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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTIUCT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al., )Plaintiffs,)v. Case No. 1:96CV01285(Judge Lamberth)GALE A. NORTON, Secretary of the )

Interior, et al.,)Defendants. )NOTICE OF FILING OF INTERIOR DEFENDANTS'TWENTY-FIRST STATUS REPORTInterior Defendants hereby give notice of the filing of their twenty-first reportdue inaccordance with the Order of December 21, 1999.A copy of the report is attached hereto.Dated: May 2,2005 Respectfully submitted,ROBERT D. McCALLUM, JR.Associate Attorney GeneralPETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney GeneralSTUART E. SCHIFFERDeputy Assistant Attorney GeneralADirectorJOHN T. STEMPLEWICZSenior Trial CounselJOHN J. SIEMIETKOWSKITrial AttorneyCommercial Litigation BranchCivil DivisionP.O. Box 875Ben Franklin StationWashington, D.C. 20044-0875

Telephone (202) 514-3368



CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEI hereby certify that, on May 2,2005 the foregoing Notice of Filing of InteriorDefendants' Twenty-First Status Report was served by Electronic Case Filing, andon thefollowing who is not registered for Electronic Case Filing, by facsimile:Earl Old Person (Pro se)Blackfeet Tribe

P.O. Box 850Browning, MT 59417Fax (406) 338-7530



District of Columbia live database Page 1 of 8Notices1 :96-cv-01285-RCL COBELL, et al v. NORTON, et alU.S. District CourtDistrict of ColumbiaNotice of Electronic FilingThe following transaction was received from Siemietkowski, John entered on

5/2/2005 at 7:08 PM andfiled on 5/2/2005Case Name: COBELL, et a1 v. NORTON, et a1Case Number: 1 :96-cv-1285Filer: ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTSDocument Number: 2950Docket Text:NOTICE Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Twenty-First Status Report by ALLFEDERALDEFENDANTS (Attachments: # (1) DOIs 2 1st Status Report)(Siemietkowski, John)The following document(s) are associated with this transaction:Document description:Main DocumentOriginal filename:J:\C-

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Cynthia L. Alexander [email protected],Henry A. Azar ,Jr [email protected],Donald Michael Barnes [email protected],Alan I. Baron [email protected] Christopher Bartolomucci [email protected],Michael James Bearman [email protected],



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THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORWASHINGTONMAY 0 2 2005lic: _C_~~/~gll\'. No~.foti-Stc~tzrsReport to the Court Number Twenty-OneI 11' losc~tl1s lllc Dcparlmcnt of the Interior's Status Report to the CourtNumber Twenty-One (For:iic8 i'ot 10c1 .I(II/~I~~/.\'1. 2005 [lit-ozlg11M~I-cII31, 3005). Please forward

a copy to the Court.I 111, I \ 111~I~~IIItcc'ntll rcj~ol-t111the rev~sedReport format. My signature onthis Report reflects11~11~1tll,~t111) ~CISOI~;I~ol~s~rvationsare true and correct, and that the inh-mation provided to111' 11) o(111'1s !;)r IIICILISIO~ 111 my observations, as well as accompanyingsections of the Report.IIC LOI ILL\ to 111~bcst of nly kno~vledge.I 11:trlL!OLI li)~-),o~~r-assistance.Since y,&J!A~ale A. Nortonf



STATUSREPORT TO THE COURTNUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2. 2005TABLE OF CONTENTSI.INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 1.................................................I1. SECRETARYGALE NORTON'S

OBSERVATIONS 2.................................................................................A. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 4B. CADASTRAL SURVEY................................................................................................11C. MINERALS MANAGEMENTSERVICE...................................................................14D. OFFICE OF HISTORICAL TRUST ACCOUNTING........................................16...................I11. OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS 25A. TRUST REVIEW AND AUDIT..................................................................................

..27B. OST-OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.................................291. RECORDSMANAGEMENT....................................................................................29.......................................................................................C. TRUST ACCOUNTABILITY 331. TRUST BUSINESS PROCESSMODELING..........................................................332. TRUST DATA QUALITY ANDINTEGRITY........................................................363. INDIAN FIDUCIARY TRUST TRAINING PROGRAM......................................39

4. RISKMANAGEMENT..............................................................................................415. REGULATIONS, POLICIES ANDPROCEDURES..............................................42D. FIELDOPERATIONS...................................................................................................441.APPRAISAL................................................................................................................44E. TRUSTSERVICES..........................................................................

..............................471. CURRENT ACCOUNTING ACTIVITIES.............................................................47IV. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.................................................................................52A. TRUST REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES...................................52B. FRACTIONATION........................................................................................................55



C. PROBATE.......................................................................................................................58ACRONYMS ANDABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................60



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 IntroductionI. INTRODUCTIONThis Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-One(Report) represents the periodfromJanuary 1,2005,through March 31,2005. The Report is presented for the purpose ofinforming

the Court on the progress of trust reform activities occurring during thisreporting period, andprogress of the historical accounting of individual Indian beneficiary fundsmanaged by Interior.'This Report is prepared in a manner consistent with previous reports to the Court.Each managerin charge of an area of trust administration and the director of the historicalaccounting projectare submitting reports on the progress of their respective activities.A glossary of acronyms and abbreviations is included in this Report. The glossaryis located atthe end of the Report.' This report contains information on the broad trust reform efforts underway at

Interior. Accordingly, it mayinclude information on reform efforts that are not within the scope of the Cobelllitigation.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Secretary Gale Norton's Observations11. SECRETARY GALE NORTON'S OBSERVATIONSInterior staff reported continuing progress during this reporting period.Implementation of theFiduciary Trust Model continued on schedule. We are implementing FTM initially attwo pilot

BIA agencies, Concho and Anadarko. At these pilot sites, we introduced new systemsto processwork, substantially eliminated backlogs in recording vital information into thenew title system,and distributed probates. We plan to soon send new performance statements to allbeneficiaries,giving them more detailed information on their trust assets and trust income.Across the country,follow-on agencies will use the lessons learned at the pilot agencies to imp]-ovetheir workprocesses and eliminate many of the backlogs in processing information. It is ourgoal for eachagency to eventually be operating at the same high standard at the end of this

process.A primary FTM goal is providing ready access to information for beneficiaries. Ournewbeneficiary call center, modeled after a major private sector call center, handledmore than13,000 calls during its first four months of operation. We were able to address 93percent of theinquiries during the initial call. We needed to refer only seven percent of thecalls to trustofficers or BIA officials for further resolution.As reported previously, the American Indian Probate Reform Act requires Interiorto notifyIndian Country about its provisions before the law fully takes effect. We drafted

a notice duringthis reporting period and began mailing it to approximately 290,000 beneficiaries.We are alsopublishing the notice in the Federal Register and local newspapers. We expect thenoticerequirements to be completed during the next reporting period. I will then 'beable to certify, asrequired by the Act, that the notice has been given. Many of the provisions of thenew law willbecome effective one year from the date of my certification. Last quarter, Ireported we weretraining selected BIA, OST and call center employees about the Act. Theseemployees are now

trained and available to answer questions as beneficiaries receive our mailings.Congress has held several hearings during this reporting period wherein the:impact of the Cobelllitigation and the FY2006 trust activity appropriations were discussed. A numberof membersexpressed concerns about using funds for litigation and accounting, instead of forother programswith more direct benefit for Indian people. As previously reported, our FY2005budget requestfor historical accounting was $109 million. However, Congress reduced that amountduring the



appropriation process to $57.2 million. Our FY2006 budget proposal requestsapproximately$135 million.During this reporting period, the historical accounting project team focused itsefforts onjudgment and per capita accountings and high-dollar land-based accountings. As aresult,approximately 47,000 judgment and per capita accounts have been reconciled since

thebeginning of this project. The accounting work continues to disclose very fewaccountingdiscrepancies.Approximately 400 million pages of records have been collected to be used incompleting thehistorical accounting. Although plaintiffs continue to report to the press and theCourt that fewrecords exist, the facts show otherwise. Far more records exist than anyoneanticipated when the



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Secretary Gale Norton's Observationsaccounting exercise began several years ago. Of course, having records is only thefirst step inaccounting. Scanning, indexing, and creating electronic files so that the recordsare readilyusable by accountants is very time consuming and very expensive. Thus far, over

110,000boxesof records have been indexed and more than seven million pages of records havebeen scanned.As the Court is aware, Interior asked its Inspector General to verify the securityof its computersystems through penetration testing. Although this process is designed to identifyvulnerabilities,we were disappointed that it did find some. Steps taken to address these findingsimmediatelyhave been described in documents already submitted to the Court. On the moreencouragingside, Interior ranked in the top one-third of federal agencies in the annual HouseGovernment

Reform Committee computer security rating.During this reporting period, the President nominated Lynn Scarlett to be theDeputy Secretaryfor the Department. I am very pleased with her nomination. Her experience as theAssistantSecretary for Policy, Management and Budget of the Department will serve her wellin this newposition. Also during this reporting period, Assistant Secretary for IndianAffairs DavidAnderson resigned. At my request, James Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary for theDepartment, agreed to temporarily assume the duties of the Assistant Secretary forIndianAffairs. In addition, Patrick Ragsdale was selected to be the Director of the:

Bureau of IndianAffairs. Mr. Ragsdale has an extensive background in all areas of the BIA. Hemoved to hisnew position from being the Director of Trust Review and Audit in the Office ofthe SpecialTrustee for American Indians.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Information TechnologyA. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYIntroductionThis section describes the status of Interior IT systems, particularly the systemsthat house orprovide access to IITD or provide various computing capabilities, including

functions critical tothe proper administration of the individual Indian trust responsibilities withinInterior. Inaddition, this section describes various efforts being made to improve IITDsecurity withinInterior, pursuant to OMB Circular A-130 Appendix 111, and the status of Internetconnectivity.Accomplishments and CompletionsComputer Security:Interior continues to make progress in ensuring IT security and, in particular,addressing thepotential risks associated with unauthorized access to IITD from the Internet. Aprimary focus

for this reporting period has been validating and improving the C&A packagescompletedpreviously. C&A packages for systems with IITD were reviewed, and deficienciesnoted andaddressed. The most noteworthy accomplishmentsand completions during the reportingperiodare described below.Prevention and MonitoringInterior continued testing Internet-accessible systems against the SANS Top 20vulnerabilitylist. For the fourth consecutive reporting period, no hosts were found to havevulnerabilitieslisted in the SANS Top 20.

The Interior Inspector General continued unannounced penetration testing exercisesforInternet-facing systems, completing reviews for three bureaus and offices duringthisreporting period. These bureaus and offices detected and blocked some intrusionattempts,but vulnerabilities of varying degrees that could be exploited were noted by theOIG. Bureauand office reports have been provided to Interior OCIO and deficiencies are beingincorporated into the POA&M process for remediation. As Interior notified theCourt onApril 8,2005, the IG memorandum to BLM stated that, "[the OIG] could have easilycompromised the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the identified

Indian Trust dataresiding on those systems." Those systems/serverswere promptly disconnected fromtheInternet. The OIG expects to continue penetration testing for all bureaus andofficesthroughout FY2005.BIA completed a major replacement and/or upgrade of most of the workstations thatareconnected to the BIA network. BIA updated over 5000 computer workstations withcurrentversions of both the operating system and the virus protection software. The



upgrades areexpected to significantly enhance BIA's ability to centrally manage and protectits criticalapplications throughout the network.BLM installed a new Bureau-wide monitoring system following the suc:cessfulimplementation of VBNS services. This is expected to allow BLM telecommunicationsspecialists to respond much faster to any outbreaks of virus or other threatscausing unusual



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Information Technologybandwidth utilization. Unusual bandwidth utilization may indicate the need forinvestigationfor potential attacks.BLM completed approximately 40% of its migration from BLM's Active Directory tothe

Department's Active Directory. BLM expects to complete the migration by May1,2005.Policies and GuidanceThe Interior CIO issued a memorandum, "Re-Accreditation of Bureau of IndianAffairsInformation Systems," to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on January26,2005. Asa result of independent review by the Interior CIO of BIA C&A packages, the AS-IAwasasked to update 12 packages and re-accredit those systems when complete. Duringthisreporting period, these C&A packages were updated and the systems re,-accredited.The Interior CIO issued a memorandum, "Re-Accreditation of Bureau of Land

ManagementInformation System," to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals .ManagementonJanuary 27,2005. Upon independent review by the Interior CIO, the AssistantSecretary forLand and Minerals Management was asked to update one package and re-accredit thetrustsystem when complete. During this reporting period, this C&A package was updatedand thesystem re-a~credited.~The Interior CIO issued a memorandum, "Fiscal Year 2004 Federal InformationSecurityManagement Act Report on the Department of the Interior's Security P~~ogram,"to

theInspector General on February 4,2005. This memorandum responded to and requestedclarification of portions of the OIG's 2004 annual FISMA report.The Interior CIO and the Director of the Office of Acquisition and PropertyManagementjointly issued OCIO Directive 2005-001, "Internet Protocol Version 6 (:[Pv6)." Thedirectiveprovides policy for department-wide deployment of next generation internetworkingprotocols. IPv6 is designed to expand available IP address space, imprc~veend-to-endsecurity, and improve quality of service.Training and AwarenessA revised version of IT security awareness training was deployed in January 2005

and theannual cycle of training was reset. The latest version of the trainingincorporates updates toDepartment guidance and OIG recommendations for content. With just over two monthsofthe training delivered, 42% of Interior staff (30,172 of 71,729) has completedtraining.Interior is pursuing 100% completion by July 29,2005.The quarterly MMS Information Security Awareness Newsletter, Winter 2004, wasdistributed to employees and contractors on January 25,2005, to keep users abreastof IT



security issues.--This system was not identified in the OIG report referenced above.5



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURTNUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Information TechnologyE-Authentication and HSPD-12Interior signed a MOU with GSA to support the development and implementation of acommon, government-wide electronic authentication service.A logical access deployment plan was created and approved by the E-Authenticationworkgroup outlining Interior's plans for implementing the information technology

components of HSPD-12. The plan consists of objectives, goals, bureau and officemilestones, and the strategy for meeting the mandates outlined in HSPD-12.Plans of Action and MilestonesInterior made progress in both identifying and completing corrective actions thisquarter,accomplishing an overall 6% reduction in outstanding actions. Through extensiveC&Aactivities by bureaus and offices, as well as normal review processes such asmanagementcontrol reviews and audits by the Interior OIG, Interior identified an additional58 program and367 system weaknesses during the last reporting period. The efforts of the'bureaus and offices

resulted in resolving 35 program and 465 system weaknesses, and an overalldecrease in thenumber of weaknesses reported through POA&M.A-130 Certification and Accreditation:C&A reviews conducted by a qualified third party have been completed for 54 C&Apackages inthis reporting period. Twenty-two of the 54 C&A package reviews were repeated fortrustsystems to ensure that deficiencies noted fiom initial reviews were addressed.Remaining C&Apackages (102 or 60%) are scheduled for review in this fiscal year. Bureaus andofficescompleted comprehensive reviews of the trust systems or systems containing trust

data, updatedand improved the documentation, and re-scored the C&A packages. After updating andimproving the documentation, re-scoring the C&As resulted in significant increasesper element,with many packages receiving the highest possible score in the elements of riskassessment,system security plans and system test and evaluation.IT Systems Architecture:Phase 3B -Business Reference ModelEight bureaus and offices collected and populated information for Phase 3B in theDEAR. Phase3Bfocused on cross-mapping Interior's system inventory to the functions andactivities

performed by the system as defined in the OMB and Interior BRM.The InteriorBRMdetails ata more granular level the functions and activities performed within Interior. Thiscross-mappingsupports Interior's modernization blueprint analyses for determining potentiallyduplicativesystems and systems that may benefit fiom integration, thus improving overallportfoliomanagement. Interior now expects to validate Phase 3B populated data and makeappropriateupdates and corrections during the next reporting period.



MMS completed the DEAR Phase 3Bupdate in February 2005, including the review,verification and correction of all previous inventories.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Information TechnologyMMS started activities to prepare for DEAR Phase 4 to validate the previousinventoryefforts. MMS initiated planning for the new inventory which maps the Interior DRMtoexisting or planned IT systems.

BIA completed 75% of activities associated with relating Indian Affairs systems tocomponents of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Service Reference Model, andidentifyingrelationships between those systems and the main, infrastructural components inthe TRM.BIA incorporated the Interior TRM into the BIA repository.DOI Land and Resource Management SystemInterior bureaus and offices reviewed the draft DLRM FRD, which identifies thehigh-levelfunctional and performance requirements that were gathered in a series of meetingswith subjectmatter experts across Interior. Review comments were addressed and chan,geswereincorporated

in the document. Briefings are planned with Interior bureaus and offices tocomplete theapproval process. After approval of the FRD, this project is expected to enter theacquisitionphase.Leasing System Module Independent Verificationand ValidationThe DLRM system is expected to provide a long-term solution for the legacyfunctionality of theCGI leasing software module, formerly a part of the TAAMS project. As an interimsolution:The TESC directed OST to proceed with UAT of the salvageable portion of the TAAMSleasing module. The formal UAT occurred March 29-30,2005. The results are expectedto

be reported during the next reporting period.Initial work on data quality efforts to support conversion from the legacy systemshas begun.TrustNetAs reported in the last status report to the Court, OHA had connected itsArlington office,two field offices, and its ZANTAZ connection to the Department's ESN operations.OHA'sZANTAZ connection is a point-to-point connection between OHA and the ZANTAZfacility.ZANTAZ is not directly connected to the ESN. During the current reporting period,allremaining OHA field office connections were routed through the ESN operations.

With thecompletion of this task, OHA's wide area network is connected to ESN.SOL completed its move to ESN in February 2005, and expects to complete C&Aactivitiesduring the next reporting period.



Interior issued its second quarter FISMA update to OMB identifying that 98% ofsystemshave completed contingency plans with 91% of those plans having been tested. Theoverallnumber of POA&M deficiencies decreased by 6% as 500 issues were closed, but 425added.



STA TUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Information TechnologyThe U. S. House of Representatives Government Reform Committee (Rep. Tom Davis,Chairman) published its annual FISMA report card, raising Interior from an "F" inFY2003to a "C+" in FY2004. This places Interior above the average federal grade, rankingin the top

third of the 24 listed agencies.Federal Computer Week issued its annual Fed 100 for 2005, a listing of 100 federalITprofessionals recognized for their efforts to improve IT in the federalgovernment. In the Fed100, Brian Bums, AS-IA, CIO, is noted for his progress in providing AmericanIndian Tribesaccess to better technology.Delays and ObstaclesThere are many challenges that must be addressed regarding the integration,performance,funding, security, and data integrity of Interior IT systems. Interior initiatedor completed steps

to address some of the challenges reported in this and previous reporting periods.However,delays and obstacles listed here still impede progress in achieving Interior's ITmanagementgoals:LitigationEmployee fears about becoming personally implicated in the Cobell litigationcontinue toundermine creativity and decision-making. This impediment has worsened withinInterior asdepositions have been scheduled for many Interior employees, including thosewithoutdecision-making authority.

Uncertainty over reconnection status is hampering progress on several IT projectswhichwould improve efficiency and IT security.FundingFunding availability will continue to dictate the timing of IT-relatedinitiatives. Interior'sFY2005 budget will require managing a variety of IT-related requirements andtradeoffs.Denied Internet AccessSeveral Interior bureaus and offices (BIA, OHA, OST and SOL) have not beenpermitted bythe Court to have Internet access since December 5,2001. Lack of Internet accessimpedes

work processes and the ability to communicate effectively, both internally andexternally.Maintaining security on internal systems is more difficult without access to theInternet forresearch, reporting, and patch management. Similarly,promulgation of policy andtraining issubstantially hampered by the lack of interconnectivity and Internet access.Lack of Internet access limits Interior's ability to provide services to Indianbeneficiaries. Asnoted in GAO testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Resources,Indian Issues: Timeliness of the Tribal Recognition Process Has Improved, but It



Will TakeYears to Clear the Existing Backlog of Petitions (GAO-05-347T),on February10,2005,"The main impediment to completely implementing the Strategic Plan and to makingall of



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Cadastral SurveyB. CADASTRAL SURVEYIntroductionCadastral surveys provide assurance that land boundaries for individual Indian andtribal trustlands are identified appropriately. By federal law, surveys of Indian lands are to

be performedunder BLM's direction and control. Official surveys, whether preexisting or new,identify thelocation of land boundaries of Indian trust assets and determine official acreage.The officialsurveys are integral to realty transactions, resource management activities,litigation support andthe federal system of patent, allotment and survey records maintained by BLM.Ownershipinformation, distribution of trust assets, and management of trust accounts rnaybe related to orbased upon information recorded in official surveys.Accomplishments and Completions

TrainingThe latest LTIC class, attended by 32 individuals from BIA, BLM, OST and tribalgovernmentsacross the country, was held during this reporting period. The attendees were amix of cadastralsurveyors, realty specialists/officers,resource managers, attorneys, self-governance specialists,leasing compliance officerslmanagers, accountants, paralegal specialists, naturalresourcespecialists, public service directors, probate clerks and agency superintendents.BLM presented a course for BLM employees on the impact of the Indian Self-Determination andEducation Assistance Act and the Tribal Self-GovernanceAct on providing commercial

activities related to cadastral services.GCDB Data Collection for High Priority AreasThe fourth GCDB pilot project to develop a CGIS was funded in this reportingperiod. BIA,OST, BLM and the four participating Tribes continue to implement these projects.Interagency Agreements for Cadastral Survey ServicesA modification to the BIA-BLM interagency agreement for FY2005 funding was signedduringthis reporting period. This modification provides supplemental funding to HLM forcadastralsurvey services on trust and restricted lands throughout Indian country.Interior Indian Trust Lands Boundary Standards (Draft)BIA, BLM, OST and tribal representatives attended two working group meetings and

finalizedthe draft standards, together with relevant portions of the departmental and'bureau manuals andhandbooks. These drafts were then distributed to BIA, BLM, OST and Tribes forcomments.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Cadastral SurveyCurrent StatusFunding of the Recommendations Outlined in the FTMDuring this reporting period, representatives of the Cadastral Survey Programpresented to theTESC recommendations and a budget necessary to achieve the FTM goals as they

relate tocadastral surveys. FY2005 hds were allocated for this purpose in this reportingperiod.FY2006 and FY2007 budget requirements are being developed.The first six BLM Indian land surveyor positions were advertised during thisreporting period. Itis anticipated that these positions will be filled during the next reportingperiod. These sixsurveyors are expected to be located in the following BIA regional offices:Southern Plains,Eastern Oklahoma, Midwest, Great Plains, Navajo and Northwest. The remaining sixBIAregions are expected to receive their BLM Indian land surveyors in FY2006.

Missing BIA Indian Service Survey Records and Unofficial Survey RecordsBLM and OTR have begun to discuss searching for survey-relatedrecords. Aspreviouslyreported, BLM continues to search, on an as needed basis, for records andunofficial surveysperformed by BIA surveyors in the lgthand 2othcenturies. These surveys records maybe foundfiled with inactive BIA records that may be at agency locations or stored at theAIRR.Delays and ObstaclesDisconnection from the InternetThe Court-ordered disconnection from the Internet continues to adversely impactthe way

communications are handled between BLM, BIA, OST and SOL, including the way CARSisbeing implemented.Limited ResourcesAddressing the majority of cadastral survey services needs is dependent uponfuture funding ofFTM initiatives.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Cadastral SurveyAssurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Cadastral Surveysection of theStatus Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. The information provided in thissection is

accurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 21,2005Name: Signature on FileDonald A. BuhlerChief Cadastral SurveyorBureau of Land Management



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Minerals Management ServiceC. MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICEIntroductionMinerals Revenue Management, an MMS program, is responsible for collecting,accounting for,and distributing mineral revenues from both federal and Indian mineral leases, and

for evaluatingindustry compliance with laws, regulations and lease terms. MRM maintains reportedinformation and distributes revenues at the lease level. BIA maintains individualIndianownership records that are used to provide information to OST for disbursement ofthe leaserevenues to individual Indian beneficiaries.Current StatusIndian Oil RuleAs previously reported, a proposed rule for valuing crude oil produced from Indianleases isexpected to be published by August 31,2005. MMS held three public workshops togather

preliminary comments and conduct preliminary consultation in anticipation ofpublishing a newproposed rule regarding Indian oil royalty valuation. The Oklahoma City workshop,held onMarch 8,2005, included 14 representatives (8 industry and 6 Indian). The :March9,2005,Albuquerque workshop included 6 representatives (2 industry and 4 Indian)~.TheBillingsworkshop was held on March 16,2005, and included 9 representatives (1 industry, 7Indian, and1 BIA). Indian representatives at these workshops included both tribal andindividual Indianmineral owners.

Payment Receipt Date VerificationThe MRM's upgrade to the PeopleSoft software was successfully completed January17,2005.With the completion of the PeopleSoft upgrade, software changes and systemenhancements areunderway. As previously reported, once completed and tested, further errors areexpected to beprevented. MMS will then devote resources to identify prior errors in the Indianmineral revenuedistribution file.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Minerals Management ServiceAssurance StatementI concur with the content of the informationcontained in the Minerals ManagementServicesection of the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. Theinformationprovided in this

section is accurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 21,2005Name: Signature on FileCathy J. HamiltonChief of StaffMinerals Revenue ManagementMinerals Management Service



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of Historical Trust AccountingD. OFFICE OF HISTORICAL TRUST ACCOUNTING:IntroductionOHTA was established by Secretarial Order No. 3231 on July 10,2001, and is chargedwithplanning, organizing, directing and executing the historical accounting of IIM and

tribal trustaccounts.Current StatusJudgment IIM AccountsOHTA continues to perform historical accounting procedures on Judgment IIMaccounts.During this reporting period, OHTA completely reconciled an additional 3,345accounts insubgroups3as follows: 902 accounts in Subgroup A, 1,676 accounts in Subgroup B,411accounts in Subgroup C, and 356 accounts in Subgroup D. Of the 40,046 Judgment IIMaccounts completely reconciled as of March 31,2005, quality control review hasbeen completed

for 38,475 accounts. OHTA expects to complete quality control review of .the other1,571completely reconciled accounts during the next reporting period.As more data-particularly from the "Paper Records Era"-are collected and keyedinto thetransaction listings, some accounts are reclassified into Subgroups different fromtheir originalclassification. The following tables present the total number of Judgment IIMaccounts in eachSubgroup reconciled as of March 31,2005, including accounts reconciled i:nprevious reportingperiods. The tables also report balances and throughput.Subgroup A contains Judgment IIM accounts with receipt deposit(s)and monthly

interest postingsthrough December 3 1,2000, and no disbursement of funds. Subgroup B contains onlyJudgment IIMaccounts with receipt deposit(s)and monthly interest postings with a singledisbursement. Subgroup Ccontains only Judgment IIM accounts with receipt deposit(s)and monthly interestpostings with multipledisbursements. SubgroupD contains accounts with both (1) Judgment transactionswith receipt deposit(s)and monthly interest postings, and (2) land-based transactions(income from land:interestsowned by theaccount holder).



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURTNUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of Historical Trust AccountingStatus of WorkJudgment IIM Accounts Open as of 12/31/00Number of Accounts: 33,205 Balances Total: $80,839,699 Throughput* Total:$140,694,346Sub~roupA Subgroup B Subgroup C Subgroup D Totals

CompletelyReconciledNumber ofAccounts$ BalancesReconciled$ Throughput*ReconciledPartiallyReconciledNumber ofAccounts$ Balances

$ Throughput*Reconciled$ Throughputto be Reconciled**Paper Records EraReconstructionNumber ofAccounts***$ Balances to beReconciled$ Throughputto be Reconciled**



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of Historical Trust AccountingA majority of the remaining Judgment IIM accounts (as well as some Per Capita IIMaccounts)require conversion of transaction data from manual ledgers to electronic format.As of March31,2005, OHTA has searched approximately 3,300 boxes of stored records for manual

ledgersrequired to complete the account history for Judgment and Per Capita IIM accountsthatoriginated in the "Paper Records Era." Approximately 250,000 transactions for27,000Judgment and Per Capita IIM accounts have been located and entered into electronicformat as aresult of this effort.Per Capita IIM AccountsOHTA continues to perform historical accounting procedures on Per Capita IIMaccounts.During this reporting period, OHTA completely reconciled an additional 198accounts in

subgroups4as follows: 158 accounts in Subgroup A, 30 accounts in Subgroup B, and10accounts in Subgroup C. Of the 7,558 Per Capita IIM accounts completely reconciledas ofMarch 31,2005, quality control review has been completed for 7,360 accounts. OHTAexpectsto complete quality control review of the other 198 completely reconciled accountsduring thenext reporting period.As more data-particularly from the "Paper Records Era"-are collected and keyedinto thetransaction listings, some accounts are reclassified into Subgroups different fromtheir original

classification. The following tables present the total number of Per Capita:[IMaccounts in eachSubgroup reconciled as of March 31,2005, including accounts reconciled iinprevious reportingperiods. The tables also report balances and throughput.Subgroup A contains Per Capita IIM accounts with receipt deposit(s) and monthlyinterest postings throughDecember 3 1, 2000, and no disbursement of funds. Subgroup B contains only PerCapita IIM accounts with receiptdeposit(s) and monthly interest postings with a single disbursementbut do notnecessarily disburse the entirebalance of the account. Subgroup C contains only Per Capita IIM accounts withreceipt dt:posit(s) and monthly

interest postings with multiple disbursementsbut do not necessarily disburse theentire balance of the account.Subgroup D contains accounts with both (1) Per Capita transactions with receiptdeposit(s') and monthly interestpostings, and (2) land-based transactions (income from land interests owned by theaccount holder).



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of Historical Trust AccountingStatus of WorkPer Capita IIM Accounts Open as of 12/31/00Number of Accounts: 9,013 Balances Total: $69,486,684 Throughput*Total:$98,208,350Completely

ReconciledNumber ofAccounts$ BalancesReconciled$ Throughput*ReconciledPartiallyReconciledNumber ofAccounts$ Balances$ Throughput*

Reconciled$ Throughputto be Reconciled**Paper Records EraReconstructionNumber ofAccounts***$ Balances to beReconciled$ Throughputto be ReconciledSubgrour,A Subproup B Subgrour, C Subgrour,D Totals2,137 654 519 77 3,387



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of Historical Trust AccountingStatus of WorkPer Capita IIM Accounts Open as of or after 10/25/94 but Closed Prior to 12/31/00Number of Accounts: 10,020 Balances Total: $0 Throughput* Total: $93,733,222Subgroup A Sub~roupB Subgroup C Subgroup D TotalsCompletely

ReconciledNumber ofAccounts$ BalancesReconciled$ Throughput*ReconciledPartiallyReconciledNumber ofAccounts$ Balances$ Throughput*

Reconciled$ Throughputto be Reconciled**Paper Records EraReconstructionNumber ofAccounts***$ Balances to beReconciled --$ Throughputto be Reconciled* Throughput is defined as the sum of the receipts and disbursements in theElectronic Records Era portion

of an account.** Throughput relating to respective accounts to be reconciled.*** Distribution of reconstructed Paper Records Era accounts unknown.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURTNUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of Historical Trust AccountingMailings to Judgment and Per Capita IIM Account HoldersDuring this reporting period, OHTA mailed an additional 2,335 HistoricalStatements of Accountwith an accompanying transmittal letter explaining the Statement, bringing thetotal number of

Statements mailed to Judgment IIM account holders to 11,872. A toll-free telephonenumber isavailable to account holders andlor their parents or guardians in the event theyhave questionsabout the mailings.On March 24,2005, the Department of Justice filed a Third Submission wi1.hthe U.S.DistrictCourt in compliance with the May 28,2004, Order regarding Historical Statements ofAccount.This Third Submission transmits four generic letters with accompanying redactedStatementsrequesting approval from the Court to use these letters for the next mailing of28,107 Statements

to Judgment and Per Capita account holders.Land-Based IIM AccountsOHTA continues to conduct reconciliation work on High-Dollar Transactionsidentified as equalto or in excess of $100,000, and on National Sample Transactions under $1~00,000inLand-BasedIIM accounts. A final report on this work is expected during FY2005when1reconciliation iscompleted.OHTA SDA Distribution ProjectThe results of the OHTA SDA Distribution Project, as of March 31,2005, areprovided in thefollowing table.

SDA Distribution ProgressNumber ofAccounts DollarsSDA that remained to be resolved as of December 3 1,2004 -Reported in the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty 12,919 34,208,548Interest posted on undistributed SDA and additionalcollections (net of disbursements thereof) credited to SDAduring this reporting periodSDA resolved during this reporting period (321) (3,634,892)SDA remaining to be resolved as of March 31,2005 12.598 $32.336,679



STA TUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of Historical Trust AccountingThe following table reflects the SDA dollars resolved by type of recipient duringthis reportingperiod. Recipients in the "other" category include transfers to the MiscellaneousReceiptsAccount at Treasury, account reclassifications and transfers to the Federal

Finance System.Transfers Transfers Paid to Non-to IIM to Tribal Indian ThirdAccounts Accounts Party Other TotalDollars resolved during thisreporting period $1.012,969 $2.171.536 $121.822 $328.565 $3.634.892ImagingICoding -Individual Indian Trust DocumentsOHTA's IIM imaging and coding efforts continued during this reporting period, andthe updatedCoding and Imaging Manual is now expected to be released during the next reportingperiod. Asof March 3 1,2005, OHTA had completed the following imaging and coding work.Ima~in~and cod in^ Progress

Documents Loadedinto AccountingPages Scanned Documents Coded ;ReconciliationToolWork results from July 9,2003(commencement of imaging andcoding), through December 3 1,2004-Reported in the Status Report to theCourt Number Twenty 6,400,046 223,390 223,339Work results during this reportingperiod 666,999 15,476 13.667Cumulative results through the end ofthis reporting period 7.067.045 238.866 237.006Delays and Obstacles

OHTA's ability to search for trust records necessary to its ongoing historicalaccounting projectshas continued to be impacted by limited access to certain records, including: 1)records beingprepared for shipment, in transit to the AIRR, or being processed by NARA; and 2)records heldin Albuquerque because of Court orders in Pueblo of Laguna v. UnitedStates,Jicarilla Apachev. United States, and Osage Nation and/or Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma v. UnitedStates. Inaddition, OHTA has reached the maximum capacity for the number of people who canwork inthe archival storage area at the Lenexa FRC. OHTA and OTR have negotiated a

contract withNARA to expand record storage and workspace at the Lenexa FRC for the purpose of



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of Historical Trust Accountingconducting expanded imaging, coding and document searching of the records. OHTAexpectsthe expansion to be completed during the next reporting period.For fiscal years 2003 through 2005, the enacted appropriations have been below thePresident's

requests. This has prevented OHTA from making the progress it projected in theJanuary 6,2003, Plan filed with the Court.Assurance StatementI concur with the contents of the information contained in the Office ofHistorical TrustAccounting section of the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. Theinformationprovided in this section is accurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 27,2005Name: Signature on FileBert T. Edwards, Executive DirectorOffice of Historical Trust Accounting



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Office of the Special Trustee for American IndiansIn order to resolve the issue of methodology for appraising renewals of rights-of-way, I havedirected the ASD, Chief Appraiser to use his professionaljudgment and fol'low theUSPAPguidelines for these kinds of appraisals. He is expected to have a policy

developed for this kindof appraisal during the next reporting period, which the field appraisers can useas guidance.Finally, new appraisals of certain rights-of-way previously appraised by formerNavajo Regionappraiser Anson Baker are expected to be completed during the next reportingperiod.American Indian Probate Reform ActThe notice required by AIPRA has been developed. Publication of the notice asrequired by theAct began during this reporting period by Interior's initiating the mailing ofnotices to Indianowners of trust or restricted land. Additional mailings and publication of the

notice innewspapers and the Federal Register are expected to occur during the nextreporting period.After the notice requirements are met, the Secretary is expected to execute acertification that thenotice has been provided. One year from the date of her certification, the probateprovisionsbecome effective. In addition, some other sections of the Act do not take effectuntil one yearafter certification.ConclusionI am satisfied that trust reform is moving forward. The work at Concho andAnadarko indicates

that BIA and OST employees are committed to improving their management of thetrust.Together with the implementation of new trust IT systems and conversion of manyold legacysystems to new systems, productivity should increase and the ability to staycurrent and eliminatebacklogs is expected to improve greatly the delivery of services to beneficiariesof the trust.Weaknesses continue in the administration of the appraisal program. In response,the ASD ChiefAppraiser has committed his resources to improve delivery of services to bringappraisalscurrent, particularly with regard to the requirements of the ILCA program.

Further, the timerequired entering data into new systems is a challenge to trust reform. OSTcontinues to providecontractors to assist with data entry functions to ensure that new IT systems canbe used as soonas possible as systems of record.Assurance StatementThe comments and observations are provided by the Special Trustee for AmericanIndians andreflect the opinion of the Special Trustee only.Date: April 21,2005



Name: Signature on FileRoss 0. SwimmerSpecial Trustee for American Indians



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Review and AuditA. TRUST REVIEW AND AUDITIntroductionOTRA reports directly to the Special Trustee for American Indians. OTRA.wascreated by OSTas a response to trust initiatives developed during the tribal consultation

process of 2002. OTRAconducts performance audits, examinations and reviews of Interior entities ;aswellas Tribes thatmanage fiduciary trust activities. Examinations are routinely conducted atlocations that performtrust operations, and are planned to result in a performance rating.Current StatusIndian Trust ExaminationsDuring this reporting period, OTRA initiated field work on appropriate trustexaminations forFY2005. The examination plan provides coverage for FY2005 of 32% of all trustincometransactions and 42% of trust assets. This plan is expected to bring the two-year

totals to 58%and 68% respectively.OTRA staff issued one final and ten draft reports for examinations performed atvarious agenciesand Tribes within the Southern Plains and Eastern Oklahoma regions. Theseexaminations werepart of the pilot test reported in the previous report to the Court. Once commentsfrom respectiveagencies and Tribes are received and incorporated into the report, these tenreports will befinalized. Comments must be received within 30 days from the issue date of thereport.Annual Interior Indian Trust Funds Financial Statement Audit

The Indian trust funds financial statement audit, required by the American IndianTrust FundManagement Reform Act of 1994, is conducted by an independent auditor iunder OIGmanagement. The independent auditor initiated work on the FY2005 audit during thisreportingperiod and is expected to continue through the first quarter of FY2006.Annual Audit Corrective ActionsDuring this reporting period, in response to the FY2004 audit, OST managersreported progresson implementing corrective action plans addressing material weaknesses, non-compliance issuesand management letter comments.Compliance Reviews

During this reporting period, 11 cases were in inventory. One case was closedwithout the needfor a final report. Field work or report drafting continued on the remaining ten.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMav 2.2005 Trust Review and AuditIndian Trust Rating SystemThe first version of the "Trust Examination Guide" was issued and is beingutilized by OTRA toconduct examinations. Work continues to expand and modify the "Trust ExaminationGuide" to

include examination planning, final report writing and close-out of theexamination.Delavs and ObstaclesLack of Internet access impedes OTRA's work processes and its ability toc:ommunicateeffectively, both internally and externally.Assurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Trust Review andAudit section ofthe Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. The information provided in thissection isaccurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 20, 2005

Name: Signature on FileD. Jeff LordsActing Director, Office of Trust Review and AuditOffice of the Special Trustee for American Indians



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Records ManagementB. OST-OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER1. RECORDS MANAGEMENTIntroductionThe Office of Trust Records was established in 1999 to develop and implenient aprogram for the

economical and efficient management of trust records, consistent with the 1994Act,the FederalRecords Act and other statutes and implementing regulations. The OTR recordsmanagementprogram has been developed and implemented, and continues to evolve, to(ensurethat necessaryIndian records are maintained, records retention schedules are consistent withretention needs,and records are safeguarded throughout their life-cycles.Accomplishments and CompletionsAmerican Indian Records RepositoryDuring this reporting period, approximately 12,920indexed boxes of inactive Indianrecords

were moved to the AIRR in Lenexa, KS, from OTR's facilities in Albuquerque, NM.Approximately 104,370 indexed boxes are located in the AIRR as of the end of thisreportingperiod.Records Indexing ProjectIndexing of approximately 111,611 boxes was completed by the end of this reportingperiod.Priority for the indexing of boxes of Indian records continued to be given tothose boxes ofrecords potentially responsive to tribal trust litigation, and included boxesrequired by OHTA forlitigation discovery requests.Approximately 5,000 boxes of records, including approximately 1,200boxes from SPRO

andAnadarko Agency reported in the previous report to the Court, were moved fromBIA/OSTlocations and OTR to the Lenexa Annex for indexing during this reporting period.Onceindexed, these boxes will be stored in the AIRR.Record Keeping RequirementsDuring this reporting period, NPS and the Fish and Wildlife Service amended priorcertificationssent to the Assistant Deputy Secretary that had stated that neither agencymaintained Indianfiduciary trust records. As reported in the Status Report to the Court NumberSeventeen, the

prior certifications had indicated NPS and FWS had assessed their respectiverecord series andthat no record series had been identified as containing IFTR. Each agency hasidentified a subsetof one records series as potentially containing IFTR. Each agency has taken stepsto protect andprevent destruction of these records. Also during this reporting period, BLMprovided itscertification to the Assistant Deputy Secretary that it had completed theidentification of BLM



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Records Managementrecords series containing IFTR and has identified the series as permanent in itsrecordsschedules.TrainingOTR provided records management training for 38 BIA-identified records contacts

during thisreporting period.Equipment PurchasesOTR provided 54 pieces of fireproof filing equipment to OST and 402 pieces to BIAprogramsduring this reporting period.Current StatusSafeguarding RecordsDuring this reporting period, the contractor finished the report on the 283 boxesof records thatwere or may have been damaged or contaminated by mold, mildew, mouse droppings orotheradverse elements. Out of the 283 boxes assessed, 140boxes were determined to have

somerecords within them where portions of the record are illegible or unclear. Thecontractorestimated that less than 1% of the total pages of records assessed for thisproject are completelyillegible. The report was transmitted to NARA for review and to request assistanceinremediation of the records. It is anticipated that OTR and NARA will begiri toaddressremediation of damaged records after NARA completes its review of the reportduring the nextreporting period.Record Keeping Requirements

A Federal Register Notice was published on February 2,2005, announcing tribalconsultationmeetings on the proposed language for management of fiduciary trust records thatwill benegotiated for the FY2006 hnding agreements for compacted and contracted Tribes.Allmeetings were concluded during this reporting period. Written comments will beacceptedthrough April 1,2005. It is anticipated that comments and remarks received fromthe Tribesduring the consultation period will be evaluated in the next reporting period.Site AssessmentsDuring this reporting period, OTR furnished written site assessment reports of BIA

recordsprograms at the following agencies: Osage, Miami, Talihina, Chickasaw, Okmulgee,Zuni,Ramah and Wewoka. OTR furnished written reports on the site assessments of OSTrecordsprograms at the following offices: Eastern Oklahoma Region office and OsageAgency. Reportsof tribal records programs were sent to OTRA for transmittal to the followirigTribes: OsageNation, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, ChoctawNation



and the Wyandotte Nation. OTR forwarded the site assessment report on the CreekNation to



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMav 2.2005 Records ManagementOTRA during the previous reporting period, but inadvertently did not report it inthe previousreport to the Court.OTR completed records management site assessments of BIA and OST programs locatedat the

SWRO and BIA programs at Jicarilla and Mescalero Agencies during Marc.h2005. It isanticipated these reports will be completed and forwarded in the next reportingperiod.Records Retention SchedulesOTR sent the following electronic systems records schedules to the BIA for finalreview andapproval: Anadarko Real Estate Module (REM); Indian Forestry Database (InfoDat);Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI); and Geographic Information System (GIs). OnceBIAapproval is received, OTR will forward the systems records schedules to theArchivist of theUnited States for approval. It is anticipated that this will occur in the nextreporting period.

Records EvaluationAs reported in the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty, some boxes ofmaterials providedto attorneys conducting discovery for tribal trust litigation were found tocontain tom documents.Thirty-one boxes were set aside by OTR for evaluation by OST because they weremarked by theOST field office located in the BIA SWRO as containing duplicates or other non-record material.These boxes remain at OTR pursuant to a litigation hold. Once the boxes arereleased, OST cancarry out its plans to verify whether any potential records in these boxes arealso filed at the field

office. OST plans to do this by taking the boxes to the field office and comparingdocuments todocuments maintained at the field office. This review is intended to determinewhether thecontents might be federalltrust records or whether the contents had been properlymarked as non-record duplicates. OST will implement its plan when SOL informs OST that the boxescan bereturned to OST.Delays and ObstaclesLack of Internet access continues to hinder OTR's ability to provide access to therecord indexdatabase for authorized users of the records. If Internet access were available,

authorizedresearchers could conduct their searches remotely from their respective work sitesand only visitOTR when necessary to inspect specific boxes.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMav 2.2005 Records ManagementAssurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Records Managementsection of theStatus Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. The information provided in thissection is

accurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 26, 2005Name: Signature on FileEthel J. AbeitaDirector, Office of Trust RecordsOffice of the Special Trustee for American Indians



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Business Process ModelingC. TRUST ACCOUNTABILITY1. TRUST BUSINESS PROCESS MODELINGIntroductionInterior is working to build a highly effective fiduciary trust servicesorganization by

implementing the business objectives contained in the CTM. Those businessobjectives arebeing used to guide implementation of the FTM. Implementationof the FT'Mis acollaborativeeffort of BIA, OST, BLM, MMS and OHA, and is integrated with Interior':; othertrust reforminitiatives. The FTM is being implemented to transform the current trust businessprocesses intomore efficient, consistent, integrated and fiscally responsible business processesthat meet theneeds and priorities of the beneficiaries.Accomplishments and CompletionsDuring this reporting period, the "To-Be" Model and the resulting FTM were filed

with theCourt.FTM -GeneralAn FTM implementation team meeting was held February 1-3,2005, in Albuquerque.Draftlanguage addressing outstanding issues related to direct pay and fee interests hasbeen forwardedto senior management for review and comment. The FTM project schedulels and theAIPRAimplementation schedule were consolidated into a single trust reformimplementation schedule.Standardizedhandbook development guidance has been finalized and approved by TPMCand

BIA Office of Trust Services. This guidance has been issued to BIA handbook teamleaders andprovides a standard template for developing drafts. TPMC reengineering staff hasbeen heavilyinvolved with the BIA handbook teams to bring elements of the FTM into operation.A "General Guidance and References" handbook (containing commonly used acronyms,generalauthorities, etc.) has been drafted by the reengineering staff and submitted toBIA for review.Organizational ImpactsOn March 9,2005, OHA published regulations in the Federal Register authorizing thetransfer ofthe BIA ADM positions to OHA. This transfer enabled the creation of a single

adjudicationoffice for probate, as outlined in the FTM, which began operations as a newlyformed OHAProbate Hearings Division. The objective is to improve the level of service tobeneficiariesthrough timely adjudication of trust estates.The FTM implementation team requested OAS create an Indian Minerals Valuation Unittoperform minerals valuations for acquisition purposes. A proposal was presented toand accepted



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Business Process Modelingby the TESC. OAS is expected to respond to a proposed implementation scheduleduring thenext reporting period. Responsibility for valuations for mineral leases wouldremain with BLM.As recommended in the FTM, BLM and BIA have initiated the placement of BLM

cadastralsurveyors in regional offices, and the development of a certified federal surveyprogram.OwnershipConsistent with the Fiduciary Trust Model, BLM, BIA and OST havejointly draftedthe InteriorIndian Trust Lands Boundary Standards for the preparation of boundary evidence inland orresource transactions for the benefit of individual Indians and Indian Tribes.These standards areexpected to streamline the delivery of trust cadastral services by standardizingand formalizingexisting best practices. These draft standards, together with relevant portions of

the departmentaland bureau manuals and handbooks, were distributed to BIA, BLM, OST and Tribes forcomment.Land and Natural Resource ManagementThe reengineering staff has developed a proof-of-conceptprototype designed toprovide anautomated solution to current manual leases produced in the field. The prototypeincludesmandatory provisions that automaticallypopulate depending upon the type of landuseauthorization. An additional set of optional provisions that can be selected isincluded, and theprototype provides flexibility to include unique provisions that may arise during

land useauthorization negotiations. It is expected during the next reporting period thatOST and BIA willexplore the feasibility of testing the prototype's functionality at BIA's pilotagencies.Trust Beneficiary Call CenterTBCC successfully completed a pilot test to connect the Concho and Anadarkoagencies to theTBCC tracking system. The connection will allow FTOs and staff to document andtrackbeneficiary calls, walk-ins and correspondence.Current StatusSince beginning operations in December 2004 through the end of this reporting

period, theTBCC received 13,141calls and provided a first-line resolution for 93% (12,221) ofthese calls.First-line resolution means the person answering the call resolved theinqui~ywithout referral orescalation.TBCC completed a roll-out schedule for re-directing toll-free calls to TBCC:. Theroll-out willbe implemented by region, and is expected to begin in June 2005 and finish inDecember 2005.Re-directing the toll-free calls to TBCC is expected to relieve some of the



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Business Process ModelingDuring this reporting period, reengineering staff continued to develop trainingcurriculum tosupport the implementation of Phase 1 projects, and to developjob skills modelsfor clarifyingroles performed in each of the FTM business processes.

TPMC continued developing a communication strategy to promote theimp:lementationof FTMbusiness processes to internal and external stakeholders. Implementation of acommunicationplan is expected to begin during the next reporting period.Delays and ObstaclesMajor obstacles affecting the ability of Interior to build a trust services deli-verymodel include:lack of Internet access, anda sheer complexity of reengineering the existing trust business processes ltoachieve integratedand consistent business processes.Assurance Statement

I concur with the content of the information contained in the Trust BusinessProcess Modelingsection of the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. The inform;itionprovided in thissection is accurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 20, 2005Name: Signature on FileJohn BennettActing Deputy Special Trustee, Trust AccountabilityOffice of the Special Trustee for American Indians



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Data Quality and Integrity2. TRUST DATA QUALITY AND INTEGRITYIntroductionThe success of trust reform depends, in part, on the accuracy of data generatedfrom themaintenance of trust assets, ownership of trust assets, distribution of trust

income, andmanagement of trust accounts. The DQ&I project focuses on accomplishing threeinitiatives:(1) validating/correcting current CDE to their respective source documents, (2)implementingPost-QA review processes which will help ensure that on-going updates to[CDEremain accurate,and (3) providing trust transaction and real property asset statements tobeneficiaries, after CDEvalidation/correctionhas been completed for a location. CDE are defined a.sthosetrust dataelements that are needed to provide: (1) timely and accurate payments tobeneficiaries, (2)

timely and accurate transaction listings and asset inventories to beneficiaries,and (3) effectivemanagement of the assets. Examples of CDE are beneficiary name, acc0un.tnumber,tractidentification number, and land ownership interests.Accomplishments and Com~letionsDuring this reporting period, TPMC's contractors completed the following tasks,whicheliminated or reduced backlogs:Completed re-labeling of 998 Farming and Grazing files for the Anadarko Agency tocomplete this 1,429 file re-labeling task.Completed re-labeling 226 Anadarko Agency Unitization & Communit:izationfiles.Processed 743 Concho and Anadarko Agency probate orders by: (1) verifying 2,663

landowner ID numbers, (2) encoding 3,009 landowner ID numbers into the land titlesystem,and (3) copying the probate orders for distribution to various LTROs for posting.Researched 121 Papago Agency probate orders, of which 78 required encoding intoIRMS.Current StatusThe DQ&I project continued at: (1) SPRO-LTRO for all SPRO agencylfield officelocations(Anadarko Agency, Concho Agency, Pawnee Agency, Horton Agency and Shawnee FieldOffice), (2) GPRO-LTRO for the Pine Ridge Agency, (3) Pima Agency and (4) PRO-LTROforthe Palm Springs Field Office, Northern California Agency and Southern CaliforniaAgency.

During this reporting period, TPMC's contractor:Supported the Concho Agency with research and correction of cases wh.ere abeneficiary hadbeen assigned more than one unique landowner ID number in the various trustsystems.These landowners with multiple ID numbers were identified during the CDE



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Data Quality and Integrityvalidation/correctiontask; 209 out of 390 landowner IDSwere researched during thereporting period.Encoded Concho Agency encumbrance effectivelexpirationdates into the land titlesystem.During the reporting period 95% of 2,872 encumbrance effectivelexpirationdates

wereencoded.Encoded Anadarko Agency encumbrance effectivelexpirationdates into the land titlesystem.During the reporting period, 15% of 9,945 encumbrance effective1expir;ationdateswereencoded.Supported Fort Belknap Agency's SDA distribution efforts, by encoding 46 out of247probate orders into IRMS. Of the 803 Fort Belknap Agency probate ordersinventoried lastreporting period, 247 were identified to be encoded by the contractor.Assisted PRO-LTRO with determining the correct landowner ID number in the land

titlesystem. 169 out of 535 BIA certified IDShave been verified in the land titlesystem.Encoded 152 of the 252 Concho Agency CDEs previously identified for BIAcorrection. BIAcorrected 79 of the variances and the remaining 21 will be returned to BIA forfurtherresearch and correction, and are expected to be completed during thene.xtreporting period.Encoded 90.4% of the Anadarko Agency CDE corrections for which TFIMC'scontractorwasoriginally responsible. Research efforts on the remaining tracts are ongoing butare

significantly more time-intensive than was previously experienced. The:contractoralsoencoded 40.7% of the Anadarko Agency CDE previously identified for BIA correction.These tasks are expected to be completed during the next reporting period.Encoded into the land title system an additional 37 Concho Agency CDE and 13,470Anadarko Agency CDE, which did not exist in the former BIA legacy land titlesystem, for atotal of 9,487 encoded at Concho and 14,881at Anadarko. Examples of these CDE are:(I)agency contract number, (2) document effective date and (3) document cancellationdate.This task is expected to be completed during the next reporting period.Delays and Obstacles

During this reporting period, the following delays and obstacles impeded theprogress of theDQ&I project:Securing timely BIA trust system logon IDSand security profile set-ups..Lack of access to the Internet, which has resulted in: (1) communicatio~idelays;(2) adverseproject coordination issues; (3) increased administrativeprogram costs; and (4)the overallDQ&I project being unable to take full advantage of available informationtechnology.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Data Quality and IntegrityAssurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in this Trust Data Qualityand Integritysection of the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. The informationprovided in this

section is accurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 26, 2005Name: Signature on FileJohn E. WhiteTrust Reform OfficerOffice of the Special Trustee for American Indians



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Indian Fiduciary Trust Training Program3. INDIAN FIDUCIARY TRUST TRAINING PROGRAMIntroductionInterior has a continuing responsibility to provide adequate staffing,superviision and training fortrust fund management and accounting activities. Fiduciary trust training is

essential to thesuccess of Interior's trust reform efforts and forms an integral part of alltraining for Interioremployees who are involved in the management of Indian trust assets.Accomplishments and CompletionsOST offered three sessions of the course, Fiduciary Overview Program, presented byCannonFinancial Institute, with 76 BIA, OST, MMS and tribal personnel attending duringthis reportingperiod. A total of 670 people have attended this course since March 2003. Thiscoursecompares and contrasts the federal Indian trust administered through Interior withprivate sector

trusts administered through banks and other financial institutions.Cannon personnel presented the Fiduciary Behavior and Asset Management specialtycourses to42 OST and BIA personnel. These two courses are part of the previously reportedcertificationprogram. Additional sessions of these courses are expected to be presented duringthe nextreporting period.During this reporting period, OST training staff conducted 16 sessions to providetraining inTFAS, CSS, Stratavision and the historical query database to 219 OST, BL4 andcontractor staff.The New Hire Handbookfor the Supervisor was distributed to BIA and OS'I'

supervisors duringthis reporting period.34 OST trust officers, BIA superintendentsand deputy superintendents for itrustcompleted thethree-week orientation program for trust. This course is expected to be presentedagain duringthe next reporting period.OST coordinated training sites and produced training materials for the APKA thatwas held thelast two weeks of this reporting period for 170BIA, OST and tribal employees.Current StatusConstruction continues on the NPTC in Albuquerque and is expected to be:completedby the

end of CY2005.Coordination efforts are underway for TFAS, CSS, Stratavision,Historical Query,TAAMS, andInteragency Handbook training for OST and BIA staff at Concho and Anadarkoagencies.Training is expected to begin during the next reporting period.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Indian Fiduciary Trust Training ProgramDelays and ObstaclesThe lack of Internet access inhibits electronic communication with othergovernmental agenciesand contractors, hinders the research of training tools and potential contractors,and restricts

OST's ability to access online training programs.Assurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Indian FiduciaryTrust TrainingProgram section of the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. Theinformationprovided in this section is accurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 15,2005Name: Signature on FileDianne M. MoranDirector, Trust TrainingOffice of the Special Trustee for American Indians



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Risk Management4. RISK MANAGEMENTIntroductionThe objectives of the risk management initiative are to design, deliver, andimplement acomprehensive risk management program that includes extensive management controls

formonitoring and evaluating Interior's Indian trust asset management program. Theriskmanagement program continues to be implemented by TPMC. OTRA monitors andevaluatesmanagement corrective action plans to mitigate control deficiencies.Accomplishments and CompletionsAt the beginning of this reporting period, risk management contracts were a.wardedfor: 1)content development and training; and 2) system maintenance and enhancement.Current StatusMMS initiated its identification of business processes for the purpose ofdeveloping information

needed to assess and mitigate risks using the RM-PLUS tool. BLM and OS'Tbeganvalidatingtheir previously-identified business processes and risk factors.During the next reporting period, BIA is expected to provide a point of contactnecessary toimplement the risk management program.Delays and ObstaclesThe lack of Internet access complicates the implementation and use of RM-PLUSsince it wasdesigned as a web-based application.Assurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Risk Managementsection of the

Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-One. The information provided in thissection isaccurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 20,2005Name: Signature on FileJohn BennettActing Deputy Special Trustee, Trust AccountabilityOffice of the Special Trustee for American Indians



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMav 2.2005 Regulations. Policies and Procedures5. REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURESIntroductionOTP in OST was established on April 2 1,2003, to assist Interior in establishing"consistent,written policies and procedures for trust fund management and accounting" as

stated in the 1994Act. OTP oversees and facilitates the development, promulgation and coordinationof trust-related regulations, policies, procedures and other materials to guide the properdischarge ofInterior's fiduciary responsibilities. OTP is separate from BIA's PPA, which isresponsible forpolicies, procedures and regulations affecting all BIA activities. PPA activitiesthus are reportedin the BIA section of the reports to the Court.Accomplishments and CompletionsThe investment policy for tribal and IIM funds was completed and issued.The procedure for making claims on missing or lost Treasury checks was completed

and issued.Current StatusOTP continues to convert frequently-usedpaper forms into fillable electronicforms. Theseforms are then placed on Infonet where they can be retrieved from any workstation,filled inelectronically and printed.As a result of extensive comments received, additional work by OTP is neclessaryto amend thedraft of an OST Directives Handbook and Manual. Publication is expected by the endofCY2005.A meeting was held between program SMEs and OTP to finalize the Disbuirsing DOP. A

similarmeeting to finalize the Reporting and Reconciliation DOP is scheduled for the nextreportingperiod.25 CFR 124 -Deposits of Proceeds of Lands Withdrawn for Native Selection under theAlaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Final approval and publication of .therule isexpectedby the end of the next reporting period.25 CFR 1200 -American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act. The rule has beenreassigned to a special working group for substantive review and change.F'ublication isexpected by the end of CY2005.Delays and Obstacles

Lack of access to the Internet and its repository of online statutes, the FederalRegister and otherresources continues to present challenges to this office.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Regulations, Policies and ProceduresAssurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Office of TrustRegulations,Policies and Procedures section of the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-one. The

informationprovided in this section is accurate to the best of my knowledge andbelief.Date: April 28,2005Name: Signature on FileRichard V. Fitzgerald, DirectorOffice of Trust Regulations, Policies and ProceduresOffice of the Special Trustee for American Indians



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONED. FIELD OPERATIONS1. APPRAISALIntroductionThe Office of Appraisal Services is responsible for the Indian land valuationprogram, which wasestablished to provide impartial estimates of market value for a variety of real

property interestson land owned in trust or restricted status by individual Indians, Alaska Nativesand IndianTribes. Various regulations governing Indian trust land actions requirevaluations. To meet thisrequirement, an appraisal or other valuation method is used to ensure that fiiirand justcompensation is received on Indian land transactions. The types of land actionsare varied.Major types include commercial, industrial, recreational, agricultural and othertypes of leases;rights-of-way; land sales and land exchanges; grazing and range permits andassessment of

trespass damages.Accomplishments and CompletionsAn Indian Minerals Valuation Unit is being established as a part of the ASP) tosupport the saleand acquisition of minerals on federal and Indian lands. This is expected toincorporate theFTM's proposed Indian minerals sale and acquisition initiative.The Deputy Chief Appraiser position was filled during this reporting period.Current StatusNBC-ASD, in coordination with OST, continues to conduct a comprehensive analysisof OASstaffing and training requirements. An assessment of the vacant regional appraiserposition

located in the Eastern Region was completed, and the position is expected to beadvertisedduring the next reporting period.Work continued on a directive to address the proper appraisal methods andtechniques to be usedby OAS appraisers. The directive is expected to be issued during the nextreporting period.Work continues to revise and update the OAS appraisal handbook, inconju~~ctionwith anupdated department-wide appraisal handbook. This project still is expected to becompletedduring FY2005.Work continues on the cooperative effort between OAS and NBC to establish regional

contractswith independent contractors to perform appraisals and alleviate backlogs. .Arevised scope ofwork for a blanket purchase order in the Northwest Region has been developed andis expectedto be readvertised during the next reporting period. This approach will beduplicated in thoseregions where this approach may be proven to be successful. The use of contractorsis expectedto be considered as part of the staffing analysis discussed above.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 AppraisalOAS advertised five review appraiser positions to fill critical needs in theNorthwest, RockyMountain, Midwest and Navajo Regions.Appraisal BacklogAs of this reporting period, the appraisal backlogs are as follows:

*Due to extreme weather conditions, Alaska appraisers inspect properties duringthe summer months and completethe reports during the winter months.This table does not include appraisal backlog information from the compac1:edandcontractedTribes. In the MOUs that are currently being negotiated with Tribes, reportingbackloginformation on a quarterly basis is required. This information is expected to beincorporated intofuture reports to the Court.Delays and ObstaclesThe inability to utilize the Internet as a tool to communicate with outsidecontacts to research

comparable sales and other information is a continuing hardship.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 AppraisalAssurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Appraisal section ofthe StatusReport to the Court Number Twenty-One. The information provided in this section isaccurate to

the best of my knowledge.Date: April 26,2005Name: Signature on FileBrian M. Holly, MA1Appraisal Services DirectorateNational Business Center



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Current Accounting ActivitiesE. TRUST SERVICES1. CURRENT ACCOUNTING ACTIVITIESIntroductionCurrent accounting activities focus on: a) whereabouts unknown accounts; b) trustfunds

accounting system; c) special deposit accounts; d) small balance accounts; and e)accountingdiscrepancies.WAU are classified as such for various reasons, including (a) new accountsestablished withoutan address, (b) mail returned for invalid address and (c) account holder refusedor did not claimmail. A variety of methods and means are used to locate WAU account holders.TFAS is a generic term for a COTS trust fund accounting system that provides thebasic receipt,accounting, investment, disbursing and reporting functions common to commercialtrust fundsmanagement operations. All IIM accounts have been converted to this system.

SDA are temporary accounts for the deposit of trust funds that cannot immediatelybe credited tothe proper account holders. As explained in the BINOST Interagency HandbookProcedures,this type of account is to be used only as an exception to the rule that trust hdsimmediately bedeposited to the credit of, and then distributed as soon as practicable to, theindividual and tribalbeneficiaries. The SDA project has two sub-projects: the retrospective (pre-January 1,2003receipts) and the prospective (post-December 31,2002 receipts) phases. OHTA hasresponsibility for "resolution" (i.e., research and distribution of funds) of theretrospective phase,

while BIA has comparable responsibility for the prospective phase. This section ofthe report tothe Court thus addresses only the prospective phase.Small balance accounts are defined as those with balances of $.01 -$1.OO and noactivity in thepreceding eighteen months. Management expenses for these accounts arecsonsiderable, in partbecause (as directed by Congress) annual statements must be sent to these accountholders.Various accounting discrepancies that existed prior to the conversion to TFASstill need researchand resolution. Some may impact individual accounts. At present, OST has a dailyand monthly

reconciliation process in place to ensure that transactional reporting to Treasuryis accurate andthat any discrepancies are researched and reconciled during the next accountingperiod. Whilethis process ensures resolution of current discrepancies in timely fashion,separate research andreconciliation efforts are needed to address the pre-TFAS discrepancies.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Current Accounting Activitiesa. Whereabouts Unknown AccountsAccomplishments and CompletionsDuring this reporting period, TPMC staff conducted WAU beneficiary outreach at thePimaAgency, Winnebago Agency, Santee Sioux Tribe, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, Resighini

Rancheria, Yurok Tribe and Karuk Tribe of Northern California. As a result ofthese outreachefforts, TPMC received current addresses for 138 WAU account holders.Current StatusPriority continues to be placed on securing current addresses for account holdersof the rollingtop 100 highest dollar balance WAU accounts. During this reporting period, 16 ofthe top 100WAU accounts, with combined account balances in excess of $2 million, were updatedwithcurrent addresses. During the next reporting period, OST expects to hire acontractor to focusexclusively on securing current addresses for or determining the status of the top

100 WAUaccounts.During this reporting period, 2,129 accounts were added to the WAU list antd 5,721accountholders were located. As of March 31,2005, there were 48,587 WAU accounts with acombinedbalance of $73,934,529.95. The following table illustrates the number of accountsstratified byaccount balance and WAU category:AwaitingAddressConfirmation0

00122813AccountSetupNoAddress912

8601,8903,7255,4901,58213,568Account balanceEqual to or over $100,000Under $100,000 and equal toor over $50,000Under $50,000 and equal to or



over $5,000Under $5,000 and equal to orover $1,000Under $1,000 and equal to orover $100Under $ I00 and equal to orover $1Under $1

TotalCorrespondence/Check Returned21402,4226,6829,44512,7663,59334,969Refused/Unclaimed

Mail0025814837Total30523,284

8,57813,18018,2725,19148,587



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Current Accounting ActivitiesDelays and ObstaclesThe influx of WAU accounts categorized as "Account Setup No Address" c,ausesthetotalnumber of WAU accounts to remain relatively constant. These accounts primarilyresult from

probates lacking addresses for individual heirs.There are 19,834 supervised IIM account holders (minors, emancipated minors,adults in need ofassistance, and non-compos mentis) coded as WAU. Updating supervised accountaddressespresents a challenge because, in addition to securing the current address, BIASocial Servicesmust also verify the address changes to these accounts. OST plans to work with BIAleadershipto get the appropriate approvals to update 253 account addresses that have beenobtained.The lack of Internet access limits communication effectiveness. OST and itscontractor must

rely primarily on mail and telephone communication with IIM account hold.ers.b. Trust Funds Accounting SystemCurrent StatusOST continued working with BIA and systems contractors to produce statements ofassets forbeneficiaries at the two pilot agencies, Concho and Anadarko. Review of the dataduring testingindicated that the program offices needed to clear some data anomalies. Afterclean-up of thedata is completed, statements of assets are expected to be mailed in the fourthquarter of FY2005.c. Special Deposit Account ActivityCurrent Status

BIA has the responsibility for distribution of SDA funds received since January1,2003(prospective receipts). It is the policy of BIA to distribute funds within 30(laysof receipt intoSDA. During this reporting period, there were 10,508receipt transactions posted inSDA. Ofthese, 3,895 were aged more than 30 days as of March 31,2005.During this reporting period, aged funds were held in 113 more SDA than i:n thepreviousreporting period. Undistributed aged receipts increased by 1,414 and the combineddollaramount increased by $3,418,888.46. As of March 31,2005, hnds were held in SDA witha

combined dollar amount of $5,685,462.08which represented 5,262 undistributedreceipts agedover 30 days from January 1,2003, through March 31,2005. As of March 31,2005,there were1,146receipts in 243 SDA for a combined dollar amount of $632,363.95 aged over oneyear.During this reporting period, TPMC staff concentrated on assisting agency staff inperformingwork necessary to distribute aged receipts at the Fort Belknap, Fort Hall,Rosebud, Pima andEastern Navajo agencies. TPMC staff and contractors spent a combined sir; weeks at



these fiveagencies. Through these efforts, in coordination with the efforts of BIA, agedreceipts totaling



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Current Accounting Activities$3.4 million were distributed fiom SDA during the reporting period. In addition,OST staff andcontractors provided guidance and training to agency staff in: (1) encoding leaseand allotmentnumbers on transactions; (2) accessing reports from an electronic storage

application; and (3)utilizing aging reports in SDA management.During this reporting period, OST contractor staff also assisted Papago, Pima andFort Belknapagencies with encoding a backlog of probate orders to BIA's distribution ownershipsystem,which is necessary prior to distribution of funds.Delays and ObstaclesSome BIA agencies still are not utilizing StrataVision to obtain current agingreports to assist inthe monitoring and management of their SDA receipt activity. OST continues to maketrainingavailable to encourage the use of StrataVision.

d. Small Balance AccountsAs of March 31,2005, there were 14,811accounts that have a $.01 -$1.00 lbalancewith noactivity for the previous 18 months. The total sum included in those accourits is$2,102.07.Statements are sent to account holders for these accounts on an annual basispursuant to directionfrom Congress.e. Accounting DiscrepanciesInterior's proposal to resolve the difference between the subsidiary accountledger (liabilities)and the IIM investment pool (assets), of approximately $6 million, has beenapproved by OMB.

Authorizing and appropriating legislation is expected to be submitted to Congressduring thenext reporting period.OST is waiting for guidance fiom SOL on whether non-trust WAU may be transferredto theTreasury Unclaimed Moneys Account. When the guidance is received, OS'T's draftprocedurefor such transfers is expected to be put into final form.OST plans to work with SOL to develop a solution for the resolution of pre-1994unpostedinterest. Consideration will be given to the comments previously received from theprivatesector. Legislation may be necessary.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Regulations, Policies and ProceduresIV. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRSA. TRUST REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PR0CEI)URESIntroductionThe Office of Planning and Policy Analysis in the Office of the AssistantSecretary-Indian

' Affairs was established on April 21,2003. PPA is responsible for developing andpromulgatingIndian Affairs directives. PPA is separate from OSTYsOffice of Trust Regulations,Policies andProcedures, whose activities are reported in the OST section of the status reportsto the Court.Accomplishments and Completions25 CFR 15 and 43 CFR 4 -Probate of Indian Trust Estates -The final ruleconsolidating theADM and ALJ positions into OHA was published during this reporting period.Current Status25 CFR 161 -Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits -The Navajo Nation's specialsession of its IntergovernmentalRelations Committee, to consider legislation

approving theproposed regulation for final publication in the Federal Register, wasrescheduled. Thecompletion date for this regulation remains undetermined.25 CFR 162 Subparts C & D -Residential Leases and Business Leases -The final rulecontinues on schedule for publication by the end of the third quarter of FY2OO5.25 CFR 216 -Surface Exploration, Mining, and Reclamation of Lands -The projectcontinues on schedule and publication of the final rule is still expected by theend of the firstquarter of FY2007.25 CFR 243 -Reindeer in Alaska -Changes have been made to the proposed rule as aresult ofpublic comments. The information collection part of the Federal Register notice is

beingprepared for submittal to OMB for approval. The final rule now is expected to bepublished bythe end of the third quarter of FY2005.The following projects are in various stages of completion, and they are expectedto be publishedby the end of the fourth quarter of CY2005:25 CFR 151 -Acquisition and Disposal Handbook -Consists of four parts:Fee-to-Trust (in editing)Trust-to-Trust (in initial drafting)Trust-to-Fee (in initial drafting)Government-to-Government(in initial drafting)



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURTNUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Regulations, Policies and Procedures25 CFR 162 -Surface Leasing Handbook -Consists of three parts:Business (in initial drafting)Residential (in initial drafting)Agriculture (in initial drafting)25 CFR 166 -Grazing Permits Handbook (in initial drafting)

25 CFR 169 -Rights-of-way Handbook (in editing)National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Handbook -The project is in the finalapproval stage and publication now is expected during the next reporting period.IAM Parts 1,2,3 and 7 containing delegations of authority-The project is on holdwhileissues related to reorganization are resolved.IAM Part 13 -Indian Self-Determination-The project now is scheduled forpublication by theend of the fourth quarter of FY2005.BIAM Conversion to IAMThe following BIAM parts are in the process of being converted to the IAN[:35 BIAM Information Resources Management -The IAM has been finalized and isawaiting

final approval. Publication is expected by the end of the third quarter ofFk'2005. The handbookis expected to be published by the end of the fourth quarter of FY2005.46 BIAM Facilities Management -The workgroup has received final coniments on theIAMand the corresponding handbook and is incorporating them into the final draft.Completion isstill expected by the end of the third quarter FY2005.51 BIAM Indian Rights Protection -No activity has taken place with this project.Thecompletion date remains undefined.54 BIAM ResourcesILand -The completion date remains undefined.54 BIAM Real Property Management -The completion date remains undefined.

57 BIAM Road Construction -A draft outline of this IAM now is complete. Thecompletiondate for the final IAM remains undefined.58 BIAM Road Maintenance -Work groups have been convened and are working onconverting the BIAM to IAMhandbook format. A second draft has been completed andsent toBIA management for review. The completion date remains undefined.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Trust Regulations, Policies and Procedures66 BIAM Social Services -No additional activities have taken place with thisproject. Thecompletion date remains undefined.Delays and ObstaclesLack of access to the Internet has hindered PPA's ability to research statutes and

departmentalmanuals and makes distribution of documents for review by Tribes more difficultand costly.Assurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Trust Regulations,Policies andProcedures -BIA section of the Status Report to the Court Number Twenty-one. Theinformation provided in this section is accurate to the best of my knowledge.Date: April 20,2005Name Signature on FileBruce BlanchardActing Director, Office of Planning and Policy AnalysisBureau of Indian Affairs



STA TUS REPORT TO THECOURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 FractionationB. FRACTIONATIONIntroductionFractionation of Indian trust and restricted land stems fromthe federal Indianpolicy of the lgthCentury. Fractionation occurs as land passes from one generation to the next and

more and moreheirs or devisees acquire an undivided interest in the land. This is a complex andpotentiallyemotionally-charged issue, due primarily to cultural differences, historicallegacy and familyassociations of the present owners with the original Indian owners of those lands.Efforts toaddress this complex issue are coordinated primarily through the BIA Indian LandConsolidationOffice, which seeks to help Tribes make use of the opportunities offered by theIndian LandConsolidation Act, as amended in 2000. ILCO is operating pilot projects and, fromthere, a

nationwide plan is being implemented to promote consolidation of the ownership ofIndian land.Accomplishments and CompletionsAcquired 17,921 fractional interests during this reporting period, for acumulative total of135,582 interests for ILCP in the Midwest, Northwest, Western, Eastern Oklahoma,Navajo,Rocky Mountain and Great Plains Regions. Of the total interests acquired, 89% wereinterests of less than 2% ownership in the respective tracts of land.Acquired a cumulative total equivalent of 115,462.55acres for the projectreservations.Finalized a cooperative agreement with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribefor

performance of non-inherently federal ILCP activity on the Flathead Reservation.Began active acquisition programs for the Navajo Nation and the Crow Reservations.Added three reservations (Grand Portage, Ho Chunk, Bois Forte) in the MidwestRegion andhave begun active acquisition programs for each reservation.Developed and implemented procedures to assure compliance with Cobell Court orderswithregard to written communication to potential sellers.Current StatusILCO now is managing active acquisition programs for 18 reservations within sevenBIAregions. The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska officially withdrew from ILCP in January2005,

because of a disagreement over the use of the national contractor toacquire:fractionated interestson that reservation. The Tribe may reconsider and rejoin the program in thefuture.Current ILCP activities include:Implementing ILCO's national expansion strategy;Targeting and acquiring Youpee interests;Developing the Land Consolidation Tracking System, which is expected to beoperationaland available to all ILCP acquisition sites by the end of May 2005. LCTS is anautomated



case management system that is expected to be located on BIAYsintranet. The newsystemshould enable ILCP to track acquisition cases from receipt of an application tothe final



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Fractionationrecording of an approved deed. The system will also automate use of standard formsandmaintain a data base for report and outreach purposes;Testing of MAD/LCP, which was completed on seven of the 14reservations within theGreat

Plains Region. The system is currently operating at the Pine Ridge and RosebudReservations. MADILCP adds two components, an accounting module and an appraisalmodule to the MADS to accommodate ILCP acquisition activities. The accountingupgradewill process ILCP purchase payments, keep track of purchase balances, track incomerelatedto the lien, print the form for a satisfaction of lien, and change the owneraccount number,upon satisfaction of the lien, from the ILCP purchase account to the TribalProceeds of Laboraccount. The appraisal module will interface with ILCP to post electrorlicallyappraisedvalues to the owner master file and print out land owner inventories with

appraised values. Itis anticipated that all participating locations within the Great Plains Regionwill have thissystem operational by the end of this fiscal year.Delays and ObstaclesProviding support to the Great Plains and Southwest region LTROs to assist withrecordingILCP deeds, re-vesting Youpee interests, researching ownership files and recordingtoownership records reduces the availability of ILCP funds for acquisitior~sof landinterests.The need to reconcile ownership records causes delays in the expansion of ILCP.Reconciliation is expected to improve as a result of the ongoing implementation of

the CGItitle system.Recruiting qualified staff at remote locations is a challenge.Probate backlog and Youpee issues continue to impede the land-purchase transactionprocess.Lack of Internet access results in slower processing of applications frompotential sellers andhinders searches for WAU account holders.Lack of receipt of surface and subsurface values has delayed some acquisitionprograms andmay delay expansion efforts because the values are not being received in a timelymanner tocoincide with projected acquisition activity. Land acquisitions for the Crow

Reservation willbe limited until a reservation-wide appraisal is available.Lack of a case management and tracking system outside of the Great Plains andMidwestregions impacts on current administrative and reporting requirements artd maydelay futureexpansion efforts because work activities will remain highly labor intensive.Ongoingdiscussions with the AS-IA, CIO are aimed at identification and deployment of acasemanagement and tracking tool to assist all remaining project sites.



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Fractionationincreased requests to encode program expenditures in a timely manner. It isimportant thattimely encoding to FFSis accomplishedbecause Interior's Budget Office and OMB usedatafrom FFSto verify the amounts expended through ILCP. Timely encoding also enables

ILCO to do accurate projections and confirm expenditures for reporting purposes.Assurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Fractionationsection of the StatusReport to the Court Number Twenty-One. The information provided in this section isaccurate tothe best of my knowledge.Date: April 20,2005Name: Signature on FileRobert R. JaegerDirector, Indian Land Consolidation OfficeBureau of Indian Affairs



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 ProbateC. PROBATEIntroductionFederal law permits Indian owners to pass title to their trust assets bytestamentary devise or byintestate succession, and imposes upon Interior the duty of determining the legal

heirs. In orderto perform this duty, BIA, OHA and OST coordinate their work to accomplish theprobateprocess.Accomplishments and CompletionsCase PreparationAs of the end of this reporting period, 11,799probate cases were in the casepreparation stage.Case AdjudicationIn this reporting period, Interior implemented a major provision of the FTNI byconsolidating allIndian probate adjudication hnctions in a new Probate Hearings Division withinOHA. The

Division is dedicated exclusively to Indian probate adjudications. ALJs, IPJs,attorneys andsupport positions from most of OHA's field offices were realigned to the newdivision; and 10ADMs and 10 support positions from BIA were transferred to OHA. Regulationsreflecting theconsolidation were published at 45 FR 11804 (March 9,2005). Currently, the ProbateHearingsDivision has approximately 50 positions; when fully staffed, it will haveapproximately 90positions.In this reporting period, deciding officials received 1,063cases and issueddecisions on 676

cases.Case ClosureIn this reporting period, OST distributed funds and closed 1,139 accounts in TFASrepresenting1,085 estates. TFAS, as of the end of March 2005, contained 28,132 open estateaccounts, whichis an increase of 85 from the 28,047 estate accounts at the end of the lastreporting period.Current StatusProbate Case Management and Tracking SystemAs previously reported, ProTrac was developed to provide probate case trackinginformation andto assist in the management of probate cases within BIA, OHA and OST. Each BIA

regionaloffice and corresponding agencies continued in the process of encoding new cases,examining"initial load" cases and making corrections. Datacleanup continued for thisperiod, with the endgoal to replace the monthly manual spreadsheet report described in previousreports. Themonthly manual caseload spreadsheet report is scheduled to be discontinued in June2005, and



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEProTrac will then be the source of probate data. Meetings were scheduled, to beheld in the nextreporting period, to verify and validate codes, forms and reports in ProTrac,,andfinalizecorrections. The meeting regarding program enhancements to ProTrac, reported inthe previous

report to the Court, has been postponed.Probate HandbookAs previously reported, Interior's draft handbook of Indian probate procedures,dated September30, 2003, was circulated in final draft form and reviewed by field probate users.Publication isnow expected in the beginning of the third quarter of CY2005, with addenda to beprovided laterto address AIPRA provisions.Delays and ObstaclesThe following obstacles have been identified as having an impact on the progressof the probateprogram:

Lack of access to the Internet, which includes the inability to use electronicmailcommunication between OHA and BIAIOST;Fractionation of ownership of Indian lands;Numerous initiatives competing for resources (e.g., Youpee revestitures, Cobellrequirements, CGI title conversion, realty system development);Cultural diversities regarding the subject of death;Implementation of the probate reorganization has impacted available resources.Assurance StatementI concur with the content of the information contained in the Probate section ofthe Status Reportto the Court Number Twenty-One. The information provided in this section isaccurate to the

best of my knowledge.Date: April 27,2005Name: Signature on FileWilliam TitchywySpecial Projects DirectorWestern RegionBureau of Indian Affairs



authority to operateBureau of Indian AffairsBureau of Indian Affairs ManualBureau of Land ManagementBureau of ReclamationBlanket Purchase AgreementBusiness Reference ModelCertification and Accreditation

Cadastral Automated Request SystemCritical Data ElementsContinuous Forest InventorySoftware vendor successor to TAAMS vendorCadastral Geographic Information SystemsCertified Indian Fiduciary Trust AnalystCertified Indian Fiduciary Trust SpecialistChief Information OfficerCertified Information System Security ProfessionalCommercial off-the-shelfComputer Security Incident Response CapabilityComputer Security Incident Response TeamCustomer Stratastation

Comprehensive Trust Management PlanDesignated Approving AuthorityDO1 Enterprise Architecture RepositoryDO1 Land and Resource ManagementDesk Operating ProcedureDepartmental ManualDepartment of the InteriorData Quality and IntegrityData Reference ModelEastern Navajo AgencyEastern Oklahoma Region office



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Acronyms and AbbreviationsEROESNFARFIMOFISMA

FRCFRDFTMFTOGAOGCDBGIsGLADGPROGPSGSAGSSHSPD-12

IAMIATOIFTRIGIIMIITDILCAILCOILCPInfoDatInteriorIPIPJ

IPv6IRMIRMSIRSISAITIV&VLANLCTSLRISLTICLTROMA

MADILCPEastern Region officeEnterprise Services NetworkFederal Acquisition RegulationFarmington Indian Minerals OfficeFederal Information Security Management ActFederal Records CenterFunctional Requirements DocumentFiduciary Trust ModelFiduciary Trust OfficerGovernment Accountability Office



Geographic Coordinate Data BaseGeographic Information SystemGreat Lakes Agency Database SystemGreat Plains Region officeGlobal Positioning SystemGeneral Services AdministrationGeneral Support SystemsHomeland Security Presidential Directive 12

Indian Affairs ManualInterim Approval to OperateIndian Fiduciary Trust RecordsInspector GeneralIndividual Indian MoneyIndividual Indian Trust DataIndian Land Consolidation ActIndian Land Consolidation OfficeIndian Land Consolidation ProjectIndian Forestry DatabaseDepartment of the InteriorInternet ProtocolIndian Probate Judges

Internet Protocol Version 6Information Resources ManagementIntegrated Records Management SystemInternal Revenue ServiceInformation Security AssessmentInformation Technologyindependent verification and validationLocal area networkLand Consolidation Tracking SystemLand Records Information SystemLand Tenure in Indian CountryLand Titles and Records OfficeMajor Applications

Management Accounting DistributiodLand ConsolitlationProgram



STATUS REPORT TO THE COURT NUMBER TWENTY-ONEMay 2,2005 Acronyms and AbbreviationsMADSMMDMMSMOUMRM

MWRONARANBCNIPTCNISTNPSNRONWROO&GOASOCIOOHAOHTA

OIGOMBOSMOSTOTFMOTPOTROTRAPLSSPMSOPOA&MPost-QAPPA

PROProTracQAQCRAFRDRSREMRFPRM-PLUSRMROSANSSDASDLC

SMEsManagement Accounting Distribution SystemMissing Mandatory Documents for Unrestricted AccountsMinerals Management ServiceMemorandum or Memoranda of UnderstandingMinerals Revenue ManagementMidwest Region officeNational Archives and Records AdministrationNational Business CenterNational Indian Programs Training CenterNational Institute of Standards and Technology



National Park ServiceNavajo Region officeNorthwest Region officeOil and GasOffice of Appraisal ServicesOffice of the Chief Information OfficerOffice of Hearings and AppealsOffice of Historical Trust Accounting

Office of the Inspector GeneralOffice of Management and BudgetOffice of Surface MiningOffice of the Special Trustee for American IndiansOffice of Trust Funds ManagementOffice of Trust Regulations, Policies and ProceduresOffice of Trust RecordsOffice of Trust Review and AuditPublic Land Survey SystemProject Management Support OfficePlans of Actions and MilestonesPost Quality AssuranceOffice of Planning and Policy Analysis

Pacific Region officeProbate Case Management and Tracking SystemQuality AssuranceQuality ControlRecommended Action FormsRoyalty Distribution and Reporting SystemReal Estate ModuleRequest for ProposalRisk Management Assessment/EvaluationtoolRocky Mountain Region officeSysAdmin, Audit, Network, SecuritySpecial Deposit AccountsSystem Development Life Cycle

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