DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,088

MOUNT VERNON MILLS, INC.
BRENHAM WEAVE MILL
BRENHAM, TEXAS

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 March 28, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Brenham Weave Mill,
Brenham, Texas. The workers produce broadwoven greige cloth.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to
become separated from employment.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
supplied broadwoven greige cloth used in the production of baby
bedding products, and at least 20 percent of its sales or
production went to a manufacturer of such products whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Mount Vernon Mills,
Inc., Brenham Weave Mill, Brenham, Texas, qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Brenham Weave
Mill, Brenham, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 19, 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 30th of April 2008


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