DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,102

SPRINGS GLOBAL US, INC.
HARTWELL WEAVING AND YARN DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
DEFENDER SERVICES, INC. AND JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
HARTWELL, GEORGIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 13, 2007, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Springs Global US,
Inc., Hartwell Weaving and Yarn Division, Hartwell, Georgia. The
worker group also includes leased workers of Defender Services,
Inc., and Johnson Controls, Inc., working on-site at Springs Global
US, Inc., Hartwell Weaving and Yarn Division, Hartwell, Georgia.
The workers produce yarn and unfinished towel fabric.
The investigation revealed that the subject facility was
previously certified (TA-W-56,620) and that certification expired
on March 29, 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the declines in
employment at the subject firm are related to the subject firm
shifting its production of yarn and unfinished towel fabric to
Brazil, and subsequently importing those products into the United
States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Brazil of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Springs Global US, Inc., Hartwell Weaving and
Yarn, including on-site leased workers of Defender Services,
Inc., and Johnson Controls, Inc., Hartwell, Georgia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 30, 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 5th day of April 2007.



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