DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,496

HATTERAS YACHTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA

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 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)(A) of Section
222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 21, 2008, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Hatteras Yachts, a
subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation, New Bern, North Carolina. The
workers produce custom motor yachts and sport fishing vessels.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject facility declined during the period under investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding their purchases of custom motor yachts
and sport fishing vessels during 2006, 2007, and January through
October 2008. The survey revealed an increased reliance on imports
during the period under investigation.
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 increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with custom motor yachts and sport fishing vessels
produced at Hatteras Yachts, a subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation,
New Bern, North Carolina, contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Hatteras Yachts, a subsidiary of Brunswick
Corporation, New Bern, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 20,
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 5th day of February 2009



/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance