[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74562-74563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21107]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-60,055]


Swift Textiles, d/b/a/ Swift Galey, Midland, GA; Notice of 
Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    By letter dated November 6, 2006, the subject company requested 
administrative reconsideration regarding the Department's Negative 
Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment 
Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject firm. The denial 
was issued on October 17, 2006. The Department's Notice of 
determination was published in the Federal Register on November 6, 2006 
(71 FR 65004). Workers produce denim fabric.
    The denial was based on the Department's findings that the denim 
fabric is exported, there was no shift of production of fabric abroad, 
and the subject firm did not import denim fabric.
    The request for reconsideration, dated November 6, 2006, states 
that the subject firm will be closing at the end of 2006 and alleges 
that the closure is due to increased imports.
    During the reconsideration investigation, the Department was 
informed that the denim yarn produced at Swift Galey, Columbus, Georgia 
(TA-W-59,234; certified May 22, 2006 based on import impact from 
Mexico) was sent to Swift Galey, Midland, Georgia to be finished into 
denim fabric.
    Based on this new information, the Department has determined that 
the subject firm is a downstream producer to Swift Galey, Columbus, 
Georgia and conducted an investigation to determine whether the subject 
workers are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) as 
workers of a secondarily-affected firm (a firm that either supplied 
component parts for articles produced by a firm with a currently TAA-
certified worker group or assembled/finished articles provided by a 
firm with a currently TAA-certified worker group).
    In order for the subject workers to be certified on a secondarily-
affected basis, the following criteria must be met: (1) A significant 
number or proportion of the subject firm separated or threatened with 
separations and (2) the subject firm is a supplier or a downstream 
producer to a firm or subdivision that employed a TAA-certified worker 
group and such supply or production is related to the article that was 
the basis for the certification. In the case of downstream producers, 
the primary certification must be based on a shift of production to 
Canada or Mexico or import impact from Canada or Mexico.
    Based on previously-submitted information and information obtained 
during the reconsideration investigation, the Department determines 
that Swift Textile, d/b/a/ Swift Galey, Midland, Georgia qualifies as a 
secondarily-affected firm.
    In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 
2813), as amended, the Department 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.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the information obtained in the 
reconsideration investigation, I determine that workers of Swift 
Textiles, d/b/a/ Swift Galey, Midland, Georgia, qualify as adversely 
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of

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the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of 
the Act, I make the following certification:

All workers of Swift Textile, d/b/a Swift Galey, Midland, Georgia 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after September 11, 2005 through two years from the date of this 
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are eligible to apply for 
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the 
Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed in Washington, DC this 6th day of December 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-21107 Filed 12-11-06; 8:45 am]
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