Federal Bureau of Investigation 6/27/2023

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 4 23. In those instances where a participating agency provides a CHS, the FBI may become solely responsible for the CHS's continued development, operation, and compliance with necessary administrative procedures regarding operation and payment as set forth by the FBI. 24. The U.S. Attorney General's Guidelines and FBI policy and procedure for operating FBI CHSs shall apply to all FBI CHSs opened and operated in furtherance of NWBTWTF investigations. Documentation of, and any payments made to, FBI CHSs shall be in accordance with FBI policy and procedure. 25. Operation, documentation, and payment of any CHS opened and operated in furtherance of an NWBTWTF investigation must be in accordance with the U.S. Attorney General's Guidelines, regardless of whether the handling agency is an FBI NWBTWTF participating agency. Documentation of state, county, or local CHSs opened and operated in furtherance of NWBTWTF investigations shall be maintained at an agreed upon location. C. Reports and Records 26. All investigative reporting will be prepared in compliance with existing FBI policy. Subject to pertinent legal and/or policy restrictions, copies of pertinent documents created by NWBTWTF personnel will be made available for inclusion in the respective investigative agencies' files as appropriate. 27. NWBTWTF reports prepared in cases assigned to NWBTWTF personnel will be maintained at an FBI approved location; original documents will be maintained by the FBI. 28. Records and reports generated in NWBTWTF cases which are opened and assigned by the NWBTWTF Supervisor with designated oversight for investigative and personnel matters will be maintained in the FBI investigative file for NWBTWTF. 29. NWBTWTF investigative records maintained at the FBI Seattle Division will be available to all NWBTWTF personnel, as well as their supervisory and command staff subject to pertinent legal, administrative and/or policy restrictions. 30. All evidence and original tape recordings (audio and video) acquired by the FBI during the course of the NWBTWTF investigations will be maintained by the FBI. The FBI's rules and policies governing the submission, retrieval, and chain of custody will be adhered to by NWBTWTF personnel. 31. All NWBTWTF investigative records will be maintained at an approved FBI location. Placement of all or part of said information into participating agency files rests with the discretion of supervisory personnel of the concerned agencies, subject to NWBTWTF Supervisor approval.