BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20266-0001
POSTAL RATE AND FEE CHANGES, 1997
RECElVELl
but 22
4 27 PM ‘97
Docket No. R97-1
;
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS PATELUNAS
INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
(OCAIUSPS-T15-1)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides the responses
Patelunas
to the following
OCA/USPS-T15-1,
interrogatory
of witness
of the Office of the Consuml=r Advocate:
filed on August 8, 1997.
The interrogatory
is stated verbatim
and is followed by the response
RespectFully submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
+a?
&M
Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-1137
(202) 268-2990; Fax -5402
August 22, 1997
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SERVICE
TO
Response of United States Postal Service Witness Patelunas
to Interrogatories of
Offrce of Consumer Advocate
OCANSPS-T-15-1.
The following table was taken from USPS-1 5D and USPS-l 5J.
Columns 1, 2, and 4 were taken directly from your exhibits. Column 3 is the sum of
columns 1 and 2 and column 5 is the difference between column 3 and column 4.
Please explain the differences in column 5. If any of these numbers arle incorrect,
please indicate which ones and correct them. If any of these comparisons are
incorrect, please so indicate and provide the correct comparisons.
USPS-1 5D
CS
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Total
1
Volume
Variable
Total
2
All
Other
costs
3
Sum
1 and 2
304,591
1,597,625
12,102,896
4,215
3,320,557
2,302,729
264,334
57,773
1,600,020
1,379,577
163,064
7,405
31564,763
897,379
1,151,297
1,364,345
1,479,466
11626,043
5,506
396,794
5,751,447
169,125
51,918
1,967,615
809,352
456,250
271,664
547,923
514,856
1,555,786
54,211
2,461,626
36,405
1,578.740
21,099,274
1,668,936
3,077,091
13,728,939
9,723
3,717,351
8,054,176
433,459
109,691
31575,835
2,186,929
619,314
279,069
4,112,606
1,412,235
2,707,003
54,211
4,166.318
36,405
3647,303
53,598,754
1,704,692
2,068,563
32,499,460
4
Accrued
costs
1,668,936
3,355,519
17,062,705
9,723
3,717,351
8,098,978
433,459
109,691
3,575,635
2,188,929
619,314
279,069
4,112,666
1,412,235
2,707,083
54,211
4,166,316
36,405
3,647,303
571255,750
5
Difference
0
276,428
3,333,766
0
0
44,602
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,656,966
Response of United States Postal Service Witness Patelunas
to Interrogatories of
Office of Consumer Advocate
USPS-15J
1
cs
Volume
Variable
Total
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Total
316,667
1,696,664
12,664,607
4,422
3,151,899
2,374,474
276,306
61,039
1,674,475
1,480,469
171,494
7,904
3,760,945
950,339
1,529,270
1,834,663
2,302,512
32,260,349
OCANSPS-T15-1
2
All
Other
costs
3
Sum
1 and 2
1,393,948
1.5333270
1,676,620
5,651
407,192
5,943,399
172,666
53,072
2,047,129
035,248
476,500
263,721
565,577
590,346
2,002,125
57,201
2,760,636
30,973
1,796,339
22,642,015
1,712,615
3,229,934
14343,427
10,073
3,559,091
8,317,673
448,972
114,111
3,721,604
2,315,717
647,994
291,625
4,326,522
1540,685
3,531,395
57,201
4,595,701
38,973
4,098,851
56,902,364
4
Accrued
costs
1,712,615
3,517,945
17,759,605
10,073
3,559,091
8,401,441
448,972
114,111
3,721,604
2,315,717
647,994
291,625
4,326,522
1,540,685
3,531,395
57,201
4,595,701
38,973
4,098,851
60,690,121
5
Difference
0
268,011
3,416,176
0
0
68,566
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,767,757
Response:
Please see my revisions to Exhibits USPS-1 5D and USPS-l 5J filed on August
18,1997
and August 22,1997.
DECLARATION
I, Richard Patelunas, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing answers to
interrogatories are true and correct to the ,best of my knowledge, information, and
belief.
Dated:
.
8
43
22
57
-2CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon all
participants of record in this proceeding in accordance with section 12 of the Rules
of Practice.
wd--AwdL~
Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-l 137
(202) 268-2990; Fax -5402
August 22, 1997
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