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RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS PLUNKETT TO INTERROGATORY OF
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
(UPS/USPS-TS-12)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides the response of witness
Plunkett to the following interrogatory of United Parcel Service: UPS/USPS-TS-12. filed
on March 9,200O.
The interrogatory is stated verbatim and is followed by the response.
Respectfully submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Scott L. Reiter
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, DC. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2999 Fax -5402
March 24.2000
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS PLUNKETT
TO INTERROGATORIES OF UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
UPS/USPS-T36-12. Refer to the sheet entitled “PQ8data” in spreadsheet
“PPattd-jxis” provided in USPS-LR-I-62. At lines 41-61 of this sheet is a section
of data with a notation “Data from QT993XX.xlw” which gives Revenue, Pieces,
and Weight for each of the following:
STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
AGEN STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
CONGR FRANK STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST STD B INTRABMC PARCEL POST
STD B PARCEL POST COMBINATION ENCLOSURE REVENUE STD B
BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B BCODE INTRA-BMC PARCEL POST
STD B ORIGIN BMC PRES INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B ORIGIN BMC PRES BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST STD B
ORIGIN BMC PRES INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST STD B BMC
PRES INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B BMC PRES BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST STD B INTERBMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
AGEN STD B DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
CONGR FRANK STD B DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST STD B BCODE
DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION SCF PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION DELIV UNIT PARCEL POST
STD B BMC PRES INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST STANDARD (B)
INTRA-BMC ALASKA BYPASS PARCEL POST
(a) Confirm that this data is from Postal Quarter 3 of 1999. If not confirmed,
explain.
(b) Provide this same set of data for Postal Quarter 1 of 1999.
(c) Provide this same set of data for Postal Quarter 2 of 1999.
(d) Provide this same set of data for Postal Quarter 4 of 1999.
UPS/USPS-T36-12 Response.
a. Confirmed.
b-d. See attachment. Note that the equivalent section from Postal Quarter 1
does not reflect new mail categories created for reporting of Standard B after
R97-1.
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Attachment to witness Plunkett response to UPS/USPS-T-36-12
USPS RPW Extract Volumes
FY1999PQI
REVENUE
PIECES
75,042,903
15,572,510
305,706
1,556,638
0
0
27.661.324
10,161,128
0
16,282
2,664
44,394
0
0
171.747.871
68,381,385
22,570
2,833
0
0
2.689.390
460,048
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,-
“-
WEIGHT
88,265,944
2,550,928
0
50.498.063
0
116,703
0
387,532,103
2,339
0
22.492.035
STD B ZONE FATE INTER-BMC MACH/NONMACH PARCEL POST
AGEN STD B ZONE FATE INTER-BMC MACH/NONMACH PARCEL POST
CONGR FFlANK STD B ZONE RATE INTER-BMC MACH/NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B ZONE RATE INTRA-BMC MACH/NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B ZONE RATB PARCEL POST COMB BNCL
STD B ZONE RATE INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B ZONE RATE INTFA-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B ZONE RATE DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
AGBN STD B ZONE RATE DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
CONGR FRANK STD B ZONE FATE DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
STANDARD (B) INI'RA-BMC ALASKA BYPASS PARCEL POST
Attachment to witness Plunkett response to UPS/USPS-T-36-12
USPS RPW Extract Volumes
PIECES
REVE!NUE
66,880,415
13,222,063
1,645,196
264,172
0
0
9,478,421
27,737,409
0
16,819
149,101
585,998
473,377
1,463,367
2,610,731
797,538
267,399
726,625
198,886
887.189
1.412.814
5,439,604
576,673
2.321.752
458,937
5.294.626
38,030,581
101,877,986
110,096
419,948
0
0
14,351,637
41,665,260
86,773
187,297
344,915
598,109
1,474,118
4,331,172
430,929
2.862.204
PI
WRIGHT
75.148.860
3.230.415
0
48.932.898
0
686,259
2,403,433
5.703.655
752,724
2.597.986
8.584.691
2.566.061
9.434.055
246,844,639
1,541,344
0
81,460,096
373,353
2,108,456
7,440,854
20,873,342
1999 PO II
STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
AGBN STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
CONGR FRANK STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B INTRA-BMC PARCEL POST
STD B PARCEL POST COMBINATION ENCLOSURE REVENUE
STD B BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B BCODE INTRA-BMC PARCEL POST
STD B ORIGIN BMC PRBS INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B ORIGIN BMC PRES BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B ORIGIN BMC PRES INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B BMC PRES INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B BMC PRF.S BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION BMCPARCEL POST
AGBN STD B DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
CONGR FRANK STD B DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
STD B BCODE DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION SCF PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION DELIV UNIT PARCEL POST
STD B BMC PRES INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STANDARD (B) INTRA-BMC ALASKA BYPASS PARCEL POST
Attachment to witness Plunkett response to UPS/USPS-T-36-12
USPS RPW Extract Volumes
PIECES
49,114,407
2,629,723
0
24,073,6aa
18,033
787,450
1,764,386
5,oi 0,873
2,505,7aa
258,402
6,979,910
6,219,865
4,974,733
39,220,411
1,986
905
100,070,002
i ,793,4oa
10,570,255
1,123,099
4,576,132
8,286,262
362,522
0
6,982,oal
0
155,229
524,670
1,483,364
892,668
38,577
1,666,912
1,598,2ao
311,613
13,244,629
662
44
35,287,aa9
908,583
7,535,013
102,301
660,102
FY 1999 PQ IV
WEIGHT
50,276,849
3,235,273
0
36,071,536
0
973,831
3,21 a,252
12,338,307
3,281,993
225,283
9,072,210
6,271,065
a,156,433
70,119,aaa
693
1,239
211,132,7al
4,008,949
42,042,226
1,054,036
31,748,235
STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
AGEN STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
CONGR FRANK STD B INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL P&T
STD B INTRA-BMC PARCEL POST
STD B PARCEL POST COMBINATION ENCLOSURE REVENUE
STD B BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B BCODE INTRA-BMC PARCEL POST
STD B ORIGIN BMC PRES INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B ORIGIN BMC PRES BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B ORIGIN BMC PRES INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B BMC PRES INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B BMC PRES BCODE INTER-BMC MACH PARCEL POST
STD B INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
AGEN STD B DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
CONGR FRANK STD B DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
STD B BCODE DESTINATION BMC PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION SCF PARCEL POST
STD B DESTINATION DELIV UNIT PARCEL POST
STD B BMC PRES INTER-BMC NONMACH PARCEL POST
STANDARD (B) INTRA-BMC ALASKA BYPASS PARCEL POST
DECLARATION
I, Michael K. Plunkett, declare under penalty of pejury that the foregoing
answers are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief.
Dated:
3[mleo
.
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.
Scott L. Reiter
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-l 137
March 24.2000