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BEFORE
THE
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OFFICE OFTHESECRETARY
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20268-0001
:
I
SPECIAL SERVICES REFORM, 1996
Docket
No. MC96-3
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
TO NASHUA PHOTO, MYSTIC COLOR LAB, AND SEATTLE FIL.MWORKS
MOTION FOR EXPEDITED RESPONSE AND RULING ON PENDING MOTION TO
ENLARGE THE TIME WITHIN WHICH DIRECT TESTIMONY
MUST BE FILED
(September
18, 1996)
The United
17, 1996,
States
Motion
Postal Service
For Expedited
Which
Postal Service
indicates
to that September
the Commission’s
Rules of Practice
In large part, that Opposition
September
(September
Service’s
movants
receipt
r.-
interrogatories
23, 1996,
1 1, 1996).’
Opposition
on September
Motion
and Procedure,
will explain
’ All of which (as with this pleading)
of filing.
Motion
In doing so, the
23, 1996,
To Enlarge,
it intends
§ 3001.21(b).
will rely upon the substance
of responses
the Postal Service
with
Presiding
expects
Officer’s
why it considers
on September
by
to
to file by Monday,
Ruling MC96-3ilO
responses,
the relief requested
whether
to
as permitted
39 C.F.R.
In determining
responses
Septeimber
12, 1996,
Be Filed.
On the basis of these interrogatory
to be unwarranted.
of interrogatory
Must
12, 1996,
which
in compliance
that,
to the movarrts’
of their September
Testimony
file an Opposition
Nashua/Mystic
responds
Treatment
To Enlarge The Time Within
also formally
hereby
the Postal
by the
Nashua/Mystic/Seattle’s
23, 1996,
can be said to have
will be FAXed to the movants’
cortrnsel on the date
I-’
prejudiced
their ability
Classification
substance
Schedule
of those
3/10
-- as opposed
to propose,
responses
responses
25, 1996.
two
months
the arguments
considers
Motion
the relatively
to review
Officer’s
For Expedited
simple
that it would
the
whether
the
Ruling No. M1C96the movants’
classification
expects
ability
change
should
to make in its Opposi-tion
interrogatory
not be fair to require
interrogatory
Response
Mail
ago.
of the aforementioned
of those
Domestic
and to determine
Presiding
To Enlarge The Time Within
earlier than the filing
Motion
with
simple”
is invited
in question
the Postal Service
will rely upon the substance
movants’
“relatively
to earlier -- can be said to have prejudiced
articulated
Postal Service
their
Commission
in accordance
on September
Because
propose
change, ‘the
of the interrogatory
filing
they first
to timely
Which
responses.
resiponses,
it to respond
Testimony
Must
Accordingly,
the
to tlhe
Be Filed
the movants’
be denied.
Respectfully
UNITED
submitted,
STATES
POSTAL
SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Ch~;,ie~C~un-rl,Ba$emak~g
Michael
T. Tidwell
475 L’Enfant
Washington,
Plaza West, S.W.
D.C. 20260-I
137
(202) 268-2998;
Fax -5402
September
18, 1996
r-
’ Nashua/Mystic
Motion
Classification
Modification
To Enlarge Scope Of Proceeding
For Consideration
Of
With Respect To Business Reply Mail, at 4. (July 15, 1996).
005286’
P
-3CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby
certify
participants
that
of record
I have this day served
in this proceeding
of Practice.
the foregoing
in accordance
with
section
upon all
12 of the Rules
4/L/d “Ab&&
Michael
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20260- 1137
(202) 268-2998;
Fax -5402
September
18, 1996
document
T. Tidwell