DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,143

BLOOMSBURG MILLS, INC.
MONROE LOCATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF PENN COLUMBIA CORPORATION
MONROE, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-60,143A

BLOOMSBURG MILLS, INC.
CORPORATE/SALES OFFICE
A SUBSIDIARY OF PENN COLUMBIA CORPORATION
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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 September 26, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Bloomsburg Mills, Inc., Monroe Location, a subsidiary of
Penn Columbia Corporation, Monroe, North Carolina (TA-W-60,143) and
Bloomsburg Mills, Inc., Corporate/Sales Office, a subsidiary of
Penn Columbia Corporation, New York, New York (TA-W-60,143A).
The workers at Bloomsburg Mills, Inc., Monroe Location, a
subsidiary of Penn Columbia Corporation, Monroe, North Carolina
(TA-W-60,143) dye and finish woven textiles. Bloomsburg Mills,
Inc., Corporate/Sales Office, a subsidiary of Penn Columbia
Corporation, New York, New York (TA-W-60,143A) supports production
at the Monroe Location.
The investigation revealed that employment at Bloomsburg
Mills, Inc., Monroe Location, a subsidiary of Penn Columbia
Corporation, Monroe, North Carolina (TA-W-60,143) and Bloomsburg
Mills, Inc., Corporate/Sales Office, a subsidiary of Penn Columbia
Corporation, New York, New York (TA-W-60,143A) decreased from FY
2004 to FY 2005 and again during the period of January through
April 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of woven textiles
during 2004, 2005 and January through August 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period. The survey revealed increased imports by
the subject firm's major customer of woven textiles during the
period of January through August 2006 over the corresponding 2005
period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with woven textiles produced at the
subject firm 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 Bloomsburg Mills, Inc., Monroe Location, a
subsidiary of Penn Columbia Corporation, Monroe, North
Carolina (TA-W-60,143) and Bloomsburg Mills, Inc.,
Corporate/Sales Office, a subsidiary of Penn Columbia
Corporation, New York, New York (TA-W-60,143A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 25, 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 25th day of October 2006.



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance