IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al.,  )  
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Plaintiffs,  )  
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v.  )  Case No. 1:96cv01285(JR)  
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KEN SALAZAR, Secretary of the Interior,  )  
et al.,  )  
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Defendants.  )  

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NOTICE OF FILING OF FEBRUARY 2009 STATUS REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF TRUST RECORDS 
The Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records hereby submits its status report 
for activity in February 2009. A copy of the report is attached hereto. 
Dated: March 16, 2009 Respectfully submitted, 
MICHAEL F. HERTZ Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
J. CHRISTOPHER KOHN Director
 /s/ Robert E. Kirschman, Jr.       ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR. Deputy Director 
(D.C. Bar No. 406635) JOHN R. KRESSE Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division 
P.O. Box 875, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044-0875 Telephone: (202) 616-0328 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that, on March 16, 2009 the foregoing Notice of Filing of February 2009 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records was served by Electronic Case Filing, and on the following who is not registered for Electronic Case Filing, by facsimile: 
Earl Old Person (Pro se) Blackfeet Tribe 
P.O. Box 850 Browning, MT 59417 Fax (406) 338-7530 
/s/ Kevin P. Kingston Kevin P. Kingston 
ACTIVITY REPORT 
OFFICE OF TRUST RECORDS 
February 1 - 28, 2009 


PROGRAMMATIC: 
Labat-Anderson (Labat Indexing Project) 
Labat reported that indexing of 1093 boxes of inactive Indian records was completed in February 2009. The total number of boxes completed through February 2009 is approximately 187,395. It was previously reported that OTR was expected to terminate its contractor relationship with Labat on March 31, 2009. OTR is now expected to terminate its contract on May 31, 2009. OTR will continue indexing records with federal employees. 
Movement of Records 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Office of the Special Trustee (OST) 
moved 454 boxes of inactive records from various field locations to Lenexa, Kansas, for indexing and subsequent storage at the American Indian Records Repository (AIRR) during this reporting period. 
Site Assessments Statement 
During the month of February, no records assessments were scheduled. OTRA issued two records management assessment follow-up reports, one each at the following locations: Colorado River Agency BIA office and Colorado River OST IIM field office. 
Records Training 
In February 2009, OTR provided records management training for 104 BIA/OST records contacts and 38 Tribal employees. OTR provide training on vital records for 27 BIA/OST and 5 Tribal employees. 
Litigation Support and Research Requests 
OTR continued to provide significant support to the Office of the Solicitor, Office 
of Historical Trust Accounting and its contractors, the Department of Justice and 
its contractors, and tribal attorneys and contractors on behalf of various 
Tribes. OTR continued to receive requests for information regarding litigation-
related document requests pertaining to records relevant to litigation. Many of 
these requests have very short deadlines. 
During February 2009, AIRR staff provided responses to 137 non-litigation research requests from BIA, OST and other requesters. 
ADMINISTRATIVE: General administrative activities continued. 
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS: None. 
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I express no opinion on the content of the Site Assessments Statement described above. 
J. A~! 
I declare under penalty of perjury that the content of the Site Assessments Statement described above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I express no opinion on the contents of other sections/subsections of the report.. 
of Trust Review and Audit 
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