DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,304

DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
DEROYAL PATIENT CARE
DRYDEN, VIRGINIA

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 May 1, 2006 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
DeRoyal Industries, Inc., DeRoyal Patient Care, Dryden, Virginia.
The workers of the subject facility produce orthopedic softgoods.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on May 27, 2004 (TA-W-54,912). That
certification expired May 27, 2006.
This investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility declined absolutely upon the facility's
shutdown on May 30, 2006.
The subject facility shifted production of orthopedic
softgoods to the Dominican Republic and Guatemala. Both countries
are parties to a free trade agreement with 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 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to the Dominican Republic and
Guatemala of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of DeRoyal Industries, Inc., DeRoyal Patient
Care, Dryden, Virginia who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 28, 2006 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 1st day of June 2006.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance