BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0111
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POSTAL RATE AND FEES CHANGES, 2006
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Docket No. R2006-1
RESPONSE OF PARCEL SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION
WITNESS CHRIS FINLEY TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE UNITED STATES
POSTAL SERVICE (USPS/PSA-T1-1) [ERRATA]
The Parcel Shippers Association (PSA) submits the answers of PSA witness Chris Finley
to USPS/PSA-T1-1. The question is stated verbatim and then answered.
Respectfully submitted,
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Timothy J. May
Patton Boggs, LLP
2550 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: 202 457 6050
Fax: 202 457 6315
[email protected]
Counsel for Parcel Shippers Association
Dated: October 3, 2006
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INTERROGATORIES OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS/PSA-T1-1)
[ERRATA]
USPS/PSA-T1-1 Please provide the assumptions used in the study reported in section 4 of your
testimony, including the number of parcels going to each RDC, the weight of each parcel, the zone
for each parcel based on DBMC entry and the zone for each based on DRDC entry.
ANSWER
I have attached a chart showing the number of parcels entered at each RDC and the number of
parcels by weight and zone under DBMC entry and DRDC entry that I used in the study.
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[ERRATA]
Attachment to USPS/PSA-T1-1
Number of Parcels by RDC
RDC
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
EI Paso
Parcels
36,830
25,775
13,816
11,051
4,006
Number of Parcels by Weight and Zone
Weight
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Total
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1&2
5,207
7,027
4,667
6,061
2,888
2,590
1,521
1,485
882
1,041
639
592
394
385
487
332
242
228
175
188
102
81
56
44
24
21
20
14
17
16
37,426
Zone (as DBMC Parcel)
3
4
6,185
1 ,485
8,330
1,870
5,491
1,309
7,191
1,623
3,391
765
2,980
768
1,861
483
1,733
458
1,067
271
1,097
267
670
180
605
180
426
112
448
119
599
163
334
96
228
64
220
52
179
42
153
46
103
38
97
31
46
24
41
13
38
8
20
5
14
3
7
2
13
2
4
1
1
43,572
10,480
5
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3
Zone (as DRDC Parcel)
1&2
3
4
12,627
250
16,909
318
11 ,227
240
14,563
312
6,914
130
6,193
145
3,777
88
3,604
72
2,176
44
2,360
45
1,465
24
1,334
43
906
26
932
20
1,215
34
744
18
520
14
493
7
387
9
374
13
236
7
202
7
120
6
96
2
69
1
45
1
36
1
22
1
32
21
1
89,600
1,878
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5
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