FY 2003 Mainstem/Systemwide proposal 200307000

Section 1. General administrative information
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Section 4. Budgets for planning/design phase
Section 5. Budgets for construction/implementation phase
Section 6. Budgets for operations/maintenance phase
Section 7. Budgets for monitoring/evaluation phase
Section 8. Budget summary

Reviews and Recommendations

Additional documents

Title	Type
35008 Narrative	Narrative
35008 Powerpoint Presentation	Powerpoint Presentation
35008 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Systemwide Lamprey Program Coordinator
Proposal ID	200307000
Organization	U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Jennifer M. Bayer
Mailing address	CRRL, 5501A Cook-Underwood Road Cook, WA 9865
Phone / email	5095382299 / jennifer_bayer@usgs.gov
Manager authorizing this project	James G. Seelye
Review cycle	Mainstem/Systemwide
Province / Subbasin	Mainstem/Systemwide /
Short description	Provide coordination for the Lamprey Technical Working Group
Target species	Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata)

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
		systemwide

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
	new project

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
199402600	Pacific Lamprey Research and Restoration Project. This project includes sub-project: Olfactory sensitivity of Pacific lampreys to petromyzonol sulfate (subcontract performed by USGS)	These projects would benefit from coordination.
200002800	Evaluate Status of Pacific Lamprey in the Clearwater River Drainage, Idaho	This project would benefit from coordination.
25007	Determine lamprey species composition, larval distribution and adult abundance in the Deschutes Subbasin	This project would benefit from coordination.
200001400	Evaluate habitat use and population dynamics of lampreys in Cedar Creek	This project would benefit from coordination.
200002900	Identification of larval Pacific lamprey, river lamprey, and western brook lamprey and thermal requirements of early life history stages of lampreys	This project would benefit from coordination.
25007	Determine lamprey species composition, larval distribution and adult abundance in the Deschutes Subbasin	This project would benefit from coordination.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost
1. Conduct annual meeting of Lamprey Technical Workgroup to disseminate research results, and identify and prioritize research needs	a. plan and facilitate meetings, b. prepare and report summary of meeting results, c. update Program Summary documents	3	$40,967
2. Establish quarterly newsletter for LTWG to disseminate information about planning and review processes and other relevant topics	a. solicit readers and contributors, b. compose, compile, edit, and distribute newsletter	3	$14,081
3. Determine a mechanism (and then develop this mechanism) that will best suit the needs of LTWG members and stakeholders to track historic information such as current and past research and management needs, efforts, and results related to lampreys	a. solicit input from LTWG members and stakeholders as to what types of information are important to LTWG members and what would be an effective means to exchange this information; b. develop mechanism to collate and provide access to desired information	3	$28,161
4. Coordinate with organizers of scientific meetings so that knowledge gained from research and monitoring efforts in the CRB becomes accessible to others	a. coordinate with organizers of pertinent scientific meetings provide outlets for the results of work conducted in the CRB	3	$9,387
5. Serve as liaison to provide information and coordination as feasible with USACE-funded lamprey research and monitoring in the CRB	a. establish a relationship with the ACOE in order to seek information about USACE-funded work and share information about BPA-funded work	3	$9,387
6. Establish outreach program	a. work with BPA public affairs staff on public outreach issues and facilitate outreach between LTWG members and the public.		$9,387

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Conduct annual meeting of Lamprey Technical Workgroup to disseminate research results, and identify and prioritize research needs	2004	2007	$148,851
2. Maintain quarterly newsletter for LTWG to disseminate information about planning and review processes and other relevant topics	2004	2007	$47,310
3. Maintain mechanism to track historic information such as current and past research and management needs, efforts, and results related to lampreys so that this information is available to LTWG members and stakeholders	2004	2007	$94,621
4. Coordinate with organizers of scientific meetings so that knowledge gained from research and monitoring efforts in the CRB becomes accessible to others	2004	2007	$31,540
5. Serve as liaison to provide information and coordination as feasible with USACE-funded lamprey research and monitoring in the CRB	2004	2007	$31,540
6. Maintain outreach program	2004	2007	$31,540

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007
$96,351	$96,351	$96,351	$96,351

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2003 cost
Personnel	FTE: 1.1	$48,787
Fringe	.3 rate	$14,636
Travel	mileage, airfare, lodging/per diem	$12,500
Indirect	annually determined rate	$27,947
Other	meeting costs	$7,500
		$111,370

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2003 cost	$111,370
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2003 budget request	$111,370
FY 2003 forecast from 2002	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
USGS WFRC CRRL	office facilities, technical advice (expertise in lamprey research)	$40,000	in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 2002-13)

Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate

Date:
Aug 2, 2002

Comment:

A response is needed. The ISRP favors coordination among lamprey projects, but the sponsors need to better justify why a formal, funded coordinator position is necessary and if the approach presented in the proposal is generally supported by lamprey researchers and managers throughout the basin. One coordination task that is not specified in the proposal is integrated, basinwide planning of lamprey research and restoration projects. This would seem an appropriate task for a Coordinator position.

The proposal seems excessive and overly expensive. Most of the coordination given in the proposal is what we would expect of any PI having a lamprey project. Except for the hosting of an annual meeting, which can cost extra, all the things proposed could be done within one or more existing lamprey projects. Is there support for one focal organization among the basin researchers and managers? A newsletter could also be rotated and done as a professional activity by one of the investigators. If some extra money is needed, then a registration or subscription fee could be charged that would tap the annual budgets of each lamprey project.

Pages 8-10 of the Program Summary lists proposed project needs and priorities for the lamprey program. It does not mention this proposal (35008) nor the need for a Systemwide Lamprey Program Coordinator to support the Lamprey Technical Working Group; thus, the ISRP is unclear of the level of support for this project from the LTWG, something that would be critical to program success if funded.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
High Priority

Date:
Oct 24, 2002

Comment:

If this project moves forward, funding should be provided to support the coordinator (part-time position). Activities under this project should lead to development of a coordinated RM&E plan for lamprey in the basin, so research and monitoring tasks can be prioritized on a systemwide basis. USFWS has indicated that they have a budget for supporting a partial FTE to support this coordination task.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2002-14)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Nov 5, 2002

Comment:

Fundable in part. We disagree with CBFWA's high priority designation of the project. The response was not adequate. The ISRP does not recommend funding of the Lamprey Coordinator position, but does recommend funding support for an annual workshop that would allow biologists from throughout the basin to meet, review projects, and coordinate work.

The ISRP favors coordination among lamprey projects, but the sponsors need to better justify why a formal, funded coordinator position is necessary and if the approach presented in the proposal is generally supported by lamprey researchers and managers throughout the basin. One coordination task that is not specified in the proposal is integrated, basinwide planning of lamprey research and restoration projects. This would seem an appropriate task for a Coordinator position. However, the sponsor's response did not answer our questions; rather it merely commented on our comments. The absence of letters of support from the lamprey researchers demonstrating their support for the proposal, especially for the USGS as lead, may indicate a lack of support for a coordinator or for this agency as the lead.

The draft Columbia River Lamprey Program Summary (February 22, 2002) appears to address many of the ISRP's concerns about program level coordination. The Program Summary lists all ongoing lamprey research, describes how projects are interrelated and coordinated, and identifies critically needed research projects, major uncertainties, and future management actions. The Program Summary specifically addresses concerns raised by the ISRP during its review of lamprey projects in last year's review of the Columbia Plateau Province. Pages 8-10 of the Program Summary lists proposed project needs and priorities for the lamprey program. It does not mention this proposal (35008) nor the need for a Systemwide Lamprey Program Coordinator to support the Lamprey Technical Working Group; thus, the ISRP is unclear of the level of support for this project from the LTWG, something that would be critical to program success if funded.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Jan 21, 2003

Comment:

Comments
Not Reviewed

Already ESA Required?

Biop?
No

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund (Tier 3)

Date:
Jun 11, 2003

Comment:

Category:
3. Other projects not recommended by staff

Comments: