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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
INTERROGATORIES
AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
THE COALITION OF RELIGIOUS PRESS ASSOCATIONS
(USPSICRPA-1-34)
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 the Coalition of Religious
Press Assocations:
USPSICRPA-1-34.
Respectfully submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemakiing
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Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2990; Fax -5402
January 22, 1998
USPSICRPA-1
For each year fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide a list of publications
of your trade association and mailed at second-class
USPSICRPA-2.
published by each member
regular or periodical regular rates.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please for each publication listed in response to imerrogatory
from
number
1 the following information:
(4
The number of issues mailed.
lb)
The average number of editions (versions) per issue.
((3
An indication of the kind or type of each version.
USPWCRPA-3.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the total volumes mailed at second-class
periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
from
regular or
number
1.
USPSICRPA-4.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular required presort rates for each publication
number 1.
1
from
regular or periodical
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSICRPA-5.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular
3-digit
interrogatory
cityl5digit
presort
rates for each publication
from
regular or periodical
listed in response
to
number 1.
USPSERPA-6.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
from
regular or periodical
regular carrier route presort rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
USPSICRPAJ.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular destination
to interrogatory
delivery office discount rates for each publication listed in response
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
destination
interrogatory
regular or periodical
number 1.
USPSICRPA-8.
regular
from
SCF discount
rates for each publication
from
regular or periodical
lisbed in response
to
number 1.
USPSICRPA-9.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
2
from
regular or periodical
regular high density discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
USPSICRPA-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
regular or periodical
regular saturation discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
USPSICRPA-1 1. For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from
1986 to present, please provide the required presort volumes mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular prebarcoded
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSXRPA-12.
letter size discount rates for each publication
number I.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at second-class
regular prebarcoded
interrogatory
flat size discount rates for each publication
regular or periodical
listed in response to
number 1.
USPSICRPA-13.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year ,is unavailable) from
1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city&digit
regular or periodical
publication
from
regular prebarcoded
volumes mailed at second-class
3-digit letter size discount
listed in response to interrogatory
3
number 1.
rates for each
USPSKRPA-14..
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city&digit
regular
or periodical
publication
regular prebarcoded
USPSKRPA-15.
volumes mailed at second-class
5-digit letter size discount
listed in response to interrogatory
from
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 city/5-digit volumes mailed at second-class
regular or periodical
regular prebarcoded
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSERPA-16.
flat size discount rates for each publication
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 weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSICRPA-17.
regular rates for zones l&2 for each publication
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 weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 3 for eac,h publication
in response to interrogatory
USPSICRPA-18.
listed
number 1.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and advertising
4
from
weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 4 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
USPSERPA-19.
listed
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 weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 5 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
USPSICRPA-20.
listed
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 weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 6 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
USPSICRPA-21.
listed
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 weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 7 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
USPSICRPA-22.
listed
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 weight mailed
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for zone 8 for each publication
in response to interrogatory
number 1.
listed
USPSKRPA-23.
1986 to present,
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from
please provide the average
mailed at second-class
of nonadvertising
content
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication
response to interrogatory
USPWCRPA-24.
percentage
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
Cc)
SCF pallets
(4
ADClSDC
09
BMC pallets
(9
Mixed-BMC
USPSICRPA-25.
1986 to present,
periodical
pallets
pallets.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from
for those volumes
mailed on pallets
at seconsd-class
regular
regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
or
number
1, please provide the average number of pieces per pallet by the following pallet presort
levels:
(4
5-digit pallets
(b)
3-digit pallets
(cl
SCF pallets
(4
ADClSDC
(e)
BMC pallets
(9
Mixed-BMC
USPSICRPA-26.
1986 to present,
periodical
pallets
pallets.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from
for those volumes
mailed on pallets at seconcl-class
regular
regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
or
number
1, please provide the average pallet weight by the following pallet prlesort levels:
(4
5-digit pallets
(b)
3-digit pallets
(c)
SCF pallets
(4
ADCEDC
(6
BMC pallets
(9
Mixed-BMC
USPSICRPA-27.
pallets
pallets.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable)
1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed in sacks at second-class
periodical regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
1 by the following sack presort levels:
(a)
Carrier route(s) sacks
from
regular or
number
(b)
Firm sacks
(4
5-digit sacks
W
3-digit unique city sacks
64
3-digit sacks
(9
SCF sacks
(cl)
ADClSDC
W
Mixed sacks.
USPSERPA-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
regular rates for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
regular or periodical
number I, please
provide the average number of pieces per sack by the following sack presort levels:
(4
Carrier route(s) sacks
W
Firm sacks
(4
5-digit sacks
(d)
3-digit unique city sacks
(e)
3-digit sacks
(9
SCF sacks
(9)
ADClSDC
(h)
Mixed sacks.
sacks
8
USPSICRPA-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
periodical
regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
regular or
number
1 by the following tray presort levels:
(4
Carrier route(s) trays
(b)
Firm trays
(4
5-digit trays
((4
3-digit unique city trays
(4
3-digit trays
(9
SCF trays
(9)
ADWSDC
03
Mixed trays.
USPSICRPA-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
regular rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
regular or periodical
number 1, please
provide the average number of pieces per tray by the following tray presort levels:
(a)
Carrier route(s) trays
@I
Firm trays
(4
5-digit trays
(4
3-digit unique city trays
(e)
3-digit trays
9
(9
SCF trays
(9)
ADClSDC
(h)
Mixed trays.
USPSICRPA-31.
trays
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.
USPSICRPA-32.
1986 to present,
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from
for those volumes
mailed
periodical regular rates for each publication
in bundles
at second-class
regular
listed in response to interrogatory
or
number
1, please provide the average number of pieces per bundle.
USPSICRPA-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
regular or periodical
regular rates that were plant loaded in USPS provided transportation
for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
USPSICRPA-34.
number I.
Please also provide all data furnished
1 through 33 above in electronic format.
10
in response to interrogatories
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document
participants
upon all
of record in this proceeding in accordance with section ,I2 of the Rules of
Practice.
M(=-.-
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Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
January 22, 1998