DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,201

ROYAL HOME FASHIONS
A SUBSIDIARY OF CROSCILL, INC
PLANT 3
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

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 July 7, 2004 and filed on
behalf of workers at Royal Home Fashions, a subsidiary of Croscill,
Inc., Plant 3, Durham, North Carolina. The workers produce shower
curtains and window treatments; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined in January through May of 2004 when
compared to the same time frame in 2003.
The investigation also revealed that imports of shower
curtains and window treatments by the subject firm increased during
the relevant time period.
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).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the workers at the subject
firm possess skills that are easily transferable.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the shower curtains and window
treatments produced by the subject firm contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales and production at that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Royal Home Fashions, a subsidiary of Croscill,
Inc., Plant 3, Durham, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 1, 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 Royal Home Fashions, a
subsidiary of Croscill, Inc., Plant 3, Durham, North Carolina 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 15th day of July 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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