DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,270

SAN FRANCISCO CITY LIGHTS, INC.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

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 October 9, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of San
Francisco City Lights, Inc., San Francisco, California. The
workers at the subject firm produce women's tops and bottoms.
Sales, production, and employment at the subject firm
declined from 2005 to 2006 and from January through September
2007 when compared with the same period in 2006.
Furthermore, aggregate United Sates imports of women's tops
and bottoms increased absolutely and relative to U.S. shipments
during the relevant time period. The imports/shipments ratio
exceeded one thousand percent in 2006 and January through June
2007.
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 facility are age 50
or over and do not possess skills that are 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 women's tops and bottoms
produced by San Francisco City Lights, Inc., San Francisco,
California 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 San Francisco City Lights, Inc., San
Francisco, California who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 5, 2006
through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for trade 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 1st day of November 2007


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