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No.
MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
(OCA/USPS-5-8)
(July
15,
1996)
Pursuant
the
Postal
hereby
Rate
submits
documents.
the
to
United
incorporated
sections
Commission,
25 and 26 of
the
interrogatories
Instructions
States
Postal
Office
the
of
Rules
the
and requests
included
with
Service
dated
of
Practice
Consumer
for
Advocate
production
OCA Interrogatories
June
19,
1996,
of
of
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are
to
hereby
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by reference.
Respectfully
Director
Office
of
submitted,
the
Consumer
DAVID RUDERMAN
Attorney
.&ocate
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Docket
No.
MC96-3
2
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category.
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subclass
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by reference.
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Docket
No.
MC96-3
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estimate
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cycle,
,of the
Postal
Docket
No.
MC96-3
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I hereby
document
accordance
upon
certify
all
with
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
that
this
I have
participants
section
3.B(3)
date
of
record
of
the
in
special
<tie
Attorney
DC
Washington,
July 15, 1996
20268-0001
served
this
the
foregoing
proceeding
rules
of
in
practilze.