FY 2001 Ongoing proposal 199601700

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

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Provide Technical Support to BPA and Regional Analytical Forums
Proposal ID	199601700
Organization	BioAnalysts, Inc.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Dr. Albert Giorgi
Mailing address	7981 168 Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052
Phone / email	4258838295 / aegiorgi@nwlink.com
Manager authorizing this project	Jim Geiselman (BPA)
Review cycle	FY 2001 Ongoing
Province / Subbasin	Systemwide / Systemwide
Short description	Provide analytical support for evaluating fisheries plans and recovery and mitigation efforts as required of BPA and other federal agencies for compliance under ESA, NEPA, and the Northwest Power Act.
Target species

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description

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
2000	Participated as an analyst and author in the PATH forum
1999	Participated as an analyst and author in the PATH forum
1998	Participated as an analyst and author in the PATH forum
1997	Participated as an analyst and author in the PATH forum

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost	Subcontractor
1. Provide quantitative analyses of management alternatives for Columbia Basin anadromous and resident fish species.			$0
2. Identify and evaluate key scientific hypotheses.			$0
3. Document critical uncertainties and recommend research to resolve such.			$0

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 2001 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 2001 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 2001 cost
1. Provide quantitative analyses of management alternatives for Columbia Basin anadromous and resident fish species.	a. Provide data support for the development of biological models. b. Assess the efficacy of All-H alternatives. c. Develop performance standards. d. Participate in regional analytical forums.	The tasks would be conducted on an ongoing basis as requested by the sponsoring agency (BPA)	$55,000
2. Identify and evaluate key scientific hypotheses.	a. Evaluate current research results. b. Assemble weight of evidence from the scientific literature.	same	$27,500
3. Document critical uncertainties and identify and describe research to resolve such.	a. Identify information gaps. b. Develop experimental management actions to resolve uncertainties.	same	$27,500

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2003	FY 2005	FY 2004	FY 2002
$110,000	$110,000	$110,000	$110,000

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2001 cost
Personnel	FTE: Approximately 0.5, as averaged over the staff projected to work on the project.	$59,200
Travel		$7,113
Indirect	total includes all OH with fringe benefits (57%), FICA, B&O tax	$43,687
		$110,000

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$110,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2001 budget request	$110,000
FY 2001 forecast from 2000	$110,000
% 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:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Ongoing Funding: no; New Funding: no

Date:
Jul 14, 2000

Comment:

There is no change in scope of work or budget.

The NWPPC has decided to stop funding PATH related projects. This is a PATH project and should not be funded to remain consistent with the Council recommendation for tribal, state and federal agency participation in PATH.

This project fails to inform critical management decisions. The project should include such services as a part of other projects tied to specific tasks or products. This project should not be funded as part of the Fish and Wildlife Program since it is not subject to the same standards of the regional review process.

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Combine into Technical Support Program

Date:
Sep 8, 2000

Comment:

BPA proposes combining many of the tasks associated with these projects into what is now referred to as the Technical Support Project. Funding for specific tasks would not be associated with a specific project in the Council's Direct Program. The Technical Support Project would provide analytical capabilities and analyses needed for fish mitigation and fish impact assessments required of BPA and other federal agencies for compliance with ESA, NEPA, the NW Power Act, and the Clean Water Act. It provides critical analyses needed for management decisions on both a real-time and planning horizon basis and an assessment of the implications of those decisions. Much of this work is currently both direct and indirect support for ESA Biological Assessments and Biological Opinion (BO) consultations, and compliance with multiple analytical, research, and monitoring RPAs of the BO. Parallel analytical work is performed to support our oversight, coordination, and implementation responsibilities for the regional Fish and Wildlife Program. Following is a list of Technical Support Project tasks that BPA believes may be required during FY01 and estimated costs.

Task	ESTIMATED FY01 COST
Participation, critical review, and coordination with NMFS CRI analyses	$100,000
Participation, critical review and coordination with NPPC EDT analyses	$50,000
Juvenile and adult fish passage modeling development, application, and data support	$70,000
Conservation biology /extinction risk applications for recovery plans	$50,000
Hydro measures assessments	$50,000
Habitat measures and watershed assessments	$150,000
Hatchery and harvest measures assessments	$50,000
One-year and five-year Action Plan development and review	$100,000
Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Plan development/evaluation	$100,000
Management framework and performance measures development and application	$50,000
BiOp consultation and review	$50,000
Record of Decision development and review	$50,000
Regional scientific forums/workgroups participation and coordination	$50,000
Life-cycle modeling	$50,000
Program integration and assessment of progress toward meeting mitigation and recovery goals	$50,000
TOTAL	$1,200,000

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund

Date:
Sep 13, 2000

Comment:

Bonneville will fund any future contracts from technical support placeholder