BEFORE THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001 POSTAL RATE AND FEE CHANGES, 1997 Docket No. R97-1 i RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE: WITNESS DEGEN TO INTERROGATORIES OF MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS OF AMERICA (MPAIUSPS-T12-l-7) The United States Postal Service hereby provides responses of witness Degen to the following interrogatories of Magazine Publishers of America: MPPJUSPS-T12- 1-7, filed on August 21, 1997 Each interrogatory is stated verbatim and is followed by the response. Respectfully submitted, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE By its attorneys: Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr. Chief Counsel, Ratemaking 9 f%LL Eric P. Koetting 475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137 (202) 268-2992; Fax -5402 September 4, 1997 Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America MPA/USPS-T12-1. Please refer to LR-H-l, spreadsheet TW-3e. Appendix C and E and LR-H-219, a. Please produce a description of how you distributed mixed mail codes to direct mail codes in a format similar to Appendix C of LR-H-1. b. Please list the distribution keys for all mixed mail codes in a format similar to Appendix E of LR-H-1. c. Please provide a description of how you distributed Other codes to direct mail codes in a format similar to Appendix C of LR-H-l. d. Please list the distribution keys for all Other codes in a format similar to Appendix E of LR-H-1. MPA/USPS-Tl Z-1 Response. a. The mixed-mail codes in TW-3e mail categories described handling applied in the distribution in my testimony, methodology, not assigned. Notwithstanding See USPS-T-l distributed to direct both mixed-mail costs C of LR-H-1. of mail and a direct in how tallies in essentially In the new activity code was at Il.-7. tallies costs ,are the same way as desc:ribed of basic function in LR-H-1 for the “other” cost pools. methodology are classified, and not-handling-mail In some cases, the distribution is over several to the mixed- is any tally where the empl#oyee was The main difference place by cost pool instead described key formation 2 at pp. 9-10 and LR-H-146 the difference with pools. tally” or “container” associated correspond US#PS-T-12, and in LR-H-146. a “mixed-mail an “item” Appendix do not directly is that the distribution in takes for the MODS and BMC cost procedure basic function Please see LR-H-146, is similar to that in that the ‘distribution part II, for details. Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of Ameri’ca b. Please see Attachment information contained As described container 1 to this response. in the program in USPS-T-12 distribution a pre-specified code 5301) c. distributed associated activity codes to E of LR-H- costs for a given item or container with the same item or container mixed-mail type. codes (e.g., activity E of LR-H-1. tally costs are totaled The requested See LR-H-146 in treatment mixed-mail to part a. the not-handling-mail by cost pool. part II. item and mixed codes as in Appendix: keys for the class-specific are similar to Appendix H-l 46 at II-1 1 differences the mixed-mail mail costs Please see the response d. In general, activity summarizes in LR-H-146, the mixed steps do not distribute 1, but rather distribute The distribution descriptions and LR-H-146, set of direct-mail type on direct The attachment information by cost pool and may be found at II-I 5 and II-20 for discussion for the BMC and non-MODS office of groups. in LR- Attachment Specific 1 - MPAIUSPS-T12--1 Mall Codes Related to Mixed-Mail Codes J . Mixed items &m For discussion, part II. Mixed-mail details, codes ‘UncOUtIt8d” mixed items: F9214 = ‘A’-‘P’ and no direct activity code (including class-specific codes) ‘Identified” mixed containers: F9219 = ‘A’-‘J’,, no direct activity code (including class-specific codes), positive sum of F9901-F9919, F9420, F9421 “Unidentified” mixed containers: F9219 = ‘A’-‘J’, no direct activity code (including class-specific codes), sum of F9901F9919, F9420, F9421 less than or equal to zero or error and exceptions see USPS-T-12 Related activity codes 1000-4950 53xX-54xX 58leCt8d 0010-0300 tallies (see LR-H-146 11-7) 1000-4950 53xX-54xX selected 001 O-0300 tallies (see LR-H-146 11-7) 1000-4960 53xX-54xX selected 0010-0300 tallies (see LR-H-146 (l-7) at 9, anld LR-H-146, Tallies used for distribution Direct tallies for same item type and cost pool at at at Direct tallies in same cost pool for shapes and/or item types identified in container Direct and ‘filled” identified (container tallies for ,same container ‘type and cost pool Attachment 1 - MPAIUSPS-T12-1 2. Class-soecific mixed-mail co& Costs associated with the following activity codes are redistribluted programs MOD4DIST, 6MC4, NONMOD4, LR-H-146. Mixed-mail 5301 5302 . _-, -5345 5460. 5461 codes Related activity codes 10xX, 2oxx. 3oxx, 4oxx Assigned directly to Priority lned directly to Express --,Xx, 32Xx, 42XX ,r)nn, &lxx, 33xx, 43xx 24Xx, 34Xx. 44Xx Assigned directly to International in Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America MPA/USPS-Tl2-2 Please refer to LR-H-219, Spreadsheet TW-3e. a. Please confirm that only 0.03 percent of BMC costs are for code 6521. b. Please confirm that all BMC costs for code 6521 are for platform operations. If confirmed, please explain why there are no 6521 costs for outgoing, incoming, and transit basic functions. c. Please confirm that only 1.99 percent of non-MODS costs are for code 6521. d. Please confirm that all non-MODS costs for code 6521 are for the Other basic function. If confirmed, please explain why there are no 6521 costs for outgoing, incoming and transit basic functions. e. Please confirm that 15.04 percent of all MODS costs are for code 6521 f. In spreadsheet TW-3e, have you already distributed costs for code 6521 at BMCs and non-MODS facilities to direct mail codes? If so, Please reproduce spreadsheets LR-H-219, TW-3e and TW-7 with costs for code 6521 not distributed to direct mail codes. g. Please explain why a clerk or mailhandler in a specific operation would require more breaks and personal needs time than if he were in any other operation. Based upon this ex.planation, please list the operations which require an above average amount of breaks and personal neecls time and those which require a below average amount of breaks and personal needs time. h. Please individually provide grand total 6521, 6522, and 6523 costs combined for all facilities and operations for each of the last ten years and provide these costs as a percentage of total mail processing c:ost. i. Please confirm that IOCS identifies $278 thousand of costs for activity codes 5120 and 6120, which relate to Window Service - US Passport Applications. (i) Please confirm that the Postal Service is reimbursed for performing these activities. (ii) If confirmed, why are costs for these Passport Application-related activities distributed to classes of mail? MPA/USPS-T12-2 a. Not confirmed. collected Response. The costs ass,ociated in the ‘2 BREAKS’ ‘Z BREAKS’ costs with activity BMC pool according are redistributed code 6521 to program should l3MCl. be The to the other BMC cost pools in the Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America cost pool amounts USPS-T-l 2. and variable According 6 of LR-H-146, costs to the “DOLLAR” ‘Z BREAKS’ of BMC mail processing variability factors. erroneous. The 6521 costs of the table on page VI- $1 14,665,920 in FY 1996, before the application entry under the Platform The redistribution Table 4 of USPS-T-l column pool costs total or 18.6% b. Not confirmed. listed in Table 4 of my testimony, of pool in TVV-3e is Iof breaks costs to the BMC cost pools in 2 takes into account the fact that employees take breaks from all operations. c. Not confirmed. Breaks costs c:onstitute tally costs for the non-MODS 6521 costs for the office office group. of IOCS mail processing The balance group have been redistributed d. Confirmed. I believe this coding cannot be identified generally 8.98% occurs ias working because of activity in TW3e. an employee an outgoing, code on break incoming, or transit operation. e. Confirmed. MODS costs As explained associated costs that would distributing activity in my response with activity have been distributed code. _-- to Time Warner, code 6521 to activity the 15.04% are the volume code 6521 of variable if it were a Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America f. The 6521 office costs cost pools, response which the requested relatively strenuous I would expect more (container and dirtier, Attachment tend to be higher in operations handling, requiring since the work more washup costs for IOCS break costs pools. I have not conducted that break time is slightly pools associated a formal empty equipment Opinion and Recommended operations Decision, Attachment 2 to this response 1994, and 1996 1995 mail processing 6522 analysis, of total tally but it appears to the MODS cost needs, clocking from 1969-l Docket contains No. R94-1, the requested purposes. costs fall under administrative, in and out, and 993 are reported using the old (IOCS operation for comparison Based on activities. h. Grand total costs for the breaks/personal moving is LDC 17 allied higher in these pools relative with distribution time. as a fraction costs to be higher for cost pools such as the MODS operation 1 to this information. that break time percentages involve physically for the BMC and non-MODS but not for the MODS cost pools. contains g. I am informed this, have been reclistributed in the at 111-9. IOCS tally costs based) definition Please note that activity not mail processing, operation for of code codes in the old methodology. i_ Confirmed specified that activity $278,000 in volume-variable codes in spreadsheet TW-3e. costs are distributed to the Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America (i) Confirmed. (ii) Only volume variable costs The costs for passport-rela’ted variable-portion subclass. activities to the subclasses as ithe passport-related on the distribution of mail and distributing mail are not the same thing. tallies keys is negligible. that under the new MODS methodology, subclasses of mail. should fall into the non-volume of the cost pool and, thus, not be distributed Additionally, mail, their impact are distributed variable distributing to are not-handlingPlease note tallies to the costs to the subclasses of Attachment 1, Response to MPAIUSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code 1st L&P i St Lap 1st Lap i St Lap PvtCds PvtCds PvtCds PvtCds PostalCds PostalCds PostalCds PostalCds PreL PreL PreL PreL PreCds PreCds PreCds PreCds Priority Priority Priority Priority Express Express Express Express 2nd IC 2nd IC 2nd IC 2nd IC Basic Fn. 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 SSM 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~ 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Allied 507 166 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 PSM 244 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMC SPB 373 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 Page 1 of 26 NM0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Platform 57 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 26 0 0 6 0 0 1 4 1 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs I.234 ‘321 a 26 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a2 a2 21 0 0 0 0 0 366 139 26 0 0 6 0 0 9 13 1 0 Attachment I, Response to MPAIUSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. 2nd NP 2nd NP 2nd NP 2nd NP 2nd CL 2nd CL 2nd CL 2nd CL 2nd Reg 2nd Reg 2nd Reg 2nd Reg 3rd SP 3rd SP 3rd SP 3rd SP BRCRT BRCRT BRCRT BRCRT BRO BRO BRO BRO NPCRT NPCRT NPCRT NPCRT NPO NPO NPO NPO Code Basic Fn. 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 SSM 224 49 0 0 2 49 0 0 1,330 485 0 0 106 49 0 0 a67 266 0 0 3,416 1,632 0 0 0 44 0 0 496 250 0 0 Allied 123 147 0 0 0 04 0 0 442 512 0 0 630 670 34 56 040 623 7 0 5,265 7,047 261 103 58 55 70 0 715 1,502 a2 0 BMC SPB PSM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 42 0 0 590 a65 0 0 242 173 0 0 5.207 a,642 0 0 0 40 0 0 412 420 0 0 Page 2 of 26 49 190 0 0 0 2 0 0 158 363 0 0 ?60 401 0 0 433 275 0 0 4,762 4,610 0 0 39 27 0 0 1,112 704 0 0 NM0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 0 33 0 0 0 144 33 0 0 990 579 0 0 0 33 0 0 209 32 0 0 Platform 50 151 58 0 0 30 28 0 402 414 165 0 238 30 138 0 435 574 122 0 1.518 2,406 607 26 26 54 0 0 279 313 93 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs 453 537 58 0 2 164 28 0 23443 1,923 165 0 1,756 2,021 172 56 2.960 1,943 129 0 21,179 25,117 668 129 122 262 70 0 3,223 3,301 174 0 Attachment 1, Response to MPANSPS-TIB2 Class/AU. Code 4th ZPP 4th ZPP 4th ZPP 4th ZPP BPM BPM BPM BPM SPC SPC SPC SPC LIB LIB LIB LIB Mailgrams Mailgrams Mailgrams Mailgrams Free Free Free Free lntt lntl lntl lntl USPS USPS USPS USPS Basic Fn. 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 SSM 537 069 0 0 174 174 0 0 214 307 0 0 105 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 93 0 0 87 0 0 0 Allied 3,628 2,065 22 60 1,141 1,440 64 0 1,232 1,546 73 29 343 :01 47 29 0 0 0 0 136 29 0 0 1,550 426 655 14 303 0 22 0 PSM 2,741 4,925 0 0 2,509 4,034 0 0 3,257 6.501 0 0 715 745 0 0 0 0 0 0 353 0 0 0 3,053 12 0 0 125 101 0 0 BMC SPB 1,275 570 0 0 311 335 0 0 516 345 0 0 42 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 0 0 634 337 0 0 124 0 0 0 Page 3 of 26 NM0 2,315 059 0 0 397 113 0 0 103 226 0 0 307 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 229 50 0 0 211 60 0 0 Platform 1.030 2,290 500 0 422 788 94 0 406 539 95 0 100 120 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 202 91 432 0 26 140 0 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs 11,534 12,306 530 60 4.954 6,870 159 0 5,009 9.543 160 29 1.691 1,377 75 29 0 0 0 0 652 54 0 0 6.356 1.015 1,007 14 076 309 22 0 ’ Attachment I 1, Response to MPANSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code Registry Registry Registry Registry Certified Certified Certified Certiied Insurance Insurance Insurance Insurance COD COD COD COD Sp Delvry Sp Delvty Sp Delvry Sp Delvry 0th SSv 0th SSv 0th ssv 0th SSv 5301 5301 530i 5301 5302 5302 5302 5302 Basic Fn; 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 SSM Allied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMC SPB PSM 23 53 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 55 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 4 of 26 Platform NM0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs 23 53 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 55 6 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Attachment 1, Response toMPAlUSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code Basic Fn. 5303 1 5303 2 5303 3 5303 5 5331 1 5331 2 5331 3 5331 5 5340 1 5340 2 5340 3 5 5340 5341 1 5341 2 5341 3 5341 5 5345 1 5345 2 5345 3 5345 5 5460 1 5460 2 5460 3 5460 5 5461 1 5461 2 5461 3 5461 5 1 5610 5610 2 5610 3 5610 5 Allied SSM 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 0’ 53 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMC SPB PSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 06 0 27 10 17 0 0 01 12 0 0 15 65 0 7 15 44 7 0 009 350 7 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 52 0 0 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 5 of 26 NM0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 7 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Platform 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 02 20 0 30 20 0 0 0 93 14 0 0 0 50 0 0 54 0 26 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs 0 0 0 0 11 02 0 0 32 204 0 27 204 139 20 0 111 40 0 0 321 210 14 7 117 44 57 0 809 411 7 95 Attachment I 1, Response to MPANSPS-TIZ-2 I j Class/Act I I Code Basic Fn. 5620 1 5620 2 5620 3 5620 5 5700 1 5700 2 5700 3 5700 5 5750 1 5750 2 5750 3 5750 5 1 5020 5020 2 3 5020 5020 5 5040 1 5040 2 5040 3 5040 5 5050 1 5050 2 5050 3 5050 5 5060 1 5060 2 5060 3 5060 5 5070 1 5070 2 5070 3 5070 5 SSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,875 3,095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allied 332 200 0 6 3,250 3,300 160 232 20,030 10,525 576 4,764 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PSM BMC SPB 0 0 0 0 6,301 5,041 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 6 of 26 0 0 0 0 760 410 0 0 6,741 3,794 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM0 Platform 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.215 226 411 066 0 209 0 0 2,427 18,403 550 75,208 0 3,614 0 6,691 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs 443 200 0 6 12,766 10,915 437 232 53.416 33.061 4,190 11,456 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Attachment 1, Response to MPNUSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act Code Basic Fn. 5000 1 2 5000 3 5000 5 5080 1 5090 2 3 5090 5 5090 1 5110 2 5110 5110 3 5 5110 1 5120 2 5120 3 5120 5120 5 5130 1 2 5130 3 5130 5 5130 1 5170 5170 2 3 5170 5 5170 1 5100 5100 2 3 5180 5 5100 1 2 6000 3 6000 5 6000 SSM Allied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMC SPB PSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 7 of 26 Platform NM0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a00000000000000000000000000000000 i5 3 I-” 00000000000000000000000000000000 2 $fz 00000000000000000000000000000000 E is fJ 00000000000000000000000000000000 z 00000000000000000000000000000000 is[ 00000000000000000000000000000000 E 0 2 a 00000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000 3 rn R z w & 2 Attachment I, Response to MPANSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code Basic Fn. 6000 1 6000 2 6000 3 6000 5 6110 1 6110 2 6110 3 6110 5 6120 1 6120 2 6120 3 6120 5 6130 1 6!3O 2 6130 3 6130 5 6140 1 6140 2 6140 3 6140 5 6170 1 6170 2 6170 3 6170 5 6100 1 6100 2 6100 3 6100 5 6200 1 6200 2 6200 3 6200 5 Allied SSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SPB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 9 of 26 PhtfWll NM0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Attachment I, Response to MPAAJSPS-TI2-2 Class/Act. Code Basic Fn. 6210 1 6210 2 6210 3 5 6210 6220 1 6220 2 3 0220 5 6230 1 6230 2 6230 3 6230 5 6231 1 6231 2 6231 3 6231 5 6240 1 6240 2 3 6240 6240 5 1 6270 6270 2 6270 3 5 6270 6320 1 6320 2 6320 3 6320 5 6330 1 6330 2 6330 3 5 6330 Allied SSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 27 174 0 102 265 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMC SPB PSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 10 of 26 NM0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Platform 1,093 1.336 740 047 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs I.093 1:336 740 047 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 70 0 0 0 27 174 0 102 265 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3c$o~Lmooooooooooooooooooooooooooo N 30000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000 30000000000000000000000000000000 DOOOOOOOOoOOOc>OOOOOOoooooooooooo DOOOOOOOOOOOOc>OOOOOOoooooooooooo D~0~~000000000000000000000000000 N 00000000’000000000000000000000000 8 ‘ii 7 & a” Attachment 1, Response to MPANSPS-Tl Z-2 Class/Act. Code Basic Fn. 6514 1 6514 2 6514 3 6514 5 6516 1 6510 2 6516 3 6516 5 6519 1 6519 2 6519 3 6519 5 6521 1 6521 2 6521 3 652 1 5 6522 1 6522 2 6522 3 6522 5 6523 1 6523 2 6523 3 6523 5 6570 1 6570 2 6570 3 6570 5 6500 1 6500 2 6500 3 6500 5 , Allied SSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 612 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,117 7.676 137 940 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 32 BMC SPB PSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 402 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Page 12 of 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,021 2,956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,059 076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Platfom, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,110 3,024 030 3,555 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 114,617 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total BMCs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 114,617 0 0 0 0 21,761 16,010 975 4,495 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 32 Attachment 1. Response to MPANSPS-TlZ-2 Class/Act. Code Basic Fn. 6610 1 6610 2 3 6610 6610 5 6620 1 6620 2 3 0620 5 6620 1 6630 6630 2 3 6630 6630 5 1 6640 6040 2 6640 3 6640 5 1 6650 6650 2 3 6050 6650 5 6660 1 6660 2 6660 3 6660 5 Grand Total SSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23,051 Allied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101,434 PSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59,606 BMC SPB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37,653 Page 13 of 26 NM0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16,200 Platform 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70,714 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114,666 Total BMCs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 431,404 Attachment 1, Response to MPFWSPS-TlZ-2 Class/Act. Code 1St L&P I St Lap ( I 1st LISP 1st Lap PvtCds PvtCds PvtCds PvtCds PostalCds PostalCds PostalCds PreL PreL PleL PreL PreCds PreCds PreCds PreCds Priority Priority Priority Pliolity Express Express Express Express 2nd IC 2nd IC 2nd IC 2nd IC Outgoing 69.970 0 0 0 1,917 0 0 0 156 0 0 0 13,663 0 0 0 700 0 0 0 4,250 0 0 0 1,319 0 0 0 322 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit 0 0 0 410,007 0 2,239 0 0 0 0 0 13,613 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 0 0 44c “7r4 0 I 1”,9, ” 0 1,034 0 0 0 0 0 3,927 03 0 0 0 0 0 0 30,662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,101 340 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.027 0 0 0 0 Incoming Other 10.652 131014 134 157 341 432 5 9 9 0 0 0 1,676 ‘1 nLc0 “,_“I 46 62 03 119 2 2 l.OO7 1,007 20 7 202 179 22 1 15 60 0 0 Page 14 of 26 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Non-MODS 00,630 424.701 2,373 157 2.258 14,045 131 9 165 397 0 0 15,339 440 I ,u, ,A? I-,& 1,079 62 703 4,047 05 2 5,265 31,660 20 7 1,522 5,200 370 1 337 2,095 0 0 Attachment I. Response to MPAiUSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code 2nd NP 2nd NP 2nd NP 2nd NP 2nd CL 2nd CL 2nd CL 2nd CL 2nd Reg 2nd Reg 2nd Reg 2nd Reg 3rd SP 3rd -SP 3rd SP 3rd SP BRCRT BRCRT BRCRT BRCRT BRO BRO BRO BRO NPCRT NPCRT NPCRT NPCRT NPO NPO NPO NPO Outgoing Incoming 499 0 0 8,101 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 704 0 0 0 0 4,447 0 0 46,797 0 0 0 0 0 1,690 0 5,130 0 0 0 0 0 2,556 0 39,122 0 0 0 0 0 17,705 0 159,279 0 0 0 0 229 0 0 3,025 0 0 0 0 3,949 0 0 31,436 0 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 264 0 Other 115 255 4 6 4 15 0 0 560 1.514 25 29 164 165 3 12 210 994 3 9 1,770 5,363 31 41 31 99 1 0 513 1,266 0 9 Page 15 of 26 Breaks Total Non-MODS 0 614 0 8,356 0 43 0 6 0 5 0 720 0 0 0 0 0 5.006 0 48,310 0 25 0 29 0 1,854 0 5:303 3 0 0 12 0 2,766 0 40,116 3 0 0 9 0 19,463 0 164,642 0 223 0 41 0 260 0 3,124 0 25 0 0 0 4,462 0 32,703 0 293 0 9 , Attachment 1, Response to MPAIUSPS-TlZ-2 Class/Act. Code 4th ZPP 4th ZPP 4th ZPP 4th ZPP BPM BPM BPM BPM SPC SPC SPC SPC LIB ii8 LIB LIB Mailgrams Mailgrams Mailgrams Mailgrams Free Free Free Free lntl lnti lntl lntl USPS USPS USPS USPS Outgoing 007 0 0 0 615 0 0 0 452 0 0 0 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 165 0 0 0 1,492 0 0 0 2.279 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit Incoming 0 0 7,966 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 5,890 0 122 0 0 0 0 0 3,973 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 529 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 304 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.473 0 13 0 0 0 0 6,236 0 0 65 0 0 Other Page 16 of 26 61 249 7 1 48 139 2 1 34 113 2 1 10 ?9 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 22 0 0 642 192 37 5 199 179 3 25 Breaks Total Non-MODS 0 000 0 8,235 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 663 6,030 124 1 467 4,066 66 1 352 547 0 0 1 0 0 0 161 326 0 0 2,135 2,665 49 5 2,477 6,415 67 25 Attachment 1, Response to MPAIUSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code Outgoing Incoming Registry 785 0 0 4,424 Registry 0 0 Registry 0 0 Registry 0 Certified 004 0 Certified 8,414 0 Certified 0 0 0 Certified Insurance 42 0 Insurance 0 338 0 Insurance 0 Insurance 0 0 64 0 COD COD 0 967 0 COD 0 0 0 COD 0 0 Sp Delvry Sp Delvry 0 0 0 0 Sp Delvty 0 Sp Delvry 0 1.860 0 0th ssv 0 12,505 0th ssv 0 0 0th ssv 0 0 0th ssv 0 5301 135 0 136 5301 0 5301 0 0 0 5301 14 0 5302 0 5302 91 0 5302 0 0 0 5302 Non-MODS Transit 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 191 275 77 48 23 179 1 16 2 5 0 0 2 19 0 2 0 3 0 1 171 406 6 38 11 8 0 0 15 B 2 0 Page 17 of 26 Breaks Total Non-MODS 0 976 0 4,700 0 151 0 40 0 827 0 a.593 I 0 0 18 0 43 0 343 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 986 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2,031 0 12,911 0 6 0 38 ‘146 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 99 2 0 0 0 Attachment 1, Response to MPAIUSPS-TlZ-2 Class/Act. Code 5303 5303 5303 5303 5331 5331 5331 5331 5340 5340 5340 5340 5341 5.g; 5341 5341 5345 5345 5345 5345 5460 5460 5460 5460 5461 5461 5461 5461 5610 5610 5610 5610 Outgoing 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 241 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 12,634 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit Incoming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,368 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63,660 0 0 239 0 0 Other Page 18 of 26 3 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 28 73 1 2 4 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 9 5 2 0 5 0 1 0 2,685 3,489 17 59 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total No-MODS 3 0 2 0 38 86 0 0 269 2,441 1 2 4 !55 0 0 1 57 0 0 22 46 2 0 18 0 1 0 15,319 67,149 257 59 Attachment 1, Response to MPAESPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code 5620 5620 5620 5700 5700 5700 5700 5750 5750 5750 5750 5020 5020 5020 5040 5040 5040 5040 5050 5050 Outgoing Incoming 3,813 0 0 23,823 0 0 0 0 1,886 0 0 11,287 0 0 0 0 40,064 0 0 85,152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,490 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 959 1,353 7 19 343 429 6 14 5,669 4,661 632 1,162 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 181 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Page 19 of 26 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Non-MODS 4,772 25.178 7 19 2,229 11,715 6 14 45.733 89,813 2,122 1,162 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 181 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 E 0 ~000~000-000*000*000N000r;0007000~ ZE Attachment 1, Response !o MPAJUSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code 6010 6010 6010 6010 6020 6020 6020 6020 6030 6030 6030 6030 6040 6040 6040 6040 6045 6045 6045 6045 6050 6050 6050 6050 6070 6070 6070 6070 6073 6073 6073 6073 Outgoing Incoming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Page 21 of 26 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 6 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Nor+MODS 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 6 I Attachment I, Response to MPANSPSTIZ-2 Class/Act. Code 6080 6080 6080 6080 6110 6110 6110 8110 6120 6120 6120 6120 6130 - ._613U 6130 8130 6140 6140 6140 6140 6170 6170 6170 6170 8180 6160 6180 6180 6200 8200 6200 6200 Outgoing Incoming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Page 22 of 26 Breaks 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 20 Total Non-MODS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Attachmeni i, Response to MPA/USPST12-2 Class/Act. Code 6210 6210 6210 6210 6220 6220 6220 6220 6230 8230 8230 6230 6231 623! 6231 6231 6240 6240 6240 6240 6270 6270 6270 6270 6320 6320 6320 6320 6330 6330 6330 6330 Outgoing 13.400 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 1,305 0 0 0 1.148 0 0 0 1,658 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit Incoming 0 0 0 6,019 0 646 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 320 0 0 0 0 0 7.062 0 81 0 0 0 0 3 1*-I 0 L,..“L 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 4.837 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 556 270 95 401 6 15 4 11 154 246 25 344 195 4P? I”” 53 105 66 104 3 107 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 86 5 7 2 72 Page 23 of 26 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Non-MODS 13.957 8,289 741 401 91 28 324 11 1.460 7.307 106 344 1.343 2=5 ‘151 105 1.724 4,742 3 107 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 86 5 7 2 72 Attachment 1, Response to MPALJSPS-TI Class/Act. Code 6420 6420 6420 6420 6430 6430 6430 6430 6460 6460 6460 6460 6480 6480 6480 6480 6495 6495 6495 6495 6500 6500 8500 6500 6511 6511 6511 6511 6512 6512 6512 6512 2-2 Outgoing 0 0 0 0 995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-MODS Transit 0 0 3,706 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,544 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Incoming Other Page 24 of 28 0 69 0 207 19 279 0 379 0 0 0 19 8 2 0 69 1 0 1 26 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 5 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Non-MODS 0 3,776 0 207 1,015 12.023 0 379 0 0 0 19 71 2 0 69 1 0 1 26 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 II 0 0 0 5 Attachment 1, Response to MPAIUSPS-TIZ-2 Class/Act. Code Outgoing 6514 0 6514 0 6514 0 6514 0 6516 0 6516 0 6518 0 6516 0 6519 0 6519 0 6519 0 6519 0 6521 0 6521 0 6521 0 6521 0 6522 0 6522 0 0 6522 6522 0 8523 23,855 6523 0 0 6523 6523 0 6570 1,334 6570 0 8570 0 0 6570 6580 253 0 6580 6580 0 6580 0 Non-MODS Incoming Transit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79,417 0 0 1,347 0 0 0 0 3,149 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 8.462 0 0 0 0 0 Other Page 25 of 26 Breaks 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 19 0 1 0 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,806 3,696 4,339 183 1,014 281 101 20 300 14 220 3 158 Total Non-MODS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 156,352 158,352 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,806 27,550 0 0 03.756 0 1,531 0 1,014 0 1,615 0 3,249 0 319 360 0 0 267 8,682 0 0 3 0 158 Attachment 1, Response to MPAIUSPS-TlZ-2 Class/Act. Code Outgoing Incoming 6610 0 0 0 6610 0 6610 0 0 0 0 6810 0 0 6620 0 0 6620 0 0 6620 0 0 6620 6630 0 0 6630 0 0 6630 0 0 0 0 6830 6640 0 0 ~SXO 0 0 0 0 6640 6640 0 0 6650 0 0 6650 0 0 6850 0 0 6650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6660 0 0 Grand Total 236,036 19244,757 Non-MODS Transit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,377 Other Page 26 of 26 0 0 0 194 1 0 0 190 12 14 1 3,325 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 172 0 0 0 49 93,709 Breaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156,352 Total Non-MODS 0 0 0 194 1 0 0 190 12 14 1 3,325 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 172 0 0 0 49 1.740,230 Attachment 2 - MPAJJSPS - Tli! - 2 IOCS Dollars (000s) Year 1994 1995 1996 Activity Actlivity Code 6521 6522 1,432,277 0 1,496,587 0 1,635,727 0 6523 935,106 Ail Mail Proc. Costs 11,461,458 981,192 1,071,751 11,448,702 11,824,711 Codes 6521 #-6523 Dollars as a Percentage of Ail Mail Processing Costs Total Activity Code Year 1994 1995 1996 6521 12.50% 13.07% 13.83% 6522 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 6523 8.16% 8.57% 9.06% 6521-6523 20.66% 21.64% 22.90% Response of United Sta.tes Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America MPA/USPS-T12-3. Please refer to LR-H-219, Spreadsheet TW-7. a. Please confirm that 57 percen’t of grand total outgoing costs for direct mail codes and 67 percent of grand total incoming costs are for direct mail codes. b. Please confirm that the majority of outgoing sorts are performed during Tour 3 and the majority of incoming sorts are performed during Tour 1. c. Please confirm that the difference between the figures in part a. is statistically significant at a one percent confidence level. d. Suppose that a class of mail is totally dropshipped so that it avoids all outgoing sorts. i. Should the cost for this class of mail include any costs for outgoing mixed-mail codes? If yes, why? ii. ii. Under your proposed methodology, would the cost for this class of mail mixed mail codes? MPANSPS-Tl2-3 Response. a. Confirmed. b. Confirmed. c. Confirmed. d (i) Yes. The hypothetical defined. The example be indicated dropshipped” processing hinges on how the “outgoing appears to assume that “outgoing” by the IOCS basic function. rules for determining “totally question which, basic function. basic iunction mail would when sampled, Therefore ii: would I am informed (see LR-H-49 be expected would is sorts would that under the at 136 and 144), the to receive be assigned be perfectly sort” some the “outgoing” appropriate to - Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America MPAIUSPS-Tl Z-4. Please refer to LR-H-219, Spreadsheet TW-3e. a. Please confirm that spreadsheet TW-3e shows that costs for IOCS activity codes 6420 and 6430 (Carriers Performing Office Work/Going to Vehicle and Carrier Checking In, Obtaining Accountable Mail or Keys, Checking Vehicle, Safety Meeting, respectively) for employees clocked into MODS mail processing operations constitute .5 percent of mail processing operating costs. b. If confirmed, please explain why C/S 3 Clerks and mailhandlers mail processing costs includes Costs which IOCS identifies as being incurred for carrier activities. c. Please explain why city carriers are clocked into mechanical (e.g., FSM and LSM) and automated operations (e.g., OCR and BCS). MPA/USPS-T12-4 Response a. Not confirmed. The percentage the specified activity approximately 0.5%, of volume-variable codes in TW-3e however costs distributed for all mail processing the percentage to cost pools is for the MODS office group is 0.3% b. The activity codes specified carrier activities. IOCS question in part a apply to clerk/mailhandler The use of “carrier” 18 includes code descriptions, responses in the description is inaccurate. which to these activity see LR-H-491 p. 79-80. of the Summary Description and Component, the description as well as correspond Note that in previous of USPS Development of these activity versions of Costs by Segment codes did not include “carrier.” c. As explained in part b, the specified clerk and mailhandler activities activity codes can be interpreted as well as carrier activities. as Furthermore, Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America the IOCS tallies underlying and mailhandler tallies, code (variable that carriers F257). the cost distribution as identified in TW-3e by the employee’s are solely clerk roster designation Thus there is no basis for concluding were clocked into the specified distribution from TW-3e operations. Response of United Stal:es Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America MPSUSPS-T-12-5. Please refer to LR-H-219, Spreadsheet TW-3e. a. Please confirm that this spreadsheet shows that window and related office costs (activity codes 5020-5195 and 6000-6200) for Clerks and Mailhandlers clocked into mail processing operations constitute .44 percent of grand total Clerks and Mailhandlers cost, .53 percent of MODS facility Clerks and Mailhandlers cost, and .13 percent of Non-MODS facility Clerks and mailhandlers cost. b. Please explain why a clerk or mailhandler clocked into a MODS mail processing operation would perform window and related office activities. c. In light of your answer to part b., please provide an explanation of why clerks and mailhandlers at MODS facilities clocked into mail processing operations spend a higher percentage of their time performing window and related office activities than do clerks and mailhandlers at non-MODS facilities. d. What percentage of mail processing facilities have window operations? MPA/USPS-Tl2-5 Response. a. Confirmed. b. I cannot window would why the employee service or other activity. perform instructed c. specify the activity processing clocked operation, However, is presumably to make a comparison and mailhandlers identified not clock into the appropriate the reason why the employee that the employee was to do so by a supervisor. It is not possible clerks would operations. primarily into. at nonMODS given the available offices Mail processing do not clock into mail tallies at MODS operations on the basis of the MODS operation The sampled as explained activity data, since the employee may differ from the clocked-in in my testimony, USPS-T-l 2, at 6. Note, are is Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America however, that more than half of the window-related MODS facilities indicate come from two cost pools: that employees to a window service at non-MODS identifies offices assigned tallies distribution location are identified service by the criteria d. It is not possible activity operations information. Mail processing based on question in program Therefore, numbers processing are co-located identify most will be from mail lines 22-25, to which tallies code, which is window-related NONMOD12, the extent in a city separately 18. code and be excluded service facilities MODS finance are more likely to move reclocking. activity at The data using the IOCS operation ope!ration to determine and customer data. without costs LD43 and LD44. these operations where the sampled a window processing service operation the employee’s non-MODS available working activity LR-H-146. and from the the plant and customer but do not provide the necessary Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America MPA/USPS-T12-6. Are clerks and mailhandlers at MODS offices clocked a MODS operation when they are ton lunch? If yes, please explain what operations employees are clocked into when they are on lunch. MPANSPS-T12-6 An employee operation. Exhibit Response. on an approved Otherwise break remains the employee 321 in LR-H-147. --.- clocks clocked into the pre-break out, in which case please see into Response of United States Postal Service Witness Degen to Interrogatories of the Magazine Publishers of America MPA/USPS-T12-7. Are there times when employees are at work but are not clocked into a MODS operation. 7 If yes, please explain what the employee is doing while not checked into a MODS operation. MPA/USPS-T12-7 No. Response Please note that if the employee employee will not be paid for the time. is working but not clocked in, the DECLARATION I, Carl G. Degen, answers are true and correct, and belief. Date: declare Lj.y.y, / under penalty of perjury that the foregoing 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 of Practice. Eric’P. Koetting’ 475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW. Washington, D.C. 20260-l 137 September 4, 1997 upon all .
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