Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/18/2004
Filed Date: 10/25/2005
Most Recent Update: 12/02/2005
Determination Date: 12/02/2005
Expiration Date: 12/02/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,198
CARPOSTAN YARN, INC.
LAKE VIEW, 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 (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 in response to a petition
received on October 25, 2005 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Carpostan Yarn, Inc., Lake View, South
Carolina. The workers produced yarn which is used by an
affiliated company, Carpostan Industries, in the production of
upholstery fabric. Another affiliate, Lake View Finishing, Inc.,
finishes the woven fabric. All three firms are located at the
same site. Workers at all three affiliated companies are engaged
in an integrated production process the end product of which is
finished upholstery fabric.
The investigation revealed that plant production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
woven upholstery fabric during 2003, 2004 and January through
September 2005. The survey revealed increased customer reliance
on imported upholstery fabric during the relevant period.
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 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 subject facility are
over age 50 and do not possess skills that are 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 upholstery fabric produced at
Carpostan Yarn, Inc., Lake View, South Carolina 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 Carpostan Yarn, Inc., Lake View, South
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 18, 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 2nd day of December, 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance