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R2000-1
5884
Postal Rate and Fee Changes, 2000
PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
01/12/2000 - Original Filing
02/14/2000 - Filing of Notices of Topics to be discussed at prehearing conference
02/14/2000 - Deadline for filing Notices of Intervention
02/14/2000 - Responses to P.O. Information Request #1 due
02/14/2000 - Responses to Postal Service Motion for Waiver and Protective Conditions for Analysis of Witness Yezer
02/16/2000 - Prehearing Conference
02/27/2000 - Responses to P.O. Information Request #3 due
02/28/2000 - Responses to P.O. Information Request #2 due
03/06/2000 - Responses to P. O. Information Request #4 due
03/16/2000 - Identify expected amount of oral cross-examination; Report on the availability of witnesses
03/22/2000 - Objections to ordering paragraphs 2-4 of Ruling #13 due
03/23/2000 - Completion of discovery on the Postal Service's direct case
03/24/2000 - Responses to P.O. Information Request #5 due
03/29/2000 - Responses to objections to ordering paragraphs 2-4 of Ruling #13 due
03/29/2000 - Postal Service to comply with Rule 31(b)(2)(vii) as described in Ruling #13
04/03/2000 - Response to UPS Motion to Remove Protective Conditions from Library Reference LR-I-194 due
04/03/2000 - Response to MPA Motion to Compel Responses to Interrogatories directed to Witness Raymond, or in the alternative, supplemental responses are due 4/6/00
04/04/2000 - Postal Service to provide names of substitute witnesses for library references; provide a list identifying relevant portions of library references sponsored by each witness (see Ruling #13)
04/05/2000 - Trial brief of the Postal Service
04/07/2000 - Responses to P.O. Information Request #6 due
04/11/2000 - Hearings for cross-examination of the Postal Service's direct case begin. See P.O. Ruling #19 for scheduling of witnesses.
04/14/2000 - Submission of testimony on Costs of Processing Periodicals due. See Order No. 1289.
04/16/2000 - Response due to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 7
04/17/2000 - Clarification of Postal Service Response to POIR No. 6, question 6; Response to POIR No. 6, Question 9 is due.
04/18/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 8
04/21/2000 - Responses to compelled answers from MPA to Postal Service witness Raymond, as required by Ruling R2000-1/35.
04/26/2000 - End of discovery on testimony submitted on Costs of Processing Periodicals. See Order No. 1289.
05/01/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 9 are due
05/04/2000 - Designations of institutional responses and responses of witnesses after appearance on the stand are due.
05/05/2000 - Postal Service Response to questions in Ruling No. 45 due
05/05/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 10 due
05/08/2000 - Responses to Notice of Inquiry No. 2 due
05/08/2000 - Requests for cross-examination on institutional responses and responses after witnesses have appeared are due.
05/11/2000 - Hearings for cross-examination on institutional responses and responses provided after have left the stand, if requested.
05/11/2000 - Hearings to receive supplemental testimony of witnesses O'Tormey and Unger.
05/15/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 11 due
05/15/2000 - Replies to Responses to Notice of Inquiry No. 2 due
05/22/2000 - Filing of the case-in-chief of each participant, including rebuttal to the Postal Service
05/25/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 12 due
05/25/2000 - Response to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 12 due
05/30/2000 - Rebuttal to testimony of witnesses Baron and Raymond that rely on data collected by the ES project is due.
06/05/2000 - Response to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 13 due
06/19/2000 - Identify expected amount of oral cross-examination; Report on the availability of witnesses
06/19/2000 - Completion of discovery directed to intervenors and OCA
06/29/2000 - Trial briefs of intervenors and the OCA
07/06/2000 - Evidentiary hearings on the cases-in-chief of intervenors and the OCA begin
07/07/2000 - Basic Update to Test Year Forecasts in Response to Order No. 1294 due
07/11/2000 - **Completion of discovery directed to the Service (Ruling No. 71, revised completion date to 7/31/00)
07/21/2000 - Additional Adjustments to Postal Service Test Year Forecasts due
07/21/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 16 due.
07/21/2000 - Evidentiary hearings on the cases-in-chief of intervenors and the OCA end
07/24/2000 - Written Notice of Subject of Questions concerning Basic Update of Test Year Data due
07/26/2000 - Technical Conference on testimony of witness Patelunas (USPS-ST-44)
07/27/2000 - Responses to issues raised by Notice of Inquiry No. 3 due
07/28/2000 - Technical Conference on testimony of witness patelunas (USPS-ST-44)
07/31/2000 - **Filing of evidence in rebuttal to cases-in-chief of participants other than the Postal Service (no discovery permitted on this rebuttal evidence; only oral cross-examination) (Filing date revised to 8/14/00 by Ruling No. 71)
08/03/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 17 due.
08/03/2000 - Hearings to Receive Evidence on Updated Test Year Forecasts
08/04/2000 - Hearings to Receive Evidence on Updated Test Year Forecasts
08/07/2000 - **Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 18 due. (Due date changed to 8/16/00 by Ruling No. 110.)
08/09/2000 - **Hearings on rebuttal to participants' direct evidence begin (Beginning hearing date revised to 8/23/00, Ruling No. 71)
08/14/2000 - Filing changes to cases-in-chief incorporating revisions to test year forecasts
08/14/2000 - Filing of Evidence In Rebuttal to the Cases-in-chief of Participants other than the Postal Service
08/14/2000 - UPS Supplemental Testimony on Parcel Post RPW Estimates due.
08/16/2000 - Response to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 18, Question 2 is due.
08/16/2000 - **Response to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 19 due. (Due date revised by Ruling No. 125)
08/16/2000 - Designation of institutional responses and responses after witnesses appeared on the stand are due.
08/16/2000 - **Responses to Notice of Inquiry No. 4 on Mail Processing Variability Models due. (Due date changed to 8/25/00 by Ruling No. 121)
08/17/2000 - Responses to ABA&NAPM motion to clarify Ruling No. 116 are due.
08/17/2000 - **Hearings on rebuttal to participants' direct evidence end (Ending hearing date revised to 9/1/00, ruling No. 71)
08/18/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer Information Request No. 19, Questions 2 and 3 are due. Responses to UPS's motion to extend the deadline for Question 1 are also due.
08/21/2000 - Objections and/or motions to provide a witness for designated material must be filed.
08/21/2000 - Responses to Notice of Inquiry No. 4 on Mail Processing Variability Models are due.
08/21/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 20 are due.
08/22/2000 - Appearance of UPS witness(es) sponsoring supplemental testimony on Parcel Post RPW Estimates.
08/22/2000 - Postal Service's identification of witness to sponsor the August 7 institutional responses to questions posed to witness Patelunas is due.
08/23/2000 - Hearings on rebuttal to participants' direct evidence and changes to cases in chief begin. See the Calendar for specific appearance dates.
08/23/2000 - Notices of intent to present evidence in rebuttal to UPS Supplemental Testimony are due.
08/23/2000 - Stamps.com response to Ruling No. 115 is due.
08/23/2000 - ABA&NAPM's revised or extended testimony provided in response to Postal Service's Ruling No. 116 update is due.
08/25/2000 - **Responses to Notice of Inquiry No. 4 on Mail Processing Variability Models due. (Filing date revised to 8/21/00, Ruling No. 124)
08/29/2000 - **Filing of initial briefs (Filing date revised to 9/13/00, Ruling No. 71)
08/30/2000 - Responses to Presiding Officer's Information Request No. 21 are due.
08/31/2000 - Designated materials will be incorporated into volume of transcript.
09/01/2000 - Hearings on rebuttal to participants' direct evidence and changes to cases-in-chief end. See the Calendar for specific appearance dates.
09/06/2000 - **Hearings on testimony filed in response to Notice of Inquiry No. 4. (Rescheduled by Ruling No. 129)
09/08/2000 - **Filing of reply briefs (Filing date revised to 9/22/00, Ruling No. 71)
09/13/2000 - Filing of Initial Briefs
09/20/2000 - **Oral argument (if requested) (Rescheduled to 9/28/00, Ruling No. 71)
09/21/2000 - **Oral argument (if requested) (Rescheduled to 9/29/00, Ruling No. 71)
09/22/2000 - Filing of Reply Briefs
09/28/2000 - Oral Argument (if requested)
09/29/2000 - Oral Argument (if requested)
- Briefs
- Designations and Declarations
- Governors' Decision
- Interrogatories or Request for Production/Admission
- Interventions
- Letters
- Library References
- Motion or Request/Response/Reply
- Notice of Inquiry/Response (NOI)
- Notices
- Objection to Interrogatory/Production/Admission
- Opinion and Recommended Decision
- Oral Cross-examination, Intent to Conduct
- Orders/Responses to Orders
- P.O. Information Request/Response (POIR)
- Periodic Reports/Data Reports
- Request for Recommended Decision
- Response to Interrogatory/Production/Admission
- Rulings/Responses to Rulings
- Service List/Address Corrections
- Stipulation and Agreement
- Testimony
- Transcripts/Corrections/Questions at Hearing
- Witness Notices
- Workpapers
- Advo, Inc. (Advo)
- Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers (ANM)
- Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon)
- American Bankers Association and National Association of Presort Mailers (ABA&NAPM)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Association for Postal Commerce (PostCom)
- Association of Alternate Postal Systems (AAPS)
- Association of American Publishers (AAP)
- Association of Priority Mail Users, Inc. (APMU)
- Coalition of Religious Press Associations (CRPA)
- Continuity Shippers Association (CSA)
- Data & Marketing Association (DMA)
- David B. Popkin (Popkin)
- District Photo, Inc., Mystic Color Lab & Cox Sampling (DMC)
- Douglas F. Carlson (Carlson)
- E-Stamp Corporation (E-Stamp)
- Florida Gift Fruit Shippers Association (FGFSA)
- Greeting Card Association (GCA)
- KeySpan Energy (KeySpan)
- MPA--The Association of Magazine Media (MPA)
- Mail Order Association of America (MOAA)
- Major Mailers Association (MMA)
- McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., The (McGraw-Hill)
- National Newspaper Association (NNA)
- Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
- Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA)
- Package Shippers Association (PSA)
- Pitney Bowes Inc. (Pitney Bowes)
- Professional Football Publication Association, Inc. (PFPA)
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
- Stamps.com (Stamps.com)
- Time Warner Inc. (TW)
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- United States Postal Service (USPS)
- Val-Pak Direct Marketing, Val-Pak Dealers, & Carol Wright (VP-CW)
- Ball, Joseph E. (FGFSA-T-1)
- Baro, Orlando (AISOP-T-2)
- Baron, Donald M. (USPS-RT-12)
- Baron, Donald M. (USPS-T-12)
- Bentley, Richard E. (KE-ST-1)
- Bentley, Richard E. (KE-T-1)
- Bentley, Richard E. (MMA-ST-1)
- Bentley, Richard E. (MMA-T-1)
- Berkeley, Susan W. (USPS-AKA-1)
- Bernheimer, Walter (DMA-ST-3)
- Bernstein, Peter (USPS-T-41)
- Boggs, Raymond (E&S-T-1)
- Bozzo, A. Thomas (USPS-RT-6)
- Bozzo, A. Thomas (USPS-RT-18)
- Bozzo, A. Thomas (USPS-T-15)
- Bradley, Michael D. (USPS-RT-8)
- Bradley, Michael D. (USPS-T-18)
- Bradley, Michael D. (USPS-T-22)
- Bradpiece, Bernard (SMC-RT-1)
- Buc, Lawrence G. (CSA-T-1)
- Buc, Lawrence G. (DMA-ST-2)
- Buc, Lawrence G. (DMA-T-1)
- Buckel, Harry J. (SMC-T-1)
- Burns, Robert E. (OCA-T-2)
- Callow, James F. (OCA-RT-1)
- Callow, James F. (OCA-T-6)
- Campbell, Chris F. (USPS-RT-23)
- Campbell, Chris F. (USPS-T-29)
- Clark, John L. (AMZ-RT-2)
- Clifton, James A. (ABA&NAPM-ST-1)
- Clifton, James A. (ABA&NAPM-ST-2)
- Clifton, James A. (ABA&NAPM-T-1)
- Cohen, Rita D. (MPA-ST-1)
- Cohen, Rita D. (MPA-T-1)
- Collins, Sheryda C. (OCA-T-8)
- Crowder, Antoinette (ADVO-RT-1)
- Crowder, Antoinette (MPA-T-5)
- Crum, Charles L. (USPS-T-27)
- Daniel, Sharon (USPS-T-28)
- Davis, Scott J. (USPS-RT-21)
- Davis, Scott J. (USPS-T-30)
- Degen, Carl G. (USPS-RT-5)
- Degen, Carl G. (USPS-T-16)
- Deitch, Louis (USPS)
- Dowling, William (USPS-RT-3)
- Eggleston, Jennifer L. (USPS-RT-20)
- Eggleston, Jennifer L. (USPS-T-26)
- Elliott, Stuart W. (MPA-ST-2)
- Elliott, Stuart W. (NNA-T-2)
- Elliott, Stuart W. (RIAA-ST-1)
- Erickson, Ken C. (GCA-T-1)
- Ewen, Mark D. (OCA-T-5)
- Fronk, David R. (USPS-T-33)
- Gerarden, Ted P. (OCA-T-1)
- Giuliano, Vincent (SMC-RT-2)
- Glick, Sander A. (MPA-T-2)
- Glick, Sander A. (PSA-RT-1)
- Glick, Sander A. (PostCom-T-1)
- Glick, Sander A. (RIAA-T-1)
- Gordon, Roy (USPS-RT-17)
- Greene, William (USPS-RT-7)
- Haldi, John (AMZ-RT-1)
- Haldi, John (ANM-T-1)
- Haldi, John (APMU-RT-1)
- Haldi, John (APMU-T-1)
- Haldi, John (PB-T-2)
- Haldi, John (VP-CW-RT-1)
- Haldi, John (VP-CW-T-1)
- Harahush, Thomas W. (USPS-T-3)
- Harding, S. Scott (PostCom-RT-1)
- Harrison, Sharon (MMA-T-2)
- Hay, Keith (MPA-T-4)
- Heath, Max (NNA-RT-1)
- Heath, Max (NNA-T-1)
- Heisler, James T. (PB-T-3)
- Heselton, Frank R. (Stamps.com-T-1)
- Horton, Alvin J. (CRPA-T-2)
- Hunter, Herbert B. (USPS-T-5)
- Jones, David M. (PFPA-T-1)
- Jones, Michael (E-Stamp-T-1)
- Kaneer, Kirk T. (USPS-T-40)
- Karls, Lloyd (PSA-T-2)
- Kashani, Cameron (USPS-T-14)
- Kay, Nancy R. (USPS-RT-13)
- Kay, Nancy R. (USPS-ST-45)
- Kay, Nancy R. (USPS-T-23)
- Kent, Christopher D. (NAA-RT-2)
- Kiefer, James M. (USPS-T-37)
- Kingsley, Linda A. (USPS-T-10)
- Kuhr, Thomas C. (Stamps.com-T-2)
- Lawton, Leora E. (Stamps.com-T-3)
- Lubenow, Joe (PostCom-T-3)
- Luciani, Ralph L. (UPS-ST-2)
- Luciani, Ralph L. (UPS-T-5)
- MacHarg, Dennis (NAPM-T-1)
- Martin, Judith (PB-T-1)
- Mayes, Virginia J. (USPS-T-32)
- Mayo, Susan W. (USPS-RT-22)
- Mayo, Susan W. (USPS-T-39)
- Meehan, Karen (USPS-T-11)
- Merriman, Roger (SMC-T-2)
- Milani, Louis J. (ANM-T-2)
- Miller, Michael W. (USPS-RT-15)
- Miller, Michael W. (USPS-T-24)
- Moeller, Joseph D. (USPS-T-35)
- Morrow, William A. (SIIA/ABM-T-1)
- Musgrave, Gerald L. (USPS-T-8)
- Navansky, Victor (NA-T-1)
- Neels, Kevin (UPS-NOI/POIR-T-1)
- Neels, Kevin (UPS-RT-1)
- Neels, Kevin (UPS-T-1)
- Neels, Kevin (UPS-T-3)
- Nelson, Michael A. (MPA-T-3)
- O'Brien, James (TW-T-2)
- O'Hara, Donald J. (USPS-RT-19)
- O'Tormey, Walter (USPS-ST-42)
- Pafford, Bradley V. (USPS-T-4)
- Patelunas, Richard L. (USPS-RT-4)
- Patelunas, Richard L. (USPS-ST-44)
- Pickett, John T. (USPS-RT-9)
- Pickett, John T. (USPS-T-19)
- Plunkett, Michael K. (USPS-T-36)
- Prescott, Richard L. (USPS-RT-24)
- Prescott, Richard L. (USPS-RT-26)
- Prescott, Roger C. (E-Stamp-T-2)
- Prescott, Roger C. (MOAA-RT-1)
- Prescott, Roger C. (MOAA-RT-2)
- Prescott, Roger C. (MOAA-T-1)
- Ramage, Mark F. (USPS-T-2)
- Raymond, Lloyd (USPS-RT-11)
- Raymond, Lloyd (USPS-T-13)
- Robinson, Maura (USPS-T-34)
- Rosenberg, Edwin A. (OCA-RT-2)
- Rosenberg, Edwin A. (OCA-T-3)
- Salls, Mury (MMA-T-3)
- Sappington, David E. M. (UPS-T-6)
- Schick, Joseph E. (PostCom-T-2)
- Schroeder, Patricia (AAP-T-1)
- Sellick, Stephen E. (UPS-ST-1)
- Sellick, Stephen E. (UPS-T-2)
- Sellick, Stephen E. (UPS-T-4)
- Sheketoff, Emily (ALA-T-1)
- Siwek, Stephen E. (AAP-ST-4)
- Siwek, Stephen E. (AAP-T-2)
- Smith, J. Edward (OCA-RT-4)
- Smith, J. Edward (OCA-T-4)
- Smith, Marc A. (USPS-T-21)
- Smith, Richard (AISOP-T-1)
- Staisey, Nancy (USPS-RT-16)
- Stapert, John (CRPA-T-1)
- Stevens, Dennis P. (USPS-RT-14)
- Stevens, Dennis P. (USPS-T-20)
- Stralberg, Halstein (TW-RT-1)
- Stralberg, Halstein (TW-ST-1)
- Stralberg, Halstein (TW-T-1)
- Strasser, Richard J. (USPS-RT-1)
- Taufique, Altaf H. (USPS-RT-25)
- Taufique, Altaf H. (USPS-T-38)
- Tayman, William P. (USPS-T-9)
- Thompson, Pamela A. (OCA-RT-3)
- Thompson, Pamela A. (OCA-T-9)
- Thress, Thomas E. (USPS-ST-46)
- Thress, Thomas E. (USPS-T-7)
- Tolley, George S. (USPS-T-6)
- Tye, William B. (NAA-T-1)
- Unger, Dennis R. (USPS-ST-43)
- Van-Ty-Smith, Eliane (USPS-T-17)
- Wells, Rosemary (AAP-T-3)
- White, John (AAPS-T-1)
- Willette, Gail (OCA-T-7)
- Wilson, William (NAA-RT-1)
- Wittnebel, Jonathan E. (PSA-RT-2)
- Xie, Jennifer (USPS-T-1)
- Yacobucci, David G. (USPS-T-25)
- Yezer, Anthony M. (USPS-T-31)
- Young, James D. (USPS-RT-10)
- Zarnowitz, Victor (USPS-RT-2)
- Zimmerman, Win (PSA-T-1)
- Institutional (AISOP)
- Institutional (NAA)
- Institutional (PB)
- Institutional (UPS)
- Institutional (USPS)
- Association of American Publishers (AAP)
- Association of Alternate Postal Systems (AAPS)
- American Bankers Association and National Association of Presort Mailers (ABA&NAPM)
- Alliance of Independent Store Owners and Professionals (AISOP)
- Association of Priority Mail Users, Inc. (APMU)
- E-Stamp & Stamps.com (E-Stamp&Stamps.com)
- Greeting Card Association (GCA)
- Governors, United States Postal Service (Governors)
- KeySpan Energy (KeySpan)
- Major Mailers Association (MMA)
- MPA--The Association of Magazine Media (MPA)
- Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
- National Newspaper Association (NNA)
- Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA)
- Professional Football Publication Association, Inc. (PFPA)
- Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC)
- Package Shippers Association (PSA)
- Pitney Bowes Inc. (Pitney Bowes)
- Stamps.com (Stamps.com)
- Time Warner Inc. (TW)
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- United States Postal Service (USPS)
- Val-Pak Direct Marketing, Val-Pak Dealers, & Carol Wright (VP-CW)
- Volume 1 (02/16/2000)
- Volume 2 (04/11/2000)
- Volume 3 (04/11/2000)
- Volume 4 (04/12/2000)
- Volume 5 (04/13/2000)
- Volume 6 (04/17/2000)
- Volume 7 (04/18/2000)
- Volume 8 (04/19/2000)
- Volume 9 (04/20/2000)
- Volume 10 (04/24/2000)
- Volume 11 (04/25/2000)
- Volume 12 (04/26/2000)
- Volume 13 (04/27/2000)
- Volume 14 (04/28/2000)
- Volume 15 (05/01/2000)
- Volume 16 (05/02/2000)
- Volume 17 (05/04/2000)
- Volume 18 (05/09/2000)
- Volume 19 (05/10/2000)
- Volume 20 (05/10/2000)
- Volume 21 (05/11/2000)
- Volume 22 (07/06/2000)
- Volume 23 (07/07/2000)
- Volume 24 (07/10/2000)
- Volume 25 (07/11/2000)
- Volume 25A (07/11/2000)
- Volume 25B (07/11/2000)
- Volume 26 (07/12/2000)
- Volume 27 (07/13/2000)
- Volume 28 (07/14/2000)
- Volume 29 (07/17/2000)
- Volume 30 (07/18/2000)
- Volume 31 (07/19/2000)
- Volume 31A (07/19/2000)
- Volume 32 (07/20/2000)
- Volume 33 (07/20/2000)
- Volume 34 (07/21/2000)
- Volume 35 (08/03/2000)
- Volume 36 (08/04/2000)
- Volume 37 (08/22/2000)
- Volume 38 (08/23/2000)
- Volume 38A (08/23/2000)
- Volume 39 (08/24/2000)
- Volume 40 (08/24/2000)
- Volume 41 (08/25/2000)
- Volume 42 (08/25/2000)
- Volume 44 (08/25/2000)
- Volume 43 (08/28/2000)
- Volume 44 (08/29/2000)
- Volume 45 (08/30/2000)
- Volume 46 (08/31/2000)
- Volume 46A (08/31/2000)
- Volume 46B (08/31/2000)
- Volume 46C (08/31/2000)
- Volume 46D (08/31/2000)
- Volume 46E (08/31/2000)
- Volume 47 (09/08/2000)
- Volume 48 (09/11/2000)
- Volume 49 (09/11/2000)
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