Postal Rate Commission
Submitted 5/9/2005 4:27 pm
Filing ID: 44039
Accepted 5/9/2005
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268B0001
POSTAL RATE AND FEE CHANGES
PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 108-18
Docket No. R2005B1
RESPONSES OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS McCRERY
TO INTERROGATORIES OF DOUGLAS F. CARLSON
[DFC/USPS-T29-1-11]
(May 9, 2005)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides its responses to above-listed
interrogatories of the Douglas F. Carlson, filed on April 25, 2005. 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
______________________________
Eric P. Koetting
475 L'Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-1137
(202) 268-2992, Fax -5402
May 9, 2005
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-1. Please refer to your testimony at page 4, lines 2–3. Are you aware
that some P&DC’s routinely operate the AFCS in a “lift everything” mode (i.e., the AFCS
lifts both OCR-readable and script mail)?
RESPONSE:
Yes. It has been brought to my attention that all AFCS equipment is expected to be run
in the “lift-everything” mode before the end of this fiscal year.
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-2. Please refer to your testimony at page 4, lines 11–13.
a. Please describe how the ink-jet canceller (IJC) will automate the cancellation
process.
b. Please provide a nationwide rollout schedule for the IJC.
c. Please estimate the cost savings that the Postal Service expects to realize
from the IJC.
d. Are the cost savings of the IJC factored into test-year mail-processing costs?
RESPONSE:
a. The current AFCS cancellation process is performed in a mechanical manner
using an inkpad and a rubber stamp. The AFCS has a rotating stamp die that
transfers cancellation ink onto the stamp. Each day, the stamp dies are manually
updated with the current date. The inkjet cancellation upgrade will automate the
AFCS cancellation process by replacing the current manual update with inkjet
printers that spray the cancellation information onto the mail piece. Accordingly,
manual updating of the date on the rotating stamp each day will be eliminated.
b. Deployment of the IJC is expected to begin summer 2005. The deployment
schedule attached lists the facilities scheduled to receive the IJC, however, there
are no firm dates because they are in the process of revision.
c. The national savings (i.e., work hour reduction) associated with the IJC
modification are 62,585 maintenance work hours or approximately $3.01
million/year in FY 2006 dollars.
d. Yes. The IJC upgrade is part of the AFCS Improvement Program, so the savings
associated with IJC are expected to be partially realized in FY 2006 with the
remainder expected in FY 2007.
AFCS-IJC Deployment Schedule
Area
Site Name
Street Adress
City
State
Zip
Zip+4
Videojet Build
Videojet Ship
Complete
Date
Date
AFCS
HQ
NCED
2701 East Imhoff
Norman
OK
73071
9506
Pre-pilot
Pre-pilot
Pilot 1
9
Spares
CM
HQ
HQ
Northern Virginia (Merrifield) VA
Engineering
MTSC
8409 Lee Highway
8403 Lee Highway
600 W Rockcreek Rd
Merrifield
Merrifield
Norman
VA
VA
OK
22081
22082
73070
9341
8101
1600
Pilot 2
7
1
1
11251 Rancho Carmel Drive
1720 Market Street
10401 Post Office Blvd.
5201 West Spruce Street
115 Henry St
4949 East Van Buren Street
200 North Diamond Street
1425 Crooked Hill Rd
17 South Commerce Way
1000 West Valley Road
5815 Walden Rd
2201 South Cole Rd
1550 Tilco Drive
2108 East 38th Street
424 South Michigan Street
657 2nd Avenue North
591 Brevard Rd
7700 68th Street
201 South George Street
200 Cava Drive
3590 Grand Forks Blvd.
1410 NW Gage Blvd
517 10th Avenue South
500 Bill France Blvd
525 8th Street
2301 Ross Street
1750 Flandro Drive
147 Quiqley Blvd.
435 South Cascade Street
1501 South Clinton Street
4801 North Fourth Avenue
3408 Wall Triana Highway
11450 South Airport Dr
1715 Odom Street
675 Wolf Ledges Pkwy
3300 Odd Fellows Rd
5215 Richland Avenue
3939 Valleyhigh Road NW
2800 Lakeland Hills Blvd
451 College Street
1515 Avenue G
San Diego
Saint Louis
Orlando
Tampa
Binghamton
Phoenix
Mansfield
Harrisburg
Lehigh Valley
Devon
Beaumont
Boise
Frederick
Erie
South Bend
Fargo
Ashville
Milan
Rocky Mount
Clarksburg
Charlottesville
Topeka
Waite Park
Daytona Beach
Augusta
Amarillo
Pocatello
New Castle
New Castle
Ft. Wayne
Sioux Falls
Huntsville
Columbia
Alexandria
Akron
Lynchburg
Kansas City
Rochester
Lakeland
Macon
Lubbock
CA
MO
FL
FL
NY
AZ
OH
PA
PA
PA
TX
ID
MD
PA
IN
ND
NC
IL
NC
WV
VA
KS
MN
FL
GA
TX
ID
DE
PA
IN
SD
AL
MO
LA
OH
VA
KS
MN
FL
GA
TX
92199
63155
32862
33630
13902
85026
44901
17107
18002
19399
77707
83708
21704
16515
46624
58102
28810
61264
27801
26301
22911
