mployment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,106

HOKE, INC.
D/B/A CIRCOR INSTRUMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION
BERLIN, CONNECTICUT

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.
This investigation was initiated on March 13, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hoke, Inc., d/b/a CIRCOR Instrumental Technologies,
New England Division, Berlin, Connecticut. The workers produce
nuts and ferrules. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
Production and employment at the Berlin facility declined
absolutely upon its shutdown in March of 2007.
The subject firm has increased imports of nuts and ferrules
during the period under investigation, replacing production at
the subject facility.
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 nuts and ferrules produced at
Hoke, Inc., d/b/a CIRCOR Instrumental Technologies, New England
Division, Berlin, Connecticut, 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 Hoke, Inc., d/b/a CIRCOR Instrumental
Technologies, New England Division, Berlin, Connecticut,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after March 7, 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 12th day of April 2007.


/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance