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BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20268-0001
Special
Services
Fees
Docket
and Classifications)
No.
MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS SUSAN W. NEEDHAM
(OCA/USPS-T8-41-43)
(August
1, 1996)
Pursuant
the
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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
Pr.wtice
Consumer
for
production
19,
1996,
by reference.
Respectfully
GAIL WILLETTE
Director.
Office
05 the
Advocate
OCA Interrogatories
June
submitted,
Consumer
DAVID RUDERMAN
Attorney
&qcate
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of
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are
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to
Docket
No.
MC96-3
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as well
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data
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missing.
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confirm
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attributable
b.
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you
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proposed
costs.
to
your
answer
to
OCA/USPS-TB-H,
1 (Revised).
that
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last
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two
rate
proposed
cases
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interpretation
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confirm,
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that
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table.
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attributable
for
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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,
August
1,
DC
1996
20268-0001
the
foregoing
proceeding
rules
of
in
practice.