DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,067

LITE-FOOT HOSIERY, INC.
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), 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 February 2, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Lite-Foot Hosiery, Inc., Fort Payne, Alabama. Workers
at the subject firm manufacture socks.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that aggregate U.S. imports
of socks increased during the January through June 2008 period over
the corresponding 2007 period. The ratio of U.S. imports to U.S.
shipments was well over 100 percent and increased significantly
during the January through June 2008 period over the corresponding
2007 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 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 socks produced by Lite-Foot
Hosiery, Inc., 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 Lite-Foot Hosiery, Inc., Fort Payne, Alabama
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after January 30, 2008, 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 9th day of February 2009

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance