DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,901

THE R&R MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
AUBURN, 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), 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 August 15, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of The R&R Manufacturing Co., Inc., Auburn, Georgia. The
workers produce men's pants.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined between 2004 and July 2006.
The subject firm's sales and production also declined in 2005
compared to 2004, and declined in January through July 2006
compared to the same period in 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of men's pants. This
survey revealed increased imports of men's pants during the
relevant period.
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.
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 men's pants produced at The R&R
Manufacturing Co., Inc., Auburn, 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 The R&R Manufacturing Co., Inc., Auburn,
Georgia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 14, 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 28th day of August 2006



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