DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,299

HOFMANN INDUSTRIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF GAGE PERSONNEL
AND KEYSTONE TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA

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 October 29, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America,
Local 6996, on behalf of workers of Hofmann Industries, Sinking
Spring, Pennsylvania. The workers produce welded steel tubing. The
worker group includes on-site workers from Gage Personnel and
Keystone Technical Associates, Inc.
Employment at the subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007
and in January through September 2008 compared with the same
period in 2007.
The investigation revealed that the Sinking Spring facility
supplies component parts for wood storage and shelving products,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales are supplied
to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Hofmann Industries,
including on-site leased workers of Gage Personnel and Keystone
Technical Associates, Inc., Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania qualify 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 Hofmann Industries, including on-site leased
workers of Gage Personnel and Keystone Technical Associates,
Inc., Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 27,
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