DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,512

ROYCE HOSIERY MILLS, INC.
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

Notice of Revised Determination
On Remand

The United States Court of International Trade (USCIT)
granted the Secretary of Labor's motion for voluntary remand for
further investigation of the negative determination in Former
Employees of Royce Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. U.S. Secretary of Labor
(Court No. 02-00252).
The Department's initial denial of the petition for
employees of Royce Hosiery Mills, Inc., High Point, North
Carolina was issued on July 6, 2001 and published in the Federal
Register on July 26, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 39055). The denial was
based on the fact that criterion (3) of the Group Eligibility
Requirements of Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
was not met. Increased imports did not contribute importantly to
worker separations at the subject firm. The immediate cause of
the worker separations at the subject firm was related to the
transfer of production to other domestic facilities.
On August 28, 2001, the petitioner requested administrative
reconsideration of the Department's denial, which also resulted
in the dismissal of the application for reconsideration. The
dismissal was issued on January 24, 2002, and published in the
Federal Register on February 5, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 5297).
On remand, the Department obtained new information and
clarification from the company regarding the work done at the
High Point facility. The investigation revealed that the subject
workers produced socks (dyed, boarded, paired, inspected,
packaged and shipped socks). The company further revealed that
the company increased their imports of socks "like or directly
competitive" with what the subject plant produced during the
relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
remand, I conclude that there were increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm that contributed importantly to the worker separations and
sales or production declines at the subject facility. In
accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Royce Hosiery Mills, Inc., High Point, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 6, 2000, through two years from
the issuance of this revised determination, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 4th day of June 2002.

/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
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EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Director, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance