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focal, and tribal partners, and through established communication and reporting of national intelligence matters to and from FBIHQ. ‘The FIG 1s the centralized intelligence component in each field office responsible for the management, execution, and coordination of the intellkgence function. As part of that function, FIGs routinely communicate with analysts and other intelligence persounel at FBIHQ to exchange pertinent intelligence, to report raw intelhgence information, and to share other information deemed of national or regional significance In addition, FiGs report intelligence to FBINQ analysts and other mtelligence personne! for dissernmation outside of the FBI, including dissemination to members of the USIC and of the state, local, and tribal police conmmanitics. §. What is the relationship between FIGs and other locally stationed representatives of the U.S. Litelligence Community? Response: Locally stationed representatives of the USIC operate under the auspices of the FIG mm their interactions with local FBI field offices. In general, the FIG serves as the centralized intelligence component that coordinates intelligence functions and information shunng with representatives of the USIC. 6. FBI publications indicate that these FIGs are structured differently based on the size of the field office. Is the size or type of field office positively correlated with the foreign intelligence or terrorist threat to the United States? Response: The size of a field office 1s based on current and emerging national secunty threats, criminal threats, and demographic and geographic factors. Simularly. size of each FIG is based on these same factors within the particular field siracture 7, How are these FiGs being utilized? Response: The FIG is used to centrally manage the FBI's intelligence fictions in the field ¢ and is responsible for the management, execution, and coordination of intelligence cycle functions (requirements; planning and direction; collection; processing and explostation; analysis and production; and dissemination). aa MISC. REQ. #53 000004710