DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,915

FREUDENBERG NONWOVENS, LP
INTERLININGS DIVISION
MADISON, TENNESSEE

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 November 4, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Freudenberg Nonwovens LP, Interlinings
Division, Madison, Tennessee. The workers were engaged in the
production of converted non-woven interlinings for shirts and
coats.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from 2002 to 2003 and also from January
through August 2004 over the corresponding 2003 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
customers regarding their purchases of converted non-woven
interlinings for shirts and coats. The surveys revealed
customers increased reliance on foreign purchases from January
through August 2004.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with converted non-woven
interlinings for shirts and coats produced by Freudenberg
Nonwovens LP, Interlinings Division, Madison, Tennessee,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production by that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Freudenberg Nonwovens LP, Interlinings
Division, Madison, Tennessee who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 2,
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 3rd day of December 2004.



/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance