IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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

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NOTICE OF FILING OF MARCH 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 March 2007. A copy of the report is attached hereto. 
Dated: April 16, 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) 616-0328 Fax (202) 514-9163 
ACTIIVITY REPORT OFFICE OF TRUSTRECORI)S 
March 1-3 1,2007 

PROGRA TIC: 
e Labat-Anderson (Labat Indexing froject) 
Labat reported that indexing of 869 boxes of inactive Indian records was completed in March 2007. The total number of boxes completedthrough March 2007 is approximately154,420. 
e Movement of Records 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Office of the Special Trustee (OST) moved 3,221 boxes of inactive records from various field locations to Eenexa, Kansas, for indexing and subsequent storage at the American Indian Records Repository (Am) during this reporting period. 
Site Assessments Statement 
During the month of March, OTRA issued find records assessment reports for San Carlos Agency IIM,Siletz Agency BIA, Taholah Agency BIA offices and the Office of the Special Trustee, Chief Information Office. OTRA perf~med record assessments at San Carlos Agency BIA and IlM offices, OST Tmt Services Office, OST Trust Accountability Office, and OST Principal Deputy SpecialTrustee office. 
Records Training 
OTR provided records management training for 59 BIA, OST and Tribal records contacts. OTR provided training on vital records for 94 BL$ and OST employees. 
Equipment 
98 pieces of frl-eproof filing equipment weredelivered to BIA, OST and Tribal offices in March 2007. The February OTR Monthly Activity Report reflected 265 pieces of fireproof filing equipment were delivered; however, that figure inadvertentlyincluded non-fireproof filing equipment purchased and delivered to BIA,OST and Tribal offices. The correct number for February 2007 is also 98 pieces of equipment delivered. Therefore, the February report is corrected to reflect the correct number of pieces delivered, 
Litigation Support and Research Requests 
OTR continued to provide skifieant support to the Office ofthe Solicitor, Offioe of Historical Trust Accounting and its con~ractors,'andtha D and its contractors. staffpovided responses to 209 BI~'

OST and other reque&ers. 

:-era1 administrative activitiesmntinued. 
GENE OBSERVATIONS: None. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing istrye and corn& tothe best of my 
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knowledge, information and beiief. I express no opinion onthe antent of the Site ~ssessrn~ats
St&ement described above, 

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the content ofthe Site Assegsments statement described aboveis true amlco~ectto the best of my lolowledge, information and belief. I express no opinion on the contentsof other sectiondsubsections of the report. 
Jeff Lords Director, Office.ofTrust