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Further Guidance Regarding the Care of Transgender Detainees Page 5 of 18 5. Care of Transeender Detainees in ICE Facilities: ERO Custody Management, in consultation and collaboration with other relevant ICE Directorates or Programs and components (including the Office of Acquisition Management and the Office of Detention Policy and Planning), will work with willing ICE service vendors to incorporate the model procedures outlined in Attachment 2, "ICE Detention Facility Contract Modification for Transgender Care" into facility contracts. 6. ERO LGBTI Field Liaisons a. Each ERO FOD shall designate a specially trained employee at the supervisory level to serve as an LGBTI Field Liaison'. The LGBTI Field Liaison will regularly communicate with the National ERO LGBTI Coordinator (See section 7 below) and report to ERO Headquarters on the progress of implementing and maintaining the provisions of this memorandum. The LGBTI Field Liaison will also coordinate with the Prevention of Sexual Assault (PSA) Coordinator in his or her Field Office where their responsibilities and work overlap. b. In detention facilities that have adopted the "ICE Detention Facility Contract Modification for Transgender Care," the ERO LGBTI Field Liaison will be available to actively participate on the facility's TCCC. c. Each ERO LGBTI Field Liaison will also participate in all relevant training offered by ERO Headquarters on the subject of this memorandum. 7. National ERO LGBTI Coordinator a. ERO will designate a National LGBTI Coordinator. The National ERO LGBTI Coordinator will: (1) serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for ERO regarding the care and treatment of LGBTI detainees in ERO custody; (2) evaluate information collected from EAGLE, EARM, RCA and other relevant ICE information technology systems regarding the care and custody of LGBTI detainees; (3) assist the field and ERO Headquarters Directorates in utilizing information about LGBTI detainees to help ensure compliance with the provisions of this memorandum; (4) continue to refine and deliver training on the provisions of this memorandum; and (5) coordinate with ICE's PSA Coordinator where their responsibilities and work overlap. b. The National ERO LGBTI Coordinator shall also organize and convene a standing working group to assess the implementation and maintenance of this memorandum, advise agency leadership on issues affecting LGBTI detainees in ERO custody, further explore best practices and strategies, and make additional recommendations when necessary. The standing working group should meet no less than quarterly and at a The ERO LGBTI Field Liaison selected by the FOD may also be the local field ERO Prevention of Sexual Assault (PSA) Coordinator or other HQs collateral duty assignment (e.g. Segregation Review Coordinator). 65B -11