			 Reclassification Alert Report
   
   This report is a summary of classification changes which became
effective by issuance of Classification Orders from October through
December 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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December 3, 1996                       		   FREDERICK R. SCHMIDT
					   Administrator for Search and
						  Information Resources
   
	     RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT October--December 1996

           First         Last                			Order
Class      Subclass      Subclass       Action        		Number

2          2                 	   	ABOLISH         	1624
2          455           468        	ESTABLISH       	1624
2          2.11          2.17        	INDENT CHANGE   	1624
15                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
16                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1619
24                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
29                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
29                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
30         85        	 90         	ABOLISH        		1619
30         526           541        	ESTABLISH        	1619
33                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
34                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
34                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1619
34                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
40                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
49                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
52                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
54                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1624
73                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
74                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
74                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
83         435.1                 	ABOLISH        		1621
83         436                 		ABOLISH        		1621
83         437                 		ABOLISH        		1621
83         435.11        435.19        	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         435.21        435.27        	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.1                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.15                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.2         436.4        	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.45                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.5                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.55                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.6                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.7                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.75                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.8                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         436.9                	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         437.1         437.7        	ESTABLISH        	1621
83         547                		TITLE CHANGE        	1621
84                         		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
100                         		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
100                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
101                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
106                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
109                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1624
116                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
118                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
118        644                 	       	ABOLISH        		1622
118        645                 		ABOLISH        		1622
118        647           662         	ABOLISH        		1622
123                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
132                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1619
134                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
137                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
160                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
178                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
178                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
178        71                 		ABOLISH        		1626
178        71.1                		ESTABLISH        	1626
178        71.11         71.14        	ESTABLISH        	1626
178        71.2          71.9        	ESTABLISH        	1626
186                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
187                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
188                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
192                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
198                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1621
200                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
204                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
205                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
206                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
206                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1619
206                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
206                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1625
210                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
215                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1625
219                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
220                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
220        306           310         	ABOLISH        		1625
220        352        	 358         	ABOLISH        		1625
220        309.1                	ESTABLISH        	1625
220        309.2                	ESTABLISH        	1625
220        310.1                	ESTABLISH        	1625
220        780           806        	ESTABLISH        	1625
221                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
222                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1625
224                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
224                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1624
226                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
226                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
229                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1625
235                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
235                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
235                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
235                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
236                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
239                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
242                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
242                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
244                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
246                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
248                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
248                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
250                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
250                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
252                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
261                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
269                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
270                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
271                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
271                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
273                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1624
280                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
294                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
303                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
307                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
307                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
310                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
312                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
313                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
315                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
318                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
318                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
323                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
324                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
324                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
326                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
327                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
327                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
329                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
329                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
330                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
332                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
333                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
334                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
335                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
340                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
340                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
340                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
340                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
340                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
340                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
341                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
342                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
342                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
342                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
342                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
343                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
343                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
343                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
345                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
345                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
345                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
346                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
346                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
346                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
347                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
347                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
347                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
348                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
348                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
348                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
348                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
348                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
349        1        	 202        	ESTABLISH        	1627
351                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
352                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
352                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
353                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
353                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
354        1        	 354         	ABOLISH        		1618
354        400        	 486         	ABOLISH        		1618
355                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
355                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
355        200        	 328         	ABOLISH        		1622
355        400        	 408        	ESTABLISH        	1622
355                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
356                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
356                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
356                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
358                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
358        310        	 348         	ABOLISH        		1620
358        350        	 352         	ABOLISH        		1620
358                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
358                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
358                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
359                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
359                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
359                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
359                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
359        36        	 106         	ABOLISH        		1627
360        9.1                 		ABOLISH        		1620
360        10.1        	 10.3         	ABOLISH        		1620
360        11.1                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360        14.1        	 14.3         	ABOLISH        		1620
360        19.1                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360        33.1                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360        34.1                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360        35.1                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360        36.1                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360        36.2                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360        37.1                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360        38.1                 	ABOLISH        		1620
360                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
360                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
361                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
361                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
361                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
361                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
361                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
362                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
362                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
362                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
364                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
364                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
364        401         	 409         	ABOLISH        		1623
364        419.01        419.2         	ABOLISH        		1623
364                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
364        424.01        424.03         ABOLISH        		1628
364        424.05                 	ABOLISH        		1628
364        424.1                 	ABOLISH        		1628
364        426.02        426.04         ABOLISH        		1628
364        431.05                 	ABOLISH        		1628
364        431.06                 	ABOLISH        		1628
364        433        	 435         	ABOLISH        		1628
364        444                 		ABOLISH        		1628
364        449                 		ABOLISH        		1628
364        423.098                	ESTABLISH        	1628
364        423.099                	ESTABLISH        	1628
364        424.012       424.019        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        424.021       424.029        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        424.031       424.039        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        424.045       424.049        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        424.051       424.059        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        424.08        424.098        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        426.015       426.019        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        426.021       426.029        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        426.031       426.038        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        426.041       426.046        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        431.051       431.055        ESTABLISH        	1628
364        431.061                	ESTABLISH        	1628
364        431.062                	ESTABLISH        	1628
364        444.1                	ESTABLISH        	1628
364        444.2                	ESTABLISH        	1628
364        449.1         449.5        	ESTABLISH        	1628
364        424.04                	TITLE CHANGE        	1628
364        448                		TITLE CHANGE        	1628
365                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
365                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
365                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
365                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
366                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
368                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
369                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
369                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
369                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
370                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
370                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
370        5        	 13         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        13.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        14        	 16         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        16.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        17        	 32         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        32.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        33        	 49         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        49.5                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        50        	 57         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        58.1        	 58.3         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        59                 		ABOLISH        		1626
370        60                 		ABOLISH        		1626
370        60.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        61        	 65         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        65.5                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        66        	 68         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        68.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        69.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        70        	 84         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        85.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        85.11         85.15         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        85.2          85.9         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        91        	 93         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        94.1          94.3         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        95.1          95.3         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        97            99         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        100.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        101        	 103         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        104.1                 	ABOLISH        		1626
370        105                 		ABOLISH        		1626
370        105.1         105.5         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        106        	 109         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        110.1         110.4         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        111        	 125         	ABOLISH        		1626
370        200           546        	ESTABLISH        	1626
370        901           916        	ESTABLISH        	1626
371                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
371                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
371                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
371                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
372                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
374                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
375        266                 		ABOLISH        		1623
375                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
375        205                 		ABOLISH        		1626
377                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
377                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
378                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
378                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
379                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
379                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
379                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
379                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
380                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
380                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
380                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
380                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
381                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
382                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
382                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
385                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
385                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
386        1        	 131        	ESTABLISH        	1620
395                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
395                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
395                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
395        100                 		ABOLISH        		1623
395        144        	 154         	ABOLISH        		1623
395        155        	 166         	ABOLISH        		1623
395        375                 		ABOLISH        		1623
395        550                 		ABOLISH        		1623
395        600                 		ABOLISH        		1623
395        650                 		ABOLISH        		1623
395        700                 		ABOLISH        		1623
395        775                 		ABOLISH        		1623
395        167        	 175        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        201        	 245        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        326        	 358        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        376        	 395        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        501           526        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        527                		ESTABLISH        	1623
395        551        	 553        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        555           560        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        561           573        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        580        	 591        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        595        	 598        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        601        	 622        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        651           653        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        670           678        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        680           685        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        701           710        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        712                		ESTABLISH        	1623
395        751           760        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        761           773        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        774                		ESTABLISH        	1623
395        776           799        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        801           807        	ESTABLISH        	1623
395        898                		ESTABLISH        	1623
395        899                		ESTABLISH        	1623
395        118                		TITLE CHANGE        	1623
395        406                		TITLE CHANGE        	1623
395        2.09          2.87        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        101        	 143        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        180                		POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        182.01        182.22        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        183.012       183.22        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        184.01                	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        185.01        185.1        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        186                		POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        187.01                	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        188.01                	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        200.01        200.21        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        280        	 312        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        401        	 406        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        410        	 420        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        421.01        421.11        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        427        	 496        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        497.01        497.04        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        500                		POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        726        	 742        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        750                		POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        800                		POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        821        	 894        	POSITION CHANGE        	1623
395        2.09        	 2.87        	INDENT CHANGE        	1623
395        80        	 99        	INDENT CHANGE        	1623
395        101        	 117        	INDENT CHANGE        	1623
395        118        	 143        	INDENT CHANGE        	1623
395        406                		INDENT CHANGE        	1623
395                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
396        1        	 661        	ESTABLISH        	1618
396        FOR 700       FOR 971        ESTABLISH        	1618
396                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
396                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
399        1        	 411        	ESTABLISH        	1622
400                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
404                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
416                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
422                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
427                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
427                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1624
428                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
430                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
430                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
430                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
430                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
431                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
433                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1624
434                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
434                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
437                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
437                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
445                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
451                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
454                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
455                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
455                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
455                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
455                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1626
473                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1624
474                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
475                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
477                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1628
482                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1627
492                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1618
492                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1622
602                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1624
902                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1620
902                        		DEFN CHANGE        	1623
