BEFORETHE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 202664001
RECEIVED
hlY
3
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REVISED RESPONSES OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
(OCA/USPS-lOG(a&b)) (ERRATUM)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides its revised responses to
OCArUSPS-106(a&b).
The original responses to these interrogatories were filed on April 17,200O.
During cross-examination of witness Fronk on April 26,2000, by the Office of the
Consumer Advocate, it was revealed that columns of ‘GFY 1998” data on pages l-3
and lo-15 of Attachment to the responses to OCA/USPS-106(a&b) were inadvertently
identified as relating to ‘GFY 1999”. To minimize any confusion about the contents of
those pages of the Attachment, the Postal Service files these revised responses to
OCAfUSPS-106(a&b), which correctly identify the GFY 1996 data.
This revised responses to OCAIUSPS-106(a&b) tiled today supersede the
original responses.
Respectfully submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-l 137
(202) 266-2996 Fax -5402
May 3,200O
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE LElTERS, FLATS, AND IPPs
GFY 1998
Short Paid
AmounffPc
$0.010
$0.110
$0.120
$0.130
$0.220
$0.230
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
GFY 1998
Volume
3,293,519
789,451
17343,861
1,781,599
1,193,522
260,917,811
41,152.056
782,404
146,885
13.906,089
92,563
48224,167
371,877
2,012,346
136.695735
484,703,885
Over Paid
$0.090
$0.110
$0.220
$0.230
$0.310
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
GFY 1998
m
247,611,219
14,648,662
4,768,490
442,100.507
2,075,658
131,493,217
912,231
98,200
24,810,484
361,090
4,969,068
25,714
3.082,695
292.014,592
1,188,971,827
Short Paid
Revenue
32,934
86,767
2,081.260
231,287
262,526
60,011,087
13,168,352
258,166
64,629
6,396,801
61,092
2,914,675
327,251
1,851,358
33,301,791
121,049,978
Over Paid
Revenue
22.285,OlO
1,611,384
1,049,067
101,683,200
643,455
42,077,829
301,101
43,208
11,412,815
238,320
38428.657
22,628
2,836,080
101.994,977
209,627,731
Attachment 1 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-108 Response (Revised 5/312000)
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF, THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE NONSTANDARD LETTERS, FLATS, AND IPPs
GFY1998
Short Paid
AmountlPc
$0.110
Varies
GFYI999
m
27,641.412
2,742,263
30,283,675
Over Paid
&&gg&
$0.110
$0.120
$0.210
$0.220
Varies
GFY 1998
Volume
Short Paid
Revenue
3,029,556
284,016
3,313,572
Overpaid
Revenue
61,501
55,093,908
16,766,700
428,071
15,617,173
6,748
6,611.268
3,521,007
94,176
4,958,216
97,987,353
15,191,415
Attachment 2 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-108 Response (Revised 513/2000)
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE CARDS
GFY1998
Short Paid
AmounffPc
$0.200
Varies
GFY1998
1,796,077
2,607,386
4,403,483
Over Paid
pmounVPc
$0.120
$0.130
Varies
Short Paid
Volume
GM1998
Yolume
YEi
149
601483
419,832
Over Paid
Revenue
146,037,655
96,279
26,681,267
17,524,519
12,516
1,456,707
172,015,201
18,993,742
Attachment 3 of 15 to OCAklSPS-105 Response (Revised 5/3/2000)
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE LETTERS
GFYq999
Short Paid
AmounVPG
$0.010
$0.110
SO.120
$0.130
$0.220
$0.230
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
Over Paid
AmounVPc
$0.090
$0.110
80.220
$0.230
$0.310
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
80.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
Short Paid
Revenue
GFYl999
Volume
238,655,560
10,918,859
4,828,302
8.676,585
121,285,728
48,330,269
13,889,049
22,042,286
3,944.733
794,939
711.164
140,153
158,682
12,966
67,070,788
2,386.556
1,201,215
579,774
1.127,657
26,682,939
11,115,908
4,443,729
7,273,581
1.735,683
365,672
469,368
96,705
139,640
11,929
7.660,704
641,480,143
55,291,080
GFY 1999
Volume
49,082,590
Over Paid
Revenue
4.417,492
111,315,931
218,567,588
77.4998382
41,292,681
41,896,597
85,255.865
16.777,407
2,885,917
5,137.125
215,814
429,242
483,067
161,898.415
12,244,752
48.064,869
173824,858
12,800,686
13,406,911
28,134,436
7,382,094
1a327.522
3,390.503
148,912
377.733
444,422
38,971,632
?88,958,822
Attachment 4 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-108 Response
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE FLATS
GFYi999
Shorl Paid
AmounVPc
80.010
$0.110
$0.120
$0.130
$0.220
$0.230
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
Over Paid
AmounVPc
$0.090
$0.110
$0.220
$0.230
$0.310
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
GFY 1999
y&@g
1,462,647
Short Paid
Revenue
15,807,212
2,019,988
1340,316
54,954.698
19,325,966
198.487
3,990,664
6,709,434
2,622,608
2,733,577
969,608
1,333,210
471,514
43.148.051
14.628
1,747,538
242,399
174,241
12,090,034
4.444.972
63,516
1,316,919
2,952,151
1,206,400
1,604,160
669,030
1,173,221
433,793
18.731,113
~57,189,100
47,084,115
GFY 1999
Volume
22,310,065
51,541,901
113,439,169
46,168,695
1.054,651
1.938,655
8,426,026
19.983,865
4,080,345
4.718,247
1,590.964
2,401,341
657,912
161,159,865
439,471,701
Over Paid
pevenue
2,007,906
5,669,636
24.956,617
10,618,800
326,942
620,370
2,780,589
8,792,874
1,876,959
3,114.043
1,097,765
2,113,180
605,279
41.756,505
106,337,485
Attachment 5 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-105 Response
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
(REVISED 5/3/2000)
OCAIUSPS-106 Please refer to the response to OCAIUSPS-69.
(a) Please provide the same information for GFY 1996.
(b) Please provide the information requested in OCAIUSPS-69 and in part (a) of
this interrogatory by shape - i.e., letters, flats, parcels.
(c) Please confirm that the Postal Service earns additional revenue on
nonstandard single-piece First Class Letters of approximately 50 percent of the
revenue it would earn if all pieces paid proper postage (net overpayments of
$21.5 million versus approximately $41.6 million lf $380 million pieces paid
$0.11). If you do not confirm, please provide the correct percentages and
derivations for GFYs 1996 and 1999.
(d) Is net overpayment of all First Class postage included in the Postal Service’8
test year revenue calculations? If so, where?
RESPONSE:
(a)
(b)
See revised Attachments 1-3.
See Attachments 4-9 for GFY 1999 and revised Attachments lo-15 for
GFY 1996.
(c)
Not confirmed.
For First-Class nonstandard letters, the percentages are
calculated as follows:
GFY 96
GFY 99
Total Nonstd Letter Vol
64,552,653
72,673,950
Nonstd Surcharge
$.O.ll
$0.11
Total Nonstd Postage
$7,100,814
$7,994,135
Overpaid Revenue
$2,536,236
$2,012,692
Shortpaid Revenue
8595,337
$743,888
Net Over/Shortpaid
$1940,699
$1,268,804
27.33%
15.87%
Net Revenue/
Total Nonstd Postage
RESPONSE OF THE,UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFlCE.OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE IPPs
GFY 1999
Short Paid
AmounVPq
$0.010
$0.110
$0.120
$0.130
$0.220
$0.230
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
Over Paid
AmounVPc
$0.090
$0.110
sJ.220
$0.230
$0.310
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
GFY 1999
y&!!g
189.552
Short Pald
Revenue
1.896
828;612
157,764
78,327
91;147
5,954.328
2,312,991
1.309,952
18,170
333,995
854,213
354,897
345,786
138,736
184,605
90,024
18,932
10,183
531,988
5,814
110,218
375,854
163,253
228,218
95,728
162,453
82,822
5,447,540
3,086,479
17,289,640
8,274,937
GFYl999
Volume
1.646,084
4,206,671
12,740,856
5,382,156
121,252
165.583
1.063,336
1,981,304
369,293
580,417
166,565
228,385
66,796
Over Pald
Revenue
148,148
462,734
2,802.988
1,237,895
37,588
52,987
350,901
871,774
169,875
383,076
114,930
200,979
17,449.333
61,453
6,322,453
48,168,031
13,217,781
Attachment 6 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-108 Response
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE NONSTANDARD LETTERS
GFY 1999
Short Paid
AmounVPc
$0.110
Varies
Over Paid
$0.110
$0.120
$0.210
$0.220
Varies
GFYl999
Volume
Short Paid
Revenue
6,460,773
633,292
710,685
33,203
7,294,085
743,880
GFY1999
&olJjg
2,249,513
1,989,977
1,319,647
2.082,147
3,709,546
11,350,730
Over Paid
Revenue
247,446
236,797
277,105
456,072
791,272
2,012,692
Attachment 7 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-108 Response
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE NONSTANDARD FLATS
GFY 1999
Short Paid
$0.110
Varies
Over Paid
AmounVPc
$0.110
$0.120
$0.210
$0.220
Varies
GFY 1999
m
Short Paid
pevenue
31,396.905
6,323.306
33453,635
423,662
37,722,211
3,877,7t7
GFY 1999
!a!Qm!2
49,454,573
16,019,952
3,117,021
9,769,273
15,635,034
93,995,853
Over Paid
Revenue
5,440.003
1,922,394
654,574
2,149,240
6,275,286
18,441,497
Attachment 8 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-106
Response
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE NONSTANDARD IPPs
GFY 1999
Short Paid
Amount/PC
$0.110
Varies
Over Paid
GFY 1999
!lQlMs
Short Paid
pevenue
t678.815
369,619
184,670
11,076
2,048,434
195,746
GFY 1999
w
1,792,914
Over Paid
Revenue
197,221
571,705
580,501
962,524
6,852,572
68,605
121,905
211,755
5.633,210
10,760,216
6,232,704
Attachment 9 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-106 Response
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE LETTERS
GFY 1999
Short Paid
AmounffPc
$0.010
$0.110
$0.120
$0.130
$0.220
$0.230
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
GFY1998
Volume
967,896
522,140
11,595,767
998,611
523,441
l&&260,189
40,892,752
122,080
773
3,902,324
9
320.484
331
269,302
70,138,969
314,515,068
Over Paid
$0.090
$0.110
$0.220
$0.230
$0.310
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
GFY 1998
m
180,338,205
8,541,406
591,325
287,361,639
63,027
126,827,029
490,531
721
11,524,314
251,624
1442,103
9,631
1,535,965
142.720.212
761,705,732
Short Paid
Revenue
9.678
57,376
1,391.492
129,502
115,106
42,379,843
13,085,377
40,286
340
1,795,069
6
221,134
291
247,750
8,978,292
68,451,552
Over Paid
Revenue
16,230,438
939,586
130,090
66,093.285
19,539
40,584,649
161,940
317
5,301,184
166,072
995,051
0.475
1,413.088
48,863,552
180,907,266
Attachment 10 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-106 Response (Revised 5/3/2000)
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE FLATS
GFY 1998
Short Paid
AmountlPc
$0.010
$0.110
$0.120
$0.130
$0.220
$0.230
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
GFY t996
%?3520
'2321740
5.517,483
536,544
608.636
68,753,190
180,674
602,785
142,460
8,996,408
83,313
3,511,304
296,480
1,396,405
59.182,598
152,122,648
Over Paid
AmounffPc
$0.090
$0.110
$0.220
$0.230
$0.310
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.880
$0.920
Varies
GFY 1998
Volume
62,076,162
5.829,046
3,574,080
139,430,871
1,717,ai0
4.289,201
360,454
86,849
12,154,419
96,607
39212,740
11,947
1,399,661
131,501,470
365,741,363
Short Paid
Revenue
20,735
25,598
662,096
69,747
133,900
15,813,225
60,376
196,692
62,682
4,138,348
54,987
2,422,800
260,902
1,[email protected]
21,279,208
46,488,190
Over Paid
Revenue
5.566.855
.641;195
786,298
32,069,076
532,524
1,372,544
118,950
38.214
5,591,026
63,761
2.216,796
10,513
1,287,707
46.722,723
97,038,182
Attachment 11 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-106 Response (Revlsed 6/3/2000)
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE IPPs
GFY 1996
Short Paid
AmounUPc
$0.010
$0.110
$0.120
$0.130
$0.220
$0.230
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.660
$0.920
Varies
Over Paid
AmounffPc
$0.090
$0.110
$0.220
$0.230
$0.310
$0.320
$0.330
$0.440
$0.460
$0.660
$0.690
$0.660
$0.920
Varies
GFY 1998
y&!&
Short Paid
Revenue
252,103
34,563
230,611
246,444
61,445
7,904,432
70,630
57,539
3,652
1,007,357
9,241
392,379
75,066
346,639
7.374,168
2,521
3,793
27,670
32,036
13,516
1,616,019
22,599
18,986
1,607
463,364
6,099
270,741
66,058
316,906
3,044,291
18,O66,269
6,110,234
GFY1998
m
5.196,852
278,210
603,065
15,307,997
294,613
376,987
61,246
10,630
1,131,751
12,659
314,217
4,136
147,049
17,764,910
41,524,742
Over Paid
pevenue
467,717
30,603
132,679
3,520,639
91,392
120,636
20,211
4,677
520,605
8,407
216,610
3,640
135,265
6.406,702
11,682,283
Attachment 12 of 16 to OCAklSPS-106 Response (Revlsed E/3/2000)
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE NONSTANDARD LETTERS
GFY 1998
Short Paid
$0.110
Varies
GFY 1996
m
4.955,500
770,329
6,726,829
Over Paid
~mounWPc
$0.110
$0.120
$0.210
$0.220
Varies
GFY 1998
yolume
Short Paid
Revenue
545,105
50,232
696,337
Over Psid
Ravctnue
3,505
5,651,627
3,966.860
0
4.527,520
366
676,195
833,041
0
1,024,632
14,149,612
2,636,236
Attachment 13 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-106 Response (Revised S/3/2000)
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE NONSTANDARD FLATS
GFY 1998
Short Paid
AmountlPc
$0.110
Varies
GFY 1996
m
21,615.197
1.924,679
23,539,876
Over Paid
fimount/Pc
$0.110
$0.120
$0.210
$0.220
Varies
GFY 1996
Volume
57,996
Short Paid
Revenue
2,377,672
227,665
2,606,357
Over Paid
pevenue
46,864,186
11,208,159
70,654
10,269,926
6.380
5.623,702
2.353,713
15,588
3,531,910
68,471,121
11,531,293
Attachment 14 of 16 to OCAIUSPS-106 Response (Revised 61312000)
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FIRST CLASS SINGLE-PIECE NONSTANDARD IPPs
GFY 1998
Short Paid
AmounffPc
%O.llO
varies
Over Paid
ArnountlPc
80.110
90.120
$0.210
$0.220
Varies
GFY 1998
Volume
970,715
47,255
Short Paid
pevenue
106,779
6,099
1,017,970
112,878
GFY 1996
Volume
0
2.578,095
Over Paid
Revenue
0
1.591,661
357,217
819,727
309,371
334,253
78,588
401,674
5,346,720
1,123,886
Attechment 15 of 15 to OCAIUSPS-106 Response (Revised 513/2000)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon all
participants of record in this proceeding in accordance with section 12 of the Rules of
Practice.
-4+ ->JL?Lwcc
Michael T. Tidwell
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-l 137
(202) 268-2998 Fax -5402
May 3,200O