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ASSIGNMENT% RVPOR'1'S AND LWORMATION SHARING An ATF supervisor or designee will he empowered with designated oversight for investigative and personnel matters related to the Task Force and will be responsible for opening, monitoring, direeting and closing Task Force investigations in accordance with ATF pol toy and the applicable United States Attorney General's Guidelines, Assignments will be based on, but not limited to, experience, training and performance, in addition to the discretion of the ATF supervisor, All ATF Investigative reports will be prepared utilizing ATF's investigative case management system, (N•Force) utilizing ATF case report numbers. The participating agency will share Investigative reports, findings, intelligence, etc,, In fbrtheranee oftho mission of this agreement, to the fullest extent allowed by law. For the purposes of uniformity, there will be no duplication of reports, but rather a single report prepared by a designated Individual which can be duplicated as necessary. Every effort should be made to doeurment investigative activity on ATF Reports of Investigation (ROI), unless otherwise agreed to by ATF and the participating agenoy(ies), This section does not preclude the necessity of individual TFOs to complete forms required by their employing agency, information will be freely shared among the TFOs and ATF personnel with the understanding that all investigative information will be kept strictly confidential and will only be used In furtherance of criminal investigations. No information gathered during the course of the Task Force, to include Informal communications between TFOs mid ATF personnel, may be disseminated to any third party, non -task force member' by any task force member without the express permission of the ATF Special Agent in Charge or his/her designee, Any public requests for access in the records or any disclosures of information obtained by task force members during'l'ask Force investigations will be handled in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act and other applicable Metal and/or state statutes and regulations, INVESTIGATIVE METHODS The parties agree to utilize Federal standards pertaining to evidence handling and electronic surveillance activities to the greatest extent possible. However, in situations where state or local laws are more restrictive than comparable Federal law, investigative methods employed by state and local law enforcement agencies shall conform to those requirements, pending a decision as to a venue for prosecution. The use of other investigative methods (search warrants, interceptions of oral communications, etc,.) and reporting procedures in connection therewith will be consistent with the policy and procedures of. ATF. All Task Force operations will be conducted and reviewed in accordance with applicable ATF and Department of Justice policy and guidelines. OPIUM Task Force MOU - March 2021, v2 page 4