BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMlSSlON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
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POSTAL RATE AND FEE CHANGES, 1997
RESPONSE
Docket No. R97-1
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OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE:
TO INTERROGATORIES
OF
ADVO, INC.
(ADVOIUSPS-5
AND 19)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides responses to the following
interrogatories
of Advo, Inc.: ADVO/USPS-5
and 19. filed on September
15, 1997.
A motion for extension of time to file these responses was filed on September
29,
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
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, DC. 20260-l 137
(202) 268-2970; Fax -5402
October 3, 1997
RESPONSE
OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORIES
OF ADVO
ADVOIUSPS-5.
For FY 94, 95 and 96, please provide the following for each city
carrier route type:
a. Average number of possible deliveries.
b. Average daily volume per route or delivery
RESPONSE:
a. Shown below are estimated numbers of possible deliveries by route type,
obtained from the Carrier Cost System
Route
IYEE
1500
1502
1506
1540
1551
1552
1557
1560
1562
1571
1573
1575
1620
1640
1642
1720
1730
1740
1770
Fy
357,347
433,635
Fy
377,210
429,990
9,035,104
18,911
85,199
361,092
46,530,041
15,266,243
1,607,789
757,204
50,296
318,867
2,720,497
329,597
9,100,694
16,321
100,173
409,123
46,053,132
14,892,131
1,430,566
776,400
32,970
330,350
2,791,006
341,623
61,030
3,253
232,479
64,836
Fy
309,749
440,783
4,739
5750,365
6,266
113,044
418,367
45,572,650
14,707,944
1,616,146
728,379
41,926
335,140
2,805,940
364,000
12,242
50,651
195,721
229,332
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RESPONSE
ADVOIUSPSS
OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORIES
OF ADVO
(con?)
b. Shown below are estimated average daily volume per delivery by route type,
obtained
Route
Tl%!C
1500
1502
1506
1540
1551
1552
1557
1560
1562
1571
1573
1575
1620
1640
1642
1720
1730
1740
1770
from Carrier Cost System.
Fy
9.0
9.7
Fy
6.5
6.6
3.7
3.1
6.6
4.3
4.1
4.9
4.3
3.2
8.4
4.4
6.0
5.3
3.7
2.4
4.7
4.6
4.1
5.0
3.6
3.1
6.0
4.9
6.6
5.2
10.7
6.5
1.5
6.6
Fy
9.5
7.7
3.9
3.5
2.9
3.5
4.6
4.1
5.0
4.2
3.4
6.5
4.9
6.6
5.3
14.5
8.0
1.9
2.0
RESPONSE
OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORIES
OF ADVO
ADVO/USPS-19.
LR-H-197. p. 2, states that the rural mail count and the rural
carrier cost system (CCS) do not count flats in exactly the same way. Please
explain fully how each of the following is counted in the rural mail count and
explain fully why its CCS volume must be adjusted:
(a) Flats.
@) Letters.
RESPONSE:
This information
Appendix
is discussed fully in Docket No. R90-1, USPS-T-13,
F. pages F24-F29.
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document
participants
of record in this proceeding
Practice.
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20260-l 137
October 3, 1997
in accordance
upon all
with section 12 of the Rules of