|Managements
      Assertion
|----------------------------

Report on Compliance with Applicable Servicing
Criteria Pursuant to Item 1122 of RegulationAB under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. Bank)
as a party participating in the servicing functionfor the following transactions:

U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Asset Backed
Securities Platform1



|hereby provides the following report on its
      assessment of compliance with the servicing criteriaset forth in Item 1122 of Regulation AB applicable to it and as
      described on Exhibit A hereto:
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|1. | U.S. Bank is responsible for assessing its compliance with the
      servicing criteria applicable to it as noted on the accompanying Exhibit
      A;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|2. | U.S. Bank used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item
      1122 of Regulation AB to assess its compliance with the applicable
      servicing criteria;                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|  
|3. | U.S. Banks assessment of its compliance with the applicable
      servicing criteria is as of and for the period beginning on January 1,
      2006 and ending December 31, 2006, the end of fiscal year covered by the
      Form 10-K report. U.S. Banks participation in the servicing function
      complied in all material respects with the applicable servicing
      criteria.
|  
|4. | Ernst & Young, a registered public accounting firm, has
      issued an attestation report on U.S. Banks assessment of compliance with
      the applicable servicing criteria as of and for the period beginning on
      January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2006, the end of the fiscal year
      covered by the Form 10-K report.                                               
|  

U.S. BANK NATIONAL
      ASSOCIATION/s/ Bryan R.
      CalderName:
    
    Bryan R. CalderTitle:
    
    Executive Vice President




|Date: February 26,
  2007
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1The U.S. Bank Corporate Trust ABS Platform (the Platform) consists of
the activities involved in the performance of servicing functions for (i)
publicly issued asset-backed and mortgage-backed transaction the securities of
which were offered on or after January 1, 2006 and (ii) certain asset-backed
transactions offered prior to January 1, 2006 for which the Issuer has
voluntarily elected to make Regulation AB compliant filings under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Platform does not include transactions
comprised of the repackaging of corporate debt and /or other agency
securities.

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EXHIBIT A to Managements Assertion

|Reg AB                                                                         |  | Servicing
      Criteria                                                             |  |               
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|Reference                                                                      |  |                                                                                      |  |               
|                                                                              
|General Servicing Considerations                                               |  |                                                                                     
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(1)(i)                                                                  |  | Policies and procedures
      are instituted to monitor any performance or           |  | Not Applicable
|other triggers and events of default in accordance with the
      transaction  |  |                                                                                     
|                                                                               |  | agreements.                                                                          |  |               
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(1)(ii)                                                                 |  | If any material servicing
      activities are outsourced to third parties, policies |  |               
|and
      procedures are instituted to monitor the third partys performance  
|                                                                               |  | and compliance with such
      servicing activities.                                 |  |               
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(1)(iii)                                                                |  | Any requirements in the
      transaction agreements to maintain a back-up           |  | Not Applicable
|                                                                               |  | servicer for the Pool
      Assets are maintained.                                   |  |               
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(1)(iv)                                                                 |  | A fidelity bond and errors
      and omissions policy is in effect on the party      |  |               
|                                                                               |  | participating in the
      serving function throughout the reporting period in       |  |               
|                                                                               |  | the amount of coverage
      required by and otherwise in accordance with the        |  |               
|                                                                               |  | terms of the transaction
      agreements.                                           |  |               
|                                                                              
|Cash Collection and Administration                                             |  |                                                                                     
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(2)(i)                                                                  |  | Payments on pool assets
      are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank      |  | Not Applicable
|                                                                               |  | accounts and related bank
      clearing accounts no more than two business          |  |               
|days
      following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the   
|                                                                               |  | transaction
      agreements.                                                        |  |               
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(2)(ii)                                                                 |  | Disbursements made via
      wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an          |  | Not Applicable
|                                                                               |  | investor are made only by
      authorized personnel.                                |  |               
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(2)(iii)                                                                |  | Advances of funds or
      guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or           |  | Not Applicable
|distributions,
      and any interest or other fees charged for such advances,
|                                                                               |  | are made, reviewed and
      approved as specified in the transaction                |  |               
|                                                                               |  | agreements.                                                                          |  |               
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(2)(iv)                                                                 |  | The related accounts for
      the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or     |  | Not Applicable
|accounts
      established as a form of over collateralization, are separately
|                                                                               |  | maintained (e.g., with
      respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the     |  |               
|                                                                               |  | transaction
      agreements.                                                        |  |               
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(2)(v)                                                                  |  | Each custodial account is
      maintained at a federally insured depository         |  | Not Applicable
|                                                                               |  | institution as set forth
      in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this   |  |               
|criterion,
      federally insured depository institution with respect to a 
|foreign
      financial institution means a foreign financial institution that
|                                                                               |  | meets the requirements of
      Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange          |  |               
|                                                                               |  | Act.                                                                                 |  |               
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(2)(vi)                                                                 |  | Unissued checks are
      safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.          |  | Not Applicable
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(2)(vii)                                                                |  | Reconciliations are
      prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed           |  | Not Applicable
|                                                                               |  | securities related bank
      accounts, including custodial accounts and related     |  |               
|bank
      clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically    

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|                                                                              |  | accurate; (B) prepared
      within 30 calendar days after the bank statement      |  |                     
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|cutoff
      date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction 
|agreements;
      (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the        
|                                                                              |  | person who prepared the
      reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for     |  |                     
|reconciling
      items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90      
|calendar
      days of their original identification, or such other number of
|                                                                              |  | days specified in the
      transaction agreements.                                |  |                     
|                                                                             
|Investor Remittances and Reporting                                            |  |                                                                                   
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(3)(i)                                                                 |  | Reports to investors,
      including those to be filed with the Commission, are   |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                              |  | maintained in accordance
      with the transaction agreements and applicable      |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | Commission requirements.
      Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in      |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | accordance with timeframes
      and other terms set for the in the transaction    |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | agreements; (B) provide
      information calculated in accordance with the        |  |                     
|terms
      specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the  
|                                                                              |  | Commission as required by
      its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with      |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | investors or the
      trustees records as to the total unpaid principal balance |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | and number of Pool Assets
      serviced by the Servicer.                          |  |                     
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(3)(ii)                                                                |  | Amounts due to investors
      are allocated and remitted in accordance with       |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                              |  | timeframes, distribution
      priority and other terms set forth in the           |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | transaction
      agreements.                                                      |  |                     
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(3)(iii)                                                               |  | Disbursements made to an
      investor are posted within two business days        |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                              |  | to the Servicers investor
      records, or such other number of days specified   |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | in the transaction
      agreements.                                               |  |                     
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(3)(iv)                                                                |  | Amounts remitted to
      investors per the investor reports agree with            |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                              |  | cancelled checks, or other
      form of payment, or custodial bank statements.    |  |                     
|                                                                             
|Pool Asset Administration                                                     |  |                                                                                   
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(4)(i)                                                                 |  | Collateral or security on
      pool assets is maintained as required by the       |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | transaction agreements or
      related pool asset documents.                      |  |                     
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(4)(ii)                                                                |  | Pool assets and related
      documents are safeguarded as required by the         |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | transaction
      agreements                                                       |  |                     
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(4)(iii)                                                               |  | Any additions, removals or
      substitutions to the asset pool are made,         |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | reviewed and approved in
      accordance with any conditions or                   |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | requirements in the
      transaction agreements.                                  |  |                     
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(4)(iv)                                                                |  | Payments on pool assets,
      including any payoffs, made in accordance with      |  | Not
      Applicable
|the
      related pool asset documents are posted to the Servicers obligor  
|                                                                              |  | records maintained no more
      than two business days after receipt, or such     |  |                     
|other
      number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and      
|                                                                              |  | allocated to principal,
      interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | with the related pool
      asset documents.                                       |  |                     
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(4)(v)                                                                 |  | The Servicers records
      regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicers   |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                              |  | records with respect to an
      obligors unpaid principal balance.               |  |                     
|                                                                             
|1122(d)(4)(vi)                                                                |  | Changes with respect to
      the terms or status of an obligors pool assets      |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                              |  | (e.g., loan modifications
      or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved      |  |                     
|                                                                              |  | by authorized personnel in
      accordance with the transaction agreements        |  |                     

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|                                                                               |  | and related pool asset
      documents.                                           |  |                     
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|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(vii)                                                                |  | Loss mitigation or
      recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans,               |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                               |  | modifications and deeds in
      lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and            |  |                     
|repossessions,
      as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in  |  |                                                                                  
|                                                                               |  | accordance with the
      timeframes or other requirements established by the     |  |                     
|                                                                               |  | transaction
      agreements.                                                     |  |                     
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(viii)                                                               |  | Records documenting
      collection efforts are maintained during the period a   |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                               |  | pool asset is delinquent
      in accordance with the transaction agreements.     |  |                     
|Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such
      other  
|                                                                               |  | period specified in the
      transaction agreements, and describe the entitys   |  |                     
|activities
      in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, 
|phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where            
|delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).              
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(ix)                                                                 |  | Adjustments to interest
      rates or rates of return for pool assets with       |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                               |  | variable rates are
      computed on the related pool asset documents.            |  |                     
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(x)                                                                  |  | Regarding any funds held
      in trust for an obligor (such as escrow            |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                               |  | accounts): (A) such funds
      are analyzed, in accordance with the obligors    |  |                     
|pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other
      period 
|specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds
      is  
|                                                                               |  | paid, or credited, to
      obligors in accordance with the applicable pool asset |  |                     
|                                                                               |  | documents and state laws;
      and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor    |  |                     
|within
      30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or
|such
      other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.      
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(xi)                                                                 |  | Payments made on behalf of
      an obligor (such as tax or insurance             |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                               |  | payments) are made on or
      before the related penalty or expiration dates,    |  |                     
|as
      indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments,     
|                                                                               |  | provided that such support
      has been received by the servicer at least 30    |  |                     
|                                                                               |  | calendar days prior to
      these dates, or such other number of days specified  |  |                     
|                                                                               |  | in the transaction
      agreements.                                              |  |                     
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(xii)                                                                |  | Any late payment penalties
      in connection with any payment to be made        |  | Not
      Applicable
|on behalf of an obligor are paid from the Servicers funds and not            
|                                                                               |  | charged to the obligor,
      unless the late payment was due to the obligors    |  |                     
|                                                                               |  | error or
      omission.                                                          |  |                     
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(xiii)                                                               |  | Disbursements made on
      behalf of an obligor are posted within two            |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                               |  | business days to the
      obligors records maintained by the servicer, or such  |  |                     
|                                                                               |  | other number of days
      specified in the transaction agreements.               |  |                     
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(xiv)                                                                |  | Delinquencies, charge-offs
      and uncollectible accounts are recognized and    |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                               |  | recorded in accordance
      with the transaction agreements.                     |  |                     
|                                                                              
|1122(d)(4)(xv)                                                                 |  | Any external enhancement
      or other support, identified in item 1114(a)(1)    |  | Not
      Applicable
|                                                                               |  | through (3) or Item 1115
      of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in    |  |                     
|                                                                               |  | the transaction
      agreements.                                                 |  |                     

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