DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-86,065F

NORTHSHORE MINING
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
SILVER BAY POWER COMPANY
SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA

Amended 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
issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance on September 18, 2015, applicable to
workers of Northshore Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Silver Bay, Minnesota. The
Department’s notice of determination was published in the
Federal Register on October 28, 2015 (80 FR 66046).
At the request of a state workforce office, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in activities related to the production of
iron ore pellets (magnetite and hematite)
The state workforce office reports that on-site leased
workers from Silver Bay Power Company should be included in the
certification. The investigation revealed that the workers from
Silver Bay Power Company were on-site and under the operational
control of Northshore Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Silver Bay, Minnesota.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-86,065F is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Northshore Mining, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Silver Bay Power
Company, Silver Bay, Minnesota who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June
4, 2014 through September 18, 2017, and all workers in
the group threatened with total or partial separation
from employment on 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 7th day of September, 2016.

/s/Hope D. Kinglock
__________________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance




DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-86,065

CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
TILDEN MINE
ISHPEMING, MICHIGAN

TA-W-86,065A

CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
EMPIRE MINE
PALMER, MICHIGAN

TA-W-86,065B

UNITED TALCONITE, LLC
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDARY OF CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
EVELETH, MINNESOTA

TA-W-86,065C

UNITED TALCONITE, LLC
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
FORBES, MINNESOTA

TA-W-86,065D

HIBBING TACONITE
A SUBSIDIARY OF CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
HIBBING, MINNESOTA

TA-W-86,065E

NORTHSHORE MINING
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
BABBITT, MINNESOTA

TA-W-86,065F

NORTHSIDE MINING
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA

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), can be
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; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(III) imports of articles directly incorporating one
or more component parts produced outside the United States
that are like or directly competitive with imports of
articles incorporating one or more component parts
produced by such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on June 5, 2015 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Tilden Mine,
Ishpeming, Michigan (TA-W-86,065), Cliffs Natural Resources,
Inc., Empire Mine, Palmer, Michigan (TA-W-86,065A), United
Taconite, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural
Resources, Inc., Eveleth, Minnesota (TA-W-86,065B), United
Taconite, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural
Resources, Inc., Forbes, Minnesota (TA-W-86,065C), Hibbings
Taconite, a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.,
Hibbings, Minnesota (TA-W-86,065D), Northshore Mining, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.,
Babbitt, Minnesota (TA-W-86,065E), and Northshore Mining, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.,
Silver Bay, Minnesota (hereafter collectively referred to as
"Cliffs Natural Resources"). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the production of iron ore pellets
(magnetite and hematite).
During the course of the investigation, the Department
reviewed information from the states of Michigan and Minnesota,
public sources, and the subject firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers at each of the afore-
mentioned locations of the workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales of
iron ore pellets by Cliffs Natural Resources have decreased
absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because aggregate
imports of crude steel directly incorporating iron ore pellets
produced outside the United States that are like or directly
competitive with imports of crude steel incorporating iron ore
pellets produced by Cliffs Natural Resources have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports contributed importantly to the after-
mentioned worker group separations and sales declines at
Cliffs Natural Resources.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained during the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cliffs Natural
Resources, Inc., Tilden Mine, Ishpeming, Michigan, Cliffs
Natural Resources, Inc., Empire Mine, Palmer, Michigan, United
Taconite, LLC, Eveleth, Minnesota, United Taconite, LLC,
Forbes, Minnesota, Hibbings Taconite, Hibbings, Minnesota,
Northshore Mining, Babbitt, Minnesota, and Northshore Mining,
Silver Bay, Minnesota, who are engaged in activities related to
the production of iron ore pellets, 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 Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Tilden
Mine, Ishpeming, Michigan (TA-W-86,065), Cliffs Natural
Resources, Inc., Empire Mine, Palmer, Michigan (TA-W-
86,065A), United Taconite, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Eveleth, Minnesota
(TA-W-86,065B), United Taconite, LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Forbes,
Minnesota (TA-W-86,065C), Hibbings Taconite, a subsidiary
of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Hibbings, Minnesota
(TA-W-86,065D), Northshore Mining, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Babbitt,
Minnesota (TA-W-86,065E), and Northshore Mining, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.,
Silver Bay, Minnesota (TA-W-86,065F), who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 4,
2014, 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 18th day of September, 2015

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance