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Special
Services
Fees
Docket
and Classifications)
No.
MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS SUSAN W. NEEDHAM
(OCA/USPS-T8-29-34)
(July
23,
1996)
Pursuant
the
Postal
to
Rate
sections
Commission,
25 and 26 of
the
Office
the
of
Rules
the
of
Prasztice
Consumer
of
.Advocate
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hereby
submits
documents.
the
United
incorporated
interrogatories
Instructions
States
Postal
and requests
included
with
Service
dated
for
production
OCA Interrogatories
June
19,
1996,
l-4
are
by reference
Respectfully
GAIL WILLETTE
Director
Office
of the
submitted,
Consumer
SHELLEY DREIFUSS
Attorney
of
Advocate
hereby
to
Docket
> /--
No.
MC96-3
2
Please
OCA/USPS-T-8-29.
witness
Larson's
Docket
OCA/USPS-T-8-30.
109,
Part
II,
p.
$100
a.
in
value
On what
or
basis
performed?
b.
Were
other
registry
for
a.
b.
fees
at
$S,,OOO of
of
your
16 shows
Were
indemnity
(the
$.90
ana.Lyses
your
why not?
proposed
testimony
indemnit-y
and of
of
believe
that
proposed
insurance
your
to
same size
and weight
parcel?
E:xplain
statistics,
they
approximately
a difference
alternative
Please
them
Why or
of
reasonable
mail?
"[ilf
LR-SSR-
your
$38.05
fees
for
:proposed
in
the
fees
insurance.
why or
OCA/USPS-T-8-32.
,,1-.
chosen?
considered?
45-48
p.
at
value."
A comparison
pages
tell
to
explain.
prices
at
Do you
the
was $.90
Please
OCA/Uf,PS-T-8-31.
insurance
1% of
Survey,
statement,
price
comparable
WP-7.
Insurance
the
a suggested
workpapers
USPS-T-22,
Mail
contains
112,
ask
updated
NO. R90-1,
The second
respondents)
per
provide
including
proposed
registry
are
fees
a
for
why not.
What
provide
the
fees
are
the
the
most
but
not
delivery
recent
limited
standards
available
to
average
for
registered
del,ivery
days
to
dsliver,
the
Docket
* /---I
No.
separately,
day
delivery
than
four
MC96-3
by overnight,
types
breakdown
days
to
types
breakdown
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deliver?
Who are
Iof businesses,
by type
of
of
businesses,
by type
of
one-day,
registry
two-day,
three-day,
items
typically
users
of
and
require
fourmore
Explain.
the
major
individuals?
certified
Provide
mail,
a plercentage
user.
Who are
OCA/USPS-T-8-34.
i.e.,
Do any
area.
OCA/USPS-T-8-33.
i.e.,
3
user.
the
major
individuals?
users
of
return
Provide
recleipt
a percentage
mail,
Docket
No.
MC96-3
, /---\
CERTIFICATE
I hereby
document
accordance
upon
certify
all
with
that
I have
participants
section
OF SERVICE
3.B(3)
this
of
record
of
the
date
in
served
this
special
SHELLEY DREIFUSS
Attorney
Washington,
D.C.
July
23, 1996
,e.--,,
20268-0001
the
foregoing
proceeding
rules
of
in
practice.