DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,630

BLOOMSBURG MILLS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF PENN COLUMBIA CORPORATION
BLOOMSBURG LOCATION
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 18, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Bloomsburg Mills Incorporated, A subsidiary of Penn
Columbia Corporation, Bloomsburg Location, Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject facility produce broad-woven
fabric.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Bloomsburg Mills
Incorporated, A subsidiary of Penn Columbia Corporation,
Bloomsburg Location, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, supplies component
parts for finished textiles, and at least 20 percent of its
production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Bloomsburg Mills
Incorporated, A subsidiary of Penn Columbia Corporation, Bloomsburg
Location, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, qualify as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Bloomsburg Mills Incorporated, A subsidiary of
Penn Columbia Corporation, Bloomsburg Location, Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 15, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 5th day of January, 2007

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