DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,370

S. LICHTENBERG AND CO., INC.
SAMSONS MANUFACTURING COMPANY DIVISION
WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 18, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of S. Lichtenberg and Co., Inc., Samsons Manufacturing Co.
Division, Waynesboro, Georgia. The workers produce curtains and
drapes. A previous certification (TA-W-53,381A) for this worker
group expired on December 4, 2005.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject facility are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of curtains and drapes to China, Turkey, France and
Pakistan, and subsequently importing those products into the United
States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China, Turkey, France, and
Pakistan of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has
been or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of S. Lichtenberg and Co., Inc., Samsons
Manufacturing Co. Division, Waynesboro, Georgia, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 5, 2005, 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 19th day of December 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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