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Docket No. R2000-1
RESPONSES OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO PRESIDING OFFICER’S INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 16
(July 27,200O)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides the response of witness
Mayes to Presiding Officer’s Information Request No. 16, dated July 14, 2000. The
question 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
Eric P. Koetting
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-l 137
(202) 268-2992 Fax -5402
July 27, 2000
RESPONSE OF POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS MAYES
TO PRESIDING OFFICER’S INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 16
Q. “To ensure that the record contains consistent information allowing all
parties to make a meaningful evaluation of cost coverages, the Service is requested to
provide revenue estimates by subclass and service that reflect FY 1999 billing
determinants in the manner it deems appropriate. These data should be provided
together with any analysis of cost coverages utilizing cost projections based on actual
FY 1999 cost data.”
RESPONSE:
The attached pages show the requested information. The cost figures are those
presented by witnesses Patelunas and Kay in USPS-ST-44 and 45. The revenue
figures have been developed by the rate design witnesses using the hybrid billing
determinants (FY99Q3-FYOOQ2) presented in USPS-LR-435, as documented in
USPS-LR-436. Also reflected as “Other Income” are the revenue adjustments
described by witness Patelunas at page 8 of USPS-ST-44, which have no impact on
the projected revenues (or cost coverages) of any of the subclasses or services.
7.546
72.35%
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2
54
88.5%
Parcel
Em
374
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272
21
44
0
41
35
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Response to POIR 16
Page 7 Of 7
SutIMMy
of Estimated Test Year Afier
Revenue and Incremental
Cost
(Dollars in Thousands)
Rates
Revenue Minus
Incremental Cost
jCOl. 2 -COl. I)
Incremental
@gl
Description
(1)
First-Class Mail
Single-Piece Letters and Sealed Parcels
Presort and Automation Letters
Total Letters
Single-Piece Cards
Presort and Automation Cards
Total Cards
Total First-Class Mail
Priority Mail
Express
Mail
(3)
14.289.800
5.250,742
20,035,527
557,097
175,806
733,759
20,993,518
22&41.864
13,250.227
36,092,091
603,623
448,789
1,052.412
37.144,502
8.552,064
7,999.485
16,056.564
46,526
272.983
318.653
16,150,9&l
3,562.496
5.656.260
2.093,764
721.348
1.016,142
294,294
Mailgrams
a39
1,136
86.872
2.372.566
2.462,292
82.297
2,365.325
2.447.622
(14,670)
6,622,948
2.770.614
9,608.383
1.376.714
200,196
1,57a,oaa
11,313.615
9.126,996
5,164,832
14,291.82?
1.544.246
262,328
1,806.574
16,o98,401
2s04.048
2.394,zia
4,683.444
167,532
62,132
228.486
4.784.786
Standard Mail (6)
Parcel post
Bound Printed Matter
Special Rate
Library Rate
Total Standard Mail (B)
1,087.053
502,165
358.785
54,035
2,02o.a41
1.126.746
554,060
333,099
49,661
2.063.566
39,693
51.895
(25,686)
(4.374)
42,725
International
1.631,887
1,776.913
147,026
100,302
527,061
79,785
16.654
231,950
3,047
11,075
587,254
96,301
577,361
104,522
19.981
305.035
a.317
16,041
805.860
Periodicals
Within County
Outside County
Total Periodicals
Standard Mail (A)
Regular
Enhanced Carrier Route
Total Commercial
Nonprofit
Enhanced Carrier Route
Total Nonprofit
Total Standard Mail (A)
Mail
Special Services
Registry
Certified Mail
Insurance
COD
Money Orders
Stamped Cards
Stamped Envelopes
Box/Caller Service
Source:
Revenues
from USPS-LR-1436;
Costs from USPSST-lS.
297
(4.575)
(7.241)
(4,001)
50,300
24,737
3.327
73,085
5,270
4,966
218.606
DECLARATION
I, Virginia J. Mayes, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing answers
are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
Dated:
--/+ye
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.
Y
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Eric P. Koetting
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2992 Fax -5402
July 27, 2000