DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,729

MCCOMB MILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI

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 January 24, 2008,
in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of McComb Mill Manufacturing Company,
Inc., McComb, Mississippi. The workers are engaged in the
production of fabric for apparel.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment
declined from 2006 through 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding purchases of textile
fabrics (fabrics for men's, women's, boy's, and girl's tops
and bottoms apparel) during 2006 and 2007. The survey
revealed customers increased their import purchases during
the 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 fabric produced
by McComb Mill Manufacturing Company, Inc., McComb,
Mississippi 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 McComb Mill Manufacturing Company,
Inc., McComb, Mississippi who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
January 22, 2007 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 4th day of March, 2008

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