UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Before The

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268-0001

Postal Rate and Fee Changes, 2000 ) Docket No. R2000-1

OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE

REVISIONS TO THE TESTIMONY OF OCA

WITNESS: PAMELA A. THOMPSON OCA-T-9 (ERRATA)

> (June 30, 2000)

The Office of the Consumer Advocate hereby gives notice of the filing of
the following revisions to the testimony of Pamela A. Thompson
(OCA-T-9), filed on May 22, 2000. There is no impact on the OCA's cost
proposal.

Due to a spreadsheet formula error, the following corrections are made
to Exhibit 1B, OCA Base Year costs: TTL Standard (A) changes from
"\$7,738,545" to "\$7,920,340;" TTL Mail changes from "\$29,669,657" to
"\$29,851,452;" TTL Vol Variable changes from "\$30,426,649" to
"\$30,608,444;" and Total Costs change from "\$59,384,726" to
"\$59,566,521." A revised Exhibit 1B is attached.

> Respectfully submitted,

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

TED P. GERARDEN

Director

Office of the Consumer Advocate

KENNETH E. RICHARDSON

Attorney

1333 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20268-0001

\(202\) 789-6830; Fax (202) 789-6819

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  Exhibit 1B Revised 6-30-00                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  OCA Replication Of The                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  \"A\" Report w/o PESSA                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  (\$000)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                             With Workyr                                                 With Workyr                                                    With Workyr                

                                                                                             Adjustment                                                  Adjustment                                                     Adjustment                 

                                 OCA                                                         OCA                                                         OCA                                                            OCA                        

  [Description]{.underline}      [Base Year]{.underline}                                                                      [FY 99]{.underline}                                         [FY 00]{.underline}                                      

  First-Class Mail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

  Single-Piece Letters                                            10,476,565                                                  10,640,038                                                  10,670,011                                               

  Presort Letters                [3,563,114]{.underline}                                     [3,847,773]{.underline}                                     [4,053,572]{.underline}                                        [4,311,741]{.underline}    

  TTL Letters                    [14,039,679]{.underline}                                    [14,487,811]{.underline}                                    [14,723,583]{.underline}                                       [15,064,601]{.underline}   

  Single-Piece Cards                                              442,720                                                     436,312                                                     442,216                                                  

  Presort Cards                  [127,257]{.underline}                                       [126,241]{.underline}                                       [136,386]{.underline}                                          [144,784]{.underline}      

  TTL Cards                      [569,977]{.underline}                                       [562,553]{.underline}                                       [578,602]{.underline}                                          [589,234]{.underline}      

  TTL First-Class                                                 [14,609,656]{.underline}                                    [15,050,364]{.underline}                                    [15,302,185]{.underline}                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Priority Mail                  2,162,214                                                   2,400,997                                                   2,483,876                                                      2,591,114                  

  Express Mail                   330,973                                                     364,067                                                     376,140                                                        400,569                    

  Mailgrams                      848                                                         839                                                         816                                                            738                        

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Periodicals:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

  In-County                      66,620                                                      66,742                                                      68,586                                                         68,240                     

  Outside County:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  Regular                        1,524,821                                                   1,605,473                                                   1,663,553                                                      1,666,664                  

  Non-Profit                     317,423                                                     304,009                                                     312,650                                                        329,339                    

  Classroom                      [12,023]{.underline}                                        [12,082]{.underline}                                        [12,103]{.underline}                                           [11,599]{.underline}       

  TTL Periodicals                                                 [1,920,887]{.underline}                                     [1,988,306]{.underline}                                     [2,056,892]{.underline}                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Standard Mail (A)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

  Single-Piece Rate                                               181,795                                                                                                                                                                          

  Commercial Std:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  Enhanced Carr Rte                                               1,934,253                                                   1,929,631                                                   1,972,740                                                

  Regular                        [4,700,751]{.underline}                                     [5,362,859]{.underline}                                     [5,808,614]{.underline}                                        [5,836,023]{.underline}    

  TTL Standard (A)                                                [6,635,004]{.underline}                                     [7,292,490]{.underline}                                     [7,781,354]{.underline}                                  

  Aggregate Non-Profit                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

  NonProf Enh Carr Rte           144,519                                                     163,014                                                     167,059                                                        165,650                    

  NonProfit                      [959,022]{.underline}                                       [1,020,328]{.underline}                                     [1,059,934]{.underline}                                        [1,099,473]{.underline}    

  TTL Aggreg Non-Profit                                           [1,103,541]{.underline}                                     [1,183,342]{.underline}                                     [1,226,993]{.underline}                                  

  TTL Standard (A)                                                [7,920,340]{.underline}                                     [8,475,832]{.underline}                                     [9,008,347]{.underline}                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Standard Mail (B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

  Parcels Zone Rate                                               847,349                                                     887,873                                                     987,372                                                  

  Bound Printed Matter                                            337,986                                                     356,038                                                     374,354                                                  

  Special Standard               214,005                                                     232,927                                                     245,496                                                        251,503                    

  Library Mail                   [35,971]{.underline}                                        [37,836]{.underline}                                        [39,210]{.underline}                                           [39,876]{.underline}       

  TTL Standard (B)                                                [1,435,311]{.underline}                                     [1,514,674]{.underline}                                     [1,646,432]{.underline}                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  US Postal Service              218,869                                                     228,041                                                     219,899                                                        219,528                    

  Free Mail - Bld, Hndcpd &                                       28,300                                                      29,370                                                      30,920                                                   
  Serv                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

  International Mail             [1,224,054]{.underline}                                     [1,109,204]{.underline}                                     [1,254,807]{.underline}                                        [1,290,938]{.underline}    

  TTL Mail                       [29,851,452]{.underline}                                    [31,161,694]{.underline}                                    [32,380,314]{.underline}                                       [33,149,697]{.underline}   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Special Services:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

  Registry                       77,336                                                      72,579                                                      69,119                                                         62,105                     

  Certified                      341,941                                                     343,310                                                     367,763                                                        375,266                    

  Insurance                      54,137                                                      66,622                                                      65,874                                                         65,249                     

  COD                            12,237                                                      13,296                                                      12,904                                                         12,527                     

  Special Delivery               1                                                           1                                                           1                                                              1                          

  Money Orders                   102,244                                                     112,592                                                     120,580                                                        123,365                    

  Stamped Cards                  3,208                                                       3,135                                                       3,145                                                          3,359                      

  Stamped Envelopes                                               12,420                                                      10,755                                                      10,875                                                   

  Special Handling               1,523                                                       1,543                                                       1,586                                                          1,635                      

  Post Office Box                79,394                                                      85,269                                                      89,592                                                         93,178                     

  Other                          [72,551]{.underline}                                        [82,538]{.underline}                                        [103,567]{.underline}                                          [111,177]{.underline}      

  TTL Special Services                                            [756,992]{.underline}                                       [791,640]{.underline}                                       [845,006]{.underline}                                    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  TTL Vol Variable               30,608,444                                                  31,953,334                                                  33,225,320                                                     34,009,074                 

  Other                          [28,958,077]{.underline}                                    [30,627,211]{.underline}                                    [31,704,771]{.underline}                                       [33,458,344]{.underline}   

  Total Costs                    [59,566,521]{.underline}                                    [62,580,545]{.underline}                                    [64,930,091]{.underline}                                       [67,467,418]{.underline}   

  Source: OCA-LR-I-1                                              by98lps.bin                                                 FY99adj.bin                                                 FY00adj.bin                                              
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing document
upon all participants of record in this proceeding in accordance with
section 12 of the rules of practice.

KENNETH E. RICHARDSON

Washington, D.C. 20268-0001

June 30, 2000