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BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
POSTAL RATE AND FEE CHANGES, 1997
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
INTERROGATORIES
AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS OF AMERICA WITNESS LITTLE
(USPSIMPA-T7-l-34)
TO
Pursuant to rules 25 and 26 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure and rule 2 of
the Special Rules of Practice, the United States Postal Service directs the following
interrogatories
and requests for production of documents to Magazine Publishers of
America witness Little:
USPSIMPA-Tl-l-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, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2990; Fax -5402
January 22, 1998
USPS/MPA-Tl-1.
unavailable)
For each
year fiscal
year (or calendar
year if fiscal
from 1986 to present, please provide a list of publications
Meredith Corporation
Publishing Group and mailed at second-class
year
published
is
by
regular or periodical
regular rates.
USPSIMPA-Tl-2.
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:
(a)
The number of issues mailed.
(b)
The average number of editions (versions) per issue.
(c)
An indication of the kind or type of each version.
USPWMPA-Tl-3.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
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.
USPSIMPA-Tl-4.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
periodical
interrogatory
regular
required
number 1.
presort
rates for each publication
regular or
listed in response
to
USPSIMPA-Tl-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
periodical regular 3-digit city/5digit
to interrogatory
presort rates for each publication
listed in response
number 1.
USPSIMPA-Tl-6.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
periodical
regular carrier route presort rates for each publication
interrogatory
regular or
regular or
listed in response to
number 1.
USPSYMPA-Tl-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
periodical regular destination
response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-Tl-8.
regular or
delivery office discount rates for each publication
listed in
number I.
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
USPSIMPA-Tl-9.
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
2
regular or
periodical
regular high density discount rates for each publication
interrogatory
listed in response to
number I.
USPSIMPA-Tl-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
periodical
regular saturation
interrogatory
discount rates for each publication
regular or
listed in response
to
number 1.
USPSIMPA-Tl-11.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the required presort volumes mailed at secondclass regular
publication
or periodical
regular
prebarcoded
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-Tl-12.
letter size discount
rates for each
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
periodical
regular prebarcoded
response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-TI-13.
flat size discount
rates for each publication
regular or
listed in
number I.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit cityl5-digit volumes mailed at secondclass regular or periodical regular prebarcoded
publication
listed in response to interrogatory
3
3-digit letter size discount rates for each
number I.
USPSIMPA-Tl-14.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city/5digit
class regular or periodical regular prebarcoded
publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-Tl-15.
volumes mailed at second-
5-digit letter size discount rates for each
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit cityl5-digit volumes mailed at secondclass regular
publication
or periodical
regular
prebarcoded
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-Tl-16.
flat size discount
rates for each
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
mailed at second-class
publication
regular
or periodical
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-Tl-17.
regular
rates for zones
l&2
for each
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
mailed at second-class
weight
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 3 for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-Tl-18.
weight
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
4
,. ,,,
weight
mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 4 for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-Tl-19.
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
mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 5 for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSJMPA-Tl-20.
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
mailed at second-class
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
mailed at second-class
weight
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 7 for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-Tl-22.
weight
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 6 for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPWMPA-Tl-21.
weight
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
mailed at second-class
weight
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 8 for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
5
USPS/MPA-Tl-23.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the average percentage
mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication
response to interrogatory
USPSIMPA-TI-24.
of nonadvertising
content
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:
(a)
5-digit pallets
(b)
3-digit pallets
(4
SCF pallets
(4
ADWSDC
(4
BMC pallets
(0
Mixed-BMC
USPSJMPA-Tl-25.
pallets
pallets
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
periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
regular or
number
1, please provide the average number of pieces per pallet by the following pallet presort
levels:
(a)
5-digit pallets
6
(b)
3-digit pallets
(4
SCF pallets
(4
ADCKDC
(e)
BMC pallets
(0
Mixed-BMC
USPSlMPA-Tl-26.
pallets
pallets.
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
periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
regular or
number
1, please provide the average pallet weight by the following pallet presort levels:
(4
5digit
(b)
3-digit pallets
(4
SCF pallets
(4
ADCLSDC pallets
(e)
BMC pallets
(0
Mixed-BMC
USPS/MPA-Tl-27.
pallets
pallets.
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 the following sack presort levels:
(4
Carrier route(s) sacks
7
(b)
Firm sacks
(4
5-digit sacks
(4
3-digit unique city sacks
W
3-digit sacks
0-l
SCF sacks
(9)
ADClSDC
04
Mixed sacks.
USPSIMPA-Tl-28.
sacks
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
periodical
regular rates for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
regular or
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
(4
5digit
(d)
3-digit unique city sacks
03
3-digit sacks
(9
SCF sacks
(9)
ADCEDC
(h)
Mixed sacks.
sacks
sacks
USPSIMPA-Tl-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
(b)
Firm trays
(4
5digit
(d)
3-digit unique city trays
(e)
3-digit trays
(9
SCF trays
(9)
ADC/SDC trays
(h)
Mixed trays.
USPWMPA-Tl-30.
trays
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, for those volumes mailed in trays at second-class
periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
regular or
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
(4
5digit
(d)
3-digit unique city trays
trays
9
(e)
3-digit trays
(9
SCF trays
(9)
ADCYSDC trays
0)
Mixed trays.
USPSIMPA-Tl-31.
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.
USPSIMPA-Tl-32.
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
periodical
regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
regular or
number
1, please provide the average number of pieces per bundle.
USPS/MPA-Tl-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
periodical regular rates that were plant loaded in USPS provided transportation
publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSlMPA-Tl-34.
regular or
for each
number 1.
Please also provide all data furnished in response to interrogatories
1 through 33 above in electronic format.
10
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.
dL.- 7%+&M
Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
January 22, 1998
upon all