t5 b41 notes 6-26-03 to 9-2-03 2 of 4 fdr- tab 3- entire contents- 7-25-03 bartoldus-ntc mfr-...

8/14/2019 T5 B41 Notes 6-26-03 to 9-2-03 2 of 4 Fdr- Tab 3- Entire Contents- 7-25-03 Bartoldus-NTC MFR- Withdrawal Notic…

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/t5-b41-notes-6-26-03-to-9-2-03-2-of-4-fdr-tab-3-entire-contents-7-25-03 1/7

LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Event: National Targeting Center of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

Type of event: Site Tour an d Briefing

Date: Friday, July 25, 2003

Special Access Issues: None

Prepared by: Bill Johnstone and Janice Kephart-Roberts

Team: 5 and 7

Location: National Targeting Center in Reston, VA

Participants - Non-Commission:

Charlie Bartoldus, Director NTC , 202.927.6060 (reports to Office of Field Operations,

CBP, DHS along w ith port directors)

Tim Goyer, former INS Lookout Chief, INS TIPOFF contact person, 703.391.1733[more]

Participants - Commission:

Team 5: Susan Ginsburg

Janice Kephart-Roberts

Team 7: Bill Johnstone

Documents received: power point hard copy

TEXT:

[LES] A tour of the facility w as provided to the Commission staff. The National TargetingCenter (NTC) headquarters is housed (as of January 2003) in a former warehouse in Reston, VA,with m uch of the facility still unde rgoing construction. (For example, the second of the twofloors was not viewed o n the tour, and is not currently in use.) NT C techn ically becameoperational in novemebe r 2001.

[LES] The NTC miss ion is to support all "anti-terrorism activities" of the Bureau of Customsan d Border Protection (CBP). "Activities" me ans operations, n ot intel; i.e. support inspector in

field real time. The latter's mission is defined as "detecting and preventing terrorists andterrorist wea pons from entering the United States at and between the ports of entry whilesimultaneously facilitating legitimate trade an d travel." NTC and CBP utilize a risk managem entapproach in carrying out their mission. NT C covers passenger and cargo operations high-riskentries, is concerned w ith air, land and sea modes of transportation, and addresses both inboundan d outboun d mo vem ents. This is the first time there has been a national approach to analyz ingand disseminating such information.

[LES] Most of NTC's current staffing is holdover personnel from Customs, with some IN Sindividuals as well, such as Tim G oyer, formerly chief of INS Lookout Unit. The Centercurrently rotates in personnel from field offices and intends to continue this practice to: a) make

LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE



LA W ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE

field operatives more aware of the cen ter and its capabilit ies, and b) provide h ead quarters with adeeper understanding of f ie ld perspectives.

[LES] Terrorism is the primary mission of NT C, bu t "legacy" missions (such as contrabandinterdiction and revenue collection) from the old Customs Service and INS are still present,

though are all mainly handled in the field by inspectors at the individual ports of entry. NTCseeks to coordinate CBP's anti-terrorism activities, and to support the inspectors in the field with

real-time inform ation and ICE investigations.

[LES] NTC is striving to maximize communicat ions an d avoid duplication with TSA, CostGuard and other relevant federal agencies. TSA and NTC have agreed to co-locate ce rtainpersonnel in each headquarters, as has the Coast Guard.

[LES] It is hoped that TTIC will f acilitate greater cooperation and coordination w ith the FBI.JTTF serves as the m eans for coordination between local port inspectors and FBI field offices.

[LES] In carrying out its risk management approach, NTC applies detailed Customs-derived"rules" for data-mining , to sort out anomalies and produce nam e m atches for passengers and

cargo which m eet the criteria set out by the policy side of NTC. (Not yet a single set of rules onthe passenger side.) The data set is especially valuable because it is based on multi-year recordsfrom Customs. It also draws upon a number of law enforcem ent databases including N CIC,TECS, ACS (commercial system), AES (export system), ACE, CIS (central ind ex), NAILS

(lookout), NIIS (nonimmigrant), NSEE RS, ENFORCE/IDENT (INS fingerprint an dapprehensions) an d IAFIS (FBI's automated fingerprint system). N TC then analyzes such

information and matches it up against APIS (ad vanced passenge r info rmation system).[LES] NTC's principal tool is the Automated Tracking System (ATS), which combines and sortsthe data, iden tifies (via prescribed "rules") high risk targets, an d presents the information in botha comprehensive and f lexible format to enable field inspectors to address specific threats.

[LES] ATS has program s for Passengers (ATS-P), inbound cargo (ATS-N) and ATS-AT (guns,critical technology such as dual use and weaponary). Hard copies of examples of generated

ATS-P an d ATS-N data were provided in hand-outs.

[LES] ATS -P is based on information from Combined Agency Border Information Network(CABIN ET; created in late 1980s and contains m anife st information, I-94/NIIS inform ation,Suspect and V iolator Indices and visa inform ation) and the Advanced Passenger Information

System (APIS; covers air and sea passengers and crew, with nam es, passport inform ation, gend erand flight or cruise identification num ber). APIS now mandated by Congress; was voluntary pre9/11. APIS information contains only inbound foreign carrier passenger information once

wheels up. ATS-P also interfaces with Treasury Law Enforceme nt Comm unications System

(TECS), NC IC, and the Air l ine Reservat ion M onitoring System (RESMO N). NTC is

considering interfacing with the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS)

an d any successor (CAPPS II). Currently does not interface with CAPPS. NTC has mandatednational targeting "rules" for cargo, and will be d oing so for passengers in the near future. Port-

specific local "rules" are used in both cases.

LA W ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE



WITHDRAWAL NOTICE

RG : 148 Exposition, Anniversary, and M emorial Comm issions

SERIES: 9/11 Commission Team 5

NND PROJECT NUM BER: 46009 FOIA CASE NUM BER: 28613

WITHDRAWAL DATE: 11/19/2007

BOX: 00016 FOLDER: 0001

COPIES: 1 PAGES: 50

TAB: 17 DOC ID: 31131536

ACCESS RESTRICTED j

The item identified below has been w ithdrawn from this file:

FOLD ER TITLE: J. Kephart W ork Files, Nts 6/26-9/2/03[2/4]

DOCUMENT DATE: 07/25/2003 DOC UM ENT TYPE: Briefing Paper

FROM:

TO:

SUBJECT: National Targeting Center

This document has been withdrawn for the follow ing reason(s):

9/11 Law Enforcement Sensitive

WITHDRAWAL NOTICE



6

r

/ r/5 /:



9/11 Classified Information rMSSt f

9/11 Classified Information

,O.<5% x j Z<fc> #jf-&&L

t S4



i cowq £ & f ~ ~ fr£ rvufa*V / /

/ /i/72r &r£'c^ <p<kV / O