DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-59,234

FRONTIER SPINNING MILLS
FORMERLY KNOWN AS SWIFT GALEY
ALSO KNOWN AS SWIFT TEXTILES, INC.
YARN PLANT
COLUMBUS, 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), 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 April 18, 2006 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Frontier Spinning Mills,
formerly known as Swift Galey, also known as Swift Textiles, Inc.,
Yarn Plant, Columbus, Georgia. Workers at the subject firm
produced spun yarn.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm decreased absolutely with its closure on May 19,
2006.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
spun yarn 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 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 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 spun yarn produced at Frontier
Spinning Mills, formerly known as Swift Galey, also known as Swift
Textiles, Inc., Yarn Plant, Columbus, Georgia 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 Frontier Spinning Mills, formerly known as
Swift Galey, also known as Swift Textiles, Inc., Yarn Plant,
Columbus, Georgia who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 9, 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 22nd day of May 2006


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