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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-066023
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131206

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000813762
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
		IRS NUMBER:				133398766
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4600
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10153
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-702-4300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4600
		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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 6, 2013</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION</B><BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Justin Dobbie</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Legal Branch Chief</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549-1004</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Registration Statement on Form S-4</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Filed November </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>File No. 333-191386</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Mr. Dobbie:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Reference is made to the comments of the
Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<U>Commission</U>&rdquo;) with respect to the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (File No. 333-183728) (the &ldquo;<U>Registration Statement</U>&rdquo;) of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the &ldquo;<U>Icahn Enterprises</U>&rdquo;), Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (&ldquo;<U>Icahn
Enterprises Finance</U>&rdquo;) and Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&ldquo;<U>Icahn Enterprises
Holdings</U>&rdquo; and, together with Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Finance, the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), in your
letter dated October 7, 2013 (the &ldquo;<U>Comment Letter</U>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">We are writing to respond to the comments
contained in the Comment Letter. For your convenience, your comments are set forth in this letter in bold italics, followed by
our responses.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in"><B><U>General</U></B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><B><I>1.</I></B></TD><TD><B><I>We note that you are registering the offering of 8% Senior Notes Due 2018 in reliance on our position enunciated in Exxon
Capital Holdings Corp., SEC No-Action Letter (April 13, 1988). See also Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. Inc., SEC No-Action Letter (June
5, 1991) and Sherman &amp; Sterling, SEC No-Action Letter (July 2, 1993). Accordingly, with the next amendment, please provide
us with a supplemental letter stating that you are registering the exchange offer in reliance on our position contained in these
letters and include the representations contained in the Morgan Stanley and Sherman &amp; Sterling no-action letters.</I></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">Contemporaneously with the submission of this letter,
the Company is filing a supplemental letter stating that the Company is registering the exchange offer in reliance on the Commission&rsquo;s
position enunciated in the abovementioned no-action letters and including the representations contained in the Morgan Stanley and
Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling no-action letters.</P>

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