DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,191

BILL SILLS SPORTSWEAR, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM PACA
HUNTINGDON, TENNESSEE

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, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Bill Sills Sportswear, Inc., Huntingdon, Tennessee. The
workers produce cheerleader uniforms.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from PACA.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined from 2006 to 2007, and during the partial year
period of January through September 2008 compared with the
corresponding period of 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the firm's major declining
customer regarding its purchases of cheerleader uniforms for 2006,
2007, and January through September 2008. The survey revealed
imports of cheerleader uniforms increased during the period under
investigation.
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 cheerleader uniforms produced by
Bill Sills Sportswear, Inc., Huntingdon, Tennessee 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 Bill Sills Sportswear, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from PACA, Huntingdon, Tennessee who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 6, 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 23rd day of October 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole


______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance