BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
RECEIVELI
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POSTAL F&TE AND FEE CHANGES, 1997
Docket No. R97-1
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RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS DEGEN TO INTERROGATORY
OF
THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
REDIRECTED FROM WITNESS BRADLEY
(O&&/USPS-T14-28.b)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides the response of witness Degen
to the following
T14-28.b,
interrogatory
of the Office of the Consumer Advocate:
filed on September
The interrogatory
OCA/USPS-
5, 1997, and redirected from witness E3radley.
is stated verbatim and is followed by the respclnse
Respectfully
submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
.
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2992; Fax -5402
September 19, 1997
Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen
to Interrogatories
of the Office of the Consumer Advocate
(Redirected from Witness Bradley)
OCAIUSPS-T14-28.
Please refer to Table 19 (“Proxy Variabiliities for Mail
Processing Activities Without Recorded Piece Handlings” and Table 20
(“Proxy Variabilities for Customer Service Activities).”
Each table lists two
different types of activities: an activity that requires a proxy variability,
and
an activity providing the proxy variability.
b. For each activity providing the proxy variability, please describe in what
ways that activity is (1) identical to, (2) substantially similar to, and (3)
different from the activity requiring a proxy variability with which it is
matched.
OCANSPS-T14-28
Response
b. The attachment
to this response
between
the “receiving”
numbers
corresponding
descriptions,
detailed
and “providing”
a table listing the similarities
activities.
The MODS operation
to the cost pools may be found,
in LR-H-7 46 at I- 12. Appendix
descriptions
to determine
contains
of certain operations.
differences
between
with brief
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MODS operations
more
can be used
as desired.
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DECLARATION
I, Carl G. Degen, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
answers
are true and correct,
and belief.
Date:
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to the best of my knowledge,
information,
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 qf
Practice
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Eric P. Koetting
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
September 19, 1997
upon all