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Docket
and Classifications)
No.
MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS SUSAN W. NEEDHAM
(OCA/USPS-T7-35-38)
(August
6, 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
SHELLEY OREIFUSS"
Attorney
Advocate
of
of
1-4
are
hereby
to
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Docket
I-->
No.
MC96-3
2
OCA/USPS-T7-35.
testimony
would
where
be more
available
a.
Please
cost
of
Service
15 of
confirm
that
25,
lines
"non-residents
up their
l-8
facing
boxes,
thus
If
how to
interpret
the
of
your
higher
making
fees,
them
exceed
"a,"
do not
cost
non-residents.
If
the
please
lose
that
the
fees
you
are
do not
figures
less
than
the
Table
I
confirm,
of
your
USPS-T-4.
you
confirm
resident
service.
actually
If
interpret
proposed
part
will
Please
page
box
providing
resident.
C.
that
give
that
explain
you
to
residents."
and Table
If
to
confirm
please
b.
state
likely
for
Please
you
refer
only
of
figures
money
for
confirm,
the
you
confirm
every
please
proposed
providing
do not
of
that
the
confirm,
your
Table
the
box
rented
to
a
explain.
post
office
box
fees
box
service
are
for
please
II
Postal
explain
and Table
how to
15 of
USPS-T-4.
d.
If
you
service
confirm
can only
If
residents.
e.
If
the
waiting
residents
service
the
part
"b,"
make money
you
list
do not
for
and non-residents,
has
waiting
please
an economic
non-residents.
confirm
on boxes
confirm,
boxes
at
the
rented
please
a post
please
incentive
that
to
to
postal
non-
explain.
office
includes
confirm
that
the
lease
boxes
first
both
postal
to
Docket
,I--.
f.
No.
MC96-3
Please
3
confirm
that
adding
effective
at
the
be rented
to
non-residents.
explain
proposed
how renting
new box
rates
If
new boxes
capacity
is
only
when
you
do not
below
cost
the
costnew boxes
confirm,
to
can
please
residents
is
cost-effective.
LT.
Please
confirm
an economic
incentive
box
and to
holders
when
you
the
available
do not
elaborate
,,--.
that
boxes
available
proposed
for
resident
supply
of
claim
for
fee
postmasters
please
Refer
box
accept
confirm,
on your
OCA/USPS-T?-36.
the
structure
to
prefer
these
for
is
If
explain.
that
non-resident
applicants
non-residents
creates
you
boxes
exhausted.
confirm,
new fees
only
will
If
please
make more
residents.
to
your
response
to
interrogatory
OCA/USPS-T7-S(c).
a.
What
were
the
amounts
of
the
higher
office
box
and
lower
fees
that
were
rejected?
b.
What
percentage
service
OCA/USPS-T7-37.
/--
OCA/USPS-T7-14,
to
maintain
before
of
their
Refer
where
a waiting
post
rental
to
your
you
state
list
is
period
response
that
the
customers
terminate
has
expired?
to
interrogatory
"decision
made individually
whether
by each
box
or
not
Docket
---.
No.
postmaster."
If
what
means
when
the
for
postmasters
at
for
where
unable
all
supervisors
testimony
,/--
postal
of
non-resident
,-
whom boxes
number
offices
in
which
the
wit,nesses
in
where
holders.
response
that
the
box
your
state
than
facilities
the
you
regarding
Other
holders."
exceeds
to
OCA/USPS-T7-15(a),
to
to
a waiting
of
list,
will
by
be rented
boxes
available
facility?
Refer
identify
maintain
determine
boxes
a postal
OCA/USPS-T7-38.
to
do not
do postmasters
demand
rent
4
MC96-3
problems
postal
this
there
to
the
caused
proceeding,
Please
Postal
Service
management
facilities
have
interrogatory
been
provide
has
"is
complained
by non-resident
discussed
please
complaints
supporting
in
box
the
identify
concerning
details.
any
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
SHELLEY DREIFUSS
Attorney
Washington,
August
6,
,I--
D.C.
1996
20268-0001
the
foregcsing
proceeding
rules
of
in
practice.