DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,969

FLINT RIVER TEXTILES, INC.
ALBANY, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 9, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Flint River Textiles, Inc., Albany, Georgia. The workers of the
subject firm produced textile greige fabrics. The workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shut down on
March 5, 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed a sample of the subject
firm's major customers regarding their purchases of textile greige
fabrics. This survey revealed increases in imports of textile
greige fabrics during the period under investigation.
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 that in the case of Flint River Textiles, Inc., Albany,
Georgia, the requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers are age 50 or over and possess
skills that are not easily transferable within the geographical
area. 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 with those produced at Flint River
Textiles, Inc., Albany, Georgia 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 Flint River Textiles, Inc., Albany, Georgia,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after January 7, 2003, 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 11th day of February 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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