Corrected Copy 3/4/09
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,780

BAYER CLOTHING GROUP, INC.
CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

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 December 29, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Bayer Clothing Group, Inc., Clearfield, Pennsylvania.
The workers produced men's trousers.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the Clearfield facility declined absolutely in May and December
2008, respectively.
The subject firm has shifted its production to Nicaragua, the
Dominican Republic, Cambodia, and China resulting in a decline in
production and employment at the subject facility. Nicaragua and
the Dominican Republic are parties to a free trade agreement with
the United States. The articles produced abroad will be imported
back into the United States.
In addition, 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Nicaragua, the Dominican
Republic, Cambodia, and China 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 Bayer Clothing Group, Inc., Clearfield,
Pennsylvania, who become totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 1, 2008 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
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 27th day of January 2009


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