DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,482

DAN RIVER, INC.
HOME FASHIONS SEWING
MORVEN, NORTH 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), 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 December 8, 2005 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Dan River, Inc., Home Fashions Sewing, Morven,
North Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce home
furnishing textiles (pillowcases, sheets and comforters).
The investigation revealed that production, sales and
employment declined during the period under investigation. The
investigation also revealed that company imports of furnishing
textiles (pillowcases, sheets and comforters) increased 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 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 furnishing textiles (pillowcases,
sheets and comforters) produced by Dan River, Inc., Home Fashions
Sewing, Morven, North Carolina, 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 Dan River, Inc., Home Fashions Sewing, Morven,
North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 8, 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 January 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance