The production of an annual report on RM&E is a very worthwhile endeavor, and the use of a coordinator dedicated to producing this report annually may be a very reasonable approach. However, all subbasin stakeholders should be of the same opinion before this effort is initiated. Also, the activities proposed for the STAR coordinator during the initial 10 months of this project appear to be less ambitious than they might be. A significant amount of progress towards the first STAR could be made in this time frame rather that simply generating an outline of what the report should contain.

A revised proposal is requested that:
• clearly documents that there is agreement among the stakeholders that this is a reasonable approach;
• describes the procedures for coordination with other agencies and organizations doing similar work (regional coordination of anadromous salmon RME for the BiOp, FWP, High Level Indicators, PNAMP implementation monitoring);
• has objectives and timelines clarified and altered to better reflect what could be accomplished during the initial phase of this project; justifies why only a table of contents will be generated in the first year or describes additional anticipated progress;
• describes procedures for encouraging and documenting stakeholder input and feedback as part of monitoring and evaluation of STAR.