UNITED STATES OF AMERCIA
Before The
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
Postal Rate and Fee Changes,
2000
Docket No. R2000-1
1
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES
TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS WILLIAM P. TAYMAN (OCA/USPS-TS-4-9)
February 9,200O
Pursuant to sections 25 and 26 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 E. Richardson
Attorney
1333 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20268-0001
(202) 789-6830; Fax (202) 789-6819
Docket No. RZOOO-1
-2.
OCAAJSPS-TS-4.
Please
update
Please
the “CSRS
Expense Estimation
OCAIUSPS-TS-5.
the worksheet
several
refer to USPS-LR-I-127,
Annuitant
COLA
pages
287 through
and Annuitant
Health
291.
Benefit
Model Input Section” to reflect OPM’s bill for FY99.
Please refer to USPS-LR-I-127,
filename “SPTDC~OO.xls.”
titled “HQ Pers Other Prog,” cells A29 through
alpha-numeric
identifiers.
For each
of the fifteen
In
A43 there are
alpha-numeric
identifiers listed, please provide a descriptive title.
OCAIUSPS-TS-6.
Please
Please provide a description
refer to USPS-LR-I-127,
pages
218 through
221.
for each of the following headers:
(a) BA 7G,
(b) BA7Y,
(c) BA 7X, and
(d) BA’s.
OCA/USPS-TS-7.
(a)
Please refer to USPS-LR-I-127,~pages
On page 172, part 2, the section titled, “Calculation
Fuel Factor,” provides
(b)
172 and 173.
of Weighted
Base Year actual amounts by account for “oil/other”
and “gas.”
Please update each amount to reflect FY99 actuals.
On
173,
page
International
part
Heating
2, the
Transportation
section
titled,
“Calculation
of Weighted
Factor,” provides Base Year actuals by account
for “lnt. Air,” “lnt. Water” and “Term. Dues.”
Please update each amount to
reflect FY99 actuals.
OCA/USPS-TS-8.
worksheet
Please refer to USPS-LR-I-127,
titled “Non Pers Cost Reductions.”
filename
“SPTDC~00.xls,”
Docket No. R2000-1
-3-
(a) Please explain what the FYOO incremental
loose
pack term hand”
account
53511,
of $70,163,000
segment
amount for “Air Sys Contracts
($21,000,000
14, component
-
+ $49,163,000)
142, cell F8, represents.
in
Then,
explain why none were listed for FY99 and FYOI.
(b) Cell 13G indicates
FYOI, in segment
a “Parcel
Dropship
14, component
143.
Volume
Shift” of $44,206,000
for
Please explain what is precipitating
this shift, and provide the rationale used by the logistics program managers
to arrive at the estimate.
OCANSPS-TS-9.
worksheet
program
Please
refer to USPS-LR-I-127,
filename
titled “Cost Red & Other Prog.” The source
managers
appears “Amounts
(see cell A216).
estimated
In cell A218,
by Program managers
“SPTDC-OO.xls”,
of the information
the following
is
statement
may be adjusted as a result
of the budget catchball process.”
(a) Please explain what the budget catchball process is and how it operates.
(b) If any of the amounts
“budget
catchball
listed in the worksheet
process,”
please provide
adjusted amounts were calculated,
source documents
referenced.
were adjusted
the adjusted
due to the
amounts.
please provide the derivation
If the
and cite all
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing
all participants
of record in this proceeding
in accordance
Washington, D.C. 20268-0001
February 9, 2000
upon
with section 12 of the
rules of practice.
Stephanie
document
S. Wallace