DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,911

MILLIKEN & COMPANY
HUMPHREY PLANT
TOCCOA, 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 on behalf of workers of Milliken & Company,
Humphrey Plant, Toccoa, Georgia. The workers at the subject
facility produce broad woven fabric articles including mens/womens
linings, casket lining, ribbon, ripstop, polyester awnings and
surgical tape.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment all declined during the period of January though July
2006, when compared with the same period in 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's
primary customers regarding purchases of broad woven fabric
mens/womens linings in 2004, 2005 and during the period of January
through July of 2006. The survey revealed that during the relevant
period, respondents became increasingly reliant on imported
purchases of broad woven fabric mens/womens linings.
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 subject facility 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 broad woven fabric produced at
Milliken & Company, Humphrey Plant, Toccoa, 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 Milliken & Company, Humphrey Plant, Toccoa,
Georgia who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 3, 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 8th day of September 2006

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