DOCKET SECTION
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
RECEIVED
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REVISED RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SEIRVICE
WITNESS PLUNKETT
TO PRESIDING OFFICER’S INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 6, QUESTION
(December 8, 1997)
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The United States Postal Service hereby provides the revised response of
witness Plunkett to Presiding Officer’s Information
Request No. 6, question 6.
concerning
The original response was filed on
November
merchandise
return service volumes.
28, 1997.
The question is restated verbatim and is followed by the response.
Respectfully
submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemakilng
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David H. Rubin
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2986; Fax -5402
December 8, 1997
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Revised
December
8.
REVISED RESPONSE OF POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS PLUNKE-I-T TO
PRESIDING OFFICER’S INFORMATION REQUEST NC. 6
6. In USPS-LR-H-207 “Diskette of Witness Plunkett’s (USPS-T-40) Testimony and
Workpapers,” WP-6 “Merchandise Return Permits,” witness Plunkett forecasts the
sale of 1,307 permits for the test year, but does not present any Merchandise
Return transactions. Please provide the Merchandise Return transactions and the
revenue generated by these transactions for the test year.
6. Response:
In the original response to this question, it was averred that Postal Service volume and
revenue measurement
corresponding
transaction
systems do not capture Merchandise
revenues.
Return transaction
data, or
Subsequent to providing this response I discovered that
data have been captured by the RPW system, beginning in the fourth
quarter of FY 94. The attached worksheet shows FY 96 Merchandise
Return volumes
and revenues, and projects test year before and after rates volumes based on the
forecast growth in the mail classes with which Merchandise
Return is available.
It
should be noted that these test year revenues have already been included in the Postal
Service’s test year revenues along with revenue from other sources (Ex. USPS60A
and B).
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DECLARATION
I, Michael K. Plunkett, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
answers are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge,
information,
and belief.
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.
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David H. Rubin ’
475 L‘Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2986; Fax -5402
December 8. 1997
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