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<TYPE>EX-24
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<DESCRIPTION>LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
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			LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned, being a person who will be subject to the
reporting obligations of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), with respect to securities of CVR
Energy, Inc. (the "Corporation"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Edmund S. Gross, Edward Morgan and Susan M. Ball as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent solely so
as to permit the undersigned to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the undersigned's behalf
pursuant to Section 16 of the Act, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as
a consequence of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or
disposition of equity securities of the Corporation, and to peform
all acts necessary in order to file such as he or she, as applicable,
shall deem appropriate.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

      This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

      This Limited Power of Attorney is executed as of May 14, 2011.


                                         /s/ Robert T. Smith
                                        -----------------------
                                        Robert T. Smith

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