DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,349

ALEXIS PLAYSAFE, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE WARREN FEATHERBONE COMPANY
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA

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 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 of Alexis PlaySafe Inc., a subsidiary of the Warren
Featherbone Company, Gainesville, Georgia. The workers at the
subject firm produce infant apparel and flotation swimwear; they
are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased in 2003 compared with 2002
and also decreased in 2004 compared with 2003.
The investigation further revealed that United States
aggregate imports of infant apparel are at a very high level
compared with domestic production (over 95 percent of U.S.
consumption has been produced abroad in the last two years) and
these levels increased in the first half of 2004 compared with
2003.
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 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 the infant apparel produced by
Alexis PlaySafe Inc., a subsidiary of the Warren Featherbone
Company, Gainesville, Georgia 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 Alexis PlaySafe Inc., a subsidiary of the
Warren Featherbone Company, Gainesville, Georgia who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 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 31st day of January 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance