DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,413

MOUNT VERNON MILLS, INC.
A SUBSIDARY OF R.B. PAMPLIN CORPORATION
TALLASSEE, ALABAMA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance


In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (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 June 20, 2005 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Mount
Vernon Mills, Inc., a subsidiary of R.B. Pamplin Corporation,
Tallassee, Alabama. The workers at the subject firm produce
broadwoven greige fabric.
Employment at the subject firm declined from January through
May 2005 when compared to January through May 2004.
The investigation revealed that sales at the subject firm
decreased from 2003 to 2004 and in January through May 2005 when
compared to the corresponding 2004 period.
Company imports of broadwoven greige fabric increased in
January through May 2005 when compared to January through May 2004.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been

met.

A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with broadwoven greige fabric produced
by Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. a subsidiary of R.B. Pamplin
Corporation, Tallassee, Alabama, 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 Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., a subsidiary of R.B.
Pamplin Corporation, Tallassee, Alabama, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 20, 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
I further determine that all workers of Mount Vernon
Mills, Inc., a subsidiary of R.B. Pamplin Corporation,
Tallassee, Alabama, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 29th day of July 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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