DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,987

SACM TEXTILES, INC
LYMAN, SOUTH CAROLINA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
And Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated on September 25, 2003 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at SACM Textiles,
Inc., Lyman, South Carolina. The workers at the subject facility
distribute parts for weaving machines.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(c)(3) of the Act. The Department of Labor
has consistently determined that the performance of services does
not constitute production of an article, as required by Section 222
of the Trade Act of 1974, and this determination has been upheld in
the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Workers at the firm or subdivision may be certified only if
their separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for
their services from a parent firm, a firm otherwise related to
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control. Addition-
ally, the reduction in demand for services must originate at a
production facility whose workers independently meet the statutory
criteria for certification, and the reduction must directly relate
to the product impacted by imports. These conditions have not been
met for workers at this facility.
In addition, 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 assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since
the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of SACM
Textiles, Inc. Lyman, South Carolina are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974, and also are denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 2nd day of October, 2003.


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