DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,953

RUHRPUMPEN, INC.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA

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 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 May 20, 2004, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Ruhrpumpen, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma. The workers at the subject firm
produce pumps; workers are not separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased during the relevant period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that a portion of
production of pumps at the subject firm was shifted from Tulsa,
Oklahoma 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 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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine 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 Ruhrpumpen, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May
14, 2003 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 8th day of June 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance