FY 2003 Mainstem/Systemwide proposal 199008000
Contents
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 |
|---|---|
| 199008000 Narrative | Narrative |
| 199008000 Powerpoint Presentation | Powerpoint Presentation |
| 199008000 Sponsor Response to the ISRP | Response |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Columbia Basin Pit Tag Information System |
| Proposal ID | 199008000 |
| Organization | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Carter Stein |
| Mailing address | 45 SE 82nd Ave. Gladstone, OR 97027-2522 |
| Phone / email | 5036505400 / [email protected] |
| Manager authorizing this project | Randy Fisher |
| Review cycle | Mainstem/Systemwide |
| Province / Subbasin | Mainstem/Systemwide / |
| Short description | Provides basic infrastructure for all PIT tag related projects in Columbia River Basin. Operates and maintains long-term data repository for PIT tag information,.Operates and maintains permanent PIT tag interrogation sites. Supports other PIT research. |
| Target species | Anadromous Salmonids, Lamprey, Bulltrout, Cutthroat trout, others. |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System Wide |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
| RPA |
|---|
| 198 |
| 166 |
| 50,192,109,118,119 |
| 45,46,47,189 |
| 82,83,71,104,134, |
| 87, 94, 193, 87, 97 |
| 180 |
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMFS/BPA | Action 198 | NMFS | The Action Agencies, in coordination with NMFS, USFWS, and other Federal agencies, NWPPC, states, and Tribes, shall develop a common data management system for fish populations, water quality, and habitat data. |
| NMFS | Action 193 | NMFS | The Action Agencies shall investigate state-of-the-art, novel fish detection and tagging techniques for use, if warranted, in long-term research, monitoring, and evaluation efforts. |
| NMFS/BPA | Action 50 | NMFS | BPA and the Corps shall install necessary adult PIT-tag detectors at appropriate FCRPS projects before the expected return of adult salmon from the 2001 juvenile outmigration. |
| NMFS/BPA | Action 185 | NMFS | The Action Agencies shall continue to fund and expand, as appropriate, fish marking and recapturing programs aimed at defining juvenile migrant survival for both transported and nontransported migrants and adult returns for both groups. These studies shall also compare the SARs of transported and nontransported fish to calculate the differential delayed mortality (D), if any, of transported fish. |
| NMFS/BPA | Action 192 | NMFS | As set out in Action 50 (Section 9.6.1.3.4), BPA and the Corps shall install necessary adult PIT-tag detectors at appropriate FCRPS projects before the expected return of adult salmon from the 2001 juvenile outmigration. These adult PIT-tag detectors shall be used as needed for calculating transport benefits, conversion rates, and SARs for listed salmon and steelhead. |
Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 105,000 PIT Tags Used by NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging Projects |
| 1991 | 117,500 PIT Tags Used by NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging Projects |
| 1992 | 118,500 PIT Tags Used by NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging Projects |
| 1990-2002 | Training and Coordination for NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging Projects. Update PIT Tag Specifications Document, Marking Procedures Document, PTAGIS User Manuals |
| 1990-2002 | Operation and Maintenance of Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System |
| 1990-1992 | Transferred PTAGIS system from NMFS Sandpoint computers to PSMFC. |
| 1990-1992 | Implemented prototype centralized PIT tag data collection and distribution system. |
| 1993 | Assumed installation, operations and maintenance responsiblities from NMFS. |
| 1993 | Automated data collection from remote interrogation sites. |
| 1993 | Assisted NMFS installation of PIT system at Lower Monumental. |
| 1993 | Intitiated implementation of more robust data validatation and auditing. |
| 1993 | Conducted PIT Tag Workshop |
| 1993 | 200,450 PIT Tags Used by NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging Projects |
| 1994 | Purchase Sun S1000 server and prepared processes to port to new machine |
| 1994 | Installed new McNary Juvenile interrogation system. |
| 1994 | Constructed new interrogation data loading (IDL) processes to support record load anticipated for 1995. |
| 1994 | 389,400 PIT Tags Used by NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging Projects |
| 1995 | Implememented client-side (personal computer based) validation utilities for PIT tag marking data providers. |
| 1995 | Intiated development of ISO Transition Project Planning. |
| 1995 | Deployed unix-based interrogation data collection platform prototype at Lower Granite Experimental location to support NMFS Separation by Code research and development (FWP 198331900) |
| 1995 | Conducted PIT Tag Workshop. |
| 1995 | Installed prototype separation by code interrogation system components at Lower Granite Dam in support of NMFS Research and Development (FWP 198331900). |
| 1995 | 567,100 PIT Tags Used by NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging Projects |
| 1996 | Deployed new, unix based, interrogation data collection platform in production, system-wide. |
| 1996 | Installed CRC firmware rev 645-0002-Rev. RB1 cksum: 127a to reduce mis-read tags at all interrogation sites. |
| 1996 | Coordinated development of ISO Transition. Developed ISO Portable Transceiver Requirements Draft. |
| 1996 | Conducted PIT Tag Workshop |
| 1996 | Provided funding and assistance for CRITFC PIT tag recovery at pisciverous bird colony at Rice Island in Columbia River Estuary. |
| 1996 | Coordinated ISO Stationary transceiver evaluations. |
| 1996 | 435,325 PIT Tags Used by NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging Projects. |
| 1997 | Deployed 'alpha' release of new windows based PIT tagging software that supports ISO tag codes (PITTAG2.EXE). |
| 1997 | Deployed Cumulative Efficiency Report Tool to determince PIT tag interrogation system coil reading efficiencies. |
| 1997 | Deployed High Speed Interrogation Data Collection Bus at all interrogation sites (400x Upgrade) |
| 1997 | Increased PTAGIS data storage system on S1000 server to 60GB. |
| 1997 | Coordinated ISO stationary and portable transciever design, development and testing evaluations. |
| 1997 | 618,923 PIT Tags Used by any PIT Tagging Projects in CRB. |
| 1998 | Modified DBMS data structures to accommodate ISO data in production mode. |
| 1998 | Deployed 'beta' release of PITTAG2.EXE for use on Windows 95/98 Operating Systems. |
| 1998 | Coordinated ISO field tests and ISO transition system planning |
| 1998 | 950,560 PIT Tags Used by any PIT Tagging Projects in CRB. |
| 1998 | Separated PIT tag procurement costs from PTAGIS to 199008001. |
| 1998 | Initiated procurement and distribution of 250 portable PIT tag readers to all NWPPC FWP PIT tagging projects. |
| 1998 | Installed and tested new 400kHz interrogation system at John Day dam. |
| 1998 | Installed and tested new ISO interrogation system at John Day dam in support of ISO Stationary Transceiver Tests. |
| 1998 | Assisted NMFS (FWP 198331900) in installation of ISO transceiver equipment at Bonneville Adult Lab Ladder. |
| 1998 | Coordinated 1998 fish marking and field testing of ISO Stationary Transceivers at McNary and John Day dams. |
| 1998 | Provided comparative Survival Study (FWP 199602000) technical and project management support for PIT tag interrogation system prototype deployed at Rapid River fish hatchery. |
| 1998 | Assisted U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla and Portland District, in design of infrastructure requirements to support designs required to install new ISO PIT tag interrogation systems at dams in winter 1999/2000. |
| 1999 | Installed new ISO systems at all mainstem juvenile bypass facilities. |
| 1999 | 1,509,691 PIT Tags Used by any PIT Tagging Projects in CRB. |
| 1999 | Deployed Field Data Validation and Loading (FDVL) Software for loading PIT tag, tagging and release information to PTAGIS. |
| 1999 | Deployed Tag Distribution and Inventory (TDI) application used to manage procurment and distribution of PIT tag to all NWPPC FWP projects. |
| 1999 | Deployed first production release of PITTAG2.EXE. |
| 1999 | Assumed responsibility for coordination and implementaion of Separation by Code projects. |
| 1999 | De-Installed all 400kHz interrogation systems at juvenile passage facilities at dams on Columbia and Snake rivers. |
| 1999 | Assisted U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in managing ISO infrastructure installation at Columbia and Snake River dams. |
| 1999 | Installed new ISO PIT Interrogation systems at juvenile passage facilities at Columbia and Snake River dams. |
| 1999 | Procured and distributed 250 ISO FDX-B Portable PIT Tag Readers to over 50 NWPPC FWP projects. |
| 1999 | Increased PTAGIS data storage capacity to 200GB. |
| 2000 | Produced 2000 PIT Tag Workshop. |
| 2000 | Produced PIT tag Training Video. |
| 2000 | Deployed next generation, windows based, interrogation platform prototype. |
| 2000 | Provided consultation and support for Adult PIT Tag Oversight Committee. |
| 2000 | 1,288,000 PIT Tags Used by any PIT Tagging Projects in CRB. |
| 2000 | Performed research, development and testing on underwater orifice antennas in support of Adult PIT Tag Oversight Committee (APTOC). |
| 2001 | Developed Adult Detection Efficiency (ADE) analysis reports. |
| 2001 | Installed PIT tag interrogation systems at adult fish ladders at Bonneville & McNary dams. |
| 2001 | 1,114,000 PIT Tags Used by any PIT Tagging Projects in CRB. |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 198331900 | New Markinand Monitoring Techniques for Fish | Products delivered from this R&D project to PTAGIS for O&M |
| 198335000 | Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery | PIT Tagging project 13,500 tags. |
| 198335003 | Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery Monitoring And Evaluation | PIT Tagging project 18,200 tags. |
| 198605000 | White Sturgeon Mitigation And Restoration In The Columbia And Snake Rivers | PIT Tagging project. 4,300 tags. |
| 198712700 | Smolt Monitoring by Federal and Non-Federal Agencies | PIT Tagging project. 54,100 tags. |
| 8712703 | Imnaha River Smolt Monitoring Program Project | PIT Tagging project 4,600 tags |
| 8712702 | Comparative Survival Rate Study (CSS) of Hatchery Pit Tagged Chinook | PIT Tagging project 221,500 tags. |
| 198806400 | Kootenai River White Sturgeon Studies and Conservation Aquaculture | PIT Tagging project |
| 198902401 | Evaluate Juvenile Salmonid Outmigration and Survival in the Lower Umatilla River Basin | PIT Tagging Project 8,600 tags. PIT interrogation data collection project. |
| 198909800 | Idaho Supplementation Studies | PIT Tagging Project. 24,000 tags. |
| 198909801 | Evaluate Supplementation Studies in Idaho Rivers (ISS) | PIT Tagging Project. 3,000 tags |
| 198909802 | Evaluate Salmon Supplementation Studies in Idaho Rivers- Nez Perce Tribe | PIT Tagging Project 12,000 tags |
| 198909803 | Salmon Supplementation Studies in Idaho- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes | PIT Tagging Project 2,500 tags |
| 199000500 | Umatilla Fish Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation | PIT Tagging Project 8,600 tags |
| 199000501 | Umatilla Basin Natural Production Monitoring and Evaluation Project | PIT Tagging Project 6,000 tags |
| 199005200 | Performance/Stock Productivity Impacts of Hatchery Supplementation. | PIT Tagging Project 2,000 tags |
| 199005500 | Steelhead Supplementation Studies in Idaho Rivers | PIT Tagging Project 28,000 tags |
| 199102800 | Monitoring smolt migrations of wild Snake River sp/sum chinook salmon | PIT Tagging Project 16,000 tags |
| 199102900 | Understanding the effects of summer flow augmentation on the migratory behavior and survival of fall chinook salmon migrating through L. Granite Res. | PIT Tagging Project 13,500 tags |
| 199105500 | NATURES [Formerly Supplementation Fish Quality (Yakima)] | PIT Tagging Project 6,000 tags |
| 199107100 | Snake River Sockeye Salmon Habitat and Limnological Research | Utilizes PIT tag data for research |
| 199107200 | Redfish Lake Sockeye Salmon Captive Broodstock Program | PIT Tagging Project 6,000 tags |
| 199107300 | Idaho Natural Production Monitoring and Evaluation | PIT Tagging Project 12,500 tags |
| 199202604 | Investigate Life History of Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead in the Grande Ronde River Basin and Monitor Salmonid Populations and Habitat | PIT Tagging Project 18,900 tags |
| 199302900 | Survival Estimates for the Passage of Juvenile Salmonids Through Snake and Columbia River Dams and Reservoirs | PIT Tagging Project 100,000 tags |
| 199305600 | Assessment of Captive Broodstock Technology | PIT Tagging Project 4,000 tags |
| 199403400 | Assessing Summer And Fall Chinook Restoration In The Snake River Basin | PIT Tagging Project 28,000 tags |
| 199506300 | Yakima/Klickitat Monitoring and Evaluation Program | PIT Tagging Project 37,092 tags |
| 199602000 | Comparative Survival Rate Study (CSS) of Hatchery Pit Tagged Chinook & Comparative Survival Study Oversight Committee | PIT Tagging Project 220,000 tags |
| 9603201 | Begin Implementation of Year 1 of the K Pool Master Plan Program | PIT Tagging Project 500 tags |
| 9604000 | Evaluate The Feasibility And Risks Of Coho Reintroduction In Mid-Columbia | PIT Tagging Project 40,000 tags |
| 199604300 | Johnson Creek Artificial Propagation Enhancement Project | PIT Tagging Project 24,500 tags |
| 199700100 | Captive Rearing Project for Salmon River Chinook Salmon | PIT Tagging Project 1,000 tags |
| 199701501 | Imnaha Smolt Survival and Smolt to Adult Return Rate Quantification | PIT Tagging Project 11,300 tags |
| 199701901 | Evaluation of the Life History of Native Salmonids in the Malheur Basin (2) | PIT Tag recaputure project |
| 199800702 | Grande Ronde Supplementation: Lostine River O&M and M&E | PIT Tagging Project 8,000 tags |
| 199800703 | Facility O&M And Program M&E For Grande Ronde Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead | PIT Tag data analysis project |
| 199801001 | Grande Ronde Basin Spring Chinook Captive Broodstock Program | PIT Tagging Project 1,600 tags |
| 9801002 | Captive Rearing Initiative for Salmon River Chinook Salmon - M & E | PIT Tagging coordination with other NWPPC FWP projects |
| 199801004 | Monitor and EvaluateYearling Snake River Fall Chinook Released Upstream Of Lower Granite Dam | PIT Tagging Project 27,500 tags |
| 199801006 | Captive Broodstock Artificial Propagation | PIT Tagging Project 8,000 tags |
| 199801600 | Monitor Natural Escapement & Productivity of John Day Basin Spring Chinook | PIT Tagging Project 8,000 tags |
| 199801900 | Wind River Watershed Restoration | PIT Tagging Project 1,000 tags |
| 199901800 | Characterize and quantify residual steelhead in the Clearwater River, Idaho | PIT Tagging Project 6,000 tags |
| 199902400 | Bull trout population assessment in the Columbia River Gorge, WA. | PIT Tag data analysis project |
| 200001700 | Recondition Wild Steelhead Kelts | PIT Tagging Project 600 tags |
| 9105100 | Run Timing Predictions for the Columbia River Basin Including Individual ESA Demes and Analysis of Tagging Data | Utilizes PIT Tag Data for Basic Research |
| 8910800 | CRISP Modelling | Utilizes PIT Tag Data for basic research |
| 5500100 | Analysis of Smolt Migration Rate & Survival Based on Pit-Tag Recoveries | Utilizes PIT Tag Data for basic research |
| 199008001 | PIT Tag Purchase and Distribution | This is the placeholder account for the purchase and distribution of PIT tags. Contact John Rowan @ BPA. |
| 199007700 | Northern Pikeminnow Management Program | Recaputure of PIT tags from smolt ingested by Norther Pike Minnow. Require PTAGIS training, software and data management services. |
| 999999999 | USACE task 4 tpe-w-00-1 | MCN Transportation Study w/ Leavenworth Fish |
| 999999999 | USACE ADS-02-06 | Kelt Study at LGR |
| 999999999 | USACE TPE-W-001 | McNary Mid-Columbia Transport Study Leavenworth Fish |
| 999999999 | USACE no-code-provided by usace | NMFS Hammond Columbia River Estuary Tagging |
| 999999999 | USACE no-code-provided by usace | USFWS tagging at Winthrop and Entiat for NMFS transportation Study at McNary Dam |
| 999999999 | USACE BPS-00-9, 10 | USFWS CSS supplementation for Congletons' physiological work from Dworshak Hatchery |
| 999999999 | USACE BPS-00-9,10 | NMFS Delayed mortality study at Bonneville tagged at Rapid River and McCall, ID by IDFG. |
| 999999999 | USACE no-code-provided | NMFS Full Flow Bypass Tests at McNary Dam |
