DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,770

CHARLESTON HOSIERY, INC.
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS RENFRO CHARLESTON, LLC
FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, (26 USC 2813),
as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on April 7, 2005,
applicable to workers of Charleston Hosiery, Inc., Fort Payne,
Alabama. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
May 16, 2005 (70 FR 25862).
At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of socks.
The subject firm originally named Charleston Hosiery, Inc. was
renamed Renfro Charleston, LLC on November 16, 2006 due to a change
in ownership. The State agency reports that workers wages at the
subject firm are being reported under the Unemployment Insurance
(UI) tax account for Renfro Charleston, LLC, Fort Payne, Alabama.



Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include all
workers of Charleston Hosiery, Inc. who were adversely affected by
increased company imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,770 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Charleston Hosiery, currently known as Renfro
Charleston, LLC, Fort Payne, Alabama, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 7, 2004,
through April 7, 2007, 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 8th day of December 2006.

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









4510-30-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,770

CHARLESTON HOSIERY, INC.
FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA

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), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated March 16, 2005 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers at Charleston Hosiery, Inc.,
Fort Payne, Alabama. The workers at the subject firm produce
socks.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased from January through
February 2004 to January through February 2005.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
socks increased during the relevant period.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with socks produced at Charleston
Hosiery, Fort Payne, Alabama, 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 Charleston Hosiery, Fort Payne, Alabama who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 7, 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 7th day of April 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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




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