DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,116

ROCKVILLE FABRICS CORPORATION
ACTIVE QUILTING DIVISION
PLAINS, PENNSYLVANIA

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 May 4, 2005 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers at Rockville Fabrics
Corporation, Active Quilting Division, Plains, Pennsylvania. The
workers at the subject firm produced quilted fabric.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the period of January through
April 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of quilted fabric
during 2003, 2004 and January through April 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period. The survey revealed increased imports
of quilted fabric by the subject firm's customer during the
relevant period.
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 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 quilted fabric produced at the
subject firm 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 Rockville Fabrics Corporation, Active Quilting
Division, Plains, Pennsylvania, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 2, 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 13th day of June 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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