| 999999999 | Others | Other projects that depend upon the PTAGIS data repository, PTAGIS consultation, training, software, support and coordination assets that are not otherwise regionally coordinated with NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging projects via Columbia Basin PIT Tag Steering Com. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Operate and maintain the centralized Columbia River Basin-wide database for PIT Tagged Fish | a. DBMS Administration and Maintenance | All tasks on-going unless otherwise identified. | $122,246 | |
| 1 | DBMS Server Software Process Support and Maintenance | $287,040 | Yes | |
| 1 | c. DBMS Server New Software Process Development | $28,704 | Yes | |
| 1 | d. Web Application Software Development and Maintenance | $71,760 | Yes | |
| 1 | e. Client Tools Software Support and Maintenance | $200,793 | ||
| 1 | f. Data Center Operations and Systems Management | $115,575 | Yes | |
| 1 | $0 | |||
| 2. Install, operate and maintain permanent interrogation systems and provide the interrogation data to PTAGIS in near-real time. | a. Provide pre-season equipment installation, tuning and startup for PTAGIS supported interrogation systems. | All tasks on-going unless otherwise identified. | $404,885 | |
| 2 | Contract Services for 2.a above | $41,860 | Yes | |
| 2 | b. Provide in-season operations and maintenance for PTAGIS supported interrogation systems | $292,062 | ||
| 2 | c. Provide post-season equipment shut-down of PTAGIS supported interrogation systems. | $36,508 | ||
| 2 | d. Update "PTAGIS Field Operations Standard Operating Procedures" Documentation | $16,744 | ||
| 2 | e. Replace Adult PIT tag, underwater orifice antennas as required. | $71,797 | ||
| 2 | f. Develop standard, in-stream, interrogation platform. | $35,169 | ||
| 2 | g. Integrate “Full Flow Bypass” PIT tag electronics into PTAGIS standard data collection platforms at Ice Harbor and John Day. | $51,269 | ||
| 2 | $0 | |||
| 3.Research, develop and support hardware and software tools required by FWP projects that depend upon PIT tags for research, management or operations. | a. Update "Separation by By Code" Project Operation and Coordination Documentation. | All tasks on-going unless otherwise identified. | $12,169 | |
| 3 | b. Build Web based Separation by Code Project Request, Coordination and Reporting application | $12,169 | ||
| 3 | c. Integrate new DBMS Server Software Process Automation into PTAGIS Production System. | $40,873 | Yes | |
| 3 | d. Provide day to day management, coordination and operations of SxC projects for all PTAGIS supported SxC sites. | $121,693 | ||
| 3 | e. Design, build and test second generation SxC software based upon requirements defined by Multimon software (developed by NMFS under FWP 198331900) for beta-deployment in 2003 and production deployment in 2004. | $85,185 | ||
| 3 | $0 | |||
| 4. Provide training, system information, coordination, consultation and support for all Columbia Basin PIT tag research projects through the development of user manuals, newsletters, workshops, videos, etc. | a. Update "Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System Source Data Input Specifications" (PIT Tag Spec Doc). | All tasks on-going unless otherwise identified. | $24,339 | |
| 4 | b. Produce monthly "PTAGIS Newsletter" | $20,930 | ||
| 4 | c. Develop Technical Application Notes for Web publication | $30,423 | ||
| 4 | d. Conduct Training sessions for PTAGIS software users. | $12,169 | ||
| 4 | e. Produce bi-annual PIT Tag Workshop to provide continuity to PTAGIS system users. | $33,488 | Yes | |
| 4 | $0 | |||
| 5. Manage the purchase and distribution of PIT tags and PIT tag detection equipment for all NWPPC FWP projects. | a. Develop Tag Forecasts for NWPPC FWP Projects. | All tasks on-going unless otherwise identified. | $12,169 | |
| 5 | b. Purchase PIT Tags based upon Forecast and receive into inventory upon delivery. | $12,169 | ||
| 5 | c. Coordinate PIT Tag Distribution Requests with NWPPC FWP Projects and BPA. | $12,169 | ||
| 5 | d. Distribute PIT Tags to NWPPC FWP Projects | $12,169 | ||
| 5 | e. Audit Inventory to assure TDI System information is consistent with physical inventory. | $24,339 | ||
| 5 | f. Produce Real-Time Forecast and Distribution Reports. | $35,880 | Yes | |
| 5 | g. Develop Web Base PIT Tag Forecast Process. | $35,880 | Yes | |
| 5 | h. Develop Web Based PIT Tag Distribution Request process. | $35,880 | Yes | |
| 5 | i. Manage centralized procurement, distribution, returns of PIT tag interrogation equipment for NWPPC FWP projects funded by BPA | $18,253 | ||
| 6. Additional support actions related to PIT tag data recovery, System-wide Planning and Coordination and Public Outreach | a. Provide liaison with general public | All tasks on-going unless otherwise identified. | $17,919 | |
| 6 | b. Provide liaison with Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authorities, Fish Passage Advisory Committee's, PIT Tag Steering Committee (PTSC). | $12,169 | ||
| 6 | c. Provide liaison with NWPPC FWP PIT Tagging projects that fall outside the scope of the PTSC. | $12,169 | ||
| 6 | d. Provide liaison with other federal agencies PIT Tagging project that utilize the NWPPC's FWP PIT Tag Information System infrastructure. | $12,169 | ||
| 6 | e. Provide liaison with other, non-profit, institutions. | $12,169 | ||
| 6 | $0 | |||
| 7. Project Administration and Management | a. Manage project personnel, and resources to implement project objectives. | All tasks on-going unless otherwise identified. | $12,169 | |
| 7 | b. Develop overall project architecture and strategic plans to support NWPPC FWP PIT Tag program for long-term operations and project support. | $12,169 | ||
| 7 | c. Develop disaster recovery plans for data systems operations, field systems operations. | $12,169 | ||
| 7 | d. Develop annual Statements of Work and Budgets for BPA funding requests. | $12,169 | ||
| 7 | e. Write PTAGIS Annual Progress Reports. | $12,169 | ||
| 7 | f. Develop NWPPC FWP Rolling Province Review Project Proposals. | $12,169 | ||
| 7 | g. Develop statements of work for sub-contracts. | $12,172 | ||
| 7 | i. Manage sub-contractors. | $12,172 |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Operate and maintain the centralized Columbia River Basin-wide database for PIT-tagged Fish (at Gladstone, OR) | 2004 | 2007 | $3,304,472 |
| 2. Install, operate and maintain permanent interrogation systems and provide the interrogation data to PTAGIS in near-real time (at Kennewick, WA) | 2004 | 2007 | $3,801,176 |
| 3. Provide coordination and support for research projects that depend upon selective segregation of fish by code (SxC) at Columbia Basin fish collection facilities. | 2004 | 2007 | $1,088,356 |
| 4. Provide training, system information, coordination, consultation and support for all Columbia Basin PIT tag research projects through the development of user manuals, newsletters, workshops, videos, etc. | 2004 | 2007 | $485,395 |
| 5. Manage the purchase and distribution of PIT tags and PIT tag detection equipment for all NWPPC FWP projects. | 2004 | 2007 | $795,637 |
| 6. Additional support actions related to PIT tag data recovery, System-wide Planning and Coordination and Public Outreach | 2004 | 2007 | $266,385 |
| 7. Project Administration and Management | 2004 | 2007 | $389,416 |
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
| FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,634,019 | $2,739,379 | $2,848,954 | $2,962,912 |
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: 11.75 | $901,000 |
| Fringe | at 38% | $342,380 |
| Supplies | $187,000 | |
| Travel | $34,850 | |
| Indirect | at 15% | $323,179 |
| Capital | $55,002 | |
| NEPA | $0 | |
| PIT tags | # of tags: 0 | $0 |
| Subcontractor | $689,300 | |
| $2,532,711 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2003 cost | $2,532,711 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2003 budget request | $2,532,711 |
| FY 2003 forecast from 2002 | $1,755,810 |
| % change from forecast | 44.2% |
Reason for change in estimated budget
1. Addition of new adult interrogation sites. 2. Addition of new in-stream interrogation sites. 3. Addition of full management responsibility for Separation by Code user coordination, project implementation and software support. 4. Additional process development, database management system software, client software tools to support 1, 2 and 3 above.
Reason for change in scope
1. Addition of new adult interrogation sites. 2. Addition of new in-stream interrogation sites. 3. Addition of full management responsibility for Separation by Code user coordination, project implementation and software support. 4. Additional process development, database management system software, client software tools to support 1, 2 and 3 above.
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
Other budget explanation
See "Within Year Budget Modification Request" proposal for 199008000 submitted to CBFWA on May 23, 2002.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate
Fundable only if response is adequate
Date:
Aug 2, 2002
Aug 2, 2002
Comment:
The programmatic need for operations and maintenance support for collection of PIT tag information is clear. The relationship to many high priority programs is documented. The objectives and activities are clearly listed. Three aspects of the proposal should be clarified in the response. First, what is the process for obtaining metadata on data in PTAGIS and is the process adequate to ensure long-term usefulness of the data. Second, methods were attached to specific tasks, but are too brief to allow scientific review. The methods should include references to written protocols or details should be provided in the proposal to ensure consistent operations in the future. Third, quality assurance goals are specified but monitoring and evaluation of success should be given. A monitoring and evaluation plan must be given in this proposal. It is not appropriate for one of the most quantitative projects to not have a quantitative monitoring and evaluation plan for itself.Comment:
PTAGIS provides support to all PIT tag projects in the Fish and Wildlife Program. CBFWA and PSMFC need to modify the memorandum of agreement to develop non-salmon fish species codes and support non-salmon applications. CBFWA also needs to support PTAGIS's involvement and support of all PIT tag projects occurring in the basin (i.e., USFWS studies). This project meets RPAs 189 and 193.Comment:
I caution decision makers to consider resource and budget impacts to the PTAGIS project prior to approving any new PIT tagging related projects. I further suggest that the CBFWA request that the Action Agencies provide better coordination new PIT tag related initiatives that affect PTAGIS. I have made an effort to identify some savings at the risk of 1) causing continued unpaid overtime work for project staff; 2) deferring project activities related to Corps of Engineers initiatives; 3) reducing 2004-2005 out year cost increases from 4% to 2%. New PIT tag related projects may cause additional increases to the PTAGIS budget as identified by the coordination process suggested above. The 2003 PTAGIS budget is reduced by 1) eliminating one new hire for Database Administration and replacing partial function with consulting services (saves $50,000); 2) removal of Task 2.g, "Integrate Full Flow Bypass PIT tag electronics into PTAGIS standard data collection platforms at Ice Harbor and John Day" (saves $51,269). This activity is required by the Corps of Engineers Columbia Basin Studies program, and it may be funded there already.Comment:
Fundable (qualified). Agree with CBFWA that this is a Corp Program. However, the project should not be funded until the sponsor and the Columbia Basin PIT Tag Steering Committee develop and implement required procedures for storage and retrieval of full metadata on PIT tagged fish before records are stored in PTAGIS. Given the urgent need for the project to include metadata, the budget should not be reduced and may need to be increased.The ISRP acknowledges that some metadata are available in the record stored in PTAGIS for a given PIT tagged fish. However, the metadata are insufficient due to the fact that much of it is optional and the fields are too small to include full information concerning how a given fish has been treated prior to release (e.g., the treatment history of fish reared under a NATURES program or genetic background in a captive breeding program). There should be a requirement to:
Tie the record (tagging and detections) for each PIT tagged fish to the verified migration path of the fish and to a published or electronic permanent document that describes the capture or rearing history and treatment of the fish.At the present time, it is our understanding that the initials of the principal investigator responsible for tagging a fish are stored in the record and one must contact that person to obtain required metadata on a tagged fish. This procedure may have been adequate given the short time that PIT tags have been in use, but in the not too distant future the principal investigators are going to retire or die and the required metadata will be lost.
The ISRP recognizes that this lack of adequate metadata is not the full responsibility of the sponsor and that ownership of data is a concern. However, the verified migration path of a PIT tagged fish and the published documents (or hatchery reports, progress reports, etc.) are absolutely required to ensure maximum long-term scientific value of the information in the database. Perhaps the required documents could be stored in the StreamNet library and then be made available to the public within a limited amount of time. This problem has been pointed out in previous ISRP and ISAB reviews and it appears that little if any progress has been made in resolving the issues.
If funded, this project should be coordinated with other monitoring projects to ensure compatibility of objectives, common methods and protocols. This coordination could be accomplished under the favorably reviewed CBFWA proposal #35033.
Comment:
Statement of Potential Biological BenefitIndirect. The Columbia Basin Pit Tag system provides fish passage and survival data.
Comments
Increasing use of PIT tags and installation of additional detectors has placed a greater burden on the infrastructure necessary to manage the PIT tag data. This proposal helps respond to this need.
Already ESA Required?
No
Biop?
Yes
Comment:
Category:1. Council Staff preferred projects that fit province allocation
Comments:
Address ISRP concerns regarding metadata.
Comment:
This project is largely involved with operation and maintenance of the PIT tag data base and electronic components of PIT detection facilities at dams. As such, it is appropriately designated as an expense project. Budget consistent with NPCC recommendation.Comment:
REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
Funding category:
expense
expense
Date:
May 2005
May 2005
| FY05 NPCC start of year: | FY06 NPCC staff preliminary: | FY06 NPCC July draft start of year: |
| $2,431,442 | $2,431,442 | $2,431,442 |
Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website