DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,964

HARTMANN-CONCO, INC.
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 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 April 14, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Hartmann-Conco, Inc., Rock Hill, South Carolina. The
workers at the subject firm produce textile medical bandages.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined absolutely from 2003 to 2004 and during
January to March 2005 when compared to the same time period in
2004.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
textile medical bandages will increase absolutely starting in
June 2005.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 facility 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 textile medical bandages
produced at Hartmann-Conco, Inc., Rock Hill, South Carolina
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in production and at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Hartmann-Conco, Inc., Rock Hill, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 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 26th day of May, 2005

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