HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 05_11/12/20091. VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING:
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
AGENDA ITEM TRANSMITTAL FORM
Meeting Date:
November 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Regular Ordinance #: N/A
Consent Agenda: Yes Resolution #: N/A
Originating Department: Police
2. AGENDA ITEM TITLE: (Wording form the SUBJECT line of your staff re
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the eTrace Internet Based Firearm Tracing Application
3. BUDGET /FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Account #: NIA
Current Budgeted Amount Available:
N/A
Budget Transfer Required: No
Appropriate Fund Balance: No
4. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF MAJOR ISSUES: (This is a snap shot description of the agenda item)
An MOU between the Tequesta Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF), which will provide the Tequesta Police Department with aWeb-based application,
known as eTrace. eTrace provides the necessary utilities for submitting, retrieving, storing and
querying firearms trace related information.
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To: Michael R. Couao, Jr.
Village Manager
From: Chief William E. McCollo
Date: October 28, 2009
Subject: ATF eTRACE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Attached for Council approval is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the Village of Tequesta and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives (ATF).
Through the MOU the Tequesta Police Department will receive software that allows
our officers to trace firearms that have been used in a crime. The program allows an
officer to trace a firearm to its origins providing valuable investigative information.
Attorney Keith Davis has reviewed the agreement and found it to be of legal form
and sufficiency.
If you concur, I would request that the agreement is placed on the November 12,
2009 Council Agenda.
As always, thank you for your continued support of our investigative efforts.
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Introduction to eTrace
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) would like to extend its
on-going commitment to the law enforcement community by providing participating agencies
with a paperless firearm trace submission system that is readily accessible through a
connection to the worldwide web (Internet). This system, known as eTrace, provides the
necessary utilities for submitting; retrieving, storing and querying all firearms trace related
information relative to your agency. The newly developed eTrace application not only provides
your agency with the ability to electronically submit firearm trace requests, but also to monitor
progress of traces and efficiently retrieve completed trace results in a real-time environment.
Additionally, eTrace provides an invaluable new feature that will provide your agency immediate
access to a user friendly and searchable online database comprised of all trace requests
submitted by your agency. This tool will provide your agency with the ability to perform detailed
search functions and customized analysis relative to your jurisdiction.
In recent years, ATF has made a concerted effort to leverage existing information
technology to better assist law enforcement agencies in the investigation of illicit firearms
trafficking as well as the interdiction of firearm sources to juveniles, youth offenders and other
prohibited persons. The eTrace application is the newest tool available to the law enforcement
community in a growing investigative arsenal. This correspondence is intended to provide an
executive level overview of the eTrace application, to include: availability, functionality, benefits,
and the steps required to gain access.
What is firearm tracing?
Firearm tracing is the systematic process of tracking a recovered crime guns chain of
custody from it's source (manufacturer/importer) through the chain of distribution
(wholesaler/retailer) to the individual who was the first retail purchaser of the firearm, or to a
point where all other possibilities of identifying the original purchaser have been thoroughly
exhausted. The ATF National Tracing Center processes approximately 250,000 firearm trace
requests for both foreign and domestic law enforcement agencies annually. Comprehensive
firearms tracing by jurisdiction or community, involves the tracing of all recovered crime guns
within a particular geographic area (e.g., city, county, metropolitan area, or State). Information
obtained through the tracing process is utilized to solve and/or enhance individual cases and to
maximize investigative lead development through eTrace. For example, the analysis of trace
related data might reveal that a particular individual has repeatedly purchased firearms that
were later recovered from crimes within your community.
Law Enforcement agencies that make a commitment to comprehensive firearms tracing
through ATF will be provided with an information platform for developing the best local
investigative strategies for their community in the reduction of firearm related crime and
FOR OFFICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY
violence. The term "comprehensive firearms tracing" refers both to the quantity and quality of
firearm traces submitted. For an agency to succeed in producing meaningful analysis of its
firearm tracing information, the relative data must be as complete and accurate as possible.
Therefore, true comprehensive firearms tracing occurs when an agency traces all of its
recovered crime guns and provides all available information detailing the circumstances of each
recovery. The relevant information refers to not just the proper identification of the firearm, but
also includes specific details regarding the firearms' possessor, associates, location of recovery,
and associated crime.
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What functionality is available via eTrace and what benefits will it
provide to your agency?
eTrace is an Internet based firearm trace submission system and trace analysis module
available to the entire law enforcement community. The focus of the a-Trace application is to
enhance current trace protocols to efficiently function in a web-based environment and provide
for the secure exchange of firearm trace related information between the user community and
the ATF, National Tracing Center. The eTrace application allows participating law enforcement
agencies to both submit firearm traces to the National Tracing Center and to electronically
receive firearm trace results in a real-time environment.
eTrace also affords law enforcement agencies direct access to a historical database of
firearm trace related data comprised of all requests initiated by a particular agency. More
importantly, eTrace provides the ability to perform analysis of your agencies trace related data
through a broad search utility. A search for traces can be initiated on virtually any data field
captured or combination thereof, to include: individual names, recovery location address, type of
crime, date of recovery, etc. eTrace also provides users with the ability to generate analytical
reports regarding the number of traces submitted over time, the top firearms traced, time-to-
crime rates, age of possessors and more. To access and utilize the a-Trace application, the only
infrastructure an agency needs is a personal computer and access to the World Wide Web, thus
empowering even the smallest of agencies to comprehensively trace their firearms and perform
on-line data analysis.
Benefits of utilizing eTrace to facilitate the firearms tracing process include the following:
1. The ability to identify investigative lead information relative to your trace request,
2. A significant decrease in the turnaround time required to process a trace request,
3. An increase in the overall number of crime guns traced by providing a user
friendly interface for entering trace data,
4. Improved data quality of trace related information by providing real time data
validation,
5. The ability to monitor the status of traces,
6. The ability to view/print/download completed trace results (All print functions are
formatted for standard 8'/ x 11"paper),
7. The ability of the users to perform on-line analytical research relative to your
jurisdiction.
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What functions are available through the eTrace application?
High-level functionality available through the eTrace application includes the following
capabilities:
~ Enter, validate and submit comprehensive firearm trace request data
View a summary listing of recently submitted traces
~ View the status of a trace (In Progress, Completed, Delayed)
~ View, Print, and Download detailed trace request and trace result information
'O Perform a "Quick-Search° or a detailed multi-layer search for traces
i"~ Submit Urgent Trace Requests for processing
~ Update a trace (user may only update a trace for which they were the original submitter)
~ Re-Open a trace based upon the provision of previously missing or invalid data
~ Online Help & Frequently Asked Questions bulletin board
~ Access to the Firearms Identification Guide (FIG)
A Generate analytical reports (i.e.- number of traces, top firearms traced, time-to-crime
rates, age of possessors, etc... )
Additional information relative to each of the above listed functions is detailed in the eTrace
Users Manual and within the online help utility found on the eTrace website.
How can a Law Enforcement agency gain access to eTrace?
The eTrace application was developed and is administered by the ATF National Tracing
Center Division. However, access to eTrace is being coordinated through the various ATF Field
Divisions located throughout the United States. Receipt of this information packet is the first
step towards obtaining system access. To gain access to eTrace, the chief of police (or
equivalent) must complete and return an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which is
created for your agency at the National Tracing Center. This MOU will establish an interagency
agreement governing the access and utilization of eTrace. In addition, the MOU will designate a
primary and alternate point of contact within your agency. The appointed individual(s) will be
responsible for providing and maintaining a list of personnel within your department that require
access to eTrace.
The MOU will provide a section in which the designated POC must identify all personnel
within your organization that you would like to be granted an eTrace account. This list must
include the employees' name, title, unit and phone number. The designated POC will also be
responsible for contacting the National Tracing Center in the event that an individual's access
needs to be suspended or cancelled for any number of reasons, to include: employee transfer,
retirement, or release from employment. Please keep in mind that once an account has been
issued, failure to access the application for a period of 90 days or more will result in the account
being lacked out. Therefore, your agency should be somewhat judicious in choosing the
individuals whom you would like to grant access to eTrace.
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After the MOU has been completed and signed by both the local ATF Field Division
representative and the chief or your law enforcement agency the original copy should be mailed
to the ATF National Tracing Center at the following address:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
National Tracing Center Division
Law Enforcement Support Branch
244 Needy Road
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Attn: eTrace Customer Service Group
Upon receipt, a representative from the National Tracing Center will a-mail detailed
instructions on the process of registering for and receiving an eTrace user account (user name
and password). Once the user account is created each user will be individually contacted and
provided with their user account information. At that point, the users will be able to access the
eTrace application through an Internet connection and immediately begin to take advantage of
this real-time firearm trace submission and trace data analysis system.
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Tequesta Police Department
Memorandum
McCollom, William
From: keith W. Davis (keith@corbettandwhite.com]
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 11:56 AM
To: McCotlom, William
Subject: RE: ATF eTrace MOU
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
Ok for Legal form & sufficiency. We can terminate participation at any time. There does not appear to be any cost to the
Village to participate.
Keith W. Davis, Esq.
Corbett and White, P.A.
Tel: (561) 586-7116
From: McCollom, William [mailto:wmccollom@tequesta.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:41 PM
To: Keith W. Davis, Esq.
Subject: ATF eTrace MOU
Keith,
Would you take a look at the attached MOU. I need to know if it meets the legal form and sufficiency.
Chief William E. McCollom
Tequesta Police Department
357 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta, Fl 33469
(561) 744-4019
(561) 745-7877 FAX
(561) 431-0572 eFax
wmccollom@tequesta.orq
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BUREAU OF ALCOHOL TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES
o~ATF
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE
eTRACE INTERNET BASED FIREARM TRACING APPLICATION
Memorandum of Understanding
between the
Tequesta Police Department
and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Article I. Purpose and Authority
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) would like to extend their on-
going commitment to the law enforcement community by providing participating agencies with a
paperless firearm trace submission system and trace analysis module that is readily accessible
through a connection to the World Wide Web (Internet). This application, known as eTrace,
provides the necessary utilities for submitting, retrieving, storing and querying firearms trace related
information relative to your jurisdiction. The firearms tracing process is a valuable service offered
by ATF to the global law enforcement community. Information acquired through the firearm tracing
process can be utilized to solve individual cases, to maximize the investigative information available
for use in identifying potential illegal firearms traffickers, and to supplement the analysis of crime
gun trends and trafficking patterns.
Law Enforcement agencies that make a commitment to comprehensive crime gun tracing will be
provided with an information platform for developing the best investigative strategies for the
reduction of firearms-related crime and violence. ATF has made a concerted effort to leverage
existing information technology to better assist law enforcement agencies in the investigation of
illicit firearms trafficking as well as the interdiction of firearm sources to juveniles, youth offenders
and other prohibited persons. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is intended to formalize
a partnership between the participating agencies with regard to policy and procedures relative to the
access and utilization of eTrace services.
The parties enter into this MOU pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 6305; the E-Government Act of 2002,
Public Law No. 107-347; and the Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998 (GPEA), Public
Law No. 105-277.
Article II. Background
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a law enforcement organization
within the United States Department of Justice with unique responsibilities dedicated to reducing
violent crime and protecting the public. ATF enforces the Federal laws and regulations relating to
alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives and arson by working directly and in cooperation with others
to:
• Suppress and prevent crime and violence through enforcement, regulation, and
community outreach
• Support and assist federal, state, local, and international law enforcement.
• Provide innovative training programs in support of criminal and regulatory enforcement
functions
• Ensure fair and proper revenue collection. Provide fair and effective industry regulation
ATF recognizes the role that firearms play in violent crimes and pursues an integrated enforcement
and regulatory strategy. Investigative priorities focus on armed violent offenders and career
criminals, narcotics traffickers, narco-terrorists, violent gangs, and domestic and international arms
traffickers.
Sections 924(c) and (e) of Title 18 of the United States Code provide mandatory and enhanced
sentencing guidelines for armed career criminals and narcotics traffickers as well as other dangerous
armed criminals.
As part of ATF's unique enforcement powers the Congress of the United States has provided ATF
with two federal sentencing laws that mandate minimum mandatory sentences for defendants
convicted of offenses relating to the possession of a firearm in violation of the Gun Control Act of
1968. Under Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c), defendants convicted of possessing a
firearm during the commission of an offense defined as a federal crime of violence or a drug
trafficking crime shall receive an additional 5 years imprisonment added to the punishment for the
original offense. Under Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(e), a defendant convicted of
illegally possessing a firearm in violation of Section 922 (g) who has three previous convictions for
an offense defined as a violent felony or as a serious drug trafficking offense shall be imprisoned not
less than 15 years.
ATF uses these statutes to target, investigate and recommend prosecution of these offenders to
reduce the level of violent crime and enhance public safety. ATF also strives to increase State and
local awareness of available Federal prosecution under these statutes. For more information about
the use of these statutes please contact your local ATF office.
Article III. Scope
The purpose of this MOU is to establish an interagency agreement governing the access and
utilization of eTrace. In addition, the MOU will designate a primary and alternate point of contact
within your agency. The agency point of contact will be charged with ensuring adherence to the
MOU between the Bureau and the client agency users. The MOU will require the designated agency
point of contact to identify individuals from their respective agency who will require system access,
to periodically validate the list of users, and to notify the National Tracing Center immediately in the
event that it becomes necessary to revoke or suspend a user's account.
Article IV. Interag~,~y ~gmmunications
The participating law enforcement entity and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives agree that a principal point of contact within each organization shall coordinate all
communications and tasks under this MOU. The designated points of contact (POC) shall be as
follows:
ATF Field Division Name: Miami Field Division
Address: 5225 NW 87th Avenue
Suite 300
Miami, Florida 33602
Desi ated ATF Contact Alternate ATF Contact
Name: ames Lan le ames Pherson
Title: S ecial A ent 305 597-4892
Phone #: 305 597-4984
Participating Law Enforcement Agency Name: Tequesta Police Department
Agency Address: 3S7 Tequesta Dr.
Tequesta, FL
3469 Designated Law Enforcement
en Prim POC Designated Law Enforcement
A en Alternate POC
Name: harles Weinblatt ose h Fabiano
Title: etective ro er /Evidence Custodian
Phone #: 561-744-4021 561-744-4010
Article V. Responsibilities and Procedures
In becoming an approved user of the eTrace application, the involved parties hereby
acknowledge and accept the following responsibilities and procedures:
A. Responsibilities of the participating Law Enforcement Agency
The Participating Law Enforcement Agency shall:
1. Appoint a primary and alternate point of contact within your agency. The above
appointed individuals will be responsible for providing and maintaining a list of all
personnel within your department that will require access to eTrace.
2. The designated POC(s) within your agency will be responsible for completing
"Attachment A" (Agency Approved eTrace Users) of this MOU. Any individuals within
your agency who will require access to eTrace must be listed on Attachment A as agency
approved users.
3. The designated POC(s) will immediately notify the ATF National Tracing Center in the
event that an individual's eTrace account needs to be suspended or revoked for any
number of reasons, to include (but not limited to): employee transfer, retirement, or
release from employment. Initial notification for account revocation can be made by
contacting the eTrace Customer Support Group @ (800) 788-7133. However, official
notification to the National Tracing Center must be provided by completing Attachment
B of this MOU and mailing the original copy to the NTC.
4. Once this MOU and relative attachments have been completed and signed by all involved
parties, the original copies should be mailed to the ATF National Tracing Center at the
following address:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
National Tracing Center Division
244 Needy Road
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Attn: eTrace Customer Service Group
Phone: (800) 788-7133
B. Responsibilities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives:
The appointed ATF Field Division representatives shall:
1. Coordinate all communications and tasks listed under this MOU and serve as a liaison
between the participating law enforcement agency and the National Tracing Center
Division.
The ATF National Tracing Center (NTC) Division shall:
1. Upon receipt of this signed MOU, initiate a phone call to the designated POC and provide
detailed instructions on the process of requesting and receiving an eTrace user account.
2. Review all applications for eTrace access in a timely manner and facilitate the
provisioning of accounts to include relative user identifiers and passwords. Once
accounts are activated, a representative from the NTC will contact each individual user
and provide them with their account information.
3. Upon receipt of a request for account revocation, the NTC will immediately deactivate
the said user account.
4. Provide the participating law enforcement agency's designated POC and the responsible
ATF Field Division with an annual (or upon request) listing of agency approved eTrace
users for review and auditing purposes.
Article VI. Conditions
Both ATF and the participating law enforcement agency acknowledge their understanding
that the eTrace application is intended "FOR OFFICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT USE
ONLY". The federal government may monitor and audit usage of this system, and all
persons are hereby notified that use of this system constitutes consent to such monitoring and
auditing. Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on these
web sites are strictly prohibited and are subj ect to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act of 1986 and Title 18 U.S.C. Sections1001 and 1030.
The parties acknowledge that the eTrace application will only be accessed and utilized from
your official duty station and/or alternate task force locations. However, under isolated and
stringent circumstances eTrace can be accessed from an alternate location, specifically in
furtherance of Law Enforcement activities.
~ The parties agree that premature disclosure of certain firearms trace information can
reasonably be expected to interfere with pending or prospective law enforcement
proceedings. This law enforcement sensitive information includes data that can link a traced
firearm to: the location of a crime; the Federal firearms licensee; retail purchaser or
possessor of a traced firearm; or to firearms trafficking patterns involving a traced firearm. It
is agreed that the law enforcement sensitive firearms trace information generated pursuant to
this agreement shall not be disclosed to a third party without the consent of both parties of
this agreement, subject to State and Federal law. The parties agree to notify all other parties
to the MOU prior to the release of any sensitive firearms trace information to a third party
under State or Federal law.
• IT IS FURTHER AGREED THAT PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF ANY
INDEPENDENT FIREARMS TRAFFICHING INVESTIGATIONS BY THE
PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (BASED ON FIREARM
TRACING DATA OBTAINED VIA ETRACE), THE INTELLIGENCE GROUP AT
THE ABOVE REFERENCED ATF FIELD DIVISION WILL BE CONTACTED.
This critical step will not only allow for the further collaboration of valuable
investigative information, but will also assist in ensuring the effectiveness and overall
safety of investigating officers.
It is understood that any report or trace result generated through the use of eTrace does
not constitute a fulfillment of the Interstate Nexus requirement in any Federal, State or
Administrative legal process or litigation. That expert testimony or Interstate Nexus
determination is made through trained experts who must be contacted at the local ATF
Field Office or Field Division Directorate.
• The parties agree that a `crime gun' is defined as "any firearm that is illegally possessed,
used in a crime, or suspected by law enforcement officials of having been used in a crime".
The parties agree that the ATF, National Tracing Center will be designated as the central
recipient of all information entered into the eTrace application relative to crime gun
recoveries. The participating law enforcement agency agrees to make every effort to provide
complete and accurate firearm trace-related information to include: recovery location,
possessor information and associated individuals. Law Enforcement agencies that make a
commitment to comprehensive crime gun tracing will be provided an information platform
for developing the best local investigative strategies for their community in the reduction of
firearm related crime and violence.
Article VII. Conclusion
It is the intent of the signatories that this MOU ensures coordination, cooperation and the mutual
conduct of enforcement and research activities relative to the eTrace application. The result of this
mutual cooperation and coordination will be the successful prosecution of illegal firearm crimes in
State and Federal jurisdictions as well as the development of an accurate picture of the illegal
firearms market and the inception of new strategies to effectively intemipt this market and impact the
rate of firearm related violence.
This MOU is effective upon the date of the last signature by the authorized representative of the
parties and shall remain in effect for an unspecified time period, wherein the authorized point of
contact maintains that position within the participating agency, unless terminated earlier in writing
by either party. Amendments to this MOU are effective upon the date of the last signature on the
Amendment, by the authorized representative of the parties. This MOU may be amended or
modified only by written agreement. Parties to this MOU may terminate their participation at any
time upon written notification of their intent to withdraw to all other parties in the MOU.
Termination of the MOU by either party will result in the revocation of all eTrace accounts
established under this agreement.
In witness whereof, the parties have hereunto executed this MOU.
Signature Date
(Chief Law Enforcement Official)
William McCollom
Name
Chief of Police
Title
Tequesta Police Department
Agency/Department
Signature Date
(ATF -Special Agent in Charge or designee)
Hugo Barrera
Name
Special Agent in Charge
Title
Miami Field Division
ATF Field Division
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