DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,833
THE OWENBY COMPANY
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES
WERE PAID BY SKILSTAF, INC.
BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA

Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 29, 2003,
applicable to workers of The Owenby Company, Blairsville,
Georgia. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
November 6, 2003 (68 FR 62833).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of tee shirts.
Information provided by the State agency shows that
Skilstaf, Inc. was contracted by The Owenby Company to provide
payroll function services to workers on-site at the Blairsville,
Georgia location of The Owenby Company.
Information also shows that all workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Skilstaf,
Inc.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers whose wages were reported by
Skilstaf, Inc. at The Owenby Company, Blairsville, Georgia.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of The Owenby Company who was adversely affected by
increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-52,833 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of The Owenby Company, including workers
whose wages were reported by Skilstaf, Inc.,
Blairsville, Georgia, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 2,
2002, through September 29, 2005, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 29th day of March, 2005.

/s/ Richard Church

________________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,833

THE OWENBY COMPANY
BLAIRSVILLE, 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), 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 September 12, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers at
The Owenby Company, Blairsville, Georgia. The workers at the
subject firm produced tee shirts.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted a
portion of production of tee shirts from the Blairsville facility
to Mexico and has increased its reliance on imports during the
relevant periods.



The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
In order to issue a certification of eligibility to apply for
ATAA for older workers, the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with products produced by The Owenby
Company, Blairsville, Georgia 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 The Owenby Company, Blairsville, Georgia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 2, 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 29th day of September 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance