DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,113

KEN-BAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
BALDWIN, GEORGIA

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 September 7, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ken-Bar
Manufacturing Company, Baldwin, Georgia. The workers manufacture
go-karts and utility vehicles.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through August 2007, when compared to the same time period
in 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of go-karts and utility
vehicles in 2005, 2006, and January through August 2007. The
surveys revealed an increase in import purchases of go-karts and
utility vehicles while reducing purchases from the subject firm.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with go-karts and utility vehicles
produced by Ken-Bar Manufacturing Company, Baldwin, Georgia,
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 Ken-Bar Manufacturing Company, Baldwin,
Georgia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 6, 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 6th day of November 2007

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