BEFORE THE POSTAL RATE COMMlSSlON WASHINGTON, DC. 20268-0001 POSTAL RATE AND FEE CHANGES, 2001 Docket No. R2001-1 j RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE (OCA/USPS-215-224) The United States Postal Service hereby provides its responses interrogatories November of Office of the Consumer Advocate: OCAIUSPS-215-224 to the following filed on 14,200l. 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 c7/IlLddlw+Lv Nan K. McKenize 475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137 (202) 268-3089Fax -5402 November 28,200l RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE Please refer to USPS-LR-J-58, ocA/usPs-215. a. b. C. d. LR58ASP.xls. Refer to worksheets “SP Letters (detailed)” and “SP Letters (combined).” Please confirm that the volume for single-piece letters includes singlepiece cards. If you do not confirm, please explain. Please provide worksheets “SP Letters (detailed)” and “SP Letters (combined)” for letters only (excluding cards). Please provide worksheets “SP Letters (detailed)” and “SP Letters (combined)” for cards only (excluding letters). Refer to the worksheet “SP Letters (combined).” Please confirm that the volume Total should be 43,018,464,782. If you do not confirm, please explain. RESPONSE: a. Not confirmed. LR58ASP.xls The volumes (and costs) for single-piece exclude single-piece b. See worksheets letters given in cards, ‘SP Letters (detailed)’ and ‘SP Letters (combined)’ in LR58ASP.xls. c. This information will be filed in USPS-LR-J-187, LRl87SPCdsxls. workbook Since all single piece cards are assumed to have the same weight in RPW, there is no difference between the detailed and combined d. Confirmed. analysis. RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE OCAAJSPS-216. a. b. C. Please refer to USPS-LR-J-58, LR58PRE.xls. Refer to worksheets “Presort Letters (detailed)” and “Pre Letters (combined).” Please confirm that the volume for presort letters includes presort cards. If you do not confirm, please explain. Please provide worksheets “Presort Letters (detailed)” and “Pre Letters (combined)” for presort letters only (excluding presort cards). Please provide worksheets “Presort Letters (detailed)” and “Pre Letters (combined)” for presort cards only (excluding presort letters). RESPONSE: a. Not confirmed. LR58ASP.xls The volumes (and costs) for presort letters given in exclude presort cards. b. See worksheets ‘Presort Letters (detailed)’ and ‘Pre Letters (combined)’ LR58PRE.xls. c. This information will be filed in USPS-LR-J-187. LR58PRE-cards.xls, (detailed)‘, workbook sheets ‘Pre Cards (detailed)’ and ‘Pre Cards respectively. in RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE OCAAJSPS-217. Please refer to USPS-LR-J-58, LR58AREG.xl.s. a. Refer to worksheets “3CREG Letters (detailed)” and “3CREG Letters Please confirm that the volume for Regular letters includes (combined).” Regular cards. If you do not confirm, please explain. b. Please provide worksheets “3CREG Letters (detailed)” and “3CREG Letters (combined)” for Regular letters only (excluding Regular cards). c. Please provide worksheets “3CREG Letters (detailed)” and “3CREG Letters (combined)” for Regular cards only (excluding Regular letters). RESPONSE: a. Confirmed. b. - c. There is no distinction made in Standard cards as processing categories costs cannot be separately or rate elements. provided for Standard Mail between letters and Therefore, volumes and letters and cards. RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE Please refer to USPS-LR-J-60, ocA/usPs-218. Productivity.” pages 46 and 81, column 2, “MODS a. What factors explain a MODS Productivity for the Incoming CSBCS [Carrier Sequencing Bar Code Sorter] Secondary DPS [Delivery Point Sequence] (3 Pass) that is more than 3 times the MODS Productivity for the Incoming BCS [Bar Code Sorter] Secondary DPS (2 Pass)? b. What factors explain a MODS Productivity for the Incoming BCS Secondary DPS (2 Pass) that is more than 3 times the MODS Productivity for the P.O. Box Sort DPS? RESPONSE: (4 The Carrier Sequence Bar Code Sorter (CSBCS) carrier routes into Delivery Point Sequence The productivity for the CSBCS Bar Code Sorters and contains one-tiered One side of the machine contains the bins. operation. is likely higher than the productivities Bar Code Sorter (MPBCS) It is a one-sided, (DPS) during a three-pass (BCS) due to the design of the machine has a smaller “footprint” Processing can sort mail for one to six The CSBCS fewer bins (21 or 25) than either the Mail or the Delivery Bar Code Sorter (DBCS). machine that is constructed consists itself. for other in a “U” shape design. of the feeder module and the opposite Once processing has begun, side the mail can be re-loaded directly from the bins to the feeder module for the second and third passes using a “mail bridge.” The mail bridge allows processing to continue uninterrupted. contrast, the MPBCS and DBCS require that mail be swept into trays. trays must then be properly labeled, loaded back into containers, back to the feed end of the machine for further processing. less sweeping time once the mail has been processed the mail is for a limited number of carriers. In These and transported In addition, there is on the CSBCS because RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE OCAAJSPS-219 Please refer to the testimony of witness Kingsley (USPS-T-39) page 10, lines 1 l-12. at a. Please describe the types of damage referred to in the testimony that occur to machinable and nonmachinable letter-shaped pieces during automated mail processing. b. Please confirm that nonmachinable letter-shaped pieces that “impede the mail flow” may cause damage to subsequent machinable letter-shaped pieces during automated processing. If you do not confirm, please explain. c. Please confirm that nonmachinable letter-shaped pieces that “impede the mail flow” adversely affect the throughputs of automated mail processing equipment. If you do not confirm, please explain. d. Please confirm that nonmachinable letter-shaped pieces that “impede the mail flow” and cause damage to subsequent machinable letter-shaped pieces render such letter-shaped pieces nonmachinable. If you do not confirm, please explain. e. Please describe the types of damage referred to in the testimony that occur to automated mail processing equipment caused by nonmachinable letter-shaped pieces. RESPONSE: (a) The piece can be either torn, crushed, and/or soiled. Also see response to MMA/USPS-T-39-6. (b) Confirmed. (c) Confirmed. See response to OCAAJSPS-44. (d) Not confirmed. still be processed Some subsequent pieces are only minimally bent or torn and can in automation. (e) Broken belts and rollers, in addition to general wear and tear on the equipment, can shortens the life of replaceable parts. RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE Please confirm that 99.7 percent of First-Class single-piece less than three ounces. Confirmed. pieces weigh If you do not confirm, please provide the correct percentage under three ounces and cite the source. RESPONSE: letter-shaped RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE ocAlusPs-221: Please confirm that 100 percent of First-Class presort letter-shaped than three ounces. pieces weigh less If you do not confirm, please provide the correct percentage.under three ounces and cite the source. RESPONSE: Not confirmed. There is a small proportion that weigh more than three ounces. presort First-Class Class (LR-J-112, Table 12). presort letter-shaped pieces The amount estimated to be less than three ounces is 99.55 percent for non-automation automation of First-Class presort First-Class, and 99.99 percent for automation 99.98 percent for carrier route First- RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORIES OF OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE OCNUSPS-222 Please refer to the response to OCANSPS-165(e-f), which states that “A piece at the maximum allowable [card] dimensions still weighs less than one ounce.” a. Please confirm that a card.at the maximum allowable dimensions one-half ounce. If you do not confirm, please explain, weighs less than b. Please provide the maximum weight for a card at the maximum allowable dimensions. RESPONSE: (a - b) There is no maximum weight for cards, and the exact weight of a card at the maximum allowable dimensions estimated to weigh one-tenth System. has not been determined. However, cards are of an ounce in the Domestic Probability Sampling RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE ocA/usPs-223. a. b. C. d. For FYs 1993 through 2002, please provide a tabulation of inventory of mail processing equipment by witness Bozzo’s site identification number; please include dates of purchase, installation, entry into regular service, and retirement volumes (TPF, TPH, and FHP) by witness Bozzo’s site identification number by postal quarter (PQ) and accounting period (AP) by cost pool (as that term is used by witness Bouo); workhours by witness Bozzo’s site identification number by PQ and AP by cost pool (as that term is used by witness Bozzo); and PCN equipment categories for each of the capital indexes in the data set reg9300.xls in LR-J-56. RESPONSE: a. Please see the response to OCiVUSPS-172, part (a). b.-c. Please see the response to OCA/USPS-172, parts (b) and (c). d. Please see the attachment each equipment to this response for a list of the PCNs associated capital index in the reg93OO.xls data set. with Attachment to United States Postal Service Response to OCAkJSPS-223(d) Map of Property Code Numbers (PCNs) to Equipment Capital Indexes in LR-J-56 r=nription GHUtcBtH. tLUUR 33, FLOOR ,w,ING MACHINE - - -. .----^ -“‘:EPER (EMERY) \lER L, 3, ,.,,.4JAL EPER, POWERED iR, CLOTHES , ,,NG/CLEANING MACHINE IER, LAWN -AWN & YARD TYPE iR ACCESSORIES .--. SNOW CON I HOL w,,ut ntrwvAL/CONTROL iR, PAPER MISC EQPT 4 !zC!aAP rl[SPOSAL )MPACTER, 3ED VIEWER TRASH, DISPOSAL Fc-,pT, PT, ING EQPT, ING EQPT, ING EQPT, .-r]G EQPT, dr. FnPT ,. .) AIR DISTANCE ELECTRICAL FUEL LABORATORY LIGHT OPTICAl -. ..-.- 1,OSCILLOSCOPE -- -’ “‘-‘-AL 3 SETS --, - ...-. PSE I “L PSE I DRILL DRILL PRESS FINISHING EQUIPMENT, METAL LATHE ‘~ ~~~~.ING MACHINE .-’ ‘TTINGTTHREADING EQPT JS AND SAW EQUIPMENT - - -R, BATTERY ,I, , ,LSSOR AIR ---...-.--^ 7LDERING EQUIPMENT STEEL I ..^_ . . ISC TOOLS AND EQPT ER, AIR CONDITIONER Page 1 of 7 Attachment to United States Postal Service Response to OCA/USPS223(d) Map of Property Code Numbers (PCNs) to Equipment Capital Indexes in LR-J-56 PCN Description ILIFT. TABLE IRACK~ MAINTFNANCF PSE ICOOLER, ROOM ““““RATOR ruwER SUPPLY AIR CURTAIN, ENTRANCE/EXIT CONSOLE, CONTROL HEATER, PORTABLE OIcL’ ‘“1DOOWOUTDOOR DOOR c, FOI IIPMFNT , 240030 300010 300020 , 1 I PSE PSF PSE DPC I rat PSE “I I I -Y&L .E LATERAL FILE/STAND VISIBLE RECORDS TOMATED SYSTEM UNIT lpILt, nuTARY IFILE, SHELVING ‘-““‘“‘ET, ADP ET, LABORATORY FT ~lCROFILM/MICROFICHE ‘^“1GE ISCRIBING EQUIPMENT ‘7, ENVELOPE l>nntvDER IoFFiCE MACHINES & EQUIPMENT, MISC n\,nsr.rn ICARINFT; PSE I .rvnTOWLIFT, PORTABLE .,...3POST OFFICE I ntu~trl, UTILITY/STORAGE BUILDING SHED, STORAGE SHELTER, DOCK OR YARD TYPE ,“--‘<CASE twvn ICHAIF > IOFFICE FUNITURE E CREDENZA ~~ (EMERY) (DESK WORKSTATION OFFIC, = I=’~““I”, I ‘n”“TURE DESK (EMERY) nnbr\, 3FFICE MISCELLANEOUS TABLE OFFICE FURNITURE, MISCELLANEOUS CABINET, FILE ‘ATOR BINDER 11.1,. “‘^‘,INE I Page 2 of 7 Attachment to United States Postal Sewice Response to OCAkJSPS-223(d) Map of Property Code Numbers (PCNs) to Equipment r “I. Capital Indexes in LR-J-56 3escription :H, PAPER IOTOCOPY EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT -ORATOR ‘rfiT”=‘o’WTlNG, MISC EQPT IRDING UNIT, TELE SYS I SYSTEM LAN (EMERY) i SYS I tM, MISC EQUIPMENT ;E STATION - Tr .LEPHONE UNITS : CONTROL UNIT OR BASE .- ^.^.. ER AL BOOSTER .-.. --..--- IL CONSOLE IRTABLE . ;HICLE “-..nl ‘rNEOUS TYPES MUSIC - SYSTEM . y, _, ION EQUIPMENT _..--L SYSTEM --..----^ .-., ERY) ,, .-__ .LADER ‘.’ --‘JIPMENT :E CRIME LAB EQt’T , w.ww’E )TO IMAGE ID KIT 3 ,. -,--, ,.r ...uc *‘---’ ‘-ANEOUS EQPT v I, MISCELLANEOUS ~UIY I ROLLER IDISK PAcK vnr ,, q.,,JTER IGE DRIVE T , , -0 - _, ..T, AUTOMATED ~-- -lAGE UNIT 3 I uriAGE, CONTROLLER ~NTING SYSTEM ‘r==rSR, -- MAINFRAME Page 3 of 7 Attachment to United States Postal Service Response to OCA/USPS223(d) Map of Properly Code Numbers (PCNs) to Equipment Capital Indexes in LR-J-56 .--_-. PCN Description MODEM MULTIPLEXOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIT DATAENTRYSYSTEM ENTRY/CAPTURE SYS :ONTROLLER -IXED UNIT ER, PORTABLE UNIT VIII~AL, CRTNDT TRANSACTION PINAL, TELECOPIER --.JTER SYSTEM AVIATION (EMERY) ROCESSOR 3FTWARE 30 COMPUTER SYSTEM 30 CONTROLLER 30 CRTNDT 30 DISK DRIVE 30 MEMORY STORAGE UNIT 30 PROCESSOR -iU YHIN I ER ----, I SOFTWARE ICE SYS(TACS) IASTRUCTURE VSVCS,LAN WIRE ;/SVCS,LAN WIRE rOR,PRINTER i FBR OPTICS (EMERY) NG SYSTEM :M, DISPLAY UNIT u , v 8LM, PLOTTER ADP PUTER IMAGE -,LL SYS, ACDCS , ,,,TEM,ADR ._, ,, .---.. : ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ISTER DISPATCH SYS, ADSRM -.. -.-z DATA ENTRY SYS .-.“OM ,.w,,,,-. .-. .-.iE ,--L.m......I ._. ..Nt (DUAL PASS ROUGH CULL SYSTEM (DPRCS) WCELLING/FACING MACHINE JNCELLING MACHINE ANCELLER FLAT VERTER EDGER FEEDER ATTACHMENT TACKER UNIT Page 4 of 7 Attachment to United States Postal Service Response to OCAAJSPS223(d) Map of Properly Code Numbers (PCNs) to Equipment Capital Indexes in LR-J-56 ,, 423050 423055 423060 423065 440005 440010 441000 441010 442010 443000 443005 443015 MHE MIHE .MHE MHE MHE MHE MHE MHE MHE MHE MHE fioiooa PSE PSE PSE PSE PSE 601OlC 601041 601050 602010 602030 602050 604000 605000 605010 606000 607000 606000 609030 609090 MHF . . . .- 1 1 1 1 PSE PSE ‘SE PSE PSE PSE PSE PSE PSE PSE PSE Ps-8E I “I II\ Lll- I IELECTRIC FORK LIFT (EMERY) ITRUCK, H AND LIFT/PALLET . ..- -_. IHANU rALLET TRUCK (EMERY) ‘~~~~ ~~ LIFT -- Sri% ---71ALIZED SYSTEM TRUCK, HAND PALLET TRUCl ~<5000LBS (EMERY) 2 AXLE RIDER PAL-LET (EMERY) CARRIER, ----’ LABEL PRINTING PRINTER, ADDRLREWRAP OR PATCH-ur tw SCALE, FLOOR OR PLATFORM DECK SC/Ir,LL,E LIAI Y,%LLI DAM . ., .. . . fFMF \-...- W ANGI ...--- F SI - 3ALE (EMERY) ANALYZER, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ENGINE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT TEST EQ, VEHICLE TUNE-UP/DIAGNOSIS TEST EQ. VEHICLE EXHAUST JAC” I-tr‘- ;:“EHICLE ITRUCK, FORK LIFT/TOW, VEHICLE MAINT IPUMP, SERVICING/DISPENSING IGIDISPENSING EQUIPMENT TANK, GAS TIRE MAlNTENANCE,EQUIPMENT CLEANING EQUIPMENT, VMF MAINTENANCE WASHER, VEHICLE WHEEL/SUSPENSION MAINTENANCE EQPT ,utrMENT BRAKE MAINTENANCE EQ’ -.. .