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Case 09-E-____; Case 09-G-____ (NYSEG)DIRECT TESTIMONY OF THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES,RELIABILITY, AND OPERATIONS PANEL12345678910111213141516171819202122New York State specifications before being placed into service. They are alsoresponsible for repairing meters and retiring or recycling meters that are no longerserviceable.The analyst is responsible for engineering and setting up gas regulators forlarger accounts (Commercial and Industrial accounts). The analyst also setsregulators for fixed factor (elevated pressure) meter sets, sets relief valves whenneeded and engineers and supplies metering equipment for large jobs. Inaddition, the analyst tracks all gas measurement related inventory, including partsfor the repair work within the lab, tracks the maintenance of all lab equipment,prepares testing reports and provides backup supervision to lab productionemployees.Q. Are you proposing additional positions for the NYSEG Gas Meter Lab?A. Yes, NYSEG is proposing to add a Supervisor position in the Gas Meter Lab.Currently, the position is vacant and the manager of meter services provideslimited supervision to lab personnel.Q. Are you proposing to add additional positions for the NYSEG Electric MeterLab?A. Yes, as indicated in Exhibit __ (NYSEGCROGAS-5) (Incremental Positions), sixfull-time equivalent positions are being proposed. The NYSEG Electric MeterLab also includes the Rubber Goods Testing function. There are currently sevenhourly production employees, one hourly clerk, one meter engineer, and onesupervisor. The meter engineer is involved in every special project involving91