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id: "CP-07(06)" title: "Inability to Return to Primary Site" family: "CP" family_name: "Contingency Planning" sort_id: "cp-07.06" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "CP-07" enhancement: True

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Statement

Plan and prepare for circumstances that preclude returning to the primary processing site.

Guidance

There may be situations that preclude an organization from returning to the primary processing site such as if a natural disaster (e.g., flood or a hurricane) damaged or destroyed a facility and it was determined that rebuilding in the same location was not prudent.

Assessment Objective: circumstances that preclude returning to the primary processing site are planned for;

Assessment Objective: circumstances that preclude returning to the primary processing site are prepared for.

Contingency planning policy

procedures addressing alternate processing sites

contingency plan

alternate processing site

alternate processing site agreements

alternate processing site configurations

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with system reconstitution responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities