DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,347

AUBURN HOSIERY MILLS INC
AUBURN, KENTUCKY

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a) (2) (A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 18, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Auburn Hosiery Mills Inc., Auburn, Kentucky. The
workers at the subject firm produce athletic socks; they are not
separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject firm declined absolutely during the period of
2003 to 2004.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
athletic socks increased absolutely during the relevant period.
Workers of Auburn Hosiery Mills, Inc., Auburn, Kentucky,
were previously certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment
assistance under petition number TA-W-50,078, which expired
December 13, 2004.
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 facility are age 50
or over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with athletic socks produced at
Auburn Hosiery Mills Inc., Auburn, Kentucky, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Auburn Hosiery Mills Inc., Auburn,
Kentucky, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 14, 2004, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 22nd day of February, 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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