50744 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2011 / Notices 

93.272, Alcohol National Research 

Service Awards for Research Training; 

93.273, Alcohol Research Programs; 

93.891, Alcohol Research Center Grants; 

93.701, ARRA Related Biomedical 

Research and Research Support Awards, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: August 9, 2011. 

Anna P. Snouffer. 

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20830 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of Refugee Resettlement 

Notice To Announce the Award of an 

Urgent Single-Source Grant to 

Survivors of Torture International 

(SOTI) in San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, 

ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: The Office of Refugee 

Resettlement announces the award of an 

urgent single-source grant to Survivors 

of Torture International (SOTI) to 

provide comprehensive rehabilitative 

services to survivors of torture. 

CFDA Number: 93.604 

Statutory Authority: Awards 

announced in this notice are authorized 

by Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act 

(INA)(8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A), as 

amended, and the Refugee Assistance 

Extension Act of 1986, Public Law 99– 

605, Nov 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3449. 

Amount of Award: $271,000. 

Project Period: July 1, 2011 through 

June 30, 2012. 

Summary: Notice is hereby given that 

an urgent single-source grant is awarded 

to Survivors of Torture, International 

(SOTI), San Diego, CA. The grant will 

support direct services to persons who 

have experienced trauma or torture 

prior to their arrival in the United 

States. The grant will serve San Diego 

County, which is the area that has 

received the greatest number of Iraqi 

refugee arrivals, as well as a high 

percentage of other refugees and 

asylum-seekers. The grantee, SOTI, will 

provide comprehensive rehabilitative 

services to Iraqi and other survivors of 

torture, who are in need of specialized 

services that will enable these survivors 

to regain their health and independence 

and rebuild productive lives. In 

addition to provision of direct services, 

SOTI will train other area service 

providers to more effectively serve this 

population. SOTI will also focus on 

sustaining collaborations among 

providers serving this population. 

According to the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS), in FY 2009, 

twenty-eight percent of the country’s 

asylum-seekers came to California for 

resettlement. In 2010, a total of 3,663 

refugees were resettled in San Diego. At 

least 159,550 refugees, asylees, and 

asylum-seekers in San Diego have come 

from areas where torture may be 

practiced. San Diego’s numbers include 

an influx in Iraqi refugees, as one in four 

Iraqi refugees has resettled in California, 

with the vast majority resettling in San 

Diego. 

SOTI is the only program in San 

Diego County that provides medical 

affidavits for torture survivors to use in 

claiming asylum. They have also 

reported an 84 percent increase in client 

intakes during fiscal years (FYs) 2009 

and 2010. As a result, an urgent need 

exists for specialized services for 

individuals in San Diego who have 

suffered torture prior to their arrival in 

the United States. 

SOTI is well positioned to provide 

medical, psychological, social, and legal 

services to Iraqis who have suffered 

torture and are relocated in the San 

Diego area. SOTI has developed a large 

network of pro bono service providers 

and possesses the clinical and 

programmatic expertise to serve 

survivors of torture. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Ronald Munia, Director, Division of 

Community Resettlement, Office of 

Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone: 

202–401–4559. E-mail: 

Ronald.Munia@acf.hhs.gov. 

Dated: July 29, 2011. 

Eskinder Negash, 

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20714 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0705] 

Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Merchant Marine 

Personnel Advisory Committee 

(MERPAC) will meet on October 6, 2011 

and October 7, 2011 in Washington, DC 

to discuss various issues related to the 

training and fitness of merchant marine 

personnel. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: MERPAC working groups will 

meet on October 6, 2011, from 8 a.m. 

until 4 p.m., and the full committee will 

meet on October 7, 2011, from 8 a.m. 

until 4 p.m. This meeting may adjourn 

early if all business is finished. Written 

comments to be distributed to 

committee members and placed on 

MERPAC’s website are due September 

23, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in 

Room 2501 of Coast Guard 

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593. To facilitate 

public participation, we are inviting 

public comment on the issues to be 

considered by the committee and 

working groups. Written comments 

must be identified by Docket No. 

USCG–2011–0705 and submitted by one 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

(preferred method to avoid delays in 

processing). 

• Fax: 202–372–1918. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. The telephone 

number is 202–366–9329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. You may review a Privacy Act 

notice regarding our public dockets in 

the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read documents or comments related to 

this notice, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Any requests to make oral 

presentations should be made in 

advance using one of the methods 

highlighted above. This notice may be 

viewed in our online docket, USCG– 

2011–0705, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. We request that 

members of the public who plan to 

attend this meeting notify Mr. Rogers 

Henderson at 202–372–1408 no later 

than October 3, 2011, so that he may 

notify building security officials. 


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