DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,832

SAS ORNAMENTAL, INC.
D/B/A THE 807 COMPANY
EL PASO, TEXAS

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 March 25, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by company official on behalf of workers of SAS
Ornamental, Inc., D/B/A The 807 Company, El Paso, Texas. The
workers of the subject firm produce denim jeans for women, men, and
children.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined absolutely from 2004 to 2005.
The investigation further revealed that U.S. imports of
women's, men's, and children's jeans increased in the first and
second quarters of 2004 when compared to the same timeframe in
2003.
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 division 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 the women's, men's, and
children's jeans produced at SAS Ornamental, Inc., D/B/A The 807
Company, El Paso, Texas contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of SAS Ornamental, Inc., D/B/A The 807 Company,
El Paso, Texas who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 7, 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 April 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole


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