DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,859

MIDLAND PRINTS AND FABRICS INC.
STANFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA

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 on February 16, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Midland Prints and Fabrics Inc., Stanfield, North
Carolina. The workers at the subject facility produce printed
fabric and are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined absolutely from 2004 to 2005, and that the subject
firm is closed.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of printed
fabrics. These surveys revealed increased imports of printed
fabrics during the period under investigation.
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 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 in the local
commuting area.

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

The Department has determined that criterion 1 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the there were no workers
at the subject firm over the age of fifty.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with printed fabric produced at
Midland Prints and Fabrics Inc., Stanfield, 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 Midland Prints and Fabrics Inc., Stanfield,
North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 16, 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;"
I further determine that all workers of Midland Prints and
Fabrics Inc., Stanfield, North Carolina are denied eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 as amended.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 23rd day of March, 2006

/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance