DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,137

DAN RIVER, INC.
CAMELLIA PLANT
JULIETTE, GEORGIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 February 2, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Dan River,
Inc., Camellia Plant, Juliette, Georgia. The workers at the
subject facility worked in support of a worker group at another
facility owned by the same parent firm in Fort Valley, Georgia, who
produced sheets, comforters, & home apparel and who were certified
on November 14, 2003 (TA-W-53,134).
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at a related production facility supported by the
subject facility decreased absolutely during the period of January
to June 2003, when compared to the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, imports of sheets, comforters, & home apparel by
the subject firm increased during the period under investigation.
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
assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).
4.
The Department has concluded that criterion (2) has not been
met. The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm
possess skills that are easily transferable to other positions in
the local area.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with sheets, comforters, and home
apparel produced by Dan River, Inc., contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers at Dan River, Inc., Camellia
Plant, Juliette, Georgia. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Dan River, Inc., Camellia Plant, Juliette,
Georgia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 20, 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
I further determine that all workers of Dan River, Inc.,
Camellia Plant, Juliette, Georgia, 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 17th day of February, 2004


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance