DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,851

MASTERCRAFT FABRICS, LLC
JOAN FABRICS CORPORATION
EAGLE MOUNTAIN FINISHING
INCLUDING WORKERS WHO’S WAGES
WERE PAID BY ACCUFORCE STAFFING SERVICE
CRAMERTON, NORTH CAROLINA


Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1074 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 9, 2007,
applicable to workers of Mastercraft Fabrics, LLC, Joan Fabrics
Corporation, Eagle Mountain Finishing, Cramerton, North Carolina.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 22,
2007 (72 FR 13528).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers were engaged in the production of finished fabrics.
New information shows that following a change in ownership,
some workers of the Eagle Mountain Finishing facility of the
subject firm will become employees of AccuForce Staffing Service.
Workers separated from employment at Eagle Mountain
Finishing, Cramerton, North Carolina location of the subject firm
had their wages reported under a separate unemployment insurance
(UI) tax account for AccuForce Staffing Service.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Mastercraft Fabrics, LLC, Joan Fabrics
Corporation, Eagle Mountain Finishing, including workers who’s
wages were paid by AccuForce Staffing Service who were adversely
affected by customer imports


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,851 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Mastercraft Fabrics LLC, Joan Fabrics
Corporation, Eagle Mountain Finishing, including
workers who’s wages were paid by AccuForce Staffing
Service, Cramerton, North Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after
January 29, 2007, through March 9, 2009, 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 26th day of July 2007.

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

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,851

MASTERCRAFT FABRICS, LLC
JOAN FABRICS CORPORATION
EAGLE MOUNTAIN FINISHING
CRAMERTON, NORTH CAROLINA

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 January 30, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Mastercraft Fabrics LLC, Joan Fabrics Corporation, Eagle
Mountain Finishing, Cramerton, North Carolina. The workers produce
finished fabric.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject facility declined from 2005 to 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
declining customers regarding their purchases of finished fabric in
2005, 2006 and January 2007 over the corresponding January 2006
period. The survey revealed increasing customer imports 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.
Workers of the subject firm were previously certified eligible
(TA-W-56,339) to apply for trade adjustment assistance and
alternative adjustment assistance which expired on January 28,
2007.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with finished fabric produced at
Mastercraft Fabrics LLC, Joan Fabrics Corporation, Eagle Mountain
Finishing, Cramerton, North Carolina, 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 Mastercraft Fabrics LLC, Joan Fabrics
Corporation, Eagle Mountain Finishing, Cramerton, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 29, 2007 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 9th day of March 2007
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance





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