DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,543

KMC HOLDING LLC
D/B/A KENNEDY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
VAN WERT, OHIO

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 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 May 18, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of KMC Holding
LLC., d/b/a Kennedy Manufacturing Company, Van Wert, Ohio. The
workers produce tool boxes.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm employs
on-site leased workers from Manpower.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that employment and
sales at the subject firm declined absolutely from January to
April 2007, when compared to the same time period the previous
year.
Additionally, the investigation revealed that imports of
tool boxes have increased during the relevant period.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 tool boxes produced by KMC
Holding LLC., d/b/a Kennedy Manufacturing Company, Van Wert,
Ohio 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 KMC Holding LLC., d/b/a Kennedy
Manufacturing Company, Van Wert, Ohio including on-site
leased workers of Manpower at KMC Holding LLC., d/b/a
Kennedy Manufacturing Company, Van Wert, Ohio, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
May 10, 2006, 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 25th day of May, 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance