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RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS STIREWALT TO INTERROGATORY
OF
THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
(O’XUSPS-T3-77)
The United States Postal Service hereby provides the response
Stirewalt to the following
USPS-T3-77,
interrogatory
of the Office of the Consumer
filed on October 27, 1998.
response to this interrogatory
The interrogatory
A motion for extension
was filed on November
Advocate:
by the response.
submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
David H. Rubin
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2986; Fax -5402
November 10, 1998
OCAf
of time to file a
6, 1998.
is stated verbatim and is followed
Respectfully
of witness
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
OCXWSPS-T3-77.
Please refer to USPS-LR-l/MC98-1,
Attachments 1 and 2.
Please provide, in hardcopy and in electronic format, a new version of USPS-LRa.
l/MC98-1, Attachments 1 and 2, that is up-to-date in that it reflects the current
procedures for operating Mailing Online and corrects all known errors.
To the extent that the procedures for operating Mailing Online (e.g.
b.
Telecommunications
Internet Connection, Processing Center - Application
Server, Processing Center - Netpost Command Center Server, etc.) reflected in
the hardcopy and electronic material provided in response to part (a) of this
interrogatory are expected to change, please identify those procedures.
RESPONSE:
a. The current procedures
for MOL are of relatively little use in updating Attachments
and 2 to reflect the experiment,
different procedures.
Nonetheless,
analysis with current procedures,
and 2 with corrections
because the experiment
An electronic spreadsheet
is expected to have
while I have not completely
compared
my
I am attaching revised versions of Attachments
for known errors and modifications
1
1
based on new information.
copy, in the format of my response to OCAIUSPS-T3-1,
being provided in USPS-LR-20/MC98-1.
I also am attaching a description
of the
revisions, which increase my costs by $100,000 for “fixed”, $70,000 for year 2000
and $80,000 for year 2001, with no changes in the other years.
understand
that an updated information
procedures
during the Mailing Online experiment
Moreover,
I
systems cost analysis reflecting expected
is being developed
for presentation
to the Commission.
b. Since the procedures
determined,
for the Mailing Online experiment
I cannot identify those procedures
have not yet been
which are expected to change.
is
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Summary
of change
to Attachments
1 and 2 in response
to OCAIUSPS-T3-77
Interrogatory
Reference
XAIUSPS-T3-35(c)
Bytes Per Business Day”, the “*“following
the fkst “COMP FACT’ should be “c”, A
calculation for total number of bytes
associated with mailing lists sent with nonmail-merge jobs was not included. In
addition, BYTES/PAGE should be
multiplied by the average number of pages
“number of Bytes Per
Business Day in the
‘Telecommunications
Servers” Section of
FTP
XAIUSPS-T3-35(d)
developers and learned that mail merge
documents are not stored in Postscript
format in the current Mailing Online system
ICAIUSPS-T3-41,
XX/USPS-T3-42
XWUSPS-T3-44(d)
XAJUSPS-T3-37
XX/USPS-T3-47(b)
XAIUSPS-T3-SO(b)
XPJUSPS-T3-47(g)
XAIUSPS-T3-48
XWJSPS-T3-51(a)
based on new
“PROCESSING CENTER
DATA STORAGE
Postscript Files For NonMail Merge Jobs” and
“PROCESSING CENTER APPLICATION SERVER
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
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OCAIUSPS-T3-72(c)
The San Mateo processing center forwards
all print jobs to the print site in PDF format.
OCAIUSPS-T3-52(c)
Confirmed that the formula used to
calculate the figure 320.78 should contain
the multiplicative terms 3.2 pages per piece
Backup Financial
Trans.&ons
(Night Only)
Changed 30270 to 5020 in
Attachment 1 Section titled
“Telecommunications
FTP
Servers”
Modified Attachment 1
Section Titled
-PROCESSING CENTER APPLICATION SERVER
Backup PDF Files (Night
Only)
I
Modification
based on new
information
Error COrrection
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
1, modified
in response
YR 1999
Estimate
CATEGORY I COMPONENT
Description. ttem #
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
to OCAIUSPS-T3-77
YR 2000
Estimate
YR 2002
Estimate
YR 2001
Estimate
tNTERNET
22.81s
12
s17.so
0.75
sss.13
0.5
T
4
58.68
58.58
0.03
3.2
so20
Source File to PDF Conversion
n By%SPsrsesord D”tiW PeakHo”PROCESSING
YR 2003
Estimate
CENTER - NETPOST
COMMAND
-
SOURCE
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
1, modified
in response
to OCA/USPS-T3-77
YR 1999
Estimate
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PROCESSING
FTP SERVERS
CENTER-DATA
STORAGE
YR 2000
Estimate
(continued)
YR 2001
Estimate
YR 2002
Estimate
YR 2003
Estimate
SOURCE
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
1, modified
in response
to OCAIUSPS-T3-77
(continued)
3
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
1, modified
in response
to OCAMSPS-T3-77
YR 1999
Estimate
PROCESSING
CENTER
APPLlCATlON
PROCESSING CENTER-APPLICATION
Backup PDF Files (Night Only)
m
PROCESSING
CENTER
APPLlCATlON
YR 2000
Estimate
(continued)
YR 2001
Eslimate
YR 2002
Estimate
YR 2003
Estimate
SOURCE
SERVE1
SERVE1
SERVEF
Y
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
2, modified
.
in response
-. - ,_----.
to OCAIUSPS-T3-77
-
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
2, modified
in response
to OCA/USPS-T3-77
Management
Administration
-
6
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
:ATEGORY
2, modified
FIXED COSTS
in response
YR 1999
to OCAIUSPS-T3-77
ANNUAL
COSTS
(continued)
YR 1999
YR 2000
-
YR 2001
YR 2002
YR 2003
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
CATEGORY
2, modified
FIXED COSTS
in response
YR 1999
to OCALJSPS-T3-77
1
(continued)
ANNUAL COSTS
YR 1999
-
-
YR 2000
00
(I
0
00
00
I1
YR 2001
YR 2002
YR 2003
1
-
10
RESPONSE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITNESS STIREWALT
TO INTERROGATORY
OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Attachment
ZATEGORY
GRAND
TOTALS
2, modified
1
FIXED COSTS
in response
YR 1999
to OCAIUSPS-T3-77
1
1.245.387
ANNUAL
COSTS
(continued)
YR 1999
I .558.624
YR 2000
2,lO2.515
YR 2001
2.752.584
YR 2002
2,499.118
YR 2003
2.497.66!
DECLARATION
I, Daniel Stirewalt, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge,
Dated:
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information,
and belief.
answers
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing
participants
of record in this proceeding
in accordance
upon all
with section 12 of the Rules of
Practice.
David H. Rubin
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
November 10. 1998
document
BEFORE THE
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Docket No. MC98-1
MAILING ONLINE SERVICE
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NOTICE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
OF FILING OF LIBRARY REFERENCE USPS-LR-20
The United States Postal Service hereby gives notice that it is filing today the
following
library reference:
USPS-LR-20/MC98-1
Electronic Spreadsheet Provided by Witness Stirewalt in
Response to OCAIUSPS-T3-77.
Copies are also on file with the Postal Service library
Respectfully
submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking
q&,&-l q, (2JJl;,
David H. Rubin
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon all
participants of record in this proceeding in accordance with section 12 of the Rules of
Practice.
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW.
Washington, DC. 20260-1137
(202) 268-2986; Fax -5402
November 10, 1998