DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,641

ARIZONA TEXTILE
A DIVISION OF CHARMING SHOPPERS, INC.
ALSO KNOWN AS
FENISE APPAREL
PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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 July 21, 2006,
applicable to workers of Arizona Textile, a division of Charming
Shoppers, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on August 4, 2006 (71 FR 44320).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of ladies apparel (i.e. tops,
pants, shorts, culottes, dresses, jackets, and skirts).
New information provided by the company shows that Arizona
Textile became known as Fenise Apparel on July 14, 2006 after a
change in ownership. Some workers separated from employment at
the subject firm had their wages reported under a separate
unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts for Fenise Apparel.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to show a change in ownership.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Arizona Textile, a division of Charming Shoppers,
Inc., Phoenix, Arizona who were adversely affected by a shift in
production of ladies apparel to China, Viet Nam and the Dominican
Republic.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,641 is hereby
issued as follows:
"Workers producing ladies apparel at Arizona Textile, a
division of Charming Shoppers, Inc., also known as
Fenise Apparel, Phoenix, Arizona, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June
27, 2005, through July 21, 2008, 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 28th day of August 2007.



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


4910-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,641

ARIZONA TEXTILE
A DIVISION OF CHARMING SHOPPERS INC.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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 an 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 June 28, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a State agency representative on behalf of
workers of Arizona Textile, a division of Charming Shoppers, Inc.,
Phoenix, Arizona. The workers are engaged in the production of
ladies apparel (i.e. tops, pants, shorts, cullots, dresses,
jackets, and skirts).
The investigation determined that employment and production at
the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005 and in January through
May 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of ladies
apparel increased during January through May 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 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 ladies apparel (i.e. tops,
bottoms, pants, shorts, cullots, dresses, jackets and skirts)
produced by Arizona Textile, a division of Charming Shoppers, Inc.,
Phoenix, Arizona, 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:
“Workers producing ladies apparel at Arizona Textile, a
division of Charming Shoppers, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 27, 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 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 21st day of July, 2006.


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





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