121 



that FTE figure was applied to 100 percent of program dollars, the 

 number of contractor FTE supported by the program would be 

 approximately 900 FTE. 



The current role of the Fish & Wildlife Division is to implement the Council's 

 Fish & Wildlife program and to respond to those actions called for by the 

 NMFS. It would also be reasonable to assume that BPA would have 

 alternative proposals to discuss with both the Council and NMFS at various 

 times. BPA has proposed alternatives to both parties that have either been 

 added or implemented in lieu of projects that were proposed All parties are 

 constantly striving to ensure that the right projects are implemented. 



Has BPA contracted with the University of Washington to do a modeling 

 effort that is similar to one already conducted by the Northwest Power 

 Planning Council? If so, what is the purpose of this contract and how much 

 will it cost? 



BPA has a current cost-reimbursable contract with the Center for Quantitative 

 Sciences at the University of Washington for the development of models that 

 address both downstream passage of juvenile salmonids and the complete life 

 cycle of salmonids. These models complement rather than duplicate other 

 extant models due to different scope, time scale, accessibility, and ease of use. 

 The contract was awarded in FY 1990 and runs through FY 1994. 

 Authorizations through FY 1993 total $2,809,130. Expenditures through 

 February 1993 total $2,432,249 with expected exhaustion of funds by the end 

 of FY 1993. Planned funds for FY 1994 total $768,000 



The question implies that the Council modeling effort has been completed. 

 That is not the case. The development of the Council's Passage Analysis 



