BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20268-0001
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PbSTAL RATE COYHISSIDN
OFFICE OFTilE SECRETA,RY
Special
Services
Fees
and Classifications)
Docket
No.
MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS SUSAN W. NEEDHAM
(OCA/USPS-T8-l-7)
(July
1, 1996)
Pursuant
the
Postal
hereby
Rate
submits
documents.
the
to
United
incorporated
sections
Commission,
25 and 26 of
the
interrogatories
Instructions
States
Postal
Office
the
of
Rules
the
and requests
included
with
Service
dated
of
Practice
Consumer
for
production
19,
1996,
by reference.
Respectfully
GAIL WILLETTE
Director
Office
of the
Advocate
OCA Interrogatories
June
submitted,
Consumer
DAVID RUDERMAN
Attorney
Advocate
of
of
l-4
are
hereby
to
Docket
No.
MC96-3
OCA/USPS-T8-1.
testimony.
Please
mail/return
coverage
to
274.3
Is
this
of
quotation
With
Please
from
John
lines
increase
in
the
fee
to
certified
edition
Mailers"
to
service
at
the
your
combined
increase
from
the
205.5
percent
23 and USPS-T-5G
at
23.
at
of
the
Postal
p.
I contains
Service
the
following
Ward:
mail,
to
the
increase
will
enhance
the
the
implemented
and provide
percent
special
of
explain.
Please
combined
for
appears
USPS-T-5J
customers?
Please
service
9-15,
goal is to realign
these
services
to better
customer
demand and Postal
Service
costs
while
to keep postage
rates
stable
longer.
regard
changes
58,
Exhibits
"Memo to
reflect
helping
page
combined
The June
Our
b.
this
correct?
publication
to
receipt
percent.
OCA/USPS-TB-2.
a.
refer
The proposed
certified
cost
2
explain
certified
to
274.3
in
Postal
quality
explain
any
cost
mail/return
better
coverage
Service
of
service
the
for
implement
certified
documentary
how increasing
percent
the
service
mail
changes
for
to
postal
be
support.
cost
receipt
reflects
coverage
service
customer
of
from
the
205.5
demand.
Docket
,r--.
C.
No.
MC96-3
Please
3
explain
combined
percent
how increasing
certified
to
the
mail/return
274.3
percent
cost
coverage
receipt
better
of
service
reflects
the
from
Postal
205.5
Service
costs.
d.
e.
Please
explain
stable
for
Please
explain
certified
with
certified
how raising
relative
are
fees
helps
keep
postage
rates
mail.
mail/return
highest
there
how raising
the
receipt
cost
fee
lower
for
combined
having
is
clne of
appropriate,
increases
cost
the
service,
coverages,
no proposed
significantly
fee
for
the
given
that
special
services
such
as COD and
coverages,
/--.
money
orders.
OCA/USPS-TS-3.
concerning
a.
Refer
alternatives
Please
explain
substitute
b.
Please
proposal
registered
mail
certified
what
extent
to
registered
is
lines
1-6,
of
your
testimony
mail.
a certificate
of
mailing
is
a
mail.
cross-price
mailing
:Refer
for
67,
to
the
of
page
certified
provide
OCA/USPS-T&4.
the
to
for
certificate
,--\
to
elasticity
and certified
pages
1-2
mail.
recommended
of
demand
for
a
mail.
your
Assuming
by the
of
testimony
the
Commission,
concerning
proposal
will
for
the
Postal
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Docket
NO. MC96-3
Service
implement
registered
to
proposal
mail
is
for
postal
Refer
for
service
postal
to
implemented
pages
by the
27-29
the
Please
qua~lity
explain
documentary
your
testimony
Assuming
the
proposa~l
to
enhance
Please
explain
documentary
will
the
the
any
service
concerning
for
Postal
quality
any
of
support.
of
Commission,
changes
and provide
enhance
customers?
mail.
customers?
to
and provide
insured
recommended
implement
changes
be implemented
OCA/USPS-TS-5.
the
service
for
mail
changes
4
of
service
insured
Service
insured
mail
changes
to
be
support.
,--.
Refer
OCA/USPS-T&6.
the
proposal
return
for
receipt
Service
is
receipt
changes
to
the
a.
,--.
proposal
Please
rates
24.
service
postal
be implemented
Refer
for
to
special
confirm
cost
73-74
that
coverage
of
your
Assuming
recommended
for
OCA/USPS-TB-7.
pages
return'receipt.
implement
return
to
by the
changes
to
testimony
the
proposal
will
enhance
quality
the
Please
and provide
documentary
116 of
for
Commission,
customers?
page
concerning
your
explain
testimony
the
any
F'ostal
of
service
support.
concerning
delivery.
special
of
116.7
delivery
percent.
has
a FY 96 before
Exhibit
USPS-T--5G
at
Docket
/--
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b.
NO. MC96-3
Please
confirm
before
rates
million.
C.
cause
institutional
account
workpaper
calculations.
.I--,
special
delivery
contribution
extent
delivery
r.-,
that
Exhibit
To what
to
5
to
USPS-T-5G
would
the
would
provide
institutional
at
costs
a
of
96
FY
$0.4
24.
the
proposal
to
eliminate
special
Postal
Service
to
lose
contrib#ution
costs
for
USPS-T-l,
the
FY 96 test
WP B.
Please
this
year,
provide
taking
into
Docket
No.
MC96-3
/---.
CERTIFICATE
I hereby
document
accordance
upon
certify
all
with
that
I have
participants
section
3.B(3)
OF SERVICE
this
date
of
record
of
the
in
served
this
special
DAVID RUDERMAN
Attorney
Washington,
D.C.
July 1, 1996
20268-0001
the
foregoing
proceeding
rules
of
in
practice.