ORIGINAL
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
20268-0001
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Special
Services
Fees
Docket
and Classifications)
No.
MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
(OCA/USPS-57-64)
(August
28, 1996)
Pursuant
the
Postal
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United
incorporated
sections
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submits
documents.
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to
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interrogatories
Instructions
States
Postal
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and requests
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of
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for
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production
OCA Interrogatories
June
19,
1996,
GAIL WILLETTE
Director
Office
of the
are
submitted,
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Consumer
DAVID RUDERMAN
Attorney
of
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by reference.
Respectfully
of
Advocate
hereby
to
Docket
No.
MC96-3
OCA/USPS-57.
filed
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No.
MC96-3
OCA/USPS-59.
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assumptions
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No.
MC96-3
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LT.
No.
MC963
Changes
in
estimation
in
variance
6
methodology,
and use
of
estimates
for
costing.
h.
Changes
new variance
OCA/USPS-64.
(SSR-1.2),
of
a.
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document
upon
accordance
certify
all
with
that
I have
participants
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this
date
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record
of
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Attorney
Washington,
August
28,
D.C.
1996
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practice.