DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,229

ROYALL COMPANY, INCORPORATED
SPECIALTY DIE AND FINISHING
CONOVER, 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.
The investigation was initiated on February 12, 2009 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of Royall Company,
Incorporated, Specialty Die and Finishing, Conover, North Carolina.
The workers at the subject firm were engaged in activities related
to the production of socks.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at Royall
Company, Incorporated, Specialty Die and Finishing, Conover, North
Carolina declined during the relevant period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
substantial and increasing aggregate United States imports of
finished socks during the relevant period. The ratio of U.S.
imports to U.S. shipments of finished socks was 221 percent during
the full year 2008 period, representing a significant increase over
the corresponding 2007 period.
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 those produced by Royall Company,
Incorporated, Specialty Die and Finishing, Conover, North Carolina,
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 at Royall Company, Incorporated, Specialty Die
and Finishing, Conover, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 10,
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 under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of April 2009

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance