DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,702
DESIGN AND CUT, INC.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA

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
eligibility 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 January 2, 2002, and
filed on behalf of workers at Design and Cut, Inc., Cartersville,
Georgia. The workers produced sweat shirts and pants.
This investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant
periods.





United States imports of men's, boys', trousers, slacks,
jeans and pants and all types of shirts increased in 2001
compared with 2000. The import/shipment ratio exceeded 100
percent in 1999.
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 sweat shirts and pants produced at
Design and Cut, Inc., Cartersville, Georgia, 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 Design and Cut, Inc., Cartersville, Georgia
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 18, 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 19th day of February, 2002.

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