DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,959

APPALACHIAN VENEER AND LUMBER
DBA MUNDY'S LUMBER AND VENEER
MARBLE, 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on February 13, 2007, filed by a State Workforce
Representative on behalf of workers of Appalachian Veneer and
Lumber, dba Mundy's Lumber and Veneer, Marble, North Carolina. The
workers produced single ply veneer and lumber; they are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that Appalachian Veneer and
Lumber, dba Mundy's Lumber and Veneer, Marble, North Carolina
supplied single-ply veneer used in the production of household
furniture, and a loss of business with a manufacturer (whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance)
contributed importantly to the workers separation or threat of
separation.
In addition, 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 workers of Appalachian Veneer and
Lumber, dba Mundy's Lumber and Veneer, Marble, North Carolina
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Appalachian Veneer and Lumber, dba Mundy's
Lumber and Veneer, Marble, North Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after February
12, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of March, 2007.


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