DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,693

HUFFMAN HOSIERY MILLS INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS OFFICE SYSTEMS
GRANITE FALLS, NORTH CAROLINA

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), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 17, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Huffman
Hosiery Mills Inc., Granite Falls, North Carolina. The workers
produce socks.
Huffman Hosiery Mills Inc. also employed leased workers from
Express Office Systems at the site.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of declines
in employment at the subject facility is related to a shift in
production of socks to Pakistan. The subject firm intends to
increase imports of socks to the United States.
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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Pakistan, of articles like or
directly competitive with socks produced by Huffman Hosiery Mills
Inc., Granite Falls, North Carolina, and there has been or is
likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:


"All workers of Huffman Hosiery Mills Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Express Office Systems, Granite Falls,
North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 19, 2006 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 29th day of February 2008



/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance