DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,739

SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.
BABY PRODUCTS DIVISION
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA

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
USC 2273), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated September 3, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Springs Industries, Inc., Baby Products Division, Gainesville,
Georgia. The workers at the subject division produce infant
bedding products; they are not separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
division decreased absolutely from 2001 to 2002 and during the
period of January through July 2003 when compared to the same
period in 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject division is related to a
shift in production of infant bedding products to China, India, and
Thailand.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that company imports of
infant bedding products have increased during the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive those produced at the subject division
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Springs Industries, Inc., Baby Products
Division, Gainesville, Georgia, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 26,
2002 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, D. C. this 10th day of September 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance