*** Media Advisory***

Estimated Oil/ Gas Payments To Be Paid From Albuquerque Office
Special Computer Run to Make Estimated Oil and Gas Royalty Payments to Individual Indians

(Albuquerque, NM) - A special computer run, programmed by the Department of the Interior's Office of Trust Funds Management in Albuquerque, has been developed to write checks for individual Indian account holders based on estimated oil and gas royalties.

The checks are being processed and mailed Friday, Feb. 22, 2002.

Who:     Doug Lords, Director The Office of Trust Funds Management

What:    Photo Opportunity Computer run of estimated oil and gas payments

When:   Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at 2 p.m.

Where: PLEASE CALL BEFORE ARRIVING - - 
               LOCATION MAY CHANGE
               Doug Lords 505-816-1001
               Office of Trust Funds Management
               500 Marquette St., Compass Bank Building
               Room 1001, 10^th floor
               Albuquerque, N.M.

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U.S. Department of the Interior