2. Omnibus Rate Case R2001-1
In Docket No. R2001, Pricing and Classification was responsible for the development of rates that met the revenue needs of the Postal Service, while fostering product improvements and incentives for customers to reduce postal handling costs. Some of these improvements and enhancements are described in Section D, Postal Cost Apportionment and Postal Ratemaking Developments. One measure of the success of the proposals is that those rates served as the foundation for the rate case settlement discussions. With very few changes, a diverse group of rate case participants agreed that these rates were reasonable and appropriate for the extraordinary times facing the Postal Service.