# IEC-CSO-DPR — Default PAIN Rating

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /requirement/iec-cso-dpr

Incident Evaluation and Communication (`IEC`) · group all · subset CSO
Force: MUST

## Statement

Providers MUST treat FedRAMP Reportable Incidents as if they have a Potential Agency Impact N-rating (PAIN) of 5 UNLESS they promptly estimate the PAIN rating following the rule in IEC-CSO-EFI (Estimate Federal Impact).

## Who it binds

- Providers

## Certification classes

_Applies regardless of certification class._

## Which certifications it binds

Certification type: 20x, Rev5
Path: Program, Agency

## Machine-readable form

_This requirement names no JSON schema. FRC-CSO-JSN binds a provider to a schema only where a rule contains one._

## Artifacts

_No requirement-specific artifact is named._

## Timeframes

_This requirement states no deadline._

## Notifications

_This requirement demands no notification._