DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,879

FASHION AVENUE KNITS, INC.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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 in response to a
petition received on August 9, 2006, and filed by a company
official on behalf of workers at Fashion Avenue Knits,
Inc., New York, New York. The workers produce women's
sweaters and knit tops.
The investigation revealed that the subject facility
has experienced declines in sales, production, and
employment during the relevant period.
United States aggregate imports of women's and girls'
tops (blouses, shirts and sweaters) increased from 2004 to
2005. The ratio of United States imports to United States
shipments was well over 1,000 percent in 2005, representing
a significant increase over 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 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 sweaters and
knit tops produced at Fashion Avenue Knits, Inc., New York,
New York, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Fashion Avenue Knits, Inc., New York,
New York, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 9, 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 25th day of August 2006

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance