DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,821

CONE JACQUARDS, LLC - AN ITC COMPANY
BURLINGTON HOUSE DIVISION
CLIFFSIDE, NORTH CAROLINA

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.
This investigation was initiated on January 7, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Cone Jacquards, LLC - An ITG Company, Burlington
House Division, Cliffside, North Carolina. The workers produce
jacquard woven fabrics.
Employment at the Cliffside, North Carolina facility
decreased during the relevant period.
The subject firm has shifted production of jacquard woven
fabrics from the Cliffside, North Carolina facility to China and
Taiwan.
The subject firm has started importing jacquard woven
fabrics from China.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China and Taiwan of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been
or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Cone Jacquards, LLC - An ITG Company,
Burlington House Division, Cliffside, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 6, 2008 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 15th day of January 2009



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance