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UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO (U//FOUO) Less-Than-Lethal Devices Policy Guide 4. (U) Processes and Procedures 4.1.(U) Background (U) In May 2009, the DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report detailing the. results of its comprehensive review of the use of less-than-lethal weapons by the five DOJ Iaw enforcement components (FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency [DEA], Alcohol.. Tobacco, and Firearms [ATF], Bureau of Prisons [BOP] and the United States Marshals Service [USMS]). The OIG conducted the review to determine the types of less-than- Iethal weapons used by DOJ's Iaw enforcement components, the extent to which the components are using these weapons, whether training and controls have been implemented to ensure the weapons are used properly, whether DOJ components have identified the impact of using these weapons on their missions, and whether DOJ assesses, deploys, and oversees new and emerging less-than-lethal weapon technologies The review determined that all of DOJ's Iaw enforcement components authorize at least some of their personnel to use less-than-lethal devices in the performance of their duties. As a result of that review and a subsequent working group, the DOJ Policy Statement on the Use of Less-than-Lethal Devices (hereinafter the DOJ Policy Statement) was. approved and became policy in April 2011. The link to a copy of the DOJ Policy Statement can be found in the Legal Authorities Appendix. [See Appendix F. F.1 of DIOG 2.0] 4.2. (U) Types of Less-Than-Lethal Devices Used by the FBI (U) The FBI authorizes use of two types of less-than-lethal devices by employees chemical agents and impact weapons. (U) The FBI's Iess-than-lethal program manager is responsible for approving all less- than-lethal products for use by FBI personnel (U) The FBI authorizes SAs and FBI police officers to use both types of less-than-lethal devices (chemical agents and impact weapons) in furtherance of their law enforcement duties. (U) The FBI authorizes approved FBI non-law enforcement employees to utilize. chemical agents as set forth in subsection 4.4 of this policy guide. (U) FBI SAs, task force officers, task force members, task force participants, and FBI police officers are permitted to use less-than-lethal devices, including chemical agents and impact weapons, only in accordance with the DOJ Policy Statement. [See Appendix F, F.) of Di(G 2.0] Pursuant to this policy, FBI SAs, FBI police officers, other approved FBI employees, and TFOs/TFMs/TFPs, are authorized to use only those less-than-letha devices authorized by their respective agencies and that they have been trained to use, absent exigent circumstances. 4.3. (U) ChemicaI Agents (U) The primary chemical agent used by the FBI is an inflammatory agent containing the. active ingredient Oleoresin Capsicum (OC). The chemical composition is an essence of. cayenne or chili peppers that forms a heavy red liquid suspended in an isopropyl alcohol solution with isobutane as a propellant. FBI SAs, FBI police officers and any other approved FBI personnel are prohibited from using OC products other than those 7 UNCLASSIFIED/AFOUO