66618
56387
32114
30901
79120
83202
19720
16108
46802
57104
35813
65299
71301
44309
24056
66106
55901
33805
31213
79402
9731
9731
9770
9998
9997
9341
9701
9734
9997
9223
9998
9997
9996
8931
9741
9997
9998
9997
9997
9936
9997
2835
9731
9997
9997
9997
1970
4438
9998
9741
9307
9979
9731
9998
9998
9704
9724
2208
9997
9714
9711
Comments
Pilot 3
PA Margaret L Sellers (San Diego) CA
GL Saint Louis MO
SE Orlando FL
SE Tampa FL
NE Binghamton NY
PA Phoenix AZ
EA Mansfield OH
EA Harrisburg PA
EA Lehigh Valley PA
EA Southeastern (Devon) PA
SW Beaumont TX
WE Boise ID
CM Frederick MD
EA Erie PA
GL South Bend IN
WE Fargo ND
EA Asheville NC
WE Quad Cities (Rock Island) (Milan) IL P&DF
EA Rocky Mount NC
EA Clarksburg WV
CM Charlottesville VA
WE Topeka KS P&DF
WE Saint Cloud MN P&DF
SE Daytona Beach FL
SE Augusta GA
SW Amarillo TX
WE Pocatello ID
EA Delaware (Wilmington/New Caslte) DE
EA New Castle PA
GL Fort Wayne IN
WE Sioux Falls SD P&DF
SE Huntsville AL
GL Columbia (Mid-Missouri) MO P&DF
SW Alexandria LA
EA Akron OH
EA Lynchburg VA
WE Kansas City KS
WE Rochester MN
SE Lakeland FL
SE Macon GA
SW Lubbock TX
AFCS IJC Deployment Schedule DFC2b5.xls
1 of 6
11
10
7
8
2
11
2
5
4
6
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
3
2
2
2
2
Modify Date: 01/09/2004
AFCS-IJC Deployment Schedule
Area
Site Name
WE Billings MT
EA Reading PA
EA Zanesville OH
GL Muncie IN
SE Jackson (Meridan) MS
WE Springfield MO P&DF
GL Springfield IL
SW Lafayette LA
EA Huntington WV
EA Roanoke VA
WE Wichita KS
WE Mankato MN P&DF
SE Savannah GA
SW Midland TX
WE Cheyenne WY
EA Lima OH
EA Evansville IN
NE Buffalo NY
SE Gulfport MS
WE Cape Girardeau MO P&DF
PA Bakersfield CA
WE Duluth MN P&DF
SE Bristol VA
SW El Paso TX
EA Johnstown PA
EA Toledo OH
GL Lafayette IN
GL Bloomington IL
SE Mobile AL
GL Peoria IL
PA Marysville CA
WE Sioux City IA P&DF
SE Jackson TN
SW McAllen TX
EA Greensburg PA
EA Canton OH
GL Kokomo IN
GL Champaign IL
SE Panama City FL (Bay City)
GL Rockford IL
PA Redding CA Main Office
WE Bend OR
CM Easton (Eastern Shore) MD
WE Cedar Rapids IA
SE Knoxville TN
SW Corpus Christi TX
EA Altoona PA
NY San Juan PR
GL Effingham IL
AFCS IJC Deployment Schedule DFC2b5.xls
Street Adress
841 South 26th St
2100 North 13th Street
900 McIntire Avenue
4300 South Cowan Road
401 East South Street
500 West Chestnut Expressway
2105 East Cook Street
1105 Moss Street
1000 Virginia Avenue West
419 Rutherford Avenue NE
7117 West Harry Street
851 Summit Ave
210 Bourne Blvd
10000 Sloan Field Blvd.
4800 Converse Avenue
701 East Hanthorne Way
7100 Petersburg Road
1200 Williams St Rm B-16
10285 Corporate Drive
475 Kell Farm Drive
3400 Pegasus Dr
2800 West Michigan Street
111 Sixth Street
8401 Boeing Drive
235 Jari Drive
435 South Saint Clair Street
3450 State Road 26 East
1511 East Empire Street
4538 Shipyard Road
95 State Street
5050 Arboga Road
2901 Murphy Drive
200 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
620 East Pecan Blvd.
201 Avenue B
2650 Cleveland Ave NW
2719 South Webster Street
2001 North Mattis Avenue
1336 Sherman Avenue
5225 Harrison Avenue
2323 Churn Creek Road
2300 NE 4th Street
29060 Air Park Drive
615 6th Ave SE
1237 East Weisgarber Road
809 Nueces Bay Blvd
140 Patch Way Rd
585 FD Roosevelt Avenue
210 North 3rd Street
City
Billings
Reading
Zanesville
Muncie
Jackson
Springfield
Springfield
Lafayette
Huntington
Roanoke
Wichita
Mankato
Savannah
Midland
Cheyenne
Lima
Evansville
Buffalo
Gulfport
Cape Girardeau
Bakersfield
Duluth
Bristol
El Paso
Johnstown
Toledo
Lafayette
Bloomington
Mobile
Peoria
Marysville
Sioux City
Jackson
McAllen
Youngwood
Canton
Kokomo
Champaign
Panama City
Rockford
Redding
Bend
Easton
Cedar Rapids
Knoxville
Corpus Christi
Duncansville
San Juan
Effingham
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State
Zip
Zip+4
MT
PA
OH
IN
MS
MO
IL
LA
WV
VA
KS
MN
GA
TX
WY
OH
IN
NY
MS
MO
CA
MN
TN
TX
PA
OH
IN
IL
AL
IL
CA
IA
TN
TX
PA
OH
IN
IL
FL
IL
CA
OR
MD
IA
TN
TX
PA
PR
IL
59101
19612
43701
47302
39205
65801
62703
70501
25704
24022
67276
56002
31408
79711
82009
45801
47711
14240
39503
63701
93380
55806
37621
79910
15904
43601
47901
61701
36619
61601
95901
51111
38301
78501
15697
44711
46902
61821
32401
61125
96049
97701
21601
52401
37950
78469
16635
00936
62401
9998
9215
9998
9997
9720
9997
9731
9998
9998
9997
9731
9997
9997
9997
9997
9997
9997
9721
9997
4974
8083
9997
9100
9731
6940
9731
9997
9997
9539
9731
9998
9997
9998
9998
1711
9702
9997
9998
9998
9998
9800
9998
9997
9731
9996
0309
9997
9997
9998
Videojet Build
Videojet Ship
Complete
Date
Date
AFCS
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
6
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
2
3
1
Comments
Site placed on hold per USPS.
