FY 2001 Ongoing proposal 199901800

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	Characterize and quantify residual steelhead in the Clearwater River, Idaho
Proposal ID	199901800
Organization	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Patricia E. Bigelow
Mailing address	P.O. Box 18 Ahsahka, ID 83520
Phone / email	2084767918 / patricia_bigelow@fws.gov
Manager authorizing this project	USFWS
Review cycle	FY 2001 Ongoing
Province / Subbasin	Mountain Snake / Clearwater
Short description	Describe unsuccessful hatchery smolts released into the Clearwater basin. Assess potential negative interactions with wild steelhead and recommend modifications to hatchery practices to produce more effective smolts and reduce hatchery/wild interactions.
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
1999	Start-up year; all major equipment was purchased and fine-tuned. Includes electrofishing and field gear.
	4500 juvenile steelhead were PIT tagged and released, stratified by size, rearing system, and release site; Emigration success was monitored through the Ptagis database to evaluate survival, and emigration success and timing.
	Over 300 residual steelhead were sampled in the Clearwater River and its tributaries downstream of Dworshak NFH; data on emigration, sex ratio, piscivory, maturity., and hatchery variables are being processed.
2000	4500 juvenile steelhead were PIT tagged and released, stratified by size, rearing system, and release site; Emigration success was monitored through the Ptagis database to evaluate survival, and emigration success and timing.
	Began collecting data on residual steelhead in the Clearwater River and its tributaries downstream of Dworshak NFH in April, 2000.

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

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. Estimate emigration success of Dworshak NFH steelhead smolts	a. PIT tag steelhead, stratified by size, release site, and rearing system	4	$22,800
	b. Monitor emigration success via Ptagis database	4	$7,450
2. Estimate number of unsuccessful smolts residing in the Clearwater River (residuals)	a. Multiple sampling of the Clearwater mainstem and tributaries	4	$24,400
	b. Estimate population using mark/recapture techniques	4	$8,200
3. Describe residuals	a. Monitor movement and growth of recaptured residuals	4	$8,400
	b. Determine sex, maturity level, and incidence of piscivory	4	$12,820
	c. Determine hatchery origin, rearing system, and release site	4	$12,200
	d. Compare characteristics of successful vs. unsuccessful smolts (using mark/recapture, PIT tag, and coded-wire tag data)	4	$11,400
	e. Assess relation between residualism and hatchery practices. Where possible, recommend changes in hatchery practices to reduce residualism	1	$0
4. Determine if relations exist between residualism rate, persistence of residuals, and in-river conditions	a. Collect in-river conditions data on water flow and temperature	1	$0
	b. Analyze relations of residualism to in-river conditions	1	$0

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2003	FY 2002
$30,000	$110,700

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2001 cost
Personnel	FTE: 1.7	$50,825
Fringe	18%	$9,150
Supplies	fuel, boat maintenance, lab supplies, misc.	$9,025
Travel		$500
Indirect	USFWS overhead (34.2%)	$23,770
PIT tags	# of tags: 6000	$14,400
		$107,670

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$107,670
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2001 budget request	$107,670
FY 2001 forecast from 2000	$86,000
% change from forecast	25.2%

Reason for change in estimated budget

Salary underestimated by ~ $14,000 (COLA, step increases, and additional hours); Supplies underestimated by ~$1,800 (particularly boat maintenance and fuel); and resulting indirect costs underestimated by ~$6,700.

Reason for change in scope

n/a

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: yes; New Funding: no

Date:
Jul 14, 2000

Comment:

Salaries were underestimated by $15,275 (COLA, step increases, and additional hours); supplies were underestimated by $3,025 (particularly boat maintenance and fuel); and the resulting indirect costs were underestimated by $6,370. There is no change in the scope of work.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 13, 2000

Comment:

Rationale: Budget increase inappropriate in this review.