<‘3CMET SECTION
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
POSTAL RATE AND FEE CHANGES, 1997
INTERROGATORIES
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Docket No R97-1
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION
THE AMERICAN BUSINESS PRESS
(USPSIABP-1-34)
OF DOCUMENTS
TO
Pursuant to rules 2.5 and 26 of the Rules of Practice and Proceclure and rule 2 of
the Special Rules of Practice, the United States Postal Service directs the following
interrogatories
Press:
and requests for production
of documents to the American
Business
USPSIABP-1-34
Respectfully
submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
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Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2990; Fax -5402
January 22, 1998
USPWABP-I.
For each year fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year.is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide a list of publications
of your trade association and mailed at second-class
USPWABP-2.
published by each member
regular or periodical regular rates.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
from
number
1 the following information:
(a)
The number of issues mailed.
(b)
The average number of editions (versions) per issue.
(4
An indication of the kind or type of each version.
USPS/ABP-3.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is, unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the total volumes mailed at second-class
periodical regular rates for each publication
from
regular or
listed in response to intlerrogatory
number
1.
USPS/ABP-4.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular required
number 1.
presort rates for each publication
from
regular or periodical
listed in response to interrogatory
USPWABP-5.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular
3-digit
interrogatory
USPSIABP-6.
city/5-digit
presort
rates for each publication
from
regular or periodical
listed in response
to
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
from
regular or periodical
regular carrier route presort rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
USPS/ABP-7.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular destination
to interrogatory
USPSJABP-8.
delivery office discount rates for each publication
USPSJABP-9.
listed in response
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
destination
interrogatory
regular or periodical
number 1.
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular
from
SCF discount
rates for each publication
from
regular or periodical
listed in response
to
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
2
from
regular or periodical
regular high density discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
USPSJABP-10.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
from
regular or periodical
regular saturation discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
USPS/ABP-1 1. For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the required presort volumes mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular prebarcoded
listed in response to interrogatory
USPS/ABP-12.
letter size discount rates for each publication
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular prebarcoded
interrogatory
flat size discount rates for each publication
from
mgular or periodical
listed in response to
number 1.
USPSJABP-13.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city/5-digit volumes mailed at second-class
regular
or periodical
publication
regular
prebarcoded
3-digit letter size discount
listed in response to interrogatory
3
number 1.
rates for each
USPS/ABP-14.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city&digit
regular or periodical
publication
regular prebarcoded
volumes mailed at second-class
5-digit letter size discoulnt rates for each
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSJABP-15.
from
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city/5-digit volumes mailed at second-class
regular or periodical
regular prebarcoded
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSJABP-16.
flat size discount rates for each publication
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is, unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertising weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zones l&2 for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPWABP-17.
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertking
at second-class
USPS/ABP-18.
weight mailed
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 3 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
from
listed
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertising weight mailed
4
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 4 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
USPSIABP-19.
listed
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertising weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 5 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
USPYABP-20.
listed
number I.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertising weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 6 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
USPWABP-21.
listed
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertising weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 7 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
USPWABP-22.
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertking
at second-class
listed
from
weight mailed
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 8 for each publication listed
in response to interrogatory
number 1.
USPSJABP-23.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present,
please provide the average
mailed at second-class
of nonadvertising
content
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication
response to interrogatory
USPSIABP-24.
percentage
from
listed in
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed on pallets at second-class
regular
or periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number
1 by the following pallet presort levels:
(3)
5-digit pallets
(b)
3-digit pallets
Cc)
SCF pallets
(4
ADC/SDC
(4
BMC pallets
VI
Mixed-BMC
USPQABP-25.
pallets.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present,
periodical
pallets
for those volumes
mailed on pallets at second-class
regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
from
regular
or
number
1, please provide the average number of pieces per pallet by the follc’wing pallet presort
levels:
(a)
5-digit pallets
(b)
3-digit pallets
((3
SCF pallets
(4
ADCEDC
(e)
BMC pallets
(9
Mixed-BMC
USPS/ABP-26.
pallets
pallets
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present,
for those volumes
mailed on pallets at second-class
periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
from
regular
or
number
1, please provide the average pallet weight by the following pallet presort levels:
(4
5-digit pallets
(b)
3-digit pallets
(4
SCF pallets
(4
ADWSDC
W
BMC pallets
(9
Mixed-BMC
USPWABP-27.
pallets
pallets.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed in sacks at second-class
periodical regular rates for each publication
1 by the following sack presort levels:
(a)
Carrier route(s) sacks
listed in response to interrogatory
from
regular or
number
(b)
Firm sacks
(4
5digit
03
3-digit unique city sacks
(4
3-digit sacks
(9
SCF sacks
(9)
ADWSDC
04
Mixed sacks.
USPSJABP-28.
sacks
sacks
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, for those volumes mailed in sacks at second-class
regular rates for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
from
re’gular or periodical
number 1, please
provide the average number of pieces per sack by the following sack presort levels:
(a)
Carrier route(s) sacks
(b)
Firm sacks
Cc)
5digit
(d)
3-digit unique city sacks
(e)
3-digit sacks
(9
SCF sacks
(9)
ADClSDC
(h)
Mixed sacks.
sacks
sacks
USPSIABP-29.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed in trays at second-class
periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
from
regular or
number
1 by the following tray presort levels:
(4
Carrier route(s) trays
(b)
Firm trays
(cl
5digit trays
(d)
3-digit unique city trays
(4
3-digit trays
(9
SCF trays
(9)
ADCEDC
(h)
Mixed trays.
USPWABP-30.
trays
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, for those volumes mailed in trays at second-class
regular rates for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
regular or periodical
number 1, please
provide the average number of pieces per tray by the following tray presort levels:
(a)
Carrier route(s) trays
(b)
Firm trays
(c)
5-digit trays
Cd)
3-digit unique city trays
(6
‘3-digit trays
from
(9
SCF trays
(9)
ADWSDC
(W
Mixed trays.
USPS/ABP-31.
trays
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed in bundles at second-class
regular
or periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number
1.
USPSJABP-32.
1986 to present,
periodical
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
for those volumes
mailed
in bundles
at seconcl-class
regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
from
regular
or
number
1, please provide the average number of pieces per bundle.
USPS/ABP-33.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular or periodical
regular rates that were plant loaded in USPS provided transportation
for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPWABP-34.
number I.
Please also provide all data furnished
through 33 above in electronic format.
IO
in response to interrogatories
1
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document
participants
of record in this proceeding
in accordance
with section 12 of the Rules of
Practice.
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Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
January 22, 1998
upon all