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 MARCH 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 March 2009. A copy of the report is attached hereto. 
Dated: April 15, 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 April 15, 2009 the foregoing Notice of Filing of March 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 
March 1-31,2009 

PROGRAMMATIC: 
• 
Labat-Anderson (Labat Indexing Project) 

Labat reported that indexing of 1,380 boxes of inactive Indian records was completed in March 2009. The total number of boxes completed through March 2009 is approximately 188,775. It was previously reported that OTR was expected to terminate its contractor relationship with Labat on May 31, 2009. OTR is now expected to terminate its contract on June 30, 2009. OTR will use federal employees to continue indexing records. 

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Movement of Records 


The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Office of the Special Trustee (OST) 
moved 822 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 March, OTRA performed nine follow-up records assessments, one each at the lollowing locations: Pawnee Agency BIA office; Southwest Region BIA office; Horton Agency B1A office; Yakama Agency BIA office; Office of Appraisal Services, Southwest Region BlA office; Pawnee Agency OST lIM field office; Horton Agency OST IIM field office; Yakama Agency OST 11M field office; and Southwest Region OST lIM field office. OTRA issued three records management assessment follow-up reports, one each at the following locations: Southwest Region OST 11M field office; Office of Appraisal Services, Southwest Region B1A office; and Yakama Agency OST 11M field office. 
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Records Training 

In March 2009, OTR provided records management training for 81 BIAlOST records contacts and 40 Tribal employees. OTR provided training on vital records for 14 BWOST and 15 Tribal employees. 

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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 ofJustice and its contractors, and tribal attorneys and contractors on behalf ofvarious Tribes. OTR continued to receive requests for infonnation regarding Iitigation­related document requests. Many ofthese requests have very short deadlines. 
During March 2009, AIRR staff provided responses to 405 non-litigation research requests from BlA, OST and other requesters. 
ADMINISTRATIVE: General administrative activities continued. 
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS: None. 
I declare under penalty ofperjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, infonnation and belief. I express no opinion on the content of the Site Assessments Statement described above. "" 


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I declare under penalty ofperjury that the content of the Site Assessments Statement described above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, infonnation and belief. I express no opinion on the contents of other sections/subsections of the report. 
r~~or,Office of Trust Review and Audit 
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