DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,129

ROMAR TEXTILE CO., INC.
WAMPUM, PENNSYLVANIA

Notice of Revised Determination
on Reconsideration

On May 25, 2007, the Department issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application on Reconsideration applicable
to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2007 (72 FR
31613).
The previous investigation initiated on March 16, 2007,
resulted in a negative determination issued on March 29, 2007,
was based on the finding that workers of the subject firm do not
produce an article or support production of an article within the
meaning of Section 222 of the Act. The denial notice was
published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2007 (72 FR
17938).
In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided
additional information regarding production at Romar Textile Co.,
Inc. Upon further contact with the company official, it was
revealed that the subject facility supported production of pillow
covers and dust ruffles in 2005 and January through May of 2006.
The investigation on reconsideration also revealed that
Romar Textile Co., Inc., Wampum, Pennsylvania supplied pillow
covers and dust ruffles to one customer. A survey of this
declining customer revealed an absolute increase in imports of
pillow covers and dust ruffles from 2004 to 2005 and in January
through May of 2006 when compared with the same period in 2006.
The imports accounted for a meaningful portion of the subject
firm’s lost sales or production.
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 additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Romar
Textile, Co., Inc., Wampum, Pennsylvania, contributed importantly
to the declines in sales or production and to the total or
partial separation of workers at the subject firm. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Romar Textile Co., Inc., Wampum,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 13, 2006 through two years from
the date of this certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 12th day of June 2007.



/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,129

ROMAR TEXTILE CO., INC.
WAMPUM, PENNSYLVANIA

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on March 16, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Romar Textile Co., Inc., Wampum, Pennsylvania. Workers at the
subject firm are engaged in warehousing, shipping, ordering, and
logistics services.
The investigation revealed that Romar Textile Co., Inc. does
not produce an article within the meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of
the Act. In order to be considered eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
the worker group seeking certification (or on whose behalf
certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article and there must be
a relationship between the workers' work and the article produced
by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The subject
workers do not support a firm or appropriate subdivision that
produces an article domestically and thus the worker group cannot
be considered import impacted or affected by a shift in production
of an article.
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 worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since the
workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers cannot
be certified eligible for ATAA.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that all workers of the Romar Textile
Co., Inc., Wampum, Pennsylvania, are denied eligibility to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 29th day of March 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance



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