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BEFORETHE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001
POSTALRATEANDFEE CHANGES,2000
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Docket No. R2000-1
1
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO PRESIDING
OFFICER’S INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 13, QUESTIONS 6 THROUGH 8
(June 5,200O)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides its response to Presiding
Officer’s Information Request No. 13, Questions 6 through 8, filed on May 21,200O.
Each question is stated verbatim and is followed by the response.
The responses to Questions l-2 and 3-5 are being filed as separate documents.
Respectfully submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
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Michael T. Tidwell
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, DC 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2998; Fax -5402
June 5,200O
RESPONSE OF U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS FRONK TO
PRESIDING OFFICERS INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 13
POIR NO. 13/QUESTION 6. In POIR No. 11, question 3, attachment la, the
Postal Service provides volumes by weight step for First-Class Single-Piece
letters for the first and second quarters of FY 2000. Please provide the same
data for First-Class Nonautomation Presort, Automation Presort, and Automation
Carrier Route Letters.
RESPONSE: Please see the Attachment to POIR NO. 13/QUESTION 6, which
presents the requested data for the two quarters individually and on a combined
basis. It is important to note that this distribution is an approximation based on
preliminary data for 2000.
Attachment
to POIR NO. 13, QUESTION
6
FlRSTCLASS WORKSHlRED MAIL “4 L”TERS SUBCLASS: VOLUME BVWElGHT S,EP
Pcl, amI Paz 2SSa
PQI 2000:
Volumes COOOs~
Nonauto Presort
Auto Presort
Carrier Route
899.865
8.814.475
267.169
44,Wl
232.566
6,694
% Disbibutiin:
Nonauto Presort
Auto Presort
Carrier Route
906893%
96.7945%
96.4266%
4.4949%
2.5541%
3.1378%
Pa2 ZOOO:
volumes mJDs~:
Nonauto Presort
Auto Presort
Carrier Route
973,579
9.064.520
265,830
49.440
236.347
9,592
32,339
27,194
661
% Ditributiin:
Nomuto Presort
Auto Presort
Cankr Route
90.2254%
96.9539%
96.2403%
4.5616%
2.5493%
3.4726%
2.9970%
0.2909%
0.2394%
WI +PQ22900:
Volumes IWOs~
Nonauto Presort
Auto Presort
Carrier Route
1.873.443
17P378.994
532,990
94,041
470,933
16.286
61.096
64,070
I.863
% Distribution:
Nonauto Presort
Auto Presort
Carrier Route
90.4476%
96.8752%
96.3336%
4.5402%
2.5517%
3.3051%
2.9497%
0.3472%
0.3368%
28,758
36.87E
1.202
9.095
7.733
5
2.8983% 0.9166%
0.4050% 0.0849%
0.4338% 0.0017%
4.650
4,631
0
I.446
2,939
0
0.4686% 0.1458%
0.0509% 0.0323%
O.OOCO% 0.0000%
707
2.047
0
823
1,406
0
I.090
1,309
0
310
706
0
339
503
0
478
519
0
88
566
0
992.250
9.106.379
277.069
0.0713% 0.0829% 0.1098% 0.0313% 0.0342% 0.0481% 0.0069% lOO.WOO%
0.0225% 0.0151% 0.0144% 0.0086% 0.0055% 0.0057% 0.0062% 1W.OWO%
0.0000% 0.0000% O.OOW% 0.0000% O.oooO% O.WOO% O.OWO% 100.0000%
399
373
0
1.079.052
9349.310
276,215
1.2610% 0.5195% 0.1067% 0.0763% 0.0638% 0.0592% 0.0261% 0.0121% 0.0143% 0.0369%
0.0651% 0.0447% 0.0167% 0.0155% 0.0212% 0.0132% 0.0111% 0.0077% 0.0047% 0.0040%
0.0475% O.WOO% O.woO% O.OWO% O.MlOO% O.tXMO% O.OOW% O.WOO% O.OWO% 0.0000%
IW.OOW%
100.0000%
IOO.ODW%
13,607
6,085
131
22,702
13.817
136
5.606
4.177
0
10,255
a.808
0
1,151
1,749
0
2,597
4.606
0
824
1,460
0
1.531
3.507
0
904
I.978
0
I.727
3.384
0
639
1,239
0
1,728
2.548
0
262
1.036
0
592
I .024
0
131
718
0
470
1.221
.o
154
436
0
632
956
0
487
940
0
1.0950% 0.4951% 0.1254% 0.0739% 0.0834% 0.0834% 0.0286% 0.0227% 0.0305% 0.0235%
0.0749% 0.0477% 0.0254% O.O;QO% 0.0183% 0.0138% O.W99% O.M)66% 0.0052% 0.0051%
0.0246% O.OWO% O.OUW% 0.0000% 0.0000% O.WOO% 0.0000% 0.0900% 0.0000% 0.0000%
2.071.303
l&455,689
553.284
lOO.WOO%
lOO.ooOO%
IOO.WW%
RESPONSE OF U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS FRONK TO
PRESIDING OFFICERS INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 13
POIR NO. 13/QUESTION 7. In POIR No. 11, question 3, attachment 1b, the
.Postal Service provides volumes by weight step for First-Class Single-Piece
letters for the Combined PFY: PQ 3 & PQ 4 1999 and PQ 1 & PQ 2 2000.
Please provide the same data for First-Class Nonautomation Presort, Automation
Presort, and Automation Carrier Route letters.
RESPONSE: Please see the Attachment to POIR NO. 13/QUESTION 7, which
presents the requested data. It is important to note that this distribution is an
approximation based in part on preliminary data for 2000.
Attachment to POIR NO. 13. QUESTION 7
Nonauto Presort:
volume (WOS,
%
Addkbml ounces
Add1 Oz. Per Pii
Auto PresotI:
Volume (000s)
%
Additional Ounces
Add1 Oz. Per Pie.
carrier Route:
vollmm (Was)
%
Additbnal Ounces
Add1 Oz. Par Piece
3,708.222
90.1693%
192,639
4.6842%
192.639
129.518
3.1464%
259,038
44,795
1.0892%
134,384
17.495
0.4254%
69.979
5.062
0.1231%
25.312
3.106
0.0755%
18.634
3.112
0.0757%
21.785
3.541
0.0861%
28,327
1,612
0.0392%
14.507
1,047
0.0255%
10,469
I.218
0.0296%
13.394
1.142 4.112.508
0.0278% IW.OOW%
13.708
802,173
0.195057
37.203.890
96.6260%
991,023
2.5792%
991.023
132.751
0.3455%
265,503
29,911
0.0778%
89.733
17,402
0.0453%
69,609
10.472
0.0273%
52,360
7.820
0.0204%
46,921
7,639
0.0199%
53,476
6,427
0.0167%
51.415
6,076
0.0158%
54,666
4,001
0.0104%
40,013
3,642
0.0095%
40.060
2.403 38.423.456
0.0063% lW.OOW%
28.834 1.783.631
0.04M20
1.141.903
42.431
4,576
0.3846%
9.152
326
0.0274%
978
O.WOO%
96.0198% 3.5679%
42.431
0
0
0
0.0000%
0
0
0.0000%
0
0
0.0000%
0
0
0.0000%
0
0
0
0.00130%
O.OWO%
0
0
0
0.0000%
0
0
1.189.237
100.0000%
0
52.561
0.044197
0.0000%
RESPONSE OF U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS FRONK TO
PRESIDING OFFICERS INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 13
POIR NO. 13/QUESTION 8. In the attachment to OCAIUSPS-T33-13(f), the
Postal Service provides FY 1998 and FY 1999 First-Class Single-Piece letter
volumes by weight step. Please provide the same data for .First-Class
Nonautomation Presort, Automation Presort, and Automation Carrier Route
Presort Letters.
RESPONSE: Please see the Attachment to POIR NO. 13/QUESTION 8 for the
requested data.
Attachment to POIR NO. 13/C!UESTION 6
FIRSTCtASS
WORKSHARED MAtL IN LETTERS SUBCLASS:
GFY 1998 and GFY 1999
Weight Not Over (ounces)
5
6
7
VOLUME BY WEIGHT STEP
1
2
4,258,562
91.4201%
106.007
4.0549%
144,110
3.0937%
31,410
0.6143%
8.668
0.1861%
12.340
0.2649%
4.121
0.0665%
2,637
0.0609%
4.743
0.1018%
1.644
0.0353%
915
0.0196%
4.658236
100.0000%
33.680.139
97.0695%
621,673
2.3661%
118.530
0.3416%
25,436
0.0733%
12,014
0.0346%
10,595
0.0305%
7.741
0.0223%
6,663
0.0192%
5.492
0.0158%
5,427
0.0156%
3,215
0.0093%
34696.924
100.0000%
1,231.950
96.3144%
43,273
3.3631%
3.06s
0.2412%
705
0.6613%
0
O.WW%
0
O.WW%
0
O.OOW%
0
O.OWO%
0
O.MKw)%
0
0.0000%
0
0.0000%
1.279.092
100.0000%
3.771.927
90.2320%
199.996
4.7643%
134,W6
3.2215%
40.314
0.9644%
13,796
0.3300%
4,663
0.1115%
2.919
0.0698%
4.742
0.1134%
3,329
0.0796%
I.636
0.0392%
663
0.0211%
682
0.0163%
36.267.164
96.9117%
927,458
2.4763%
135.617
0.3624%
32.620
0.0677%
14.511
0.0388%
10,773
0.0266%
6,597
0.0176%
6,661
0.0184%
6,265
0.0168%
5.745
0.0154%
4,433
0.0116%
0.0079%0.0044%
IOO.WOO%
1,204.697
95.9175%
42,466
3.3613%
6.378
0.6671%
429
0.0342%
0
O.WW%
0
O.ooW%
0
O.OOW%
0
O.WW%
0
O.ooM)%
0
O.WW%
0
0.0000%
0
O.OWO%
3
4
8
9
IO
11
12
I3
Total
GN 1991):
Nonauto Presoil:
Volume (000s)
%
Auto Presort:
Volume (000s)
%
Carrier Route:
Volume (006s)
%
ON 1999:
Nomuto Presort:
Volume (000s)
%
Auto Presort:
Volume (090s)
%
Carrier Route:
Volume (000s)
%
-
-.
-__~-
. .
.
.
2.946
699 4.160.253
0.0167% IOO.oooO%
1,063 37.422.893
0 1.255,973
O.WW% 100.0000%
-
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DECLARATION
I, David R. Fronk, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing answers a’re
true and correct, to the best of my knowledge,,information, and belief.
c
wflw
K
David R. Fronk
Dated:
G-G-00
.
.
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, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2998; Fax -5402
June 5.2000
.