UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,222

INTEGRATED TEXTILE SOLUTIONS, INC.

SALEM, VIRGINIA

TA-W-98,222A

INTEGRATED TEXTILE SOLUTIONS, INC.

SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility

To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For

Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("the Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
("Department") herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance ("TAA") for workers.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:

(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

(ii) imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have
increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition dated March 11, 2022, and
filed on March 14, 2022, by a State Workforce Office on behalf of
former workers of Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc., Salem,
Virginia (TA-W-98,222), and Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc.,
South Boston, Virginia (TA-W-98,222A) (hereafter referred to as
the "worker group"). In accordance with 20 CFR 618.110 a worker
group is defined as, ""¦inclusive of teleworkers and staffed
workers."

The worker group is engaged in activities related to the
production of medical personal protective equipment (face masks,
plastic face shields, and isolation gowns), and military,
tactical, and first responder products (military tents, gear bags,
and tactical nylon products).

The petition alleges that worker separations, or threats
thereof, were due to, "Increased imports of face masks, disposable
hospital gowns and related PPE, like or similar to those produced
at Integrated Textile Solutions, contributed importantly to the
June 2021 closure of ITS South Boston location and layoffs at their
Salem facility (additional location). See similar, certified PPE
Petitions # 96951 (VA) and #96936 (TX)."

During the course of the investigation, the Department
collected information from the petitioner(s), the workers' firm,
and other relevant sources.

Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers at Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc.,
Salem, Virginia (TA-W-98,222), and Integrated Textile Solutions,
Inc., South Boston, Virginia (TA-W-98,222A) have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of medical personal protective equipment (face
masks, plastic face shields, and isolation gowns), and military,
tactical, and first responder products (military tents, gear bags,
and tactical nylon products) have decreased.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the articles produced
by Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc., Salem, Virginia (TA-W-
98,222), and Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc., South Boston,
Virginia (TA-W-98,222A) have increased.

Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Integrated Textile
Solutions, Inc., Salem, Virginia (TA-W-98,222), and Integrated
Textile Solutions, Inc., South Boston, Virginia (TA-W-98,222A).

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2813, the Department herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
("ATAA") for older workers.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if the following criteria are met:

(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry
are adverse).

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of
age or older.

The Department has further determined that Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has not been met. The investigation revealed
that the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are
easily transferable to other jobs within the workers' region.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Integrated Textile
Solutions, Inc., Salem, Virginia (TA-W-98,222), and Integrated
Textile Solutions, Inc., South Boston, Virginia (TA-W-98,222A),
who are engaged in activities related to the production of medical
personal protective equipment (face masks, plastic face shields,
and isolation gowns), and military, tactical, and first responder
products (military tents, gear bags, and tactical nylon products),
meet the worker group certification criteria under 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:

"All workers of Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc., Salem,
Virginia (TA-W-98,222), and Integrated Textile Solutions,
Inc., South Boston, Virginia (TA-W-98,222A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 11, 2021, through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended; and I further determine that all workers of
Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc., Salem, Virginia (TA-W-
98,222), and Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc., South
Boston, Virginia (TA-W-98,222A) are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 18th day of May, 2022



/s/ Hope D. Kinglock
_______________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance