Appendix A to Subpart D of Part 3001 - Pro Forma N-Case Procedural Schedule

Appendix A to Subpart D of Part 3001 - Pro Forma N-Case Procedural Schedule

Line	Action	Day number
1	Pre-Filing Consultations1	n/a.
2	Commission Order2	n/a.
3	Filing of Postal Service Request	0.
4	Commission Notice and Order3	1-3.
5	Technical Conference	10.
6	Participant Discovery on Postal Service Case Ends	28.
7	Responses to Participant Discovery on Postal Service Case	35.
8	Participants Confirm Intent to File a Rebuttal Case	37.4
9	Filing of Rebuttal Cases (if submitted)	42.
10	Deadline for Motions to Leave to File Surrebuttal	44.5
11	Deadline for Answers to Motions for Surrebuttal	46.
12	Filing of Surrebuttal Cases (if authorized)	49.6
13	Hearings
	Hearings (with no Rebuttal Cases)	42-44.
	Hearings (with Rebuttal Cases, but no requests for leave to file Surrebuttal Cases)	49-51.
	Hearings (with Rebuttal Cases and requests for leave to file Surrebuttal Cases)	54-56.
14	Initial Briefs	(7 days after conclusion of hearings).
15	Reply Briefs	(7 days after filing of Initial Briefs).
16	Target Issuance Date of Advisory Opinion	90.

¹ The Postal Service would initiate pre-filing consultations and would file a notice with the Commission of such consultations prior to their commencement.

² This order would appoint a Public Representative.

³ This notice and order would announce the Postal Service request, set a deadline for interventions, set a date for a technical conference, and establish a procedural schedule.

⁴ If no participant elects to file a rebuttal case, hearings begin on Day 42.

⁵ If no surrebuttal cases are requested, hearings begin on Day 49.

⁶ If one or more surrebuttal cases are requested (whether or not authorized by the Commission), hearings begin on Day 54.