DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,244

NAUTILUS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPALS AND AEROTEK
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 (19
USC 2273), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 17, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Nautilus, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma. The workers produce
fitness equipment.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Accounting Principals and Aerotek.
The investigation revealed that employment in Tulsa declined
from 2006 to 2007 and in January through September 2008 compared
with the same period in 2007.
The subject firm is currently shifting fitness equipment
production in Tulsa to China and Taiwan; company imports are
expected to increase.
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 determine that that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to China and Taiwan of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Nautilus, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Accounting Principals and Aerotek, Tulsa,
Oklahoma, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 15, 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 21st day of November 2008

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