DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,749

NARROW FABRIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF CHEYNET GROUP
WEST READING, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 January 11, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Narrow Fabric
Industries Corporation, a subsidiary of Cheynet Group, West
Reading, Pennsylvania. The workers at the subject firm produce
elastic for intimate apparel.
The investigation revealed sales, production, and employment
at the subject firm declined from 2005 to 2006.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of elastic for intimate apparel during the period
under investigation.
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 on imports of articles
like or directly competitive with elastic for intimate apparel
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 Narrow Fabric Industries Corporation, a
subsidiary of Cheynet Group, West Reading, Pennsylvania who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 9, 2006, 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 26th day of January, 2007.


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