DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TA-W-54,686

L & L KNITTING, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF V.I.PREWETT & SON, INC.
FT. PAYNE, ALABAMA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 7, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at L
& L Knitting, a subsidiary of V.I. Prewett & Son, Inc., Ft. Payne,
Alabama. The workers of the subject firm produced children's
socks; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that L & L Knitting, a
subsidiary of V.I. Prewett & Son, Inc., Ft. Payne, Alabama supplies
children's socks, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales are supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion (1) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that there were not a signification
number of workers over the age of 50 at the subject firm.






Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that the workers of L & L Knitting, a
subsidiary of V. I. Prewett & Son, Inc., Ft. Payne, Alabama 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 L & L Knitting, a subsidiary of V.I. Prewett &
Son, Inc., Ft. Payne, Alabama, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 6, 2003, 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
All workers of L & L Knitting, a subsidiary of V.I. Prewett &
Son, Inc., Ft. Payne, Alabama, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 28th day of April 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance