DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,412

CARLISLE FINISHING, LLC
FINISHING DIVISION
CARLISLE, 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), 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 May 1, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers of
Carlisle Finishing, LLC, Finishing Division, Carlisle,
South Carolina. The workers are engaged in the production
of screen print fabric.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from January through April 2007 over
the corresponding 2006 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of
screen print fabric in 2005, 2006, and January through
April 2007. The surveys revealed that customers increased
import purchases during relevant period.
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 screen print
fabric produced by Carlisle Finishing, LLC, Finishing
Division, Carlisle, 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 Carlisle Finishing, LLC, Finishing
Division, Carlisle, South Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after
April 27, 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 16th day of May, 2007



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