ORIGINAL
.,..,--
PRESIDING
OFFICER'S
RULING NO. MC96-3/15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
20268-0001
Special
Services
Fees
and
Classifications
Docket
No.
MC96-3
PRESIDING
OFFICER'S
RULING GRANTING
MAJOR MAILERS ASSOCIATION
MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME
AND
AMENDING THE PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
(September
Major
Time
to
Mailers
File
(Motion)
was
case-in-chief
make
was
other
outdated
1994
which
working
made
on
September
for
to
be
Limited
Shortened
24,
1996,
including
participants,
Extension
Answering
the
rebuttal
I will
filed.
corresponding
of
its
day
to
grant
adjustments
that
intended
cost
data
the
to
PRC-LR-1
provide
direct
that
for
it
was
approved
filing
to
September
and
-
to
since
date
on
Mailers
current,
allow
available
Major
motion,
it
reflected
days
MC96-3,
-_
submitted
support
that
requests
Request
for
Period
before
the
the
in
of
the
Postal
Motion
and
the
schedule.
indicates
data
and
scheduled
1996)
Motion
Testimony
appropriate
procedural
In
Association's
of
Service,
25,
the
only
testimony
1996,
testimony
costing
incorporate
20,
Association
in
uti:Lizing
available
{cost
methodology.
be
the
(MM&)
extended
1995
Library
PRC-LIZ-2.
-
cost
It
by
three
information
References
Docket
MC96-3
The
support
- 2
Office
of
of
the
the
MMA Motion,
applicable
to
also
a statement
filed
expresses
Consumer
all
additional
time
filing
date
Service
in
file
the
participants,
an equal
for
on ,participant
file
will
grant
their
the
direct
on
allowing
interveners
to
on Base
testimony.
I will
interveners
1996.
Thus,
30,
and
Year
MMA Motion..*
it
Postal
to
opposes
MMA.
should
is
Service
It
granting
MMA
extending
Finally,
the
the
extended
for
be provided
to
all
the
period
evidence.
and
also
including
incorporate
and
record
Year
extend
the
the
OCA by
three
participants
into
for
business
be harmed
the
to
Postal
benefit
from
available
costs
period
to
will
recently
Test
will
allow
rebuttal
The
1996.3
also
no participant
be
the
date
MMA Motion,
September
information
to
filing
testimony,
Service,
extension
the
The
than
extension
in
cases.r
and
other
if
a statement
opposition,
testimony;
that
that
to
direct
participants
requests
I
direct
not
filed
suggests
response
but
to
for
discovery
and
participant
misgivings,
Advocate
prefiled
discovery
days,
to
by
granting
Answer in
24, 1996.
Support
direct
directed
October
30,
MMA:s
Motion.
1
Motion
Office
of the Consumer Advocate
for Extension
of Time, September
2
Statement
of the
Mailers
Association's
and
for Extension
of Time to
1996.
3 This ruling
does
direct
Ruling
testimony
MC96-3/13.
granted
of
MMA
United
States
Postal
Service
Concerning
Major
Office
of the Consumer Advocate's
Motions
File
Testimony
(Statement),
September
25,
not affect
to Nashua
the extension
of
et al.
in Presiding
time to file
Officer's
Docket
MC963
- 3 RULING
1.
The
Major
Extension
of
Time
2.
The
shown
Mailers
to
File
procedural
on Attachment
Association's
Testimony
schedule
A to
this
Motion
is
for
for
granted.
this
case
is
ruling.
H. Edward
Presiding
Limited
Qui'ck,
Officer
Jr
ad:justed
as
_-.
Ruling
MC96-3/l!:
Attachment
A
AMENDED HEARING SCHEDULE FOR PROCEEDINGS
DOCKET NO. MC96-3
September
30,
1996
Filing
including
of
participants'
rebuttal
to
case-in-chief,
Postal
Service.
October
30,
1996
Complete
interveners
October
30,
1996
Identify
expected
amount
of
Report
on the
examination.
of witnesses.
oral
crossavailability
Completion
the Postal
of all
Service.
directed
Evidentiary
chief
of
hearings
interveners
November
15,
1996
November
18-22,
December
6,
December
16-20,
1996
7,
January
14,
Revised
dates
Hearings
direct
1996
on rebuttal
evidence.
Initial
1997
Reply
1997
appear
--
discovery
to
as to the
and OCA.
to
case-in-
Filing
of evidence
in rebuttal
to direct
cases
of participants
other
than
Postal
(No discovery
to be permitted
Service.
on this
rebuttal
evidence)
1996
January
discovery
directed
and OCA.
in
bold
briefs
briefs
type
filed.
filed.
to
participant