DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,035

MOTION WATER SPORTS, INC.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS TRITON SPORTS
AUBURN DIVISION
AUBURN, 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, 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 November 19, 2004,
in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of
Motion Water Sports, Inc., formerly known as Triton Sports,
Auburn Division, Auburn, Washington. The workers produce
waterskis, wakeboards and bindings; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of
waterskis, wakeboards and bindings to China. The subject
firm will increase the imports of waterskis, wakeboards and
bindings following the shift abroad.
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 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 conclude that there was a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to China,
and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of articles 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 Motion Water Sports, Inc., formerly
known as Triton Sports, Auburn Division, Auburn,
Washington, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 17, 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, as
amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 16th day of December, 2004
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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