November is Manatee Awareness Month; but no matter what time of year it is, manatees deserve to be celebrated. These amazing creatures fulfill a unique niche by serving as indicator species for ecosystems across the United States. Because of their reliance on the health of their habitat, manatees often act as a signal of their environment’s well-being. NOAA photo by Michael Buchanan.
Spring is coming early in 3/4 of national parks, according to a new study. Awesome? Not so much. As flowers bloom earlier every year, it’s disrupting the link between the wildflowers and the arrival of birds, bees, and butterflies that feed on and pollinate the flowers. In Shenandoah, an earlier spring is giving invasive plants a head start, and they’re displacing native wildflowers, leading to costly management issues.
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, the first national monument to preserve the landscape and honor the history and culture of Maine’s North Woods. Photo courtesy of Scot Miller.
Before the 1960s almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) person was illegal. New York City laws against homosexual activities were particularly harsh. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGBT civil rights and provided momentum for a movement.
Vine Creek Ranch at Death Valley National Park. Steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life survives in Death Valley.
OST's Office of Trust Records (OTR) was established in 1999 to develop and implement a program for the economical and efficient management of trust records in compliance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-412) and the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 31 Records Management by Federal Agencies). The OTR records management program was developed, implemented, and continues to evolve to ensure that Indian records are maintained, records retention schedules are consistent with program needs, and records are safeguarded throughout their life-cycles.
The Director of OTR, also referred to as the Records Officer, reports to the Deputy Special Trustee for Program Management and is responsible for management of OST and Indian Affairs records programs, consistent with requirements set forth in the Federal Records Act. OTR provides records management services to OST and Indian Affairs. Indian Affairs is comprised of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs (AS-IA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), and the Office of Justice Services (OJS). OTR also provides services to other Department of the Interior bureaus and offices that create Indian trust records: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), the National Business Center (NBC), and the Office of the Solicitor (SOL).
There are two OTR divisions: Division of Records Management Policies, Procedures, and Training (DRMPPT) and the Division of Records Management Operations (DRMO).
Pictured left to right: Yolanda Montoya (Program Analyst), Michelle Tenorio (DRMPPT Division Chief), Karen Foster (OTR Director), Benedict David (Northern and Southern Field Staff Supervisor)
Documents
OST-WPM-TR 5, DRS 1 - Administrative Records - Expires: November 12, 2016
OST-WPM-TR-6, Box Criteria Standards - Expires: April 29, 2017
INDIAN AFFAIRS RECORDS MANAGEMENT MANUAL (IARMM)
1.1 Revisions to the IARMM, 10-09-2015 1.2 Privacy Act, 03-06-2009 1.3 Records Schedule, 10-09-2015 1.4 Records Management Program Policy, 10-09-2015 1.5 Records Management Roles and Responsibilities, 10-09-2015 2.1 Recordkeeping Requirements, 10-20-2015 2.2 Creating Receiving Records, 10-20-2015 2.2.1 Permanent and Temporary Records, 10-20-2015 2.2.2 Record Freezes, 10-20-2015 2.2.3 Compact-Contract Tribal Records, 10-20-2015 2.3.1 Filing System, 10-20-2015 2.3.2 Safequarding Records, 10-20-2015 2.4.2 Removal and Destruction of Records, 10-20-2015 2.4.3 Tribe-Corsortium Records Moves, 06-08-2010 3.1 Vital Records, 09-29-2015 3.3 Records in Jeopardy, 09-29-2015 4.1 Transfer of Active/Inactive Records, 10-26-2016 4.2 Conducting On-Site Research of Federal Records at AIRR, 10-26-2016 4.3 Research Retrieval of Tribal records from AIRR, 10-26-2016 4.5 Research Requests for Federal Records Stored at AIRR, 10-26-2016 4.6 Withdrawal of Inactive Probate Records, 10-26-2016 5.1 Site Assessments, 10-09-2015 6.1 Requesting Records Management Training, 10-09-2015 6.2 Requesting Records Management Technical Assistance, 10-09-2015 7.1 Electronic Records, 11-19-2010 Glossary, 11-17-2009 Memo Interim Final Policies Procedures, 12-29-03Indian Affairs Records Schedule (PDF)
1000 Gen Admin Files IARS 1200 Exec Mgmt IARS 1300 Indian Gaming IARS 1400 Legal IARS 1500 Indian Self-Determination IARS 2100 Budget IARS 2200 Activity Based Costing (ABC) 2200 Anadarko Real Estate Module (REM) 2200 Colorado River Electrical Utility Management System (CREUMS) 2200 Comprehensive Academic Management System (CAMS) 2200 Continuous Forest Inventory 2200 Document Management Program (DMP) 2200 Facilities Management Information System (FMIS) 2200 Facilities Management System (MAXIMO) 2200 Geographic Information System (GIS) 2200 Get Resources 2200 Great Lakes Agency Database System (GLADS) 2200 Identity Information System (IIS) 2200 Indian Forestry Database (InfoDat) 2200 Interior Dept. Electronic Acquisition System (IDEAS-PD) 2200 National Oil and Gas Evaluation and Management System (NIOGEMS) 2200 Quaters Management Information System (QMIS) 2200 Royalty Distribution and Reporting System (RDRS) 2200 Self-Governance Management Database (SGDB) 2200 Integrated Transportation Information Management System (ITIMS) 2200 KEYFILE 2200 Land Records Information System (LRIS) 2200 Land Title Mapper (LTM) 2200 Management Accounting and Distribution System (MAD) 2200 National Irrigation Information Management System (NIIMS) 2200 Native American Student Information System (NASIS) 2200 Operations Inventory 2200 Osage Lake Funds 1099 2200 PCLease 2200 San Carlos Irrigation Project Continental Billing System (CBS) 2200 Socal Services Automated System (SSAS) 2200 Student Admissions and Reporting System (STARS) 2200 Trust Accountability and Performance System (TAPS) 2200 Trust Assets and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) 2300 Contracts IARS 2400 Facilities Management IARS 2500 Finance IARS 2600 Payroll IARS 2700 Personnel IARS 2800 Property Management Procurement IARS 2900 Safety IARS 3200 Acknowledgement IARS 3300 Employment Assistance IARS 3400 Housing IARS 3500 Law Enforcement IARS 3600 Social Services IARS 3700 Tribal Government IARS 4200 Credit IARS 4300 Environmental Quality IARS 4400 Forestry Fire IARS 4500 Natural Resources IARS 4600 Real Estate Services LTRO IARS 4700 Roads IARS 4900 Irrigation and Power IARS 5200 Continuing Education IARS 5300 School Facilities IARS 5400 School Operations IARS 5500 Education Supplemental Programs IARS 6000 OST IARS 6100 Indian Fiduciary Financial Trust 6200 Appraisal Services 9000 Historical Trust Accounting 9100 Special Deposit Account (SDA) Project Files 9200 Tribal Trust Accounting Project Files 9900 Electronic Systems Crosswalk 16 BIAM to IARS IARS Table of Contents
