DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,830

CHARLESTON HOSIERY, INC.
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS RENFRO CHARLESTON, LLC
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 in response to a petition
received on July 16, 2007 and filed by an Alabama Department of
Industrial Relations Manager on behalf of the workers at
Charleston Hosiery, Inc., currently know as Renfro Charleston,
LLC, Fort Payne, Alabama. The workers were engaged in activities
related to the production of socks.

The subject firm experienced a decline in employment and
shifted plant production of socks to Mexico, a country that is a
party to a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
The workers were under an existing certification (TA-W-
56,770) which expired on April 7, 2007.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 addition, 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Charleston Hosiery, Inc., currently knows as
Renfro Charleston, LLC, Fort Payne, Alabama who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
April 8, 2007, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 28th day of August, 2007.



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