36124 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 128 / Thursday, July 8, 2021 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2021–0014] 

Sustainability and Climate-Related 

Disclosures 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: To facilitate implementation 

planning for Executive Orders, DoD 

would like to know the views of 

interested parties on sustainability 

initiatives including climate-related 

disclosures. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the address shown 

below on or before September 7, 2021, 

to be considered in the implementation 

planning. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

questions provided below, using any of 

the following methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search for 

‘‘Docket Number DARS–2021–0014.’’ 

Select ‘‘Comment’’ and follow the 

instructions to submit a comment. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘Docket Number 

DARS–2021–0014’’ on any attached 

document(s). 

Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

‘‘Sustainability and Climate-Related 

Disclosures’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Barbara J. 

Trujillo, OUSD(A&S)DPC/DARS, Room 

3B938, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check https://

www.regulations.gov, approximately 

two to three days after submission to 

verify posting (except allow 30 days for 

posting of comments submitted by 

mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Barbara J. Trujillo, telephone 571–372– 

6102. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD is 

seeking public input on the following 

questions related to implementation of 

sustainability initiatives including 

Executive Order 14030, Climate-Related 

Financial Risk dated May 20, 2021. 

A. Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) 

Emissions 

• Does your organization measure 

and report Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG 

emissions in line with the GHG Protocol 

Corporate Standard or equivalent? If not 

the GHG Protocol, which standard(s) are 

used? 

• Does your organization currently 

report Scope 3 GHG emissions? If so, 

which Scope 3 categories are reported 

and which methodologies and/or 

standards are used? 

• Does your organization publicly 

report your GHG results either through 

a third-party organization or as part of 

an external corporate sustainability 

report? 

• Does your organization disclose its 

GHG emissions inventory on an annual 

basis? If so, where or by what platform? 

• Does your organization set and 

disclose targets for GHG emissions 

reduction and/or science-based targets? 

If so, are these targets reviewed or 

verified by a third party? 

• Does your organization report 

climate risk-related information as part 

of your standard financial reporting 

disclosures? 

• Would your organization be willing 

to participate in a pilot program 

involving voluntary disclosure of actual 

GHG emissions and GHG emission 

targets? 

B. Environmental, Social, and 

Governance (ESG)—General 

• Does your organization participate 

in ESG reporting? If so, which 

sustainability standards or platforms 

does your organization use (e.g., Carbon 

Disclosure Project (CDP), Global 

Reporting Initiative (GRI), Science 

Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Supplier 

Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX))? 

• What is the role of third-party 

verification in your ESG activities? 

• Does your organization’s ESGrelated reporting include accounting for 

and addressing disparate impacts on 

disadvantaged communities and 

communities of color? 

• Does your organization’s ESGrelated reporting include creation of 

jobs associated with the shift away from 

carbon-intensive energy sources? 

C. Supply Chain GHG and Risk 

Management 

• Does your organization have the 

ability to provide customers with GHG 

emissions information specific to their 

purchases or contracts? If so, at what 

level can your organization provide this 

information (e.g., by customer on an 

annual basis, contract, item)? 

• Does your organization collect GHG 

emissions information from your 

suppliers? If so, what systems, 

standards, or instruments are used to 

collect this information? If so, how is 

this information used? 

• Do you require your suppliers to set 

GHG emissions reduction targets or 

related targets (e.g., energy efficiency, 

clean electricity)? 

Jennifer D. Johnson, 

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14424 Filed 7–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0057] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OSD), 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The OSD is modifying a 

system of records, originally titled 

‘‘Spouse Education and Career 

Opportunities (SECO) Program, DPR 

46,’’ to rename it ‘‘Military Spouse 

Education and Career Opportunities 

(SECO) and Career Advancement 

Account Scholarship (MyCAA) 

Programs,’’ DPR 46, and make other 

changes. This system of records is being 

modified to include records of the 

Military Spouse Career Advancement 

Accounts Scholarship Program. The 

SECO and MyCAA Programs make 

resources and tools available to help 

military spouses with career exploration 

and discovery, career education and 

training, employment readiness, and 

career connections at any point within 

the military spouse’s career. 

DATES: This system of records is 

effective upon publication; however, 

comments on the Routine Uses will be 

accepted on or before August 9, 2021. 

The Routine Uses are effective at the 

close of the comment period. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

* Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

* Mail: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 


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