DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,163

ZAPATA INDUSTRIES, INC.
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA

Certifications 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 an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 7, 2003 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Zapata Industries,
Inc., Muskogee, Oklahoma. The workers at the subject firm produce
stamped steel crowns and closures for beverage containers.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of stamped steel
crowns and closures for beverage containers to a country (Mexico)
that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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 the case of Zapata
Industries, Inc., Muskogee, Oklahoma that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the division 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Zapata Industries, Inc., Muskogee, Oklahoma,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 3, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for trade 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 4th day of November 2003

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance