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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
POSTALRATEANDFEE CHANGES,2000
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Docket No. R2000-1
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS KASHANI
TO INTERROGATORIES OF
THE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION, INC.
(REDIRECTED FROM WITNESS TAYMAN)
(DMAIUSPS-T9-20-21)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides the responses of witness
Kashani to the following interrogatories of the Direct Marketing Association, Inc.:
DMAIUSPS-T9-20-21,
filed on January 28,2000, and redirected from witness Tayman.
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
LaLil..&+
Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2990 Fax -6402
February 11,200O
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS KASHANI
TO INTERROGATORIES OF
DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION. INC.
(Redirected from Witness Tayman, USPS-T-g)
DMAIUSPS-TS-20 Please provide a spreadsheet showing the distribution of cost
reduction programs to class and subclass for FY 2000 and TYAR.
RESPONSE
The following charts 1 and 2 provide references to pages in my Workpapers
where the distribution of cost reductions by class and subclass for FY 2000 and
TYAR are displayed, respectively. Electronic version of my Workpapers WP-E
and WP-I are available on CD-ROM in USPS-LR-I-6.
Chart 1. Page References to FY 2000 Cost Reductions by Class and Subclass
DISTRIBUTION BY
COMPONENT
Technical Personnel
VOLUME 1 OF 2
hs 8 Mailhandlers,
PP. 233.234.257258.271.272.287-280
II Exhibit USPS14A. PP. 34
1
DMANSPS-TS-20 (Continued)
Chart 2. Page References to TY 2001AR Cost Reductions by Class and
Subclass FY 2COlAR COST
REDUCTIONS 2\
DESCRIPTION
iEG
SOURCE
PP. 188169
PP. 201.202.22%
226
PP. 271-272 AND PP. 271.272.26%
266.301-302
101-302
II
Opanting Equip.
Maintenance
Pefsonnel
,4
Domestic Highway
WORKPAPER WP-I
(1’673) VOLUME j OF 2
WORKPAPER WP-I
@4*4g4) VOLUME 1 OF 2
WORKPAPER WP-I
(1.122) VOLUME 1 OF 2
WORKPAPER WP-I
20’ooo VOLUME 1 OF 2
Domestic Rail
International
ITOt&
I
(653.945)1
2
PP. 365366
PP. 559.560
1 PP. 559560
PP. 554560
1 PP. 559560
1 PP. 571-572
I
2/Exhibit USPSl4A. PP. 7-6
PP. 339.340
I
I
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS KASHANI
TO INTERROGATORIES OF
DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION. INC.
(Redirected from Witness Tayman, USPS-T-g)
DMAIUSPS-TS-21 Please provide a spreadsheet showing the distribution of
other programs to class and subclass for FY 2000 and TYAR.
RESPONSE
The following charts provide references to pages in my Workpapers where the
distribution of other programs by class and subclass for FY 2000 and TYAR are
displayed, respectively. Electronic version of my Workpapers WP-E and WP-I
are available on CD-ROM in USPS-LR-I-6.
DMNUSPS-TS-21 (Continued)
Page References to FY 2000 Other Programs by Class and Subclass
FY 2000 OTHER
PRGRAMS I\
DESCRIPTION
SEG
2
3
(6 4g3) wc-.‘-.
--- ..- mI(~Abw-z
VP-k.
..,.
vvLUME 1 OF 2
Clerks 8 Mailhandlers.
CAG A-J , SO Mess
Personnel
5g’63g WORKPAPER WP-E. pp, 22,-222
1 OF 2
VOLUME
contract Cleaners
13
Vehicle Supplies 8
Materials
Freight _ Supplies 8
Materials
Banking Fees
,d
Domestic Air
,5
Rent
,.,
TOTAL COST COST REDUCTION
DISTRIBUTION BY
REDUCTION
COMPONENT
DISTRIBUTION
BY
CLASS AND
BY CLASS AND
SUBCLASS
SUBCLASS
PP. lo?-104,133pp, s990
1
134.177-176.169
SO.205.206
Supervisors 6
C..L-.-8~-..----,
lecn”Kal
I-eRDnnel
I
12
SOURCE
Product Specific
Imputed Rent
Heating Fuel
II
Utilities
Communications
3RKPAPER WP-E. pp, 343-344
~~‘-~ voLUMElOF2
PP. 327-326
Oo3 WORKPAPER WP-E. pp, 36,-362
VOLUME 1 OF 2
PP. 407-406
!!P-E’ PP. 361.362
(9) ““( ????‘E!
VOLUMt 1 VP z
WORKPAl ‘ER WP-En
(5.06O) VOLUMCsmOF2
.
PP. 433434
3RKPAPER
.- - - -WP-E. pp, J23-524
(1.426) w’
VOLuMt 1 or z
WORKPAl
(46) VOLUM’ *
PP. 419420
WORKPAI
56.‘oo “0,___...
LIMF
- *
WI
(1.875) v.
5226 GL
‘ VT ‘
WORKPAI
(35) VO’
(643) wN
VOLuMe L I
4 547 WORKPAr
1
L
Custodial Supplies h
Services
Miscellaneous Supplies
8 Services
Printing 8
Reproduction
Stamps 8 Accountable
Paper
l/Exhibit USPS-14A. pp. 3-4.
PP. 235236,259.
260,273-274,288
290
(65) VOLUME i VT
W
(59.076) VCL”,,
WORKPAI
(3.499) VOLUME 2 ur
v
(rr*oe2) “Cl.., l.lL L “I ‘
Page 2
PP. 471-472,485466
PP. 549550
DIM/USPS-TQ-21 (Continued)
Paae
to
2000 Other
bv. Class and Subclass
_=_ References
..__. -..--.- FY --..
- ~~~~~Proorams
~_
,
FY 20110 OTHER
PRO!=tAMS l\
DESCRIPTION
SEG
I
I
TOTAL COST 1 COST REDUCTION1
SOURCE
DISTRIBUTION
BY CLASS AND 1 BY CLASS
I
AND
WORKPP
(267) VOLUME z “I-
,6 Moneyorders
Operating Equipmenl8
Supplies
Expedited Mail
Supplies
Other Postal Supplies
and%!
(26.097) v$~;~p
WORKPAPER
(46’363) VOLUME 2 OF
4.575 .W?R".Y
kl
PP. 787-708
1.200v(
Compensation Health
I
fORKPAPER WP-E. pp, 775,76
” ’ “KE 2 OF 2
--YE;
iyfl:;A;E;
y-E’
PP. 776-776
PP. 763.764
PP. 763-764
2WP.E’ PP. 776.776
‘^‘E; y
PP. 775-776
PP. 763-764
PP. 763.764
PP. 763-764
I
IDR
Work&
I
ll Exhibit USPS-14A, pp. 3-4.
PP. 775776
29,970 ;
I 3LU
I
Page 3
I
DMAIUSPS-TS-21 (Continued)
Page References to FY 2000 Other Programs by Class and Subclass
DESCRIPTION
;EG
FY 2000 OTHER
PRGRAMS l\
SOURCE
TOTAL COST
REDUCTION
DISTRIBUTION
1 BY CLASS AND
COST REDUCTIOI
DISTRIBUTION BY
COMPONENT
BY CLASS AND
SUBCLASS
PP. 61 l-612
PP. 641.642
PP. 647-846
PP. 653-654
PP. 631-632
PP. 656.660
Interest on Retirement
WORKPAPER WP-E.
PP. 659660
PP. 665-666
I/ Exhibit USPS-14A. pp. 3-4.
Page 4
DMNUSPS-TS-21 (Continued)
Page References to TY 2001AR Other Programs by Class and Subclass
I
I
I,,,1
DESCRIF’TION
I--
3
~~~~~...-_-..-FY 2001AR OTHER
1
1 PROGRAMS l\
Clerks 8 Mailhandlers.
CAG A-J , SD Mess
P.ZfEO”“el
,““a,
-.
I
TOTAL COST 1 COST REDUCTtONl
SOURCE
1 D%%%N
1 Dt%‘::h?
1
BY CLASS AND
BY CLASS AND
SUBCLASS
SUBCLASS
g So6 WORKPAPER WP-I. PP. 169190
VOLUME 1 OF 2
’
PP. 203-204
’ .-.--‘.TAF’ER WP-I, pp. 303-304
19.797 ,w.uwi
1 OF 2
PP. 267-266
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 34,-342
VOLUME 1 OF 2
PP. 367-366
I.wo””
I
Freight. Supplies 8
951 ‘.” ,.-...“.
WORK1‘APER wp-I’
, ,.,, 1 OF 2
32 -,vw.umE
PP. 477.476
PP. 511-512
i WP-‘- PP. 477476
PP. 537-536
ZA,P$ ,““‘,5
Rent
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 5g55g6
1,376 \,n, * ll”C 1 nr 1
““LVI”
Product Specific
Imputed Rent
1,711 VOLUME
WoRK’‘“PER[PP,
L VI
PP. 595-596
595.596
1 PP. 595.596
WORKPAPER WP-I, pp, 6g7-608
\,n, I IMF 7 nF 7
PP. 607-606
WORK EA;;;
VOLUML
PP. 619.620
623 WORKI
VOLUME L VI
Utilities
Communications
AL
Building Projects
Exp%“sed
,.
Moving Expense
ADP Supplies 8.
[Services
Equipment Repair 8
Maintenance Exduding
I
Ar-,r
Custodial Supplies h
Services
Miscellaneous Supplies
& selvices
printing 6
Reproduction
Stamps 6 Accountable
paper
IMoney
Money orders
PP. 573-574
23
Heating Fuel
I
PP. 573-574
I
Operating Equipment 6
Supplies
Expedited Mail
Supplies
I/ Exhibit USPS-14A, PP. 7-8.
I
,““”
PP. 619.620
PAPERWP-I. pp. ssB64o
19.210 .WOR!Y
vurur.iE2OF2
PP. 639.640
WORKPAPER VW-I. pp. 639-640
4.960 VOLUME 2 OF 2
PP. 639.640
44 WORKPAP:; y+
PP. 639.640
VOLtJHc L V!
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 66,662
(9,370) “^“‘.1~2OF2
YVLYWlL
PP. 639-640
2,333 VOLuhnc
WoRK-y?‘;1” y-1,
WORKPAPEF ’ wp-Is
47.366 voL’ .VI”IL
,.a= 1L nr
“i 2
:PAPER WP-I.
191 VOLuhlr
WoRW‘:ZOFZ
WORKPAPER WP-I.
12,964 ,““LVI.IL
\,n, I,k”C L1 ”“F 2
PP. 649-650
PP..649.650
PP. 649-650
PP. 649650
pp, 649-650
PP. 649650
pp. 661462
PP. 661-662
WORH:PAPER WP-I. pp, 66,e662
35.657 ,vvwaE
,a-> sn. 2 OF 2
PP. 661-662
Page 5
PP. 661-662
I
DWUSPS-TS-21
(Continued)
Page References to TY 200lAR Other Programs by Class and Subclass
FY ZOOIAR OTHER
PROGRAMS l\
DESCRIPTION
SFG
TOTAL COST COST REDUCTION
DISTRIBUTION BY
REDUCTION
COMPONENT
DISTRIBUTION
BY CLASS AND
BY CLASS AND
SUBCLASS
SUBCLASS
SOURCE
I---l
t
I
Other Postal Supplies
16 a”<n *--.:-__
I
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t
rrlrinn II_
I
T&w.....
TncingKklivery
Confl”MtiO”
I
Advertising 6 Sales
Promotion
WORKF‘APER WP-I, PP. 661.662
9,443 I,.VLYW~E
\,r., 91.11 2 OF 2
PP. 661862
’ WORKPAPER WP-I, PP. 661.662
CI.396)j.VOLUME 2 OF 2
PP. 661462
)APER WP-I,
PP. 631-632
c9ne2
PP. 673-674
Stamped Envelopes
JAPERWP-I
---rz -
PP. 649650
PP. 649-650
PP. 674660
PP. 679-680
L-i-
Research 8
17 Development contrects
l35
WDRKPAPER WP-I
2’600 VOLUME 2 OF 2
WORKPAPER WP-I
(36*) VOLUME 2 OF 2
Unemployment
16 Compensation
Holiday Leave
WOMB’
600
WORKPAPER WP-I
VOLUME 2 OF 2
Compensation Health
!“rs
Be”e-‘~
I
Annuitent Life
l”S”,a”E
Repricing of Annual
Leave
I
WORKPAPER WP-I
900 \m,
I ,h”C 1& nc
.“..,I.IL
-. 9
(5 522) WORKr --VOLUMc L “I
CSRS Annuitant Cola
74,910
CSRS Retirement
Liabilities Current
CSRS Retirement
Liabilities Prior
Comoensation Current
I
““LVlWL L “I
WORKryg2wp-‘,
--.
(24.526) VOLUMc
W0fkW-S
I
WORKPAPER WP-I
VOLUME 2 OF 2
I
Supplies 8 Sewk8s
Miscellaneous Support
Inspection Service
Expenses
POD Workers’ Camp
Contract Taining
19 support
2.
Vehicle Depreciation
Equipment
thpbSd&iO”
l/ Exhibit USPS-14A. PP. 7-8.
PP. 713.714
PP. 737-736
PP. 737.738
PP. 725-726
PP. 725-726
PP. 715714
PP. 713-714
64,665
WORKPAPER WP-I, pp. 713-714
VOLUME 2 OF 2
PP. 713.714
41,079
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 725726
VOLUME 2 OF 2
PP. 725726
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 737-736
\,n, I11159 nF 2
PP. 737-738
ET;:;
Benefits
PP. 737-738
2wp.I’ PP. 745746
PP. 745746
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 72$726
\,,?I
I ME 1L P-IF
““LVI.I+
-8 2
WORK,yg;
,““‘n
PP. 745-746
K4” V0LUf.k
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp. 745746
39~177 ,,n, I 1L”C9 nc 1
PP. 725726
IS WORK
VOLUfa“:ZOFZ
WORKPAPER WP-I
(1.265) ,\,,-U
I lk”E 2 OF 2
.Yb”I...
PP. 745-746
PP. 745746
PP. 737-736
PP. 737-730
PP. 761.762
PP. 761-762
PP. 791-792
PP. 791-792
PP. 797-798
PP. 797-798
I
722 WORK-.vAPER WP-I
VOLUbE‘5.2OF2
WORKPAF’ER WP-I
69 ,.“Lvl.IL
\m, I ll”E 9‘. c-s
- I_ 7
:PAPER WP-I
232.074 I~~z
‘?ZOFZ
I
Page 6
PP. 745-746
PP. 745746
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I
DMAIUSPS-TS-21 (Continued)
Page References to TY 2001AR Other Programs by Class and Subclass
I
I
I ~~~~~~ - --~.--I
DESCRIPTION
20
FY 2OOlAR OTHER
1 PROGRAMS l\
1
Building Depreciation 6
Amortization
57’gw
Disposition of Property
G”734)
Interest on Debt
53’100
tntereston Retirement
2g*066
56
Liabilities
other Interest
IT”f.k
I
I/ Exhibii USPS-14A, PP. 7-8.
1 TOTAL COST 1 COST REDUCTION1
SOURCE
1 ::#i~:N
BY CLASS AND
SUBCLASS
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 603-804
VOLUME 2 OF 2
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, ‘6,-‘62
VOLUME 2 OF 2
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 6096,0
VOLUME 2 OF 2
WORKPAPER WP-I. pp, 6og6,0
VOLUME 2 OF 2
WORKPAPER WP-I.
PP. 61C616
“AI I IMF 0 rlE ?
1.001.426
Page 7
1 “‘%!%i::?I
BY CLASS AND
SUBCLASS
PP. 602.504
PP. 761-762
PP. 609.610
PP. 609-610
PP. 616-616
DECLARATION
I. Cameron Kashani, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
answers are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief.
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.
ASL--Z?./Susan M. Duchek
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 266-2990 Fax -6402
February 11,200O