DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,039

LIBERTY FIBERS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF SILVA HOLDINGS, INC.
LOWLAND, TENNESSEE

INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF LIBERTY FIBERS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF SILVA HOLDINGS, INC.
LOWLAND, TENNESSEE LOCATED IN

TA-W-58,039A
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-58,039B
FORT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA

TA-W-58,039C
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 21, 2005,
applicable to workers of Liberty Fibers Corporation, a subsidiary
of Silva Holdings, Inc., Lowland, Tennessee. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2005 (70 FR
68099).
At the request of a company official and the State agency,
the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the
subject firm. New information shows that worker separations have
occurred involving six employees of the Lowland, Tennessee
facility of Liberty Fibers Corporation, a subsidiary of Silva
Holdings, Inc. located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Fort Mill,
South Carolina and Long Island, New York. Mr. Kermit Noble, Mr.
Paul Souza, Mr. Robert Bowman, Mr. Reggie Crowell, Mr., William
Martin and Mr. Ronald True provided sales and marketing support
function services for the production of rayon staple fiber
produced by the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the Lowland, Tennessee
facility of Liberty Fibers Corporation, a subsidiary of Silva
Holdings, Inc. located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Fort Mill,
South Carolina, and Long Island, New York.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Liberty Fibers Corporation, a subsidiary of Silva
Holdings, Inc., Lowland, Tennessee who was adversely affected by
increased customer imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-58,039 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Liberty Fibers Corporation, a
subsidiary of Silva Holdings, Inc., Lowland, Tennessee
(TA-W-58,039), and including employees of Liberty
Fibers Corporation, a subsidiary of Silva Holdings,
Inc., Lowland, Tennessee, located in Charlotte, North
Carolina (TA-W-58,039A), Fort Mill, South Carolina
(TA-W-58,039B), and Long Island, New York (TA-W-
58,039C), who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 27, 2004, through
October 21, 2007, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
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 28th day of February 2006
/s/ Richard Church
_______
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,039

LIBERTY FIBERS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF SILVA HOLDINGS, INC.
LOWLAND, TENNESSEE

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 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 September 27, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
Liberty Fibers Corporation, a subsidiary of Silva Holdings, Inc.,
Lowland, Tennessee. The workers produce rayon staple fiber.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm ceased
production operations in September of 2005.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm’s major customers regarding their purchases of rayon staple
fiber in 2003, 2004, and January through October, 2005. The survey
revealed purchases from abroad increased while purchases from the
subject firm declined during the period under investigation.
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 produced by Liberty Fibers
Corporation, a subsidiary of Silva Holdings, Inc., Lowland,
Tennessee, 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 Liberty Fibers Corporation, a subsidiary of
Silva Holdings, Inc., Lowland, Tennessee, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after September
27, 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 21st day of October, 2005.

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance