UNITED STATES OF AMERCIA
Before The
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
Postal Rate and Fee Changes,
2000
Docket No. R2000-1
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OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES
TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS WILLIAM P. TAYMAN (OCAAJSPS-T9-28-29)
March 2.2000
Pursuant to sections 26 and 27 of the Rules of Practice of the Postal Rate
Commission,
the
Office
interrogatories
and requests for production
with OCA interrogatories
incorporated
of
the
Consumer
OCAAJSPS-1-14
Advocate
of documents.
dated January
hereby
submits
Instructions
included
24, 2000, are hereby
by reference.
Respectfully
submitted,
Director
Office of the Consumer Advocate
KENNETH
Attorney
1333 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20268-0001
(202) 789-6830; Fax (202) 789-6819
E. RICHARDSON
Docket No. R2000-1
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OCAfUSPS-TS-28.
Please refer to your response to ANMAJSPS-TIO-17,
Attachment
I.
(a) For FY98, FY99, FYOO and FYOI, please provide the actual and planned amounts
included
in the “Facilities
take advantage
Special Fund” used by the Vice President,
of unforeseen
Facilities
“to
investment opportunities.”
(b) Please indicate how the Postal Service determines
the amount of funds to budget
for the “Facilities Special Fund.”
(c) Does the Postal
Service
include
in its plan, budget
or other forecasted
amounts for other “Special Funds” that allow the Vice President,
group Vice Presidents
each year amounts
“unforeseen
to take advantage
are included,
opportunities,”
please
of “unforeseen
indicate
Facilities or other
opportunities?”
the amount,
and the title of the person
data
If so, for
the category
for whom
the funds
of
are
budgeted.
(d) For FY99,
FYOO and FYOI,
“modernize
response
the 25-year-old
please
L’Enfant
provide
Plaza Headquarters
the actual funds spent to modernize
FY99 and year-to-date
(e) For FYOO, please
modernization
OWVUSPS-TS-29.
the amount
of funds
facility.”
included
to
Include in your
the L’Enfant Plaza Headquarters
for
FYOO.
indicate
the total funds that have been committed
to for the
of the L’Enfant Plaza Headquarters.
Please refer to your response
to ANMIUSPS-TIO-17,
Attachment
III.
(a) How much of the FY99 $4.4 billion capital investment
to in FY99?
plan was actually committed
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(b) Were all of the FY99 capital investment
FY99?
plan committed
funds actually
spent in
If not, please provide the amount actually spent in FY99.
(c) Were any capital investments
$4.4 billion capital investment
incurred in FY99 that were not included
plan?
in the FY99
If so, please list them and indicate the amount
spent.
(d) Have any of the FY99 capital
forward
to FYOO?
originally
included
investment
planned
expenditures
been
If so, how much of the FYOO $3.5 billion plan includes
in the FY99 plan?
FY99 capital investment
If not, please explain what happened
planned expenditures
pushed
funds
to the
that were not actually committed
to
in FY99.
(e) Per attachment
Ill, the Board of Governors
approved
a FYOO plan of $3.5 billion.
To date, what specific projects has the Board of Governors
approved for FYOO and
for what amounts?
(9
Of the $3.5 billion capital investment
to?
In your response,
committed
please
plan for FYOO, how much has been committed
include
details on what
investments
to as well as the specific timing for the commitment
FYOO capital investment funds.
have been
of any remaining
CERTIFICATE
I hereby
participants
OF SERVICE
certify that I have this date served the foregoing
of record in this proceeding
practice.
Washington, D.C. 20268-0001
March 2, 2000
in accordance
with section
document
upon all
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