DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,047

DAVID CROWDER DESIGN INCORPORATED
WORKING ON-SITE AT JOAN FABRICS CORPORATION
PILOT WEAVING, WARPING, RECEIVING PLANT, AND CORPORATE MARKETING
CENTER
HICKORY, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 1, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
David Crowder Design Incorporated, working on-site at Joan Fabrics
Incorporated, Pilot Weaving, Warping, Receiving Plant and Corporate
Marketing Center, Hickory, North Carolina. The workers were engaged
in activities related to the production of woven fabric produced at
the Joan Fabrics Corporation facility.
The investigation revealed that employment declined during the
relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject workers
supported Joan Fabrics Incorporated, Pilot Weaving, Warping,
Receiving Plant and Corporate Marketing Center, Hickory, North
Carolina (TA-W-57,680A). That certification was based on an
increase in customer imports.
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 increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with woven fabric produced by Joan Fabrics Corporation
contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and
to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of David Crowder Design Incorporated, working on-
site at Joan Fabrics Incorporated, Pilot Weaving, Warping,
Receiving Plant and Corporate Marketing Center, Hickory, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 28, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 21st day of March 2007.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance