DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,374

ADVANTEC MANUFACTURING USA, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF B & M MILLER EQUITY HOLDINGS
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WAGES WERE
REPORTED UNDER FREEMAN MARINE EQUIPMENT, INC.
GOLD BEACH, OREGON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 28, 2016 by State Workforce official on behalf
of workers of AdvanTec Manufacturing USA, Inc., a subsidiary of
B & M Miller Equity Holdings, including workers whose
unemployment insurance wages were reported under Freeman Marine
Equipment, Inc., Gold Beach, Oregon (subject firm). The workers'
firm is engaged in activities related to the production of
water-tight doors, hatches, windows, port lights, manways, and
custom products for the marine, civil and transportation
industries. The subject worker groups does not include on-site
leased workers.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and public sources.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted a portion of production and/or related support
services to existing facilities in a foreign country.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of the subject firm, who
are engaged in activities related to the production of water-
tight articles, meet the worker group certification criteria
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of AdvanTec Manufacturing USA, Inc., a
subsidiary of B & M Miller Equity Holdings, including
workers whose unemployment insurance wages were reported
under Freeman Marine Equipment, Inc., Gold Beach, Oregon,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after October 27, 2015 through two years from the
date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the
date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of April 2017.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance