DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

	Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,753

INVISTA S.A.R.L
A WHOLLY OWNED, INDEPENDENTLY MANAGED SUBSIDIARY OF 
KOCH INDUSTRIES INC.
APPAREL-SPANDEX DIVISION
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF MUNDY INC.
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance and 
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents 
the results of an investigation regarding certification of 
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a 
secondarily affected worker group.   
	    The investigation was initiated on January 31, 2006 in 
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Koch 
Industries - Invista, Waynesboro, Virginia.   The investigation 
revealed that the official title of the subject firm is INVISTA, 
S.a`.R.L., a wholly owned, independently managed subsidiary of 
Koch Industries Inc., Apparel-Spandex Division.  The workers of 
the subject firm produce elastomeric yarn; they are separately 
identifiable by function.  
		The investigation revealed that the subject firm employed 
onsite leased workers of Mundy Inc.  
	The investigation further revealed that the subject firm is 
a supplier of component parts to a fabric manufacturer that 
employed workers who received a certification of eligibility to 
apply for trade adjustment assistance and the loss of business 
with this firm contributed importantly to worker separations at 
the subject firm.
      In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act 
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor 
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding 
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade 
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
      In order for the Department to issue a certification of 
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility 
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met.  The 
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of 
Section 246 have been met.
     A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or 
over and do not possess skills that are easily 
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are 
adverse.
Conclusion
	After careful review of the facts obtained in the 
investigation, I determine that workers of INVISTA, S.a`.R.L., a 
wholly owned, independently managed subsidiary of Koch 
Industries Inc., Apparel-Spandex Division, Waynesboro, Virginia 
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the 
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification: 
"All workers of INVISTA, S.a`.R.L., a wholly owned, 
independently managed subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc., 
Apparel-Spandex Division, Waynesboro, Virginia, including 
leased workers of Mundy Inc. working onsite at INVISTA, 
S.a`.R.L., a wholly owned, independently managed subsidiary 
of Koch Industries Inc., Apparel-Spandex Division, 
Waynesboro, Virginia, who became totally or partially 
separated from employment on or after January 27, 2005, 
through two years from the date of certification are 
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 
223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to 
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under 
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974"
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 3rd day of March, 2006.
                                          
 					/s/ Linda G. Poole
                                                    __                    
					LINDA G. POOLE 
Certifying Officer, Division of
                 	     Trade Adjustment Assistance