BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC. 20268-0001
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POSTAL RATE
AND
FEE CHANGES, 2000
Docket No. R2000-1
NOTICE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CONCERNING
ERRATA TO TESTIMONY OF WITNESS MAYES (USPS-T-32) (SECOND
ERRATUM) AND TO INFORMATION PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO POIR 1
AND POIR 3
The United States Postal Service hereby provides notice of the tiling of
the second set of errata to the testimony of witness Mayes (USPS-T-32),
errata to the responses
she filed to Presiding Officer’s Information
1 and 3. The errata reflect the changes made to the testimony
workpapers
(USPS-T-33)
of witnesses
Kay (USPS-T-23)
Request Nos.
and/or
filed on March 13.2000;
filed on April 17, 2000; and Plunkett (USPS-T-36)
and
Fronk
filed on April 17,
2000. The errata appear on the following Exhibits which accompany
her
testimony:
USPS-32A,
page 1;
USPS-32B,
page 1;
USPS-32C,
page 1;
USPS-32E;
page 1.
Additional
Information
changes
are made to her responses
Request No. 1, Question 4 and Presiding
Request No. 3, Question
5.
to Presiding Officers
Officers Information
Revised pages are attached.
originally filed on January
These revised pages replace those
12,200O and revised on February
18,200O.
On each
of the revised pages, the revised numbers are highlighted.
Respectfully
submitted,
UNITED STATES
POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
.‘tq 3-J&/&
Michael’T.
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2998 Fax -5402
April 21.2000
Tidwell
,09.84(
137.4%
o,.z%
*3.7?4
,,,a%
121.8%
,M).7%
,28.4x
12.676
281.266
REVISED 4-21-00
Exhibit USPS-32E
Pagelofl
Summary of Estimated Test Year After Rates
Revenue and Incremental
Cost
(Dollars in Thousands)
Incremental
cost
(1)
Descriotion
First-Class Mail
Single-Piece Letters and Sealed Parcels
Presort and Automation Letters
Total Letters
SinglePiece Cards
Presort and Automation Cards
Total Cards
Total First-Class Mail
Revenue Minus
Incremental Cost
ICol. 2 -Cal. I)
(3)
w
(2)
448,787
1.052,889
37,218$X33
Priority Mail
5.542.259
Express Mail
1068.567
Mailgrams
Periodicals
Within County
Outside County
Total Periodicals
Standard Mail (A)
Regular
Enhanced Carrier Route
Total Commercial
Nonpmfti
Enhanced Carrier Route
Total Nonprofit
Total Standard Mail (A)
1,028
1.136
109
82,098
2,412.210
2.497,245
61,847
2.416.926
2.498.774
(251)
4,716
1,529
6.937.525
2.617,126
9,767,090
I.334443
208.768
< ,544.na
11,431,673
9,070.437
5,162.024
14.232.481
1543.087
264,218
1.607,305
16,039.766
Standard Mail (B)
Parcel Post,
Bound Printed Matter
Special Rate
Library Rate
Total Standard Mail (B)
International
Mail
Special Services
Registry
CerMled Mail
Insurance
COD
Money orders *
Stamped Cards
Stamped Envelopes
BoxfCaller Service
Source:
8.734.277
8.063.436
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~-8
,i,
3.“,
277.986
328.425
2.132.912
2.544,898
4,465,371
208,644
55,450
262,526
4,608.092
;g..;
1,531.016
85,307
548,669
76,780
15,016
,;:gx,yqg
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3,444
12.,551
,5w;ug
338,764
36,744
1,747.558
218,542
94,993
577.361
106,070
19,968
305,466
8,317
16,041
814,060
9,686
28,692
29.291
4.952
Incremental Costs from USPS-T-23, as revised 3-13-00. Revenues from USPS-T-33 (revised 4-17-00).
USPS-T-34. USPS-T-35, USPS-T-38 (as revised 4-17-00). USPS-T-37, USPS-T-38 and USPS-T-39.
.
.
.
1
Response of USPS-T-32 to
POIR 3. Ctuestion 5
Revised 4-21-2000
Calculation Of overall Percent Increase
Test Year Before Rates
postaae a Fees
First-Class Mail
Letters - Single
Automated and Carrier Route Letters
Non-Automated Presort Letters
Stamped Cards
Post Cards-Single
Automated and Carrier Rouk Post Card:
Non-Automated Presort Cards
:,
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89,346
503,163
363,565
72.087
TYBR Revenue
m
3.4%
3.9%
4.9%
5.0%
4.8%
5.2%
5.6%
24.200
18.771
Priority Mail
5229,846
15.0%
786,788
Express Mail
1.019.497
3.8%
38.741
1.136
0.0%
Mailgrams
Periodicals
hl-cwnly
out.slde county
Nonprofit
Classroom
Regular-Rate
76,286
8.5%
319.556
12.986
1.833.845
11.6%
13.8%
13.5%
Standard Mail A
Commercial
Regular
Enhanced Carrier Route
8.653220
5036,496
9.4%
4.9%
812,152
246,788
Nonprofit
Nonprofit
Enhanced Carrier Route
1.458.541
232.440
5.6%
14.8%
81,684
34,401
492,554
327.631
48.517
1.3%
18.1%
4.9%
4.5%
1,741.131
3.8%
66,244
81.435
414.039
23.0%
50.0%
20.9%
9.7%
13.7%
9.9%
20.3%
lW.O%
18.730
207,019
18,704
1.776
2.749
28;558
64,458
4,458
Standard Mail B
Parcel Post
Bound Printed Matter
Special Rate
Libraly Rate
International
Special Services
ReSW
cem
Mail
IllSUlWlCZ
COD
Delivers Confirmation
Money-orders
*
Return Receipts
Stamped Cards
Stamped Envelopes
Box/Caller Service
Address changes
BPRS
Cwrection of Mailing Lists
Merchandlle Return
On-site Meter Setting
Permits
Restricted Delivery
Signature Confirmation
Zip Coding Liits
288;465
317.371
4,458
12,515
746.817
.318
2.038
8,984
6,364
11.832
27,566
25
65;833,919
26.2%
10.9%
35.3%
-5.7%
25.0%
-100.0%
4.5%
25.0%
16.4%
12.4%
0.0%
6.484
’
37.059
ii788
247.231
3,526
81,254
(iii,
(2.OE,
406
1,576
1.936
3,415
4.246.785
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.
Michael T. Tidwell
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2998 Fax -5402
April 21,200O
DECLARATION
I, Virginia J. Mayes, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge,
Dated:
v-- a/--@
information,
answers
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.
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2998 Fax -6402
April 21,200O