-. “CHARGEF 3, BATTERY - vtHlCLES vCTAQTCC , _,I, L, I, VEHICLE lVMF MAINTENANCE EQ, MISCELLANEOUS Page 5 of 7 I Attachment to United States Postal Service Response to OCAKJSPS-223(d) Map of Properly Code Numbers (PCNs) to Equipment Capital Indexes in LR-J-56 PSE PSE PSE p-@F , .,- 811000 811030 611090 a%-mnn- I 620050 1 R3”“6rl II PSE PSF -- CABINET/SPECIAL FURN, FILM PROCESS PRlNTEP I, Cl, h” PL2~~ECClhlC I IL,“, I I l”“L”“ll.” FILM PRl-OCFSSING. _- __.. ._~I MISCELLANEOUS nmn ,rm-rnrl ,‘HvJc~~ I vn, nn..n ~wwUTER IMAGE )PRoJECTOR, MoviE ‘--‘----3, OVERHEAD ,, ._I__. v.3, SLIDE I^-^ .-^-^^TRIP FlLM IrH”Jtlr I “H, a ,--.----Il-‘HCJJtC;I WH, I ELEVISION IWRFFN PRn.lFCTlC-IN , ISl’tAKtti EQPT ,, , -. . L. I -- -. .I SYSTEM .\ #r-l RECORDER .___ __ -PECIAL EFFECTS EQPT & LIGHTING, SPECIALIZED JIPMENT .--. .-----. ..- OUS EQPT I CIRCUIT TV SYSTEM ,IN I tnc;OM, CLOSED CIRCUIT TV 630020 830030 830040 630050 651090 PSF IMDNITCN PSE PSE PSE PSE TELE iVISION ‘- -’i-~i AYEWRECORDER VIDEu, _^... ----^-^ _^... ^.._.._ VIDEO SPtC;IAL tkttG I S tUUIrMtN I MAILBAG FACILITY MISCELLANEOLJS FQPT TV Page 6 of 7 Attachment to United States Postal Service Response to OCA/USPS-223(d) Map of Property Code Numbers (PCNs) to Equipment Capital Indexes in LR-J-56 n 1 -Category I MHE 1 IBULK CONVEYOR I iCl”Lm rlEIEY MHE MHE MMF AHE AHE AHE ~ Y I”“4” 970050 970060 980020 999998 999999 IMIlt MHE MHE MHE MHE MHE PCN Description rrc~u;rrl;3Ry l”lC”n lYlCl”ll CON-r sys LOOSE MAIL CON\ ‘EYOR SYSTEM MAIL PREPARATIO.-N SYSTEM MONORAIL SnRTING __. . . ._ SYSTFM -. _. _... MULTIBELT SORTING SYSTEM PALLET UNLOADER PP DISTRIBUTION RING TRAY TRANSPORT SYSTEM RFMANLIFACTIIRFI-I MISC MAII . ..-. PROC .-- FnPMT --. . ~v~nwl~‘lE, MULTI POS I^^ ^I_^__. 1 -. --.... ECT SYS) .IIJE . T ______ -...-~ .- RMINAL ‘^‘JIp (EMERY .,-,-. .W “1 ,-...IRY) n I MACHINE ^-’ ‘-’ ‘&‘_’ - ‘jORTER SYSTEM ~3TER SYSTEM , ~vn I’ING MACHINE ,.*mr --.-r :R - - - 1 SORTER (SBCS) IDELIVERY BAR CODE SORTERS (DBCS) IREADER, OPTICAL CHARACTER IREADER, OPTICAL CHARACTER (OCWCS) RAR CnnlNG IMAGE REM- OTF .- _. ___..._ . .-_ PROCESS S’,‘S w-, lLOADER , ,,.u u4DUCTION UNIT TING MACHINE INTROL SYSTEM tww S;HGK snn~touT MACHINE BMC SACK SORTER AND LOADER BMC TOWVEYOR - INTERNAL TOW CONV SAFETY IMPROVEMENT SYS,BULK MAIL CT INSTALL COST, NON-FIXED MECHANIZATN INSTALLATION COST FIXED MECHANIZATN Page 7 of 7 RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO INTERROGATORY OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE OCAIUSPS-224. For FYs 1993 through 2002, please provide the planned and actual FHP volume by AP and the planned and actual workhours by AP by witness Bozzo’s site identification number for each MODS cost pool used in the variability analysis. (See MODS handbook M-32, sections 432.2 and 432.4, December 1, 1987, for discussion of the planned variables.) RESPONSE: The requested data are not available from the Postal Service’s MODS database. Please note that entry of planned FHP and workhours and 432.41 of the cited M-32 handbook R97-1); see also USPS-LR-J-165, 201. (Rev. 1987, USPS-LR-H-147 section 4-10. please see the MODS data dictionary, is optional. See sections 432.21 in Docket No. For a list of available MODS variables, provided in Docket No. R2000-1, USPS-LR-I- 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. &?u-i$& Nan K. McKenize 475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W. Washington, DC. 20260-I 137 November 28,200l upon all
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