[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2338]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-55,395, TA-W-55,395A, and TA-W-55,395B]


Dana Undies, Blakely, GA; Arlington, GA; Colquitt, GA; 
Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment 
Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the results 
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply 
for worker adjustment assistance.
    The investigation was initiated on August 6, 2004, in response to a 
petition filed on behalf of workers of Dana Undies, Blakely, Arlington, 
and Colquitt, Georgia. The workers at Blakely and Colquitt produced 
infants', toddlers', and boys' and girls' underwear. Workers at 
Arlington supported the plant in Blakely.
    In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a 
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, 
the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or 
(a)(2)(B) of section 222 of the Trade Act must be met. It is determined 
in the case of the Blakely and Arlington facilities that the 
requirements of (a)(2)(A) of section 222 have been met.
    The investigation revealed that sales, production and employment at 
the Blakely/Arlington facilities decreased from 2002 to 2003 and in 
January through July, 2004 compared with the same period of 2003.
    The subject firm has increased its company imports of underwear 
from Thailand in 2004 impacting production and employment at the 
Blakely facility.
    United States aggregate imports of infant's apparel increased 
absolutely and relative to shipments in 2003 compared with 2002. The 
import to consumption ratio was over 1,000 percent in 2003.
    In accordance with section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the results 
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply 
for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
    In order for the Department to issue a certification of eligibility 
to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements of section 246 of 
the Trade Act must be met. The Department has determined in this case 
that the requirements of section 246 have been met.
    A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over and 
possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive conditions 
within the industry are adverse.
    Furthermore, Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended, an investigation was initiated on August 6, 2004, in response 
to a worker petition filed on behalf of workers at Dana Undies, 
Colquitt, Georgia.
    The investigation revealed that in the case of Dana Undies, 
Colquitt, Georgia, all workers were separated from the subject firm 
more than one year before the date of the petition. Section 223(b) of 
the Act specifies that no certification may apply to any worker whose 
last separation occurred more than one year before the date of the 
petition. Consequently, further investigation in this case would serve 
no purpose, and the investigation of the Colquitt facility has been 
terminated.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I 
determine that increases of imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with underwear produced at Dana Undies, Blakely and 
Arlington, Georgia contributed importantly to the total or partial 
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at that 
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I 
make the following certification:

    ``All workers of Dana Undies, Blakely, Georgia (TA-W-55,395), 
and Arlington, Georgia (TA-W-55,395A), who became totally or 
partially separated from employment on or after August 5, 2003 
through two years from the date of certification are eligible to 
apply for adjustment assistance under section 223 of the Trade Act 
of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade 
adjustment assistance under section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.''

    Furthermore, I determine that the investigation of workers of Dana 
Undies, Colquitt, Georgia (TA-W-55,395B) has been terminated for the 
aforementioned reasons.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 14th day of September 2004.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E4-2338 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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