DOCKET SECTION
NEctlVE~
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMlSSlON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20269~0001
POSTAL
RATE AND FEE CHANGES,
DOCKET NO. R97-1
1997
ERRATA TO DIRECT TESTIMONY OF MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
OF AMERICA WITNESS GLICK (MPA-T-3)
(February 11, 1998)
Correction
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Line
Change ‘15 percent lower to “ten percent higher”
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10
Change “2.4 cents” to “3.0 cents”
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9
Change ‘15 percent lower” to “ten percent higher’
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9
Change “52” to “56
a
13
8
9
27
3
Change “51.7” to “58”
9
6
Change “4.03140” to “6.34818”
9
a
Change “Exhibit MPAXI” to “Exhibit MPA 3-1”
9
8
Change “Exhibit MPAX2” to “Exhibit MPA 3-2”
9
10
Change “$22.7 million” to “$4.2 million”
10
6
Change “$27.2 million” to “$5.1 million”
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Change “Table 6” to “Table 5”
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Replace existing Table 6 with attached Table 5.
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Delete Table 5 and preceding paragraph
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Replace existing exhibits with attached exhibits.
Respectfully submitted,
7iG&@&Magazine Publishers of America
Suite 610
1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 200:36
(202) 296-7277
MF'A-T-X/ATTACHMENT TO ERRATA
Filed ;1/11/98
Exhibit MPA 3-1. MPA Proposed
Postal Service
Attribution
Mail Shape Adjustment
Summary
(Volumes
in 000s)
Step Percentages
LETTERS
FLATS
56.01% [I]
41.99% [Z]
FY 1996 RCCS oata
LETrEM
FLATS
22.207.467
10.044,259
(31
[4]
66.66% [5]
31.14% [6]
16.705’,226
13.542.500
[‘rl
[6]
56.01% [9]
41.99% [IO]
If the 1996 Rural CCS data had (he same percentages of letters and flats as
in the National Mail Count, there would have to be the
following distribution:
LETTERS
FLATS
3.496.241
This would require an adjustment of
1 out or every
6.34616
There are only
21.156.071
6.04763
For subclasses with both flats and letters, 1 out of every
[I]
[2]
[3]
[4]
USPS-T-5, W/P
USPS-T-6 WIP
USPS Response
USPS Response
6. W/S 10.1.1 and 10.2.1, Column 2
S. WIS 10.1.1 and 10.2.1, Column 2
lo MPNUSPS-TS-ZCO,
Table 2
to MPNUSPS-TS-ZCD,
Table 2
F1=~3~K31+[413
P31=[4lK[31+[41)
[71=[uY[31+[41)
[@d=W(P1+~41)
Pl=Vl
Wl=M
[I ~l=w71
[12]=[3]/[11]
[13] USPS Response to MPNUSPS-TS-ZCO,
[14]=[13]/[11]
Table 2
Page 1
pieces
IeRets would have to blz reclassified
as Oats. [12]
letters in subclasses w,th both leners and flats. [13]
leliers would have to bs, reclassified
as flats. [14]
MPA-T-3/ATTACHMENT
Filed
Z/11/98
Exhibit MPA 3-2. MPA Proposed
Pm-Adjusted
ill
First-Class Mail
Leners and Parcels
Presoded Letters and Parcels
Government Post Cards
Private Cards
Presorted Private cards
TOtal
Prknity Mail
Expresr Mait
Mailgram
Periodicals Mail
Standard (A] Mail
Single-Piece Rate
Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR
Regular
Nonprofit ECR
Nonprofit
TOtal
Standard (6)
PXC&
Bound Plmed Mane,
Special
Librav Rate
TOtal
Penalty (USPS)
Free BlindlHndc Sew
lntemamnal
Total All Mail
Letters
Adjusted
Adjustment
Letten
I21
Base Year ,996 Letters and Flat Delivered
VolumelDistribution
Key
Adjusted (%I
PreAdjusted
I31
5.298.693
6.274.229
Flats
42.417
616.117
393,537
12.623.994
746,470
354,646
0
0
0
1.103.316
2,463
0
325
297,675
2,072
0
325
246.453
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
3.217
1.825.310
3.561.967
196,621
1.301,467
6.893.802
2,665
1.523.48f3
2.975.502
165.945
1.066.264
5.753.064
0.0%
8.1%
15.9%
0.9%
3.214
1,622
303
2,726
6.065
2,663
1.52,
29,763
4.660
_^ _^_
!m/JI
22.207.467
5.6%
30.8%
Flats
[5l=[W’4+Wl
PI
26.3%
33.5sb
0.2%
3.3X
2.1%
67.5%
6,346.432
7.617.234
42.417
616.117
393,537
14.916.737
Adjusted
Cost Distribution
1.796.209
1.597.853
0
0
0
(000s)
Adjusted ,%,
151
Revi*** Cost Distribution
Letters Delivered
Flats Delivered
[fl=Letter Costl3]
[6]=Flat Cost’[S]
3.39E.c61
$9.460
$304.107
51W.090
588.936
50
w
50
5189.027
35,961
0
0
2.543.919
36.372
0
0
2.593.141
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
19.1%
$50
50
$8
$5.985
$2.024
5n
so
$144,336
4.613
2.798.495
2.905243
115.593
466,376
6.292.322
5,145
3,100.3,7
3.494.726
148.469
663.58,
7.432.240
0.0%
22.9%
$65
536.700
$71.679
53.996
526.166
WWO9
$266
1172.566
5194.519
66.264
wJ.049
$413.664
10.66,
27.897
6;376
2.651
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2,275
6.731
49.805
11.212
28.196
8.426
3.302
51,139
24,650
4.056
44.65,
18.709.226
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
100.0%
5,565
4,246
9,103
10.c44.259
5.050
17.989
13.542.500
(11 Postal Sewice Respome to MPANSPS75.XD.
Table 2
[Z]=[ll’(l-(I/([141
fmm Exhibit MPA 3-I))) for subclasses tih both flats and lenen. For subclasses with no flats. [2]=[1]
p] Proportions of Total All Mail’ From Column [2]
[4] Postal Service Response to MPANSPS-TS-ZCO. Table 2
[4] Proportions of “Total All Mair From Column [5]
f7I Letters Delivered Co?., = USPS-T-5, W/P 6. [w/S 10.1.1 Line 3. Column IO] + v/S 10.2.1 Line 3, Column IO]
[S] Ftats Delivered Cost = USPS-T& WIP 6. Iw,S 10.1.1 Line 4. Column 10]+ p/S 10.2.1 Line 4. Column 101
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EKKA’I’H
13.3R
1,.6X
0.0X
0.0x
o.osb
25.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
253
TU
25.6%
1.1%
5.0%
54.9%
0.4%
O.l%
0.0%
0.1%
100.0%
5127,643
5151.144
$1.022
$14.818
$65
137
56
1655
5162
5599
598
$1.080
$450.698
5624
II ,570
$469
5184
$2,646
16585
$26,
51,Wl
5753.705
WA-T-3/ATTACHMENT
Filed
Z/11/98
Page I
TO ERRATA
MPA-T-3/ATTACHMENT TO ERRATA
Filed 2/11,/98
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2
Table 5. TYAR Periodicals
Cost Reduction
Subclass
by Subchss
Cost Reduction
$446
$3,538
$1,070
In-County
Regular
Nonprofit
Classroom
IO
($000~)
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing
participants
of record in this proceeding
practice.
Washington, D.C.
February II,1998
in accordance
document
upon all
with section 12 of the rules of