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BEFORE
THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20266-0001
POSTALRATEANDFEECHANGES,
2000
Docket No. R2000-1
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RESPONSE~GFUNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
. TO INTERROGATORIESOF
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
REDIRECTEDFROM WITNESS MEEHAN
(UPS/USPS-T1 1-7-17)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides lts responses to the following
interrogatories of United Parcel Service: UPS/USPS-Tli-7-17, filed on March 62000,
and redirected from witness Meehan.
Each interrogatory is stated verbatim and is followed by the response.
Respectfully submltted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
L
2242-A -G
Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C, 20260-l 137
(202) 266-2990 Fax -6402
March 20,200O
Response of United States Postal Service
to
Interrogatories of United Parcel Service
(Redirected from Witness Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
UPS/USPS-Tli-7. Prqvide data by year and by quarter for the period from
PFYWO thrtwgh WY I@6 on tota~a&uad costs for Cost Segment 2,
‘Sup&iaurs and TechniciMs.’ If date ere not available for the full period,
provide data.for ail periods for which data are available. If for all or part of the
period data ere ‘ovailable ‘etinuelfy but not quarterty, provide annual totals for
“thosa portions of th~~specffiid period and quartarty data for all periods for which
it is available.
Response:
The cost data are available for GFY, not PFY. The attached table shows costs
for the following: column (1) for Government Fiscal Year (FY) for Period,
otherwise postal quarters are designated by 1,2,3 or 4 and the next 2 digits
indicate year; column (2) is for supervision of mail procassing; column (3) is for
total Supervision costs; column (4) is for mail processing; column (5) is for total
clerk and mailshandlers in Cost Segment 3; column (6) is for operating
equipment maintenance; and column (7) is for total custodial and maintenance.
Response of United States Postal Service
to
.Interrogetories of United Parcel Service
(Redirected from Witness Meahan USPS-T-l 1)
~UpSnrSPS-Tll-6 Describe erty major changes that have occurred over the
period from PFY lg76:through ~PFV1998 in tha definitton of Cost Segment 2,
‘S,upervisors,and Technicians,’ or in the procedures forcalculating these costs.
Indicate atso the dates on whichthese changes occurred.
Response:
.
Testimonies in prior dockets by Postal Service witnesses Orenstein (R76-I),
Graham (R77-1), Alenier (R6Ckl), Bailey (RBrl-1), Barker (R67-I), Barker (R90I), Barker (R@-1) and Alexandrovich (R97-I), addressed cost changes, as did
the corresponding Summary Descriptions LR-C-1 (R80-1), LR-D-l (R64-l), LRE-l (R67-I), LR-F-l (R90-1), LR-G-l (R94-I), LR-H-l (R97-1) and LR-I-l
(R2cKro-1).
Response of United States Postal Service
to
l*errogatpries
of
U&d
Parcel Service
.
(R&dwxted from Witriess Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
_. U,~SPs-T119~P.~vids
data by year and by quarter for the period from PFY
1970 ;Jh@gh PFY 1998,on total acicrqed costs for Cost Segment 2.1,
“~ugervisi~n of M9il: ~@x~sinq~:if data ai9 not’9vailable for the full period,
provide data f~~,,~ll’periodsfor vyhidr data hia aWable:lf for all or part of the
~~~,
period dqta ‘are ayailable &%iually ti not quaiierly, provide annual totals for
: ‘ihosh p&c&Is oft@ specified’pariod arid qtiarterly data for all periods for which
it is available.
Raaponaa:
See response to UPS/USPS-T1l-7.
Response of United States Postal Service
to
interrogatories of United Parcel Service
(Redirected from Witness Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
UpS/USp$-Tll+J
Per$ri@ any major changes that have occurred over the
pri.od &WI PFY ‘1970 through PFY 1988 in,the definition of Cost Segment 2.1,
‘Supetvisi6n of Mail Proc&ng, @rin the procedures for calculating these
costs. Indicate ~also~thedates bn which these changes occurred
Reeponse:
See response to UPS/USPS-T114.
Response of United States Postal Service
to
Wprrogatories of United Parcel Service
(RedIrectad from Witness Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
PrQvide,databy year and by quarter for the period from PFY
1970 throcioh PFY 1998 ointotal @c&d costs for Cost Segment 3, “Clerks and
t&$lh@n~lets,@G 4-J Post OffW+s.”If dat@&re nQtavailable for the full period,
providWWa for all peri.&s for which data are.~avaiWe. Jffor all or part of the
period data &$ti@ailable tinr&lly but not qu@rterly,provide annual totals for
thdse portions ofthe specified period tind quarterly data for all periods for which
it is available.
UP~USP%lll-11
Response:
See response to UPS/USPS-T1l-7.
Response of United States Postal Service
to
tnterrogatories of United Parcel Service
(Redirected from witness Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
UPS/USPS-Tll-I? Describe any ma@ changes that have occurred over the
periodfrom WY 197O’thrcrughPFY 1998 In 9% definition of Cost Segment 3.1,
‘Mail ProqasSing.”If data ara not availabte for the full period, please provide
data f0r all’periods fqrjhich data are available. lf for all-or part of the period
data are availabla annirallybut ndt qu@rly, please provide annual totals for
those portions of the spedified p&d and quarterly data for all periods for which
it is available.
See responses to UPS/USPS-T1l-7 and UPS/USPS-T1l-8.
t
Response of United States Postal Service
to
Interrogatories of United Parcel Service
(Radkected fkim Witness Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
UPS/USPS-Tll13 Describe any major changes that have oca~rrad over the
period fr&n I?i? 1976 through PFY~190 in ihe definition of Cost Segment 3.1,
‘Mail Processing,” or in WprocedUres foi calculating these costs. Indicate also
ihe dates on which th6se changes occurred.
See response to UPS/USPS-T11-S.
Response of United States Postal Service
to
tnterro9atories of United Parcel Service
(Redirected from Witness Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
U.PSNSPQ-Tl l-34. Provide data by year and by quarter for the period from
1970 thror@ 1!$i@on totai~accruedcosts for Cost Se@ent 11, “Custodial and
Maintenance $,eivi&.” tf data are,not available for the full period, provide data
for alt periods for,which data are available. .Hfor all or ,partof the period data are
available’ annually but not quarterly, provide annual totals for those portions of
the specified.
See response to UPS/USPS-T11-7.
Response of United States Postal Service
to
to
tnterrogatories of United Parcel Service
‘~Rddirectedfrom Witness Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
UPSklSPS-Tll-f6 Desczribqanvmajor changes that have occurred over the
period from PFY 1970 tfirough PFY 199S in the definition of Cost Segment 11,
l Custodial and Mainterkyge Services,’ or in the procedures for calculating these
costs. Indicate ho the dates on which these changes occurred.
Response:
See response tn UPS/USPS-T11-S.
Response of United States Postal Service
to
&&rrogatories of United Parcel Service
(F&&ected ti
wit&s Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
~UPSAJSPS-11140 Prqvide dw by year and by quarter,for~the period from
lg7b;mrough 1998 on tqtkl a&ued cost6 fpr Cost Segment 11.2, “Operating
“Eq@pmentlkl&int&pa~.’ If data,,@en’@~,qyaijable!pr
the full period, provide
‘da@ kr all p8riods f&$Wl data&@ av@fi&ble.If for all or part of the period
data We @ailable annually k$t riqt qu#tkly,, prOvideannual totals for those
po&O& ofthe speclfiedperiod and qktarly data for all periods for which it is
available.
See response to UPS/USPS-T11-7.
Response of United States Postal Service
to
IqterroQetoriqsof United Parcel Service
(Redi&ed,froti Witness Meehan USPS-T-l 1)
UPS/USPS-Tll-17 Describe sny major changes that have occurred over the
peiiod from.PFy lQ7O~~through,PFY
199S in~thedefinition of Cost Segment 11.2,
~~~@~ting Equi@nentMaint&iance,” or in me procedures for calculating these
coritk lndicatk alsb the d&es 6n which U&e changes occurred.
R8SpOnS8:
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See response to UPS/USPS-T11-S.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
~Ihereby certify that I have this day sew@ the fqegoing document upon all
particfpants of r&cord in~thisptitieding in accordanti with s&on 12 of the Rules of
Practice.
7sd??
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Susan M. Duchek
4;rS &Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
~~ W#shington, D.C. 20260-l 137
!22\2;$-2z;
Fax -5402