DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,732

GREAT CIRCLE VENTURES HOLDING
D/B/A TAIL ACTIVEWEAR, INC.
MIAMI, FLORIDA

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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 24, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Great Circle Ventures Holding, d/b/a Tail
Activewear, Inc., Miami, Florida. Workers at the subject firm
produce women's apparel, specifically skirts and shirts.
The investigation revealed a significant number or proportion
of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become separated
from employment.
The subject firm shifted portions of its women's apparel
production from Miami, Florida to a country (Dominican Republic)
that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States
and a country (Colombia) that is named as a beneficiary under the
Andean Trade Preference Act.
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 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to the Dominican Republic and
Colombia of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Great Circle Ventures Holding, d/b/a Tail
Activewear, Inc., Miami, Florida who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 18,
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 24th day of March 2008

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