DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,299

ATLAS TEXTILE COMPANY, INC.
COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA

INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF ATLAS TEXTILE COMPANY, INC.
COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA LOCATED IN:

TA-W-56,299A
SUNLAKES, ARIZONA

TA-W-56,299B
IRVING, TEXAS

TA-W-56,299C
WESTWOOD, NEW JERSEY

Amended Notice of 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) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on February 8, 2005,
applicable to workers of Atlas Textile Company, Inc., Commerce,
California. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
March 9, 2005 (70 FR 11704).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that worker separations have occurred involving
employees of the Commerce, California facility of Atlas Textile
Company, Inc. located in Sunlakes, Arizona, Irving, Texas and
Westwood, New Jersey. These employees provided sales support
services for the production of coordinated bed sheet sets,
comforter sets, kitchen and bath towel sets and displays at the
Commerce, California location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the Commerce, California
facility of Atlas Textile Company, Inc. located in Sunlakes,
Arizona, Irvin, Texas and Westwood, New Jersey.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Atlas Textile Company, Inc., Commerce, California
who were adversely affected by increased imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,299 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Atlas Textile Company, Inc., Commerce,
California (TA-W-56,299), including employees of Atlas
Textile Company, Inc., Commerce, California, located in
Sunlakes, Arizona (TA-W-56,299A), Irving, Texas (TA-W-
56,299B), and Westwood, New Jersey (TA-W-56,299C), who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after January 4, 2004, through February 8, 2007,
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 at Washington, D.C. this 24th day of May 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,299

ATLAS TEXTILE COMPANY, INC.
COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA

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 January 6, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Atlas Textile Company, Inc., Commerce, California. The
workers produced coordinated bed sheet sets, comforter sets,
kitchen and bath towel sets, and displays.
The investigation revealed sales, production and employment
decreased in 2004 compared to 2003.
The Department conducted a survey of the major declining
customers regarding their purchases of coordinated bed sheet sets,
comforter sets, kitchen and bath towel sets, and displays in 2003
and 2004. The survey revealed that respondents increased their
reliance on foreign produced coordinated bed sheet sets, comforter
sets, kitchen and bath towel sets, and displays during the relevant
period.
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 coordinated bed sheet sets,
comforter sets, kitchen and bath towel sets, and displays produced
at Atlas Textile Company, Inc., Commerce, California 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 Atlas Textile Company, Inc., Commerce,
California who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 4, 2004 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 8th day of February, 2005.



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