OVERSIGHT HEARINGS ON THE

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON

POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

MAY 12; JUNE 2, 4, 9, 11; SEPTEMBER 30, 1992

Serial No. 102-51

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CONTENTS

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1992

Hearing held in Washington, DC, May 12, 1992........

Statement of:

Hall, Hon. Ira D., member, Joint Task Force on Postal Ratemaking,

accompanied by: Hon. Henry Folsom; Hon. William J. Sullivan; Hon.

Patti Birge Tyson; Robert Cohen; Fred Eggleston; Stephen E. Miller;

and David F. Štover, task force members....

Stevens, L. Nye, Director, Government Business Operations Issues, Gen-

eral Government Division, U.S. General Accounting Office, accompa-

nied by: Willis Elmore, Assistant Director, Government Business Oper-

ations Issues, General Government Division; and Barry Griffiths, senior

evaluator

Prepared statements, letter, supplemental materials, et cetera:

Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York, prepared statement of.

Joint Task Force on Postal Ratemaking, prepared statement of...

Moran, Hon. James P., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Virginia, prepared statement of....

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Myers, Hon. John T., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Indiana, prepared statement of

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Norton, Hon. Eleanor Holmes, a Representative in Congress from the

District of Columbia, prepared statement of.....

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Stevens, L. Nye, Director, Government Business Operations Issues, Gen-

eral Government Division, U.S. General Accounting Office, prepared

statement of...

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Young, Hon. Don, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alaska,

prepared statement of

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TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1992

Hearing held on Washington, DC, June 2, 1992 ........

Statement of:

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Pace, Norma, Chairman, Board of Governors, U.S. Postal Service; accom-

panied by John W. Griesemer, Crocker Nevin, Bert Mackie, Sam Win-

ters, Legree S. Daniels, and Susan E. Alvarado.

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Prepared statements, letter, supplemental materials, et cetera:

Clay, Hon. William L., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Missouri, prepared statement of............

Direct Marketing Association, Inc., prepared statement of.

Morella, Hon. Constance A., a Representative from the State of Mary-

land, prepared statement of .....

Norton, Hon. Eleanor Holmes, a Representative in Congress from the

District of Columbia, prepared statement of...

Pace, Norma, Chairman, Board of Governors, U.S. Postal Service, pre-

pared statement of .

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