Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 10/02/2000
Filed Date: 10/22/2001
Most Recent Update: 12/20/2001
Determination Date: 12/20/2001
Expiration Date: 12/20/2003
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,233
GARAN MANUFACTURING
ADAMSVILLE, TENNESSEE
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on December
20, 2001, applicable to all workers of Garan Manufacturing
located in Adamsville, Tennessee. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on January 11, 2002 (67 FR 1509).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information
contained in the files show that workers engaged in employment
related to sewing children's shirts at Garan, Incorporated,
Adamsville, Tennessee, were certified eligible to apply for TAA
under petition TA-W-36,729, which did not expire until October
13, 2001. In order to not exclude any potential worker
eligibility, and in order avoid an overlap in worker group
coverage for the Garan workers in Adamsville, Tennessee, the
Department is amending this certification to change the impact
date to October 2, 2000 for all workers of the firm except those
workers engaged in "sewing" prior to October 13, 2001 (those
workers that would have been covered under TA-W-36,729).
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-40,233 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Garan Manufacturing, Adamsville, Tennessee,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 2, 2000, through December 20, 2003, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974. Workers engaged in "sewing"
prior to October 13, 2001 were covered under certification
TA-W-36,729 and are covered under this certification
beginning October 14, 2001, through December 20, 2003."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 14th day of February 2002.
/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
__________________________
EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Director, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,233
GARAN MANUFACTURING
ADAMSVILLE, TENNESSEE
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 on October 22, 2001, and
filed by the company on behalf of workers at Garan Manufacturing,
Adamsville, Tennessee. The workers are engaged in employment
related to the production of children=s apparel, such as knit
shirts and pants.
This investigation revealed that production and employment
declined at the subject plant during the relevant periods. The
plant closed in November 2001.
The company has increased their imports of children=s
apparel in January through September 2001, compared to the same
time period of the previous year, replacing production at the
Adamsville plant.
This workgroup was previously certified eligible for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) on Ocotber 13, 1999, TA-W-36,729,
which expired on October 13, 2001.
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 children=s apparel produced at Garan
Manufacturing, Adamsville, Tennessee, contributed importantly to
the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Garan Manufacturing, Adamsville, Tennessee,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 14, 2001, 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 20th day of December, 2001.
/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Director, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,233
GARAN MANUFACTURING
ADAMSVILLE, TENNESSEE
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on December
20, 2001, applicable to all workers of Garan Manufacturing
located in Adamsville, Tennessee. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on January 11, 2002 (67 FR 1509).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information
contained in the files show that workers engaged in employment
related to sewing children's shirts at Garan, Incorporated,
Adamsville, Tennessee, were certified eligible to apply for TAA
under petition TA-W-36,729, which did not expire until October
13, 2001. In order to not exclude any potential worker
eligibility, and in order avoid an overlap in worker group
coverage for the Garan workers in Adamsville, Tennessee, the
Department is amending this certification to change the impact
date to October 2, 2000 for all workers of the firm except those
workers engaged in "sewing" prior to October 13, 2001 (those
workers that would have been covered under TA-W-36,729).
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-40,233 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Garan Manufacturing, Adamsville, Tennessee,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 2, 2000, through December 20, 2003, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974. Workers engaged in "sewing"
prior to October 13, 2001 were covered under certification
TA-W-36,729 and are covered under this certification
beginning October 14, 2001, through December 20, 2003."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 14th day of February 2002.
/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
__________________________
EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Director, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,233
GARAN MANUFACTURING
ADAMSVILLE, TENNESSEE
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 on October 22, 2001, and
filed by the company on behalf of workers at Garan Manufacturing,
Adamsville, Tennessee. The workers are engaged in employment
related to the production of children=s apparel, such as knit
shirts and pants.
This investigation revealed that production and employment
declined at the subject plant during the relevant periods. The
plant closed in November 2001.
The company has increased their imports of children=s
apparel in January through September 2001, compared to the same
time period of the previous year, replacing production at the
Adamsville plant.
This workgroup was previously certified eligible for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) on Ocotber 13, 1999, TA-W-36,729,
which expired on October 13, 2001.
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 children=s apparel produced at Garan
Manufacturing, Adamsville, Tennessee, contributed importantly to
the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Garan Manufacturing, Adamsville, Tennessee,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 14, 2001, 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 20th day of December, 2001.
/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Director, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance