DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,962

MITCHEL MANUFACTURING
A DIVISION OF QUAKER LACE
HONEA PATH, SOUTH CAROLINA

TA-W-60,962A

MITCHEL MANUFACTURING
A DIVISION OF QUAKER LACE
SHOWROOM/SALES OFFICE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on February 23, 2007,
applicable to workers of Mitchel Manufacturing, a division of
Quaker Lace, Honea Path, South Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2007 (72 FR 10561).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of lace curtains and tablecloths.
New information shows that a worker separation occurred at
the Showroom/Sales Office, New York, New York facility of the
subject firm. The New York, New York location served as the
showroom/sales office for the subject firms’ production facility
in Honea Path, South Carolina.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include a worker of the Showroom/Sales Office,
New York, New York location of Mitchel Manufacturing, a division
of Quaker Lace.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Mitchel Manufacturing, a division of Quaker Lace,
Honea Path, South Carolina and the Showroom/Sales Office, New
York, New York who were adversely affected by increased company
imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,962 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Mitchel Manufacturing, a division of
Quaker Lace Honea Path, South Carolina (TA-W-60,962)
and Mitchel Manufacturing, a division of Quaker Lace,
Showroom/Sales Office, New York, New York (TA-W-
60,962A), who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 6, 2006, through
February 23, 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 25th day of May 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-60,962

MITCHEL MANUFACTURING
A DIVISION QUAKER LACE
HONEA PATH, SOUTH 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), 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 in response to a petition
received on February 15, 2007 and filed on behalf of workers of
Mitchel Manufacturing, a division Quaker Lace, Honea Path, South
Carolina. The workers at the subject firm are engaged in the
production of lace curtains and tablecloths.
The investigation revealed that sales and production declined
during 2005, 2006 and January 2007 over the January 2006 period.
The investigation also revealed that a significant number of workers at the
subject firm were separated from employment during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company increased
their imports of lace curtains and tablecloths during the period
under investigation.
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 addition, 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with lace curtains and table cloths
produced by Mitchel Manufacturing, a division Quaker Lace, Honea
Path, South 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 Mitchel Manufacturing, a division Quaker Lace,
Honea Path, South Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 6, 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 23rd day of February, 2007.

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






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