DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,401

MOUNT VERNON MILLS, INC.
CLEVELAND DIVISION
CLEVELAND, 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 August 6, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Cleveland Division,
Cleveland, Georgia. The workers produced broad woven apparel
weight fabrics. They are not separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject firm from 2002 to 2003 and
also declined from January through July 2004.
The investigation also revealed that the production of the
fabric produced by workers at the Cleveland, Georgia mill is
going to be shifted to another domestic facility of Mount Vernon
Mills, Inc. Furthermore, the investigation determined that the
company is increasing its reliance on imports of broad woven
apparel weight fabrics.
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 addition, 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 in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the valve and industrial control
device 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 broad woven apparel weight
fabrics produced by Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Cleveland
Division, Cleveland, 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 Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Cleveland
Division, Cleveland, Georgia, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 5,
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 9th day of September 2004


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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