DOCKET SECTION
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
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ANSWERS OF AMERICAN BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS/ABP-1-34)
(February 4,199s)
The American Business Press hereby submits responses to interrogatories USPS/ABP-l34. They are submitted by ABP’s President, Gordon T. Hughes, 11,
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THOMPSON COBURN
700 14” Street, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing document in accordance
with Section 12 of the Commission’s Rules of Practic
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Dated: February 4, 1998
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-1.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
For each year fiscal year [or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable] from 1986
to present, please provide a list of publications published by each member of your trade
association and mailed at second-class regular or periodical regular rates.
ANSWER
USPVABP-1. ABP does not maintain back membership records in such a way that would
permit us to answer this question. However, we are filing our current Member Roster as a
library reference (ABP-LR-1).
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-2.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPWABP-l-34
For each fiscal year [or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 1986 to
present, please for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1 the following
information:
(4
The number of issues mailed.
F-4
The average number of editions (versions) per issue.
(4
An indication of the kind or type of each version.
ANSWER
USPVABP-2.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases before
this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics. All data
obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-3.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-1-34
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavail.able) from 1986 to
present, please provide the total volumes mailed at second-class regular or periodical regular
rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPWABP-3. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases before
this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics. All data
obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-4.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
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 required
presort rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPVABP-4.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. :In several cases before
this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics. All data
obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-I-34
USPS/ABP-5. 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 3-digit
city/b-digit presort rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPWABP-5. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases before
this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics, All data
obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-6.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
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 carrier
route presort rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-6. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases before
this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics. All data
obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPWABP-1-34
USPS/ABP-7. 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
destination delivery office discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
ANSWER
USPVABP-7. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases before
this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics, All data
obtained were introduced in prior casesby witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
USPS/ABP-8. 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
destination SCF discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number I.
ANSWER
USPYABP-8.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases before
this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics. All data
obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPWABP-1-34
USPS/ASP-9. 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 periodzical regular high
density discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-9. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several casesbefore
this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics. All data
obtained were introduced in prior casesby witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
USPS/ABP-10. 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
saturation discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPVABP-10.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-11.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
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 letter size discount rates for each publication listed in r’esponse to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPVABP-11.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-12.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-l-34
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
prebarcoded flat size discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-12. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak:.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
USPS/ABP-13. For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable] from 1986 to
present, please provide the 3-digit city/&digit volumes mailed at second-class regular or
periodical regular prebarcoded 3-digit letter size discount rates for each publication listed in
response to interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-13. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-14.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 1986 to
present, please provide the 3-digit cityLdigit
volumes mailed at second-class regular or
periodical regular prebarcoded digit letter size discount rates for each publkation listed in
response to interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPVABP-14.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ maihng characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
USPS/ABP-15. For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unava~ilable) from 1986 to
present, please provide the 3-digit city/5 digit volumes mailed at second-class regular or
periodical regular prebarcoded flat size discount rates for each publication Ylistedin response to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPVABP-15.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commissi,on, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
USPWABP-16. 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 ma~iledat second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zones 1 & 2 for each publication listed in response to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPVABP-16.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ maihng characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-17.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-1-34
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 3 for each publication listed in response to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPWABP-17. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
USPWABP-18. For each fiscal year [or calendar year if fiscal year is unavail.able) from 1986 to
present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertising weight mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 4 for each publication listed in response to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-18. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-19.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
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 listed in response to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPVARP-19.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members
In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICXN
USPYABP-20.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-1-34
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 listed in response to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPWABP-20. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-1-34
USPWABP-21. 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 listed in response to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPWABP-21. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mail.ing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-22.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPSJABP-1-34
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 8 for each publication listed in response to
interrogatory number 1.
ANSWER
USPWABP-22. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members, In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-23.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-1-34
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable] from 1986 to
present, please provide the average percentage of nonadvertising content mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number
1.
ANSWER
USPWABP-23. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPWABP-1-34
USPS/ABP-24. 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:
(4
5-digit pallets
@I
3-digit pallets
(4
SCF pallets
(4
ADCLSDC pallets
(4
BMC pallets
(4
Mixed-BMC pallets.
ANSWER
USPWABP-24. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, AFIP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-25.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPWABP-1-34
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 1986 to
present, for those volumes mailed on pallets at second-class regular or periodical regular rates for
each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1, please provide the average number
of pieces per pallet by the following pallet presort digit pallets levels:
(4
5-digit pallets
b)
3-digit pallets
(4
SCF pallets
(4
ADC/SDC pallets
(4
BMC pallets
(f1
Mixed-BMC pallets.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-25. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-26.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 1986 to
present, for those volumes mailed on pallets at second-class regular or periodical regular rates for
each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1, please provide the average pallet
weight by the following pallet presort levels:
(4
5digit pallets
b)
3-digit pallets
(4
SCF pallets
(4
ADC/SDC pallets
(4
BMC pallets
(4
Mixed-BMC pallets.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-26. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPYABP-27.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-I-34
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 1986 to
present, please provide the volumes mailed in sacks at second-class regular or periodical regular
rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1 by th’e following sack
presort levels:
la1
Carrier route(s) sacks
lb)
Firm sacks
(4
5-digit sacks
(4
3-digit unique city sacks
(4
3-d@ sacks
(4
SCF sacks
(4
ADC/SDC sacks
U-4
Mixed sacks.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-27. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
USPSIABP-28. For each fiscal year [or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 1986 to
present, for those volumes mailed in sacks at second-class regular or periodical regular rates for
each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1, please provide the average number
of pieces per sack by the following sack presort levels:
Carrier route(s) sacks
Firm sacks
5-digit sacks
3-digit unique city sacks
3-d&
sacks
SCF sacks
ADC/SDC sacks
Mixed sacks.
ANSWER
USPYABP-28.
ASP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
USPWABP-29. For each fiscal year [or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 1986 to
present, please provide the volumes mailed in trays at second-class regular or periodical regular
rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1 by the following tray
presort levels:
(4
Carrier route(s) trays
lb)
Firm trays
(4
Sdigit trays
(4
3-digit unique city trays
(4
3-d@ trays
(4
SCF trays
(9)
ADC/SDC trays
04
Mixed trays.
ANSWER
USPWABP-29. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior casesby witness James B. Koba.k.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
USPWABP-30. For each fiscal year [or calendar year if fiscal year is unava.ilable) from 1986 to
present, for those volumes mailed in trays at second-class regular or periollical regular rates for
each publication, listed in response to interrogatory number 1, please provide the average number
of pieces per tray by the following tray presort levels:
Carrier route(s) trays
Firm trays
&digit trays
3-digit unique city trays
3-d@ trays
SCF trays
ADC/SDC trays
Mixed trays.
ANSWER
USPVABP-30.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ASP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Koba,k.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-31.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPVABP-1-34
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.
ANSWER
USPA/ABP-31. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-32.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
For each fiscal year [or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 1986 to
present, for those volumes mailed in bundles at second-class regular or periodical regular rates
for each publication listed in response to interrogatory number 1, please provide the average
number of pieces per bundle.
ANSWER
USPYABP-32.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics,
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF AMERICAN
USPVABP-33.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPYABP-1-34
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 number 1.
ANSWER
USPVABP-33.
ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surreys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
ANSWERS OF ANIERICAN
USpS/ABP-34.
BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
USPS/ABP-1-34
Please also provide all data furnished in response to interrogatories 1 through 33
above in electronic format.
ANSWER
USPS/ABP-34. ABP does not compile data of this sort about its members. In several cases
before this Commission, ABP has conducted surveys of its members’ mailing characteristics.
All data obtained were introduced in prior cases by witness James B. Kobak.
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DECLARATION
I, GordonT. Hughes,declareunderpenaltyof perjury that the foregoi2kg
answers arc true and
con-ectto the bestof my knowledge,informationandbelief.
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