DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,521

KB ALLOYS LLC
WENATCHEE PLANT
MALAGA, 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 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 on March 9, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by the United Steel Workers Union, District 12,
on behalf of workers of KB Alloys LLC, Wenatchee Plant, Malaga
Washington. Workers at the subject facility are engaged in
activities related to the production of grain refiner rod and bar.


The investigation revealed that KB Alloys LLC, Wenatchee
Plant, Malaga Washington, supplies grain refiner rod and bar and a
loss of business with a manufacturer of primary aluminum including
billets, foundry ingot, and rod whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly
to the separation or threat of separation of workers at 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 during this
investigation, I determine that workers of KB Alloys LLC, Wenatchee
Plant, Malaga Washington, 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 KB Alloys LLC, Wenatchee Plant, Malaga
Washington, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 6, 2008, 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 29th day of April 2009.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance