DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,415

AMERICAN & EFIRD, INC.
D/B/A ROBISON AND ANTON TEXTILE COMPANY
BLOOMSBURG DIVISION
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

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) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and a
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 8, 2007,
applicable to workers of American & Efird, Inc., d/b/a Robison
Anton Textile Company, Bloomsburg Division, Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on June 22, 2007 (72 FR 34482).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers were engaged in the production of embroidery thread and
yarn.
In a request for an amendment, the company provided
sufficient information confirming that the skills of the workers
at the subject firm are not easily transferable in the local
commuting area.
Information also obtained from the company states that a
significant number of workers of the subject firm are age 50 or
over, workers have skills that are not easily transferable, and
conditions in the industry are adverse. Review of this
information shows that all eligibility criteria under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended have been met.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
reflect its finding.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,415 is hereby issued as
follows:
"All workers of American & Efird, Inc., d/b/a Robison
Anton Textile Company, Bloomsburg Division, Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 23, 2006 through June
8, 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 June 2007.

/s/ Richard Church
_________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,415

AMERICAN & EFIRD, INC.
d/b/a ROBISON ANTON TEXTILE COMPANY
BLOOMSBURG DIVISION
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for 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 2, 2007 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
American & Efird, Inc., d/b/a Robison Anton Textile Company,
Bloomsburg division, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The workers
produced embroidery thread and yarn. The subject facility is a dye
house that is integrated with two affiliated plants.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the Bloomsburg facility declined from 2005 to 2006, as well as in
January through March of 2007 compared with the corresponding 2006
period.
The Bloomsburg facility formed part of an integrated
production process with other affiliated plants, and supplied a
component, twisted and dyed filament, to a finishing plant.
Workers at that plant, American & Efird, Fairview, New Jersey
(which included not only R.A. Bobbin, a finishing plant, but also
Robison-Anton, an administrative center) were certified eligible
for trade adjustment assistance on May 10, 2007 (TA-W-61,254).
United States aggregate imports of spun yarn made of rayon
were very high (well over 100 percent of U.S. shipments) in 2005
and have increased sharply in subsequent periods.
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.


The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion one has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that there is not a significant number
of workers in the workers' firm who are 50 years of age or older.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with embroidery thread and yarn
produced at American & Efird, Inc., d/b/a Robison Anton Textile
Company, Bloomsburg division, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, 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 American & Efird, Inc., d/b/a Robison Anton
Textile Company, Bloomsburg division, Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 23, 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.”
I further determine that all workers of American & Efird,
Inc., d/b/a Robison Anton Textile Company, Bloomsburg
division, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 8th day of June 2007

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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