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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-10-019862
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20100413

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000813762
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INVESTORS, NEC [6799]
		IRS NUMBER:				133398766
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4700
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10153
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-702-4300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4700
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10153

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICAN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS L P
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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No. 333-158705) (the &#8220;S-3 Registration Statement&#8221;) of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), in your letter dated May 13, 2009
(the &#8220;Comment Letter&#8221;).</font></div>
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writing to respond to the comments contained in the Comment Letter and to
indicate the changes that are being made in Amendment No. 1 to the S-3
Registration Statement (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) that will be filed with the Commission
on today&#8217;s date.</font></div>
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      and have issued comments in connection with that review.&#160;&#160;In
      conjunction with that review, we will be reviewing your Form S-3, which
      incorporates your Form 10-K by reference.&#160;&#160;Please confirm that
      you will amend the Form S-3 as appropriate to reflect your responses to
      any comments we may issue on the Form 10-K.&#160;&#160;In addition, please
      note that we will not be in a position to declare your registration
      statement effective until we have resolved all comments on the Form
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received the Commission&#8217;s letter dated April 28, 2009 (the &#8220;SEC Initial 2008
10-K Comment Letter&#8221;) with respect to certain comments of the Commission
relating to the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008 (&#8220;2008 Form 10-K).&#160;&#160;On May 13, 2009, the Company
responded to the SEC Initial 10-K Comment Letter.&#160;&#160;Subsequently, the
following correspondence resulted between the SEC and the
Company:&#160;&#160;(i) SEC letter dated June 23, 2009, Company letter dated
July 13, 2009, SEC letter dated September 2, 2009 and Company letter dated
September 17, 2009.&#160;&#160;On August 4, 2009, the Company filed Amendment
No. 1 to the 2008 Form 10-K on Form 10-K/A at the request of the
SEC.&#160;&#160;On September 21, 2009, the Commission notified us that it had
completed its review of Form 10-K and had no further comments.</font></div>
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and Company correspondence addressed issues related to the (i) Selected
Financial Data, (ii) Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations and (iii) financial statements and supplementary data
provided in the 10-K.&#160;&#160;The S-3 Registration Statement, as amended,
incorporates all of these items by reference to its filings with the SEC,
including itsAnnual Report on Form 10-K.</font></div>
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      note that exhibit 25.1 indicates that the Statement of Eligibility of the
      Trustee will be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a
      report.&#160;&#160;Please be aware that companies relying upon Section
      305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act to designate the trustee on a delayed
      basis must separately file the Form T-1 under the electronic form type
      &#8220;305B2.&#8221;&#160;&#160;In this situation, companies should not file the Form
      T-1 in a post-effective amendment to the registration statement or in a
      Form 8-K that is incorporated by reference into the registration
      statement.&#160;&#160;Please refer to Section 220.01 under the 1939 Act &#8211;
      General Guidance, which can be located at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/guidance/tiainerp.htm</font>
      and revise your exhibit index
accordingly.</font></div>
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Company is filing a Form T-1, Statement of Eligibility of Trustee, of Wilmington
Trust Company, as Exhibit 25.1 to the pre-effective Amendment that will be filed
with the Commission on today&#8217;s date in lieu of designating a trustee on a
delayed basis.&#160;&#160;The exhibit index in the Amendment has been revised
accordingly.</font></div>
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being revised to eliminate reference to a tax opinion of counsel being filed as
Exhibit 8 thereto.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to Item 601(8) of Regulation
S</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">-</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">K, such exhibit need only be filed in an
applicable registration statement where the tax consequences are material to an
investor and a representation as to tax consequences is set forth in the filing,
which does not apply to the S-3 Registration Statement at this
time.&#160;&#160;As stated in the S-3 Registration Statement, the Company will
provide any appropriate </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000">U.S.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #000000"> federal income tax consequences unique
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be issued by Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. (&#8220;Icahn Enterprises Finance&#8221;), the
Amendment will clearly distinguish that Icahn Enterprises Finance will be an
issuer solely of nonconvertible debt securities.&#160;&#160;Specially, (i) the
&#8220;Calculation of Registration Fee&#8221; (and corresponding Footnote 5) will be revised
to note the &#8220;Guarantees of Non-Convertible Securities&#8221;; (ii) on page 2, under
&#8220;Our Company,&#8221; the Amendment will state that Icahn Enterprises Finance will
serve solely as a co-issuer of non-convertible debt; and (iii) on page 21, under
&#8220;Conversion Rights,&#8221; the Amendment will state that any convertible debt
securities that may be offered shall be issued solely by Icahn Enterprises and
not by Icahn Enterprises Finance, and that the prospectus supplement relating to
the series of such convertible debt securities will contain such
provision.</font></font></div>
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Non-Convertible Debt Securities of Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. by Icahn
Enterprises&#8221; on its cover page.&#160;&#160;In addition, on page 15, under
&#8220;Description of Debt Securities,&#8221; the first paragraph will state that any series
of non-convertible debt securities issued by Icahn Enterprises Finance (either
as a co-issuer with Icahn Enterprises or as sole issuer) will be guaranteed by
its parent, Icahn Enterprises, and that such guarantees will be full and
unconditional, as defined in Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X, of the payment
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