DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,038

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
PRESS FABRIC DIVISION
RENSSELAER, NEW YORK

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 August 24, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a union official on behalf of
workers of Albany International Corporation, Press Fabrics
Division, Rensselaer, New York. Workers of the subject firm
produce press fabrics; they are not separately identifiable by
articles produced.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at
Albany International Corporation, Press Fabrics Division,
Rensselaer, New York is related to a shift in production of press
fabrics to a country (Canada) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 Canada of articles that
are like or directly competitive with the press fabrics produced by
the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Albany International Corporation, Press
Fabrics Division, Rensselaer, New York who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 16,
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 11th day of September 2007


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