CORRECTED COPY
March 10, 2006

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,761

CARM NEWSOME HOSIERY INCORPORATED
FORT 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 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 31, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Carm Newsome Hosiery Incorporated, Fort Payne,
Alabama. The workers are engaged in activities related to the
production of sports socks.
The investigation revealed sales and employment at the
subject firm declined during the period under investigation.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
substantial and increasing aggregate United States imports of
hosiery/socks. In 2004, the ratio of United States imports to
United States shipments of hosiery/socks exceeded 100 percent.
From 2004 to 2005, aggregate United States imports of
hosiery/socks increased absolutely.
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 one has not
been met.
A significant number of workers of the firm are not age 50
or over.
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 Carm Newsome
Hosiery Incorporated, 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 Carm Newsome Hosiery Incorporated, Fort
Payne, Alabama, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 24, 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



I further determine that all workers of Carm Newsome
Hosiery Incorporated, Fort Payne, Alabama, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 1st day of March, 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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