UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before The
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20266-0001
Postal Rate and Fee Changes,
2000
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Docket No. R2000-1
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MOTION OF
THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
FOR MODIFICATION OF PRESIDING OFFICERS
RULING NO. R2000-l/121
(August 16, 2000)
To:
Hon. Edward J. Gleiman
Presiding Officer
The Office of the Consumer
Advocate
(“OCA”),
Rules of Practice of the Postal Rate Commission
modification
of “Presiding
Notice of Inquiry
extension
to Rule 21(a) of the
(“Commission”),
hereby moves for a
Officer’s Ruling Granting Extension of Time for Responses
No. 4,” issued August
16, 2000.
POR R2000-l/121
granted
to
an
of the time within which to respond to “Notice of Inquiry No. 4 Concerning
Mail Processing
Variability
Service (‘UPS”).
Models,” as jointly requested
While the extension
however, the time for cross-examination
was extended
acknowledged
August
pursuant
to a newly established
the position
21, 2000;
by the OCA and United Parcel
was granted to August 25, 2000, as requested,
of any testimony filed in response to NOI No. 4
hearing date of September
of the Postal Service that responses
in granting
the longer
extension,
the
new
6, 2000.
The Ruling
should
be filed on
hearing
date
was
Docket No. R2000-1
established
-2-
in order to provide the Postal Service with “adequate
cross-examine”
time .
to prepare to
testimony filed in response to NOI No. 4.
The OCA has been in contact with the Postal Service, UPS, and a coalition of
intervenors
that also has expressed
Publishers
Coalition
of America,
of Religious
Hill Companies,
parties
Inc.; Alliance
Inc.; National Newspaper
August
cross-examination
now scheduled
participants
in responding
of Nonprofit
Press Associations;
have authorized
establish
interest
to NOI No. 4 (Magazine
Mailers; American
Dow Jones & Company,
Association;
the OCA to request
Media;
Inc.; The McGraw-
and Time Warner, Inc.). These
modification
21, 2000, as the date for responses
Business
of POR R2000-l/l21
to
to NOI No. 4 and to schedule
on any testimony filed in response to NOI No. 4 during the hearings
for August
23-September
that the Commission
1, 2000.
It is the consensus
should avoid scheduling
an additional
of these
hearing day in
September.
WHEREFORE,
the coalition
Mailers;
Jones
parties
American
& Company,
Association;
the OCA, with the concurrence
(Magazine
Business
Publishers
Media; Coalition
Inc.; The McGraw-Hill
and Time Warner,
Inc.) requests
Notice of Inquiry No. 4 be established
of the Postal Service, UPS, and
of America,
of Religious
Companies,
Inc.; Alliance
of Nonprofit
Press Associations;
Inc.; National
Dow
Newspaper
that the date for filing of responses
as August 21, 2000, and that hearings for cross-
to
Docket No. R2000-1
examination
-3.
of any testimony
dates scheduled
filed in response to NOI No. 4 be held during the hearing
for August 23-September
1, 2000.
Respectfully
submitted,
Office of the Consumer Advocate
I
f/d?&
w P. Gerarden
Director
Kenneth E. Richardson
Attorney
1333 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20268-0001
(202) 789-6859; Fax (202) 789-6819
CERTIFICATE
I hereby
participants
OF SERVICE
certify that I have this date served the foregoing
of record in this proceeding
in accordance
Washington, D.C. 20268-0001
August 16,200O
upon all
with Section 12 of the Rules of
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S. WALLACE