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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 3 15. Assignments of cases to personnel will be based on, but not limited to, experience, training, and performance, in addition to the discretion of the OC STOP TF Supervisor. 16. For FBI administrative purposes, OC STOP TF cases will be entered into the relevant FBI computer system. 17. OC STOP TF personnel will have equal responsibility for each case assigned. OC STOP TF personnel will be responsible for complete investigation from predication to resolution. C. Resource Control 18. The head of each participating agency shall determine the resources to be dedicated by that agency to the OC STOP TF, including personnel, as well as the continued dedication of those resources. The participating agency head or designee shall be kept apprised of investigative developments by his or her subordinates. OPERATIONS A. Investigative Exclusivity 19. It is agreed that matters designated to be handled by the OC STOP TF will not knowingly be subject to non-OC STOP TF law enforcement efforts by any of the participating agencies. It is incumbent on each agency to make proper internal notification regarding the OC STOP TF's existence and areas of concern. 20. It is agreed that there is to be no unilateral action taken on the part of the FBI or any participating agency relating to OC STOP IF investigations or areas of concern as described in paragraphs 4 and 5. All law enforcement actions will be coordinated and cooperatively carried out. 21. OC STOP TF investigative leads outside of the geographic areas of responsibility for the FBI will be communicated to other FBI offices for appropriate investigation. B. Confidential Human Sources 22. The disclosure of FBI informants, or Confidential Human Sources (CHSs), to non-OC STOP TF personnel will be limited to those situations where it is essential to the effective performance of the OC STOP TF and only with prior FBI approval. These disclosures will be consistent with applicable FBI guidelines and policy. 23. Non-FBI OC STOP TF personnel may not make any further disclosure of the identity of an FBI CHS, including to other individuals assigned to the OC STOP TF. No documents or information which identify, tend to identify, or may indirectly identify an FBI CHS may be released without prior FBI approval. 24. 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 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY