EPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,637

KRACO ENTERPRISES, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF KE MATS HOLDING CORPORATION
COMPTON, CALIFORNIA

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 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 December 10, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by United Electrical and Machine
Workers of America, Local 1021 on behalf of workers at Kraco
Enterprises, LLC, a subsidiary of KE Mats Holding Corporation,
Compton, California. The workers are engaged in activities related
to the production of rubber automotive floor mats.
The investigation revealed that in January through November
2008 over the corresponding period of 2007, the subject firm
increased imports of rubber automotive floor mats while it
decreased production and employment.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 rubber automotive floor mats,
produced at Kraco Enterprises, LLC, a subsidiary of KE Mats Holding
Corporation, Compton, California, 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 Kraco Enterprises, LLC, a subsidiary of KE
Mats Holding Corporation, Compton, California, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 9, 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 19th day of December 2008


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