Before The
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
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Docket No. R2000-1
Postal Rate and Fee Changes
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORIES OF
ASSOCIATION OF PRIORITY MAIL USERS
(APMUIUSPS-T34-8a, 8c)
PUI%ant to Presiding Officer’s Ruling No. R2000-1151, the United States Postal
Service hereby provides its response to the following interrogatories of the Association
of Priority Mail Users: APMU/USPS-T34-4-Ba, Bc, filed on February 28,200O. A
response to interrogatory 8b was previously provided.
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
.
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
(202) 268-2993; Fax: -5402
Washington, D.C. 20260-l 137
May 52000
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORIES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PRIORITY MAIL USERS
REDIRECTED FROM WITNESS ROBINSON
APMUIUSPS-T34-8.
a.
Testimony of witness Tayman (USPS-T-g), at page 9, Table 7, provides EXFC ..
quarterly performance data for First-Class Mail having overnight, 2day and 3day
delivery standards. For PQ 01 FY 1998 through PQ 04 FY 1999, please provide
available EXFC data on the tail of the distribution separately for First-Class Mail with (i)
an overnight delivery standard, (ii) a 2day delivery standard, and (iii) a 3day delivery
standard. For example, for First-Class Mail that failed to meet its delivery standard, how
many days elapsed before it actually arrived?
Please provide available data on the tail of the distribution for Priority Mail with (i)
an overnight delivery standard, (ii) a 2day delivery standard, and (iii) a 3day delivery
standard. For example, for Priority Mail that failed to meet its delivery standard, how
many days elapsed before it actually arrived?
C.
RESPONSE:
a. (i) - (iii) See Attachment A.
c. (i) -(ii)
See Attachment B.
(iii) PETE does not measure service performance for Priority Mail with a three-day
service standard.
Attachment A to APMUIUSPS-T34-8
EXFC Service Performance
Percentage Delivered No Later Than:
One
Four
Two
Three
Days
Days
Days
Day
Late
Late
Late
Late
Five
DaysLate
Service
Standard
(Days)
On
Time
:
3
92.86
78.88
80.49
97.33
93.62
92.88
98.93
97.52
97.11
99.45
98.82
98.65
99.65
99.36
99.24
99.79
99.61
99.59
1
2
3
92.66
78.70
74.24
97.30
92.79
89.71
98.82
97.26
95.66
99.41
98.81
97.90
99.64
99.34
98.86
99.76
99.58
99.45
:
3
93.51
86.06
83.68
97.73
95.77
94.18
99.11
98.38
97.70
99.51
99.23
98.97
99.70
99.60
99.46
99.82
99.76
99.71
04
1
2
3
93.02
87.66
86.44
97.50
95.72
94.81
98.88
98.22
97.85
99.47
99.16
99.09
99.69
99.52
99.53
99.81
99.70
99.73
01
1
2
3
92.78
86.47
86.69
97.32
95.54
95.43
98.93
98.22
98.24
99.47
99.15
99.11
99.68
99.55
99.51
99.78
99.72
99.75
:
3
93.15
83.36
79.18
97.40
94.24
91.14
98.97
97.67
95.94
99.47
98.88
97.97
99.69
99.45
98.81
99.81
99.69
99.36
1
2
3
93.54
86.89
86.87
97.87
96.21
95.66
99.23
98.69
98.44
99.60
99.40
99.33
99.76
99.67
99.65
99.85
99.80
99.80
:
3
93.74
88.37
88.12
97.94
96.43
95.91
99.10
98.56
98.41
99.55
99.33
99.31
99.74
99.64
99.62
99.84
99.78
99.80
FY
PQ
1998
01
02
03
1999
Data
02
03
04
Attachment B to APMU/USPS-T34-8
PETE Service Performance Data
FY
PQ
1998
01
:
84.85
69.50
95.65
90.34
98.62
96.84
99.60
98.82
99.80
99.56
99.91
99.76
:
82.73
60.77
95.17
83.66
98.30
93.38
99.43
97.39
99.75
98.89
99.84
99.43
:
88.16
75.86
96.78
92.84
99.05
97.55
99.65
99.03
99.86
99.61
99.93
99.81
1
2
91.26
82.88
97.65
95.13
99.13
98.22
99.74
99.36
99.87
99.79
99.94
99.89
:
90.73
82.53
97.51
95.37
99.19
98.65
99.76
99.54
99.88
99.79
99.93
99.89
1
2
88.15
67.21
96.62
87.46
98.96
94.65
99.61
97.53
99.83
98.85
99.90
99.36
:
90.69
80.00
97.55
94.48
99.28
98.32
99.74
99.42
99.89
99.78
99.94
99.91
1
2
91.37
84.62
97.71
95.82
99.12
98.71
99.61
99.54
99.80
99.80
99.87
99.89
03
1999
01
02
03
04
Five
Day&
Late
On
Time
02
04
Percentage Delivered No Later Than:
Two
Three
Four
One
Days
Days
Days
Late
Late
Late
Late
Service
Standard
(Days)
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.
ard T. Cooper
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, DC. 20260-l 137
May 5,200O
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