FY 2003 Mainstem/Systemwide proposal 198907201

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
198907201 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Independent Scientific Advisory Board Support
Proposal ID	198907201
Organization	Department of Energy/Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE/ORNL)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Charles C. Coutant
Mailing address	ORNL/ESD/ PO Box 2008/Bldg. 1505: Mail Stop 6036 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6036
Phone / email	8655766830 / coutantcc@ornl.gov
Manager authorizing this project	Mike Schiewe (NMFS), Chip McConnaha (NPPC)
Review cycle	Mainstem/Systemwide
Province / Subbasin	Mainstem/Systemwide /
Short description	Provide support through contract with DOE for Dr. Charles Coutant for the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), for scientific advice to the NWPPC’s FWP, NMFS's ESA program, and the Columbia River Basin Indian Tribes fish and wildlife programs.
Target species	na

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
		na

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
2002	Completion of one review to date: Review of Council briefing document, "Mainstem Passage Strategies in the Columbia River System: Transportation, Spill, and Flow Augmentation." Also working on Supplementation and Tributary Habitat reviews.
2001	Completed 7 reviews including reviews of salmon recovery strategies, the role of hatchery surplus, models (PATH, CRI, EDT, ICBEMP, COHORT), Lower Snake River flow augmentation studies, emergency spill, and 2000 FWP biological objectives.
2000	Completed 5 reviews including reviews of Council's Artificial Production Review performance standards, The Dalles spill research program, and the impact of estuary conditions on the FWP. Conducted most of Model Synthesis Review (2001).
1999	Completion of 7 reviews requested by NMFS, the Council, and Congress including review of the Corps Capital Construction Program (adult passage and scientific overview), a scientific synthesis of recovery plans, and NMFS's Anadromous Fish Appendix.
1998	Completion of 8 reviews requested by NMFS, the Council, and Congress including review of the Corps Capital Construction Program, PIT tag workplan, and the Multi-Species Framework Scientific Principles.
1997	Completion of 8 reviews requested by NMFS and the Council including reviews of downstream passage for salmon, PIT tag research, NMFS Waiver of Dissolved Gas Standard, ecological impacts of BiOp flow provisions on Hungry Horse and Libby resident fishes.
1996	Review of the Fish and Wildlife Program. The Council Report 96-6 by Independent Scientific Group: Return to the River.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
199600500	Independent Scientific Advisory Board	This project is to fund Dr. Coutant's participation in the ISAB.

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
1) Provide scientific review and recommendations to the Council, NMFS, and Columbia River Basin Indian Tribes as requested.		3	$100,027

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1) Provide scientific review and recommendations to the Council, NMFS, and Columbia River Basin Indian Tribes as requested.	2003	2005	$300,000

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

FY 2004	FY 2005
$100,000	$100,000

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost	Subcontractor
na	na	na	$0

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	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2003 cost
Personnel	FTE: 446 hrs x $78.75	$35,122
Fringe	47.85%	$16,806
Travel	11 trips @ $135/day @ 4 days per trip; $1,800 airfare/travel Oak Ridge, TN to Portland or Seattle	$25,740
Indirect	General and Administrative Expense; 41.63% for labor; 2.88% for travel.	$22,359
		$100,027

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2003 cost	$100,027
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2003 budget request	$100,027
FY 2003 forecast from 2002	$100,000
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or 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:
Not applicable - no response required

Date:
Aug 2, 2002

Comment:

Not applicable, conflict of interest.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
NWPPC responsibility

Date:
Oct 24, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2002-14)

Recommendation:
Not Reviewed

Date:
Nov 5, 2002

Comment:

Not applicable, conflict of interest.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Jan 21, 2003

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit
Indirect benefit through scientific review of all proposals submitted under the Fish and Wildlife Program

Comments
The ISRP function is legislatively mandated.

Already ESA Required?
No

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:
Placeholder

REVIEW:
Project Sponsor Request for FY04-05

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment: