DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,621

SOUTHERN MILLS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF ROYAL TEN CATE USA, INC.
CABLETEX DIVISION
NEWNAN, 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, 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.
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 16, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Southern Mills, Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Ten Cate
USA, Inc., Cabletex Division, Newnan, Georgia. Workers are engaged
in the production (cut and sew) of grass catcher bags and other
laundry products.
The declines in employment at the subject facility are related
to a shift in production of grass catcher bags to a country
(Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Southern Mills, Inc., a subsidiary of Royal
Ten Cate USA, Inc., Cabletex Division, Newnan, Georgia who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 30, 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 24th day of September, 2004.

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