Site placed on hold per USPS.
Modify Date: 01/09/2004
AFCS-IJC Deployment Schedule
Area
Site Name
SE Tallahassee FL
WE Medford OR
SW Fort Smith AR
WE Waterloo IA
EA Wheeling WV
PA Honolulu HI
SW North Houston TX
EA Williamsport PA
GL Oshkosh WI P&DF
SW Fort Worth TX
SE Albany GA
WE Salem OR
NE Manchester NH
SW Houston TX
EA Wilkes-Barre PA
WE La Crosse WI
WE Eugene OR
GL Traverse City MI
SE Hattiesburg MS GMF
NE Portsmouth NH
NE Burlington (Essex Junction) VT
SW Waco TX
EA Scranton PA
GL Central Wisconsin (Wausau) WI P&DF
NE Utica NY
SE Athens (Atlanta) AMF GA
WE Olympia WA
GL Saginaw MI
NE White River Junction VT
SW Bryan TX
NY Mid-Hudson (Newburgh) NY
GL Green Bay WI
EA Hickory NC
WE Anchorage AK
PA Reno NV
GL Kalamazoo MI
NY Newark NJ
PA Fresno CA
NE Stamford CT
NY JFK Air Mail Center NY
WE Norfolk NE P&DF
NE Wareham (Cape Cod) (Buzzards Bay) MA
GL Bloomington IN
EA Kinston NC
WE East Bay (Provo) UT
EA Columbia SC
GL Flint MI
NY Teterboro (Northern New Jersey Metro)
SE Chattanooga TN
AFCS IJC Deployment Schedule DFC2b5.xls
Street Adress
2800 South Adams Street
2195 Sage Road
3318 South 74th Street
300 Sycamore Street
2501 Chapline Street
3600 Aolele Street
4600 Aldine-Bender Rd
2901 West Reach Road
1025 West 20th Avenue
4600 Mark IV Parkway
1501 South Slappey Boulevard
1050 25th Street SE
955 Goffs Falls Road
401 Franklin Avenue
300 South Main Street
425 State Street
3148 Gateway Street
1801Garfield Road North
220 South 40th Avenue
345 Heritage Avenue
8 New England Dr
430 West State Highway 6
2800 Stafford Avenue
400 Creske Avenue
100 Pitcher Street
575 Olympic Dr
717 76th Avenue SW.
1233 South Washington Avenue
195 Sykes Mountain Drive
2121 East William J Bryan Pkwy
99 Enterprise Drive
300 Packerland Dr.
110 Somerset Drive
4141 Postmark Drive
2000 Vassar Street
3885 South 9th Street
2 Federal Square
1900 E Street
427 West Avenue
Building 250 JFK Airport
1100 South Pine Street
25 Tobey Road
4738 W VERNEL PIKE
208 East Caswell Street
936 South 250 East
2001 Dixiana Road
250 East Boulevard Drive
200 Industrial Ave
6050 Shallowford Rd
City
Tallahassee
Medford
Fort Smith
Waterloo
Wheeling
Honolulu
North Houston
Williamsport
Oshkosh
Ft. Worth
Albany
Salem
Manchester
Houston
Wilkes Barre
LaCrosse
Springfield
Traverse City
Hattiesburg
Portsmouth
Essex Junction
Waco
Scranton
Rothschild
Utica
Athens
Olympia
Saginaw
White River Junction
Bryan
Newburgh
Green Bay
Hickory
Anchorage
Reno
Kalamazoo
Newark
Fresno
Stamford
Jamaica
Norfolk
Wareham
Bloomington
Kinston
Provo
West Columbia
Flint
Teterboro
Chattanooga
3 of 6
State
Zip
Zip+4
FL
OR
AR
IA
WV
HI
TX
PA
WI
TX
GA
OR
NH
TX
PA
WI
OR
MI
MS
NH
VT
TX
PA
WI
NY
GA
WA
MI
VT
TX
NY
WI
NC
AK
NV
MI
NJ
CA
CT
NY
NE
MA
IN
NC
UT
SC
MI
NJ
TN
32301
97501
72903
50701
26003
96820
77315
17701
54902
76161
31706
97301
03103
77201
18701
54601
97477
49686
39402
03801
05452
76702
18505
54474
13504
30608
98501
48605
05001
77801
12555
54303
28601
99502
89510
49009
07102
93706
06910
11430
68701
02571
47404
28502
84605
29172
48502
07699
37421
9603
9998
9998
9997
9998
9998
9997
9998
9998
9731
9998
9998
9997
9731
9342
9998
0100
9997
9998
9731
9997
9997
9998
9998
9997
9998
9994
9741
9997
9998
9998
9998
9378
9720
9998
9992
9997
8050
9998
9802
9997
9731
9997
9998
9997
3007
9741
9998
9993
Videojet Build
Videojet Ship
Complete
Date
Date
AFCS
2
1
1
2
1
5
7
1
2
8
1
2
3
9
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
6
3
Comments
Modify Date: 01/09/2004
AFCS-IJC Deployment Schedule
Area
Site Name
NE Syracuse NY
GL Terre Haute IN
NE Eastern Maine (Hampden) (Bangor) ME
EA Bowling Green KY
EA Florence SC
GL Lansing MI
NY Trenton NJ
WE Colorado Springs CO
EA Lancaster PA
SW Fayetteville (Northwest, AR) AR
WE Grand Island NE P&DF
NY Staten Island NY
GL Gary IN
NE Northwest Boston (Waltham) (Boston P&DF) MA
GL Kingsford (Iron Mountain) MI P&DF
EA Lexington KY
EA Charleston SC
GL Grand Rapids MI
NY Westchester (Mount Vernon/White Plains) NY
WE Bismarck ND
PA Mojave CA
EA Greenville SC
SW Abilene TX
SW Little Rock AR
WE Lincoln NE P&DF
NE Watertown NY
PA Santa Barbara (Goleta) CA
NE Brockton MA
SW Baton Rouge LA
EA Louisville KY
EA Youngstown OH
GL Detroit MI
EA Charlotte NC
SE Gainesville FL
PA Oxnard CA
PA San Bernardino CA
SW East Texas (Tyler) TX
WE Tacoma WA
SE Johnson City TN
WE Salt Lake City UT
NE Springfield MA
SW Shreveport LA
GL Indianapolis IN
EA Charleston WV
WE Kansas City MO
WE Omaha NE
EA Raleigh NC
SE Mid-Florida (Lake Mary) FL
SE Pensacola FL
AFCS IJC Deployment Schedule DFC2b5.xls
Street Adress
5640 East Taft Road
150 West Margaret Drive
16 Penobscot Meadow Drive
5300 Scottsville Rd
1901 West Evans St
4800 Collins Road
680 US Highway 130
3655 East Fountain Blvd
1400 Harrisburg Pike
2300 City Lake Road
3835 Old Potash Hwy.
550 Manor Road
1499 Martin Luther King Dr
200 Smith Street
700 West Breitung Avenue
1088 Nandino Boulevard
7075 Cross County Rd
225 Michigan Street N.W.
1000 Westchester Avenue
2220 East Bismarck Expressway
2053 Belshaw Street
600 West Washington St
1010 East I-20
4700 East McCain Blvd
700 R Street
232 Commerce Park Drive
400 Storke Road
225 Liberty St
8101 Bluebonnet Blvd
1420 Gardiner Lane
99 South Walnut Street
1401 West Fort Street
2901 South I-85 Service Road
4600 SW 34th Street
2901 Camino del Sol
1900 West Redlands Blvd
12621 FM Road 3311
4001 South Pine Street
530 East Main Street
1760 West 2100 South
190 Fiberloid Street
2400 Texas Avenue
125 West South Street
1000 Centre Way
1700 Cleveland Avenue
1124 Pacific Street
1 Floretta Place
800 Reinhart Road
1400 West Jordan Street
City
Syracuse
Terre Haute
Hampden
Bowling Green
Florence
Lansing
Trenton
Colordo Springs
Lancaster
Fayetteville
Grand Island
Staten Island
Gary
Waltham
Kingsford
Lexington
North Charleston
Grand Rapids
White Plains
Bismarck
Mojave
Greenville
Abilene
Little Rock
Lincoln
Watertown
Goleta
Brockton
Baton Rouge
Louisville
Youngstown
Detroit
Charlotte
Gainesville
Oxnard
San Bernadino
Tyler
Tacoma
Johnson City
Salt Lake City
Springfield
Shreveport
Indianapolis
Charleston
Kansas City
Omaha
Raleigh
Lake Mary
Pensacola
4 of 6
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Zip
Zip+4
NY
IN
ME
KY
SC
MI
NJ
CO
PA
AR
NE
NY
IN
MA
MI
KY
SC
MI
NY
ND
CA
SC
TX
AR
NE
NY
CA
MA
LA
KY
OH
MI
NC
FL
CA
CA
TX
WA
TN
UT
MA
LA
IN
WV
MO
NE
NC
FL
FL
13220
47802
04444
42104
29501
48924
08650
80910
17604
72701
68803
10314
46401
02454
49802
40511
29423
49599
10610
58504
93501
29602
79601
72231
68501
13601
93199
02301
70821
40231
44501
48233
28228
32608
93030
92423
75708
98413
37601
84199
01152
71102
46206
25350
64121
68108
27676
32799
32501
9751
9997
7097
9731
9998
9731
9997
9731
9992
9997
9997
9770
9731
0031
9997
9791
9731
5400
9997
9750
9998
9997
9997
9731
9998
9998
9764
5571
9997
9998
9993
9311
9801
9997
9310
9001
9901
9731
7601
9740
9735
9331
9741
9701
9998
9993
9731
9997
9701
Videojet Build
Videojet Ship
Complete
Date
Date
AFCS
3
1
2
2
2
4
1
3
4
2
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
5
6
1
1
4
2
4
2
1
3
4
4
5
2
9
6
3
3
8
3
4
1
5
4
4
7
3
7
4
5
4
3
Comments
Site placed on hold per USPS.
Modify Date: 01/09/2004
AFCS-IJC Deployment Schedule
Area
Site Name
NY Manhattan NY (Morgan)
PA Long Beach CA
SW Tulsa OK
CM Norfolk VA
WE Spokane WA
PA Las Vegas NV
NE Worcester (Central Mass) (Shrewsbury) MA
SW New Orleans LA
SE Nashville TN
EA Dayton OH
EA Fayetteville NC
WE Saint Paul MN
SE Fort Lauderdale FL
SE Manasota FL
PA Industry (Alhambra) CA
SW Oklahoma City OK
CM Richmond VA
WE Pasco WA
NY Dominic V Daniels (Northern Jersey) (Kearny) NJ
WE Des Moines IA
NE Boston MA
SE Memphis TN
CM Southern Maryland (Capitol Heights) MD
EA Pittsburgh PA
NE Albany NY
WE Minneapolis MN
SE Saint Petersburg FL
SE South Florida (Pembroke Pines) FL
PA Santa Clarita CA (Van Nuys)
SW Austin TX
CM Dulles VA
WE Everett WA
EA South Jersey (Bellmawr) NJ
NE Portland ME
NE Middlesex-Essex (North Reading) MA
GL Fox Valley (Aurora) IL
SE Montgomery AL
PA Tucson AZ
EA Cleveland OH
NE Rochester NY
NE Providence RI
SE Miami FL P&DC
SE Fort Myers FL
PA San Jose CA
SW San Antonio TX
CM Suburban Maryland (Gaithersburg) MD
WE Seattle WA
NY Kilmer (Edison) NJ
NY West Jersey (Whippany) NJ
AFCS IJC Deployment Schedule DFC2b5.xls
Street Adress
341 Ninth Avenue
2300 Redondo Avenue
2132 South 91st E Avenue
600 Church Street
2928 South Spotted Road
1001 East Sunset Road.
192 Main Street
701 Loyola Avenue
525 Royal Parkway
1111 East 5th Street
301 Green St
180 Kellogg BLVD East
1900 W. Oakland Park Blvd
850 Tallevast Road
15421 Gale Avenue
320 SW 5th Street
1801 Brook Road
3500 West Court Street
850 Newark Turnpike
1165 2nd Avenue
25 Dorchester Ave Rm# B48
555 South Third Street
9201 Edgeworth Drive
1001 California Avenue
30 Old Karner Rd.
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3135 1st Avenue North
16000 Pines Blvd
28201 Franklin Parkway
8225 Cross Park Dr
44715 Prentice Drive
8120 Hardeson Rd
421 Benigno Blvd
125 Forest Avenue
76 Main Street
3900 Gabrielle Lane
6701 Winton Blount Blvd
1501 South Cherrybell Street
2400 Orange Ave. Rm#67
1335 Jefferson Road.
24 Corliss Street
(2200 NW 72nd Avenue) 2200 Miliam Diary Road
14080 Jetport Loop
1750 Lundy Avenue
10410 Perrin Beitel Road
16501 Shady Grove Road
10700 27th Avenue South
21 Kilmer Road
54 South Jefferson Road
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70113
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Street Adress
Stockton CA
3131 Arch Airport Road
South Suburban (Bedford Park) IL
6801 West 73rd Street
Birmingham AL
351 24th Street N.
Albuquerque NM
1135 Broadway Blvd, NE
Columbus OH
2323 Citygate Dr.
2970 Market Street
Philadelphia PA
Hartford CT
141 Weston St
Eureka CA
337 West Clark Street
Denver CO
7500 East 53rd Place
Oakland CA
1675 7th Street
North Texas (Coppell) TX
951 West Bethel Road
Portland OR
715 NW Hoyt Street
Brooklyn NY
1050 Forbell St
Mid-Island (Melville) NY
160 Duryea Rd
North Bay (Petaluma) CA
1150 North McDowell Blvd
Carol Stream IL
500 E. Fullerton Ave
Eau Claire WI P&DF
3510 Hogardth Street
Cincinnati OH
1591 Dalton Avenue
Sacramento CA
3775 Industrial Blvd
Southern Connecticut (New Haven) (Wallingford) 24 Research Parkway
Santa Ana CA
3101 West Sunflower Avenue
West Palm Beach FL
3200 Summit Blvd
San Francisco CA
1300 Evans Avenue
Dallas TX
401 DFW Turnpike
Baltimore MD
900 E. Fayette St.
Monmouth (Eatontown) NJ
307 Industrial Way West
Flushing (Queens) NY
142-02 20th Avenue
Chicago (C) (Cardiss Collins), IL
433 West Harrison Street
Madison WI P&DC
3902 Milwaukee Street
Royal Oak MI
2351 Bellingham Road
Greensboro NC
1120 Pleasant Ridge Road
135 Grand Street
Waterbury CT
Atlanta GA
3900 Crown Rd. SW Room# A109
Los Angeles CA P&DC
7001 Souh Central Avenue
Jacksonville FL
1100 Kings Road.
Western Nassau (Garden City) NY
830 Stewart Avenue
Pasadena CA
600 Lincoln Avenue
Palatine IL
1300 East Northwest Highway
Milwaukee WI
345 West Saint Paul Avenue
120 Middle Street
Bridgeport CT
North Metro (Duluth) GA
1605 Boggs Road
City
Stockton
Bedford Park
Birmingham
Albuquerque
Columbus
Philadelphia
Hartford
Eureka
Denver
Oakland
Coppell
Portland
Brooklyn
Melville
Petaluma
Carol Stream
Eau Claire
Cincinnati
West Sacramento
Wallingford
Santa Ana
West Palm Beach
San Francisco
Dallas
Baltimore
Eatontown
Flushing
Chicago
Madison
Troy
Greensboro
Waterbury
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Jacksonville
Garden City
Pasadena
Palatine
Milwaukee
Bridgeport
Duluth
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AL
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CA
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9997
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Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-3. Please refer to your testimony at page 4, lines 13–15. Please
explain how the OCR upgrade will operate and why it will focus on five-digit ZIP Codes.
If a document is available summarizing and describing this upgrade, please provide it.
RESPONSE:
The AFCS OCR upgrade will allow the AFCS to identify 5-digit destination ZIP Codes
and perform primary OCR tasks (address block location, character isolation &
recognition, and interfacing with our national ZIP Code directory). In addition the AFCS
equipment will also be networked into a second processor, known as the Remote
Computer Reader (RCR), which uses different algorithms to perform the OCR tasks.
The results provided by the AFCS OCR and the RCR go through an arbitration to
determine which result should be used. The RCR is designed to do a better job at
interpreting handwritten addresses and degraded print. The AFCS will continue to
separate out mail carrying Facing Identification Marks. However, instead of splitting the
remainder of the successfully processed letters by mail type (machine imprinted vs.
handwritten), the new split will be by geography (mail for local destinations vs. mail for
destinations outside of the local service area) which is a capability provided through the
5-digit ZIP Code identification. This upgrade, in conjunction with sort plan revisions, is
expected to permit fewer subsequent handlings. See attached.
U.S. Postal Service®, Engineering
Systems/Process Integration
2.0
AFCS – OCR Mail Flow Guide
System Overview
The System Overview section of this guide provides United States Postal Service® (USPS®) managers and
supervisors with general information about the Advanced Facer Canceller System-Optical Character Reader
(AFCS-OCR), detailed information about its major components, and overall system operation.
The guide provides general information about the AFCS-OCR, but is NOT intended as a replacement for
formal training or other standardized operator instruction. AFCS-OCR Mail Flow Guide users include InPlant Support personnel, mail-processing managers, and supervisors.
2.1
AFCS-OCR System Description
The AFCS-OCR modifies the current AFCS-ISS with the installation of two additional recognition systems:
the Advanced Co-Processor (ACP) and the Remote Computer Reader (RCR). The ACP is a new hardware unit
added to the AFCS system, and the RCR is an installation upgrade of current RCR technology. The ACP and
RCR receive AFCS images, resolve 5-digit ZIP code destinations, and instruct the AFCS to sort mail-pieces to
the stackers according to local and outgoing ZIP code destinations, as determined by the facility. All other
functions of the AFCS-ISS remain unchanged in the new AFCS-OCR system.
The AFCS-OCR operation may be broken down into three primary suboperations: (1) culling, facing, and
cancelling, (2) OCR processing, and (3) sorting. The system and basic components are shown in Figure 2-1.
The culling, facing, and cancelling operation uses units 1 to 12, as shown in Figure 2-1, and is designed to
rough cull the mail volume, extract incompatible mail-pieces, face mail, identify indicia, and cancel postage.
OCR processing is performed within unit 13, where the system will print and verify ID tags, lift face images,
resolve and finalize ZIP code destination, and transfer images to the IPSS. The sorting operation will take
processing results from the previous operations and output the mail-pieces to units 14 and 15.
Figure 2–1: AFCS-OCR System Diagram
IPSS Room:
AFCS - RCR
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AFCS – OCR Mail Flow Guide
Culling, Facing, and Cancelling Operation
The following description of the operational mail flow refers to the system components shown in Figure 2-1.
The AFCS-OCR mail flow begins with mail induction into the Input Hopper (Unit 1) after processing by the
Dual-Pass Rough Cull equipment. The Input Hopper vibrates to separate clustered mail-pieces and to provide a
steady flow of mail onto the Incline Conveyor (Unit 2). Sensors on the end of the Incline Conveyor belt
control the speed of the belt and ensure a regulated flow into the Chute (Unit 3).
The Chute incorporates deflectors at the end of the Incline Conveyor that distribute mail evenly across the Flat
Overthick Separator belt (Unit 4). The Flat Overthick Separator is designed to reject any mail more than 0.25
inches thick and to help ensure that only automation-compatible mail-pieces continue through the equipment.
Mail rejected by the Flat Overthick Separator is dropped onto the Incline Overthick Separator (Unit 5). This
Separator unit provides a second opportunity for incorrectly rejected mail to be accepted as automation
compatible and enter further processing in the AFCS-OCR. In addition, the Incline Overthick Separator is
configured to reject any mail more than 0.25 inches thick.
Mail-pieces accepted by the Overthick Separators flow into the Edging Channel (Unit 6). The Edging Channel
passes over an open grille area, called the waterfall, which allows loose, nonmail items to fall into a collection
output. Mail-pieces entering the Edging Channel are aligned on their long edge by a series of rollers and
barriers. Mail is moved from the Edging Channel into the Flats Extractor (Unit 7). Angled rollers in the
Extractor reject mail that is more than 8.25 inches long. Rejected mail from this unit is redirected into a chute
that extracts mail to either the right or left side of the machine, depending on the specific facility installation.
The Shingler (Unit 8) continues the process by moving the mail into an overlapping mail stream using light
barriers, proximity switches, and control motors. The mail stream from the Shingler flows into the Singulator
(Unit 9).
The Singulator breaks apart the overlapping mail flow into a regulated stream of mail, separated by a consistent
gap distance between each mail-piece. The separated mail stream flows into the Buffer Feeder (Unit 10).
The Buffer Feeder accepts and holds mail from the Singulator until the Face Cancelling operation is ready to
begin processing. The Buffer Feeder is the primary control point for the Culling operation. All culler motor
power and control signals of Units 1–10, are controlled by signals generated from hardware in the Buffer
Feeder.
Mail is moved from the Buffer Feeder into the Leveler (Unit 11), where the mail-pieces are transferred by a
series of belts to Fine Cull (Unit 12). Fine Cull rejects all mail-pieces that do not meet AFCS-compatible
specifications, as defined in the previous section in Table 1-1. Sensors within the unit measure and test the
mail-piece height, length, skew, stiffness, and gap between mail-pieces. Mail that is rejected by Fine Cull is
extracted by the system through a diversion chute. Accepted mail is moved into the Enricher (Unit 13) where
mail is checked for indicia, postage is cancelled, and ID tags are printed and verified.
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AFCS – OCR Mail Flow Guide
OCR Processing Operation
The Enricher (Unit 13) includes most of the electronics of the AFCS-OCR and serves as the communication
interface with the new image recognition components, the ACP and RCR. All of the new functionality of the
AFCS-OCR is used in the Enricher unit. Images are processed by the ACP and RCR to resolve a 5-digit ZIP
code result and determine if the destination is local or outgoing. Letter-mail destination type is used for sorting
purposes. After a sorting decision has been made, the ACP and RCR will attempt to finalize the letter-mail
address.
The following details more about the new components of the system that perform the OCR processing
operation.
AFCS Advanced Co-Processor (ACP)
The ACP is a modular rack of computer equipment that is positioned on the workroom floor at the AFCS
machine. The ACP provides the additional computational capacity to analyze and resolve address information
to potentially determine local or outgoing ZIP code destinations. Destination information is used to instruct the
AFCS to sort mail volume to the stackers according to destination category. Figure 2-2 shows the ACP module,
which connects the AFCS system to the AFCS-RCR and the IPSS.
Figure 2–2: Advanced Co-Processor (ACP) Module
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AFCS Remote Computer Reader (RCR)
The current version of the RCR is primarily being used in automation equipment to process letter-mail images
and allow online functionality for sending images to the REC sites. The current RCR technology was
implemented during the Recognition Improvement Program – II (RIP-II), and was incorporated into the
Multiline Optical Character Reader (MLOCR) and Delivery Input/Output Subsystem (DIOSS) automation
equipment. The AFCS-RCR is an upgrade from current RCR technology and provides the AFCS equipment
with the same recognition and online functionality as the MLOCR and DIOSS machines.
Additionally, as explained in Section 1, Introduction, the new AFCS-RCR will upgrade all mail-processing sites
and allow standardization of RCR technology in both enhanced and local RCR sites. Figure 2-3 shows the
AFCS-RCR rack that will be installed in the IPSS room.
Figure 2–3: AFCS – Remote Computer Reader (AFCS-RCR) Module
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Sorting Operation
After the mail is processed by the ACP and RCR, the final operation of letter-mail processing on the AFCSOCR is sorting the mail. Sorted mail is output according to a predefined sort program to the Stackers (Unit 14
and 15), which are comprised of seven outputs. These outputs separate mail according to four categories,
shown in Table 2-1.
Table 2–1: AFCS-OCR Stacker Output Categories
Stacker
Category
Destination Type
Description
A
FIM
Mail with Facing Identification Mark (FIM).
1
2
5-digit ZIP codes, determined by the facility as
local destinations.
3
B
Local
Timeout mail may be output to these stackers if
specified by the SPS sort program.
4
5-digit ZIP codes, determined by the facility as
outgoing destinations.
5
C
Outgoing
Timeout mail may be output to these stackers if
specified by the SPS sort program.
6
7
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Indicia/Mechanical
Reject
Indicia/Mechanical reject mail. Mail that has not
met specifications or otherwise rejected by the
AFCS.
The local, outgoing, and FIM categories are each assigned two stacker outputs to allow sorting for both “lead”
and “trail” orientations of the mail. The terms “lead” and “trail” describe whether the postage is on the front or
back of the letter respectively, in relation to the direction of travel through the AFCS.
Destination stackers for sorted mail must be defined by the facility, in addition to specifying which ZIP codes
should be considered as local or outgoing. Mail that is not successfully resolved for a 5-digit ZIP code is sent to
a default output specified by the sort program created with the Sort Program System (SPS), and is referred to as
“timeout” mail. (For more information about timeout mail, see section 4.3.1, Sort Program Function Review.)
The default stacker output is determined by the facility and will route timeout mail to either the local or
outgoing designated outputs, not a combination of both. Timeout mail may also not be sorted to the FIM or
mechanical reject outputs.
The preferred recommendation for facilities is to always assign timeout mail to the outgoing output. This will
improve the chance for efficiently processing all outgoing mail with higher priority, in addition to improving
the chance for the facility to meet the strict dispatch requirements. However, many factors influence what
sorting strategy would best fit a particular facility. Scenario examples and explanations of deciding factors that
impact sorting are included in Section 4, Sort Programs.
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Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-4. Please refer to your testimony at page 4, lines 16–17. Please
explain how the Video Facing Modification program operates. If a document is available
summarizing and describing this program, please provide it.
RESPONSE:
The AFCS Video Facing Modification reduces the requirement for manually facing and
canceling bypass mail, which is mail that has been rejected while being processed in
the normal face and cancel mode of the AFCS. Not detecting any phosphorescent or
fluorescent ink in the indicia area is the usual cause for bypass mail. The AFCS Video
Modification kit automates the manual facing by providing a face-only mode that allows
the AFCS to face mail which does not have phosphorescent or fluorescent ink in the
stamp, meter mark, or indicia imprint. At least one AFCS at each major processing
facility has been equipped with the Video Facing Modification. Bypass mail from all of
the AFCS machines at a facility is run across the enhanced AFCS in the video-facing
mode. When the facing is complete, this bypass mail is then run through the AFCS in
cancel-only mode. This significantly reduces the need to manually face and cancel
bypass mail. See attached.
AFCS -VIDEO FACING MODIFICATION
The AFCS - Video Facer (AFCS-VF) modification enhances the AFCS/ISS operation by
providing a FACE ONLY mode for facing reject/bypass mail based on address data taken from
the scanned mailpiece image. Stamp and meter indicia are not required for this facing operation,
but are monitored and may be used for facing decision. FIM A/C mail are faced based on the
FIM code. Video facing is performed by the new AFCS coprocessor (ACP). Video Facing
mode reduces the current labor intensive operation of manually facing the reject/bypass mail.
Current facing acceptance rate is approximately 90 percent which is above the project goal of 80
percent. Sortation error rate is less than 8 percent.
AAT
ACP
AM2
SCANNER 1
VFB95
MASTER-1
IMAGE w/ID
J1
(TRAIL)
(TRAIL)
IMAGE
ID
AAT
ACP
RESULT
ID TAG
ID
ID TAG
w/IMAGE ID
ID
MIF10
ID TAG
INT.
ACP RESULTS
w/ID TAG
ID TAG
IMAGE ID
ACP
RESULT
VFB95
RESULTS
FROM
ACP
MASTER-2
IMAGE w/ID
J1
(LEAD)
MPU86
SLAVE
(LEAD)
GENERATES ID TAG
FOR TRACKING
SCANNER 2
Figure 1 - Video Facing Modification
When the AFCS is placed in the Video Facing mode of operation the MPU86 Slave generates ID
Tag information for each mailpiece processed. The ID Tag is sent to the AAT Interface card via
the MIF10 card. This ID Tag is matched up with the Image ID from either the Trail or Lead
Scanner Image ID. The ID Tag with the Image ID is then sent to the respective Master
Processors in the AFCS Coprocessor (ACP) cabinet. The image from the VFB95 card associated
with the Trail or Lead scanner along with the Image ID is sent to either the Master-1 for trail
scanner or Master-2 for the Lead scanner. This is then matched up with the ID Tag and Image
ID for results. After matching ID tag with Image ID the images are processed by the ACP
computers. The results from the two ACP masters are arbitrated and the final result with ID Tag
is sent back to the MPU86 Slave via the MIF10 card. This result is then used to generate the
stacker information needed to face the mailpiece to the correct facing stacker.
AFCS-VF Operating Information
1
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-5. Please refer to your testimony at page 4, lines 17–19. Will the
remaining 728 AFCS machines not be upgraded with the Video Facing Modification?
RESPONSE:
Confirmed. The volume of bypass mail re-run on the AFCS in the video facing mode
can be handled by the existing Video Facing Modification deployments.
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-6. Please refer to your testimony at page 4, lines 26–27. Do all
MLOCR’s have 60 stackers?
RESPONSE: No. The MLOCRs have either 44 or 60 stackers.
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-7. Please provide the percentage of mail in the RBCS — i.e., mail for
which an image has been lifted — that is sent to an REC for resolution of at least part of
the address.
RESPONSE:
The percentage of the pieces fed into the AFCS ISS, MLOCR ISS and DIOSS which are
not finalized and are subsequently sent to the REC for resolution is 24.4 percent for
FY04.
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-8. Please provide the percentage of mail whose address the MLOCR
and DIOSS machines resolve to the depth of sort required without sending an image to
the RBCS.
RESPONSE:
Out of the pieces fed to the AFCS ISS, MLOCR ISS and DIOSS, 51.3% percent of the
pieces were finalized to the best depth of code without further resolution by RCR or
REC keying.
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-9. Suppose an MLOCR is able to resolve an address to the depth of
sort required, without sending the image to the RBCS; however, text is preprinted on the
envelope in the area where the Postnet bar code is sprayed, and this text renders the
Postnet bar code illegible. Will the ID Code Sortation system allow this letter to be
sorted using information contained in the RBCS ID tag?
RESPONSE:
The letter in the example stated above will be sorted using the ID Code Sortation
system (ICS). ICS does not sort on information in the ID Code but uses the ID Code to
access information in the database. This information is retrieved from the ICS database
and used to sort the letter through the ICS process.
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-10. Suppose a DIOSS operating in OCR mode is able to resolve an
address to the depth of sort required, without sending the image to the RBCS; however,
text is preprinted on the envelope in the area where the Postnet bar code is sprayed,
and this text renders the Postnet bar code illegible. Will the ID Code Sortation system
allow this letter to be sorted using information contained in the RBCS ID tag?
RESPONSE:
See response to DFC/USPS-T29-9.
Response of Postal Service Witness Marc McCrery
To Interrogatories Posed by Douglas F. Carlson
DFC/USPS-T29-11. Please provide a document that summarizes the Postal Automated
Redirection System.
RESPONSE:
See attached. Also, a description of PARS is included in the referenced testimony. See
page 8, lines 14-29, and page 9, lines 1-18.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing document in
accordance with Section 12 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure.
________________________
Eric P. Koetting
475 L'Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260B1137
(202) 268-2992, FAX: -5402
May 9, 2005