[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 58013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16102]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-59,880]


Meredith's Home Fashions; Fall River, MA; Certification 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.
    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 this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have 
been met.
    The investigation was initiated on August 10, 2006, in response to 
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of 
Meredith's Home Fashions, Fall River, Massachusetts. The workers 
produce window curtains.
    The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the subject 
firm decreased during the period under investigation.
    The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms' major declining 
customers regarding their purchases of window curtains in 2004, 2005 
and January through July 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period. The 
survey revealed a major customer increased their reliance on imported 
window curtains during the period under investigation.
    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 addition, 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.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I 
conclude that increased imports of window curtains produced by 
Meredith's Home Fashions, Fall River, Massachusetts 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 Meredith's Home Fashions, Fall River, 
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from 
employment on or after August 2, 2005 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.''

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 7th day of September, 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-16102 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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