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oe e -6- (c) The undercover operation will be conducted with minimal intrusion consistent with the need to collect the evidence or information in a timely and effective manner; (d) Approval for the use of any informant or confidential source has been obtained as required by the Attorney General's Guidelines on Use of Informants and Confidential Sources; (e) There is no present expectation of the occurrence of any of the circumstances listed in paragraphs A and B; (£) Any foreseeable participation by an undercover employee or cooperating private individual in illegal activity that can be approved by a SAC on his own authority (that is, the purchase of stolen or contraband goods, or participation in a nonserious misdemeanor), is justified by the factors noted in paragraph 1(1). D. Approval by Headquarters (Undercover Operations Review Committee, and Director or Designated Assistant Director), with Concurrence of United States Attorney or Strike Force Chief, Where Sensitive or Fisca ’rcumstances Are Present The Director of the FBI or a designated Assistant Director must approve the establishment, extension, or renewal of an undercover operation if there is a reasonable expectation that any of the circumstances listed in paragraphs A and B may occur. In such cases, the SAC shall first make application to FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ). See paragraph E below. FBIEQ may either disapprove the application or recommend that it be approved. A recommendation for approval may be forwarded directly to the Director or designated Assistant Director if the application was submitted to FBIHQ solely because of a fiscal circumstance listed in paragraph A(b)-(e). In all other cases in which FBIHQ recommends approval, the application shall be forwarded to the Undercover Operations Review Committee for consideration. See paragraph E. If approved _ by the Undercover Operations Review Committee, the application shall be forwarded to the Director or designated Assistant Director. See paragraph G. The Director or designated Assistant Director may approve or disapprove the application.