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Case 09-E-____; Case 09-G-____ (NYSEG)DIRECT TESTIMONY OF THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES,RELIABILITY, AND OPERATIONS PANEL12345678910111213141516171819202122responsible for all rubber goods (Personal Protective Equipment) testing andwarehousing. Meter Services also includes a meter reading services group that isresponsible for the collection and data analysis for the MV90 meter readingsystem and supports the day-to-day running of the Radix Handheld MeterReading System at NYSEG. Meter Services has one meter engineer who isresponsible for making sure the electric meter technicians are supported in theirfield work and oversees compliance for the mandated programs, troubleshooting,and new large electric meter installation work. Meter Services also includes a gasfield measurement department that works throughout the NYSEG territory.Q. What is the staffing and organization of the NYSEG Gas Meter Lab?A. NYSEG's Gas Meter Lab currently consists of the manager of meter services(acting as front line supervisor), an analyst who engineers and sets up nonstandardgas meter sets for the field, two gas meter mechanics, two laborers, and aclerk.Q. What types of activities do the employees in the NYSEG Gas Meter Lab perform?A. The employees in the lab test all of the gas meters that are mandated to be testedfor compliance with several programs. These include any meters removed forPSC test programs (approximately 1,500 gas meters and 1,500 electric meters),any meters that were removed for special testing (high bill complaints, specialprojects), and any other meters removed for any other reason that are intended forre-use. In addition, lab employees are responsible for testing samples of newmeters from manufacturers to make sure that they perform within NYSEG and90