DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,757
BRAVO ROMEO INC.
d/b/a BOXER REBELLION INC.
EMPORIA, 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 (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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 21, 2006 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Bravo Romeo Inc., doing
business as Boxer Rebellion Inc., Emporia, Virginia. The workers
produced boxer shorts, pajama sets and pillow cases.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility declined from 2004 to 2005, as well as in January
through June of 2006 compared with the corresponding 2005 period.
The Emporia facility shut down on June 1, 2006.
United States aggregate imports of cotton and MMF underwear,
cotton and MMF nightwear and pajamas, and of cotton and MMF pillow
cases were very high (well over 100 percent of U.S. shipments) in
2005 and have increased sharply in the relevant periods.
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. Employment
conditions in 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 boxer shorts, PJ sets and pillow
cases produced at Bravo Romeo Inc., traded as Boxer Rebellion Inc.,
Emporia, Virginia 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 at Bravo Romeo Inc., d/b/a Boxer Rebellion Inc.,
Emporia, Virginia who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 12, 2005 through two years from the
date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 16th day of August 2006

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance