Department of the Interior
Departmental Manual
Effective Date: 9/29/00
Series: Organization
Part 110: Office of the Secretary
Chapter 30: Office of Trust Risk Management
Originating Office: Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
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30.1 Office of Trust Risk Management. The Office of Trust Risk Management (OTRM) is located in Albuquerque, N.M. It is headed by a Director who reports to the Special Trustee for American Indians.
30.2 Mission. The mission of the OTRM is to carry out a risk management oversight program that continuously monitors the effectiveness of the internal and management control programs utilized to accomplish the Department's Indian trust asset management responsibilities.
30.3 Responsibilities. The Office is responsible for:
A. Developing and implementing a risk management oversight program designed to continuously monitor the various internal and management controls for trust assets management.
B. Reviewing programs of the Department’s Indian trust asset management operations and activities.
C. Evaluating the sufficiency of the OST’s trust operations and associated internal, management and risk control programs.
D. Conducting and directing annual field level reviews of Indian trust asset management and program operations.
E. Providing internal control/risk management program technical assistance to OST, BIA, Tribal, MMS, BLM, and OHA sites.
F. Compiling annually, the results of the field level reviews and preparing a consolidated annual Risk Management Assessment Report on Indian trust asset management to the Department, and other entities.
G. Coordinating and partnering with oversight staff in OST, BIA, MMS, BLM and the OIG, as appropriate.
30.4 Organization. The Director of the Office of Trust Risk Management will carry out the responsibilities of the office with the assistance of support staff and multi-disciplinary teams.
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