IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al.,  )  
)  
Plaintiffs,  )  
)  
v.  )  Case No. 1:96CV01285  
)  (Judge Robertson)  
DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary of the Interior,  )  
et al.,  )  
)  
Defendants.  )  

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NOTICE OF FILING OF MAY 2007 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 May 2007. A copy of the report is attached hereto. 
Dated: June 15, 2007 	Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General MICHAEL F. HERTZ Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
J. CHRISTOPHER KOHN Director
 /s/ Robert E. Kirschman, Jr.    ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, Jr. 
(D.C. Bar No. 406635) Deputy Director Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division 
P.O. Box 875 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044-0875 Phone (202) 616-0238 Fax (202) 514-9163 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that, on June 15, 2007 the foregoing Notice of Filing of May 2007 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 
May 1 - 31, 2007 

PROGRAMMATIC: 
Labat-Anderson (Labat Indexing Project) 
Labat reported that indexing of 1,128 boxes of inactive Indian records was completed in May 2007. The total number of boxes completed through May 2007 is approximately 156,660. 
Movement of Records 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Office of the Special Trustee (OST) moved 2,475 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 May, OTRA performed 4 records assessments at the 
following locations: Uintah & Ouray Agency (BIA), Uintah & Ouray Agency 
(IIM), and NBC, Office of Appraisal Services - Southwest Region andRocky 
Mountain Region. OTRA issued 11 final records assessment reports for OST ­
Principal Deputy Special Trustee; Budget, Finance & Administration 
(Washington, DC); Deputy Special Trustee - Field Operations; Trust 
Accountability Office; Special Trustee, Immediate Office (Washington, DC); 
Trust Services Office; External Affairs Offices (Albuquerque and Washington, 
DC); NBC, Office of Appraisal Services - Northwest Region; NBC, Deputy Chief 
Appraiser’s Office (Washington, DC); Shiprock Agency (BIA); and Chinle 
Agency (BIA). 
Records Training 

OTR provided records management training for 105 BIA, 13 OST and 10 Tribal records contacts. OTR provided training on vital records for 237 BIA, OST and Tribal employees. 
Equipment 

130 pieces of fireproof filing equipment were delivered to B/A, OST and Tribal offices in May 2007. 
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, and the Department of Justice and its contractors. AIRR staff provided responses to 200 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. 
Ethel J. 

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. 
Director, Office of Tru~and Audit 
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