DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-42,171

FOOTHILLS APPAREL INC.
ALBANY, KENTUCKY

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), 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 adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 23, 2002, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Foothills Apparel, Albany, Kentucky. The workers are
engaged in employment related to the production of men's casual
shirts.
Sales, production and employment decreased at the subject
facilities in January through August of 2002 relative to the
corresponding period of 2001.
The Department of Labor surveyed major customers of the
subject firm regarding their purchases of men's casual shirts in
the 2000-2001 and January to September, 2001-2002 time periods.
Respondents indicated that they reduced purchases from the
subject firm and increased imports in the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Foothills
Apparel, Albany, Kentucky, contributed importantly to the decline
in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of
workers of that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the
Trade Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Foothills Apparel Inc., Albany, Kentucky,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after September 10, 2001, through two years from the date
of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 18th day of November 2002

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