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Docket No. R2001-1
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO INTERROGATORIES OF UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
(UPS/USPS-2626.28)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides its responses to the following
interrogatories of United Parcel Service: UPS/USPS-2626,28,
filed on December 10,
2001.
Each interrogatory is stated verbatim and is followed by the response.
Respectfully submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel .I. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, DC. 20260-1137
(202) 268-3037Fax -6402
December 26,200l
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO
INTERROGATORIES OF UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
UPSnJSPS-25.
Refer to the Postal Service’s response to interrogatory AMUUSPS-T2-9 (redirected
from witness Xie). For each zone, provide the average Great Circle Distance of the
Parcel Post mail transported to that zone.
RESPONSE:
For Parcel Post, the average Greater Circle Distance (GCD) for all zones can be
developed using numbers contained in Library Reference USPS LR-J-67,
Attachment G. The following table shows the calculation.
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Zone 6
Zone 7
Zone 8
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Cubic Foot Miles
(page 397 of LRJ-67)
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6,694,188,027
5,327,231,205
4,114,571,164
3,398,685,692
3,074,877,644
8,387,071,795
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Cubic Feet
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31,823,11
12,576,6/t
5,053,484
2,667,~-1,916,
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RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO
INTERROGATORIES OF UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
UPfYlJSPS-26.
Refer to the Postal Service’s response to interrogatory AMUUSPS-T2-9 (redirected
from witness Xie).
(a) For each zone, provide the average Great Circle Distance of the Priority Mail
transported to that zone.
(b) For unzoned Priority Mail, provide the average Great Circle Distance of the
Priority Mail transported.
RESPONSE:
(a) and (b). There are no data available to answer these questions.
,
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO
INTERROGATORY OF UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
UPS/USPS-28. Refer to the Postal Service’s response to interrogatory
UPS/USPS-T392 (redirected from witness Scherer) which discusses changes in
Priority Mail service standards.
(a)
Provide the volume of Priority Mail moving between the 1,064 upgraded
zip code [sic] pairs in FY2000 and FY2001.
(b)
Provide the volume of Priority Mail moving between the 104 downgraded
zip code [sic] pairs in FY2000 and FY2001.
RESPONSE:
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105,923 and 113,062
(b)
115,186 and 74,286
R2001-1
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.
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Brian Reimer
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 2026&1137
December 26,200l