. CHANGE 1694
473 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
505 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
523 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
588 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
600 DEFN. CHANGE 1684
607 DEFN. CHANGE 1691
701 DEFN. CHANGE 1685
701 DEFN. CHANGE 1694
702 1 36 ESTABLISH 1687
702 38 191 ESTABLISH 1687
702 193 199 ESTABLISH 1687
704 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
705 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
711 DEFN. CHANGE 1687
D02 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D03 328.1 ESTABLISH 1688
D03 328 TITLE CHANGE 1688
D03 DEFN. CHANGE 1693
D04 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D05 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D06 552 TITLE CHANGE 1688
D06 580 TITLE CHANGE 1688
D06 406 ABOLISH 1693
D06 406.1 406.6 ESTABLISH 1693
D07 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D07 550 554 ABOLISH 1693
D07 550.1 ESTABLISH 1693
D07 551.1 551.3 ESTABLISH 1693
D07 552.1 ESTABLISH 1693
D07 552.2 ESTABLISH 1693
D07 553.1 553.8 ESTABLISH 1693
D07 554.1 554.4 ESTABLISH 1693
D07 900 ESTABLISH 1693
D07 901 ESTABLISH 1693
D08 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D09 434 TITLE CHANGE 1688
D09 526 TITLE CHANGE 1688
D10 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D11 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D12 7 TITLE CHANGE 1688
D12 400 TITLE CHANGE 1688
D12 414.1 ESTABLISH 1693
D12 426.1 ESTABLISH 1693
D13 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D14 115.1 ESTABLISH 1688
D14 117.1 117.9 ESTABLISH 1688
D15 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D16 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D17 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D19 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D21 1 255 ABOLISH 1688
D21 300 840 ESTABLISH 1688
D21 900 ESTABLISH 1688
D22 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D23 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D24 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D24 DEFN. CHANGE 1693
D25 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D28 64 ABOLISH 1693
D28 44.1 ESTABLISH 1693
D28 44.2 ESTABLISH 1693
D28 65 68 ESTABLISH 1693
D28 91.2 ESTABLISH 1693
D28 8 10 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 20 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 27 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 28 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 37 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 44 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 45 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 52 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 73 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D28 91.1 TITLE CHANGE 1693
D29 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D32 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D34 DEFN. CHANGE 1688
D99 DEFN. CHANGE 1688