FY 2000 proposal 20149

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20149 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleDevelop Research Priorities for Fall Chinook in the Columbia River Basin
Proposal ID20149
OrganizationPacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameDennis D. Dauble
Mailing addressP.O. Box 999, MSIN: K6-85 Richland, WA 99352
Phone / email5093763631 / dd.dauble@pnl.gov
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinMainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide
Short descriptionConduct a synthesis of ongoing and planned fall chinook salmon research, examine the factors that have resulted in successful fall chinook populations (i.e., Hanford Reach) and apply this knowledge to other locations in the Columbia Basin.
Target speciesFall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
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Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
20541 Snake River fall chinook salmon studies/Umbrella Proposal
9105 Determine if salmon are successfully spawning below lower Columbia main st…
9131 Evaluate fall chinook and chum spawing, production, and habitat use in the…
9102900 Life history and survival of fall chinook salmon in Columbia River basin
9403400 Assessing summer and fall chinook salmon restoration in the Snake River ba…
9406900 A spawning habitat model to aid recovery plans for Snake River fall chinook
9603301 Supplement and enhance the two existing stocks of Yakima R. fall chinook
9701400 Evaluation of juvenile fall chinook stranding on the Hanford Reach
9801003 Monitor and evaluate the spawning distribution of Snake River fall chinook…
9801004 Monitor and evaluate yearling Snake River fall chinook released upstream o…
Assessment of the impacts of development and operation of the Columbia Riv…

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

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Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2000 cost
Personnel $31,782
Fringe $5,962
Supplies $0
Travel $5,087
Indirect $9,313
Other Duplicating $450
Subcontractor $17,486
$70,080
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$70,080
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$70,080
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
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Schedule Constraints: Coordination of researcher availability


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Do not fund. The approach described may be more appropriately undertaken by an independent panel that is not receiving current funds in the Columbia River.

Comments: This proposal is fundamentally a planning exercise to develop a research framework for fall chinook salmon. The project proposes to carry out extensive interviews and workshops so as to allow production of a "conceptual framework" for future fall chinook salmon research in the Columbia river system. The thrust of the argument seems to be that "the number of projects have increased to the point that informal yearly meetings are insufficient to develop long-term planning objectives for the entire Columbia River basin." While the number of projects is large, the proposal fails to demonstrate a problem that this has created.

An "umbrella" framework clearly would be beneficial for establishing goals and objectives, research requirements, coordinating activities, etc. However, it is not clear that the approach in this proposal would be effective in creating a useful and successful organization. A weakness in the proposed approach is that there is no mechanism identified for providing an ongoing process of review and direction. Even if the proposed work were completed successfully, it would result in only a "snapshot" summary. Further, the proposal should also indicate how agreement would be achieved among all the different agencies, etc. that must be involved if this effort is to be successful. Simply talking to everyone and/or inviting everyone to a workshop will likely not be sufficient. In three days of proposed workshops, how reasonable is it to expect consensus on a basin-wide research framework for all fall chinook salmon?

One reviewer identified a concern that the proponents have too much of their own jobs depending on successful funding of fall chinook research. Although they might not intend their final product to be self-serving, they certainly seem to be in a compromising position to produce such a document. Thus, the proposal may be a good idea but the proponents inappropriate. An "independent panel" could do the development of such a research plan with no current funding in the Columbia River.


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Technical Criteria 1: Met? no - This is a proposal to conduct workshops. All of this is already being accomplished under the fall chinook studies. The proposal is a complete overlap with #20541.

Programmatic Criteria 2: Met? no -

Milestone Criteria 3: Met? NA -

Resource Criteria 4: Met? NA -


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

This work can be done without targeted funding. Does not provide new information. This work can be included in existing annual review of BPA projects or other management forums.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting];