SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PICI FRANK A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2277 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 500

(Street)
SUGAR LAND TX 77479

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CVR ENERGY INC [ CVI ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
No securities are beneficially owned.
/s/ Frank A. Pici 01/05/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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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 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 January 5, 2012.


                                         /s/ Frank A. Pici
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                                        Frank A. Pici