DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,965

K-PLY INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF KLUKWAN INCORPORATED
PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON

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 March 6, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace Workers, local 157, on behalf of the
workers of K-Ply Incorporated, a subsidiary of Klukwan
Incorporated, Port Angeles, Washington. The workers produce
plywood wood products.
The investigation also revealed employment and sales at the
subject facility decreased in January through February 2008 when
compared to the same period in 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding purchases of plywood wood
products. The survey revealed increased reliance on import
purchases in January through February 2008.
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 the plywood wood products
produced by K-Ply Incorporated, a subsidiary of Klukwan
Incorporated, Port Angeles, Washington, 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 K-Ply Incorporated, a subsidiary of Klukwan
Incorporated, Port Angeles, Washington, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after March 3,
2007 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 21st day of April 2008.

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