DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,357

GEOFFREY BEENE INCORPORATED
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on May 29, 2001 and filed by Union of Needletrades,
Industrial & Textile Employees (UNITE), Local 10 and Local 89-22-
1, on behalf of workers at Geoffrey Beene, New York, New York.
The workers produced ladies' dresses, jackets, suits and
daywear/eveningwear.
The investigation revealed that ladies' dresses, jackets,
suits and daywear/eveningwear produced by Geoffrey Beene, Inc.
are marketed through normal retail channels. Thus, the articles
manufactured by the subject firm have been impacted importantly
by the high penetration of imports into this market.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' dresses increased abso
lutely in 1999, compared to 1998, and increased absolutely in the
twelve-month period October-September 1999-2000 compared to the
same period in 1998-1999. In the twelve-month period ended
September 2001, the ratio of imports to domestic production was
more than 143%.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' coats and jackets in
creased absolutely in the twelve-month period October-September
1999-2000 compared to the same period in 1998-1999. In the
twelve-month period ended September 2001, the ratio of imports to
domestic production was more than 466%.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' skirts increased abso
lutely in 1999, compared to 1998, and increased absolutely in the
twelve-month period October-September 1999-2000 compared to the
same period in 1998-1999. In the twelve-month period ended
September 2001, the ratio of imports to domestic production was
more than 208%.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' slacks and shorts in
creased absolutely in 1999, compared to 1998, and increased
absolutely in the twelve-month period October-September 1999-2000
compared to the same period in 1998-1999. In 1998, the ratio of
imports to domestic production estimated to be more than 143%.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with ladies' dresses, jackets, suits and
daywear/eveningwear produced at Geoffrey Beene, New York, New
York contributed importantly to the decline in sales or produc
tion and to the total or partial separation of workers of that
firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Geoffrey Beene, New York, New York who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
May 10, 2000 through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 24th day of August, 2001


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance