DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,996
VANITY FAIR BRANDS LP
NEW YORK OFFICE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

TA-W-62,996A
VANITY FAIR BRANDS LP
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA

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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 12, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Vanity Fair Brands LP, New York Office, New York, New
York (TA-W-62,996); and Vanity Fair Brands LP, Alpharetta,
Georgia (TA-W-62,996A). The workers of the subject facilities
provide management and administrative support to a trade
certified affiliate location. Workers are separately
identifiable by location.
Employment at the subject Alpharetta facility declined in
the last year, and workers in New York are threatened with
separations.
The Department has determined that the subject worker
groups are in support of production at Vanity Fair Brands LP,
Monroeville, Alabama. Workers in Monroeville were certified
eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance on July 5,
2007 (Petition number TA-W-61,494) based on a shift in
production of cut fabric to Mexico, a country that is party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
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.
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 these cases that the requirements
of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the subject facilities
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 Mexico 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 Vanity Fair Brands LP, New York Office, New
York, New York (TA-W-62,996); and Vanity Fair Brands LP,
Alpharetta, Georgia (TA-W-62,996A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 10,
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 8th day of April 2008


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