INVESTMENT
      MANAGEMENT




March
      19,
      2007





Merrill
                Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
              c/o
                Global Commercial Real Estate
              4
                World Financial Center, 16th Floor
              250
                Vesey Street
              New
                York, New York 10080
              Attention:
                David M. Rodgers, with a copy to:
              cc:
                Director of CMBS Securitizations
            Capmark
                Finance Inc.
              200Witmer
                Road Horsham,
              Pennsylvania
                19044
              Attn:
                General CounselMerrill
                Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
              4
                World Financial Center, 12th Floor
              250
                Vesey Street
              New
                York, New York 10080
              Attention:
                General Counsel for Global Commercial
              Real
                Estate in the Office of the General Counsel
            LaSalle
                Bank National Association
              135
                South LaSalle Street, Suite 1625
              Chicago,
                Illinois 60603
              Attention:
                Global Securities and Trust Services
              Group—
                ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust
              2006-3,
                Commercial Mortgage Pass- Through
              Certificates,
                Series 2006-3Midland
                Loan Services, Inc.,
              10851
                Mastin, Building 82,7th Floor
              Overland
                Park, Kansas 66210
              Attention:
                President, telecopy no. (913) 253-9001
            ING
                Clarion Capital, LLC
              230Park
                Avenue 12th Floor
              New
                York, NY 10169
              Attn:
                Stephen BainesDechert
                LLP
              30
                Rockefeller Plaza
              New
                York, New York 10112
              Attention:
                Stephanie M. Tita, telecopy no.
              (212)698-3599
            Moody's
                Investor Service, Inc.
              99
                Church Street
              New
                York, NY 10007
              Attn:
                CMBS Surveillance GroupFitch,
                Inc. Commercial Moitgage Backed Securities
              One
                State Street Plaza
              New
                York, NY 10004
              Attn:
                Surveillance




**Re:
        Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. Series 2006-3**
  Dear
        Sir
        or Madam:
  This
        Officer's Certificate is provided to you by ING Clarion Partners, LLC
        ("Clarion") pursuant to Section 3.13 of that certain Pooling and Servicing
        Agreement ("PSA") dated as of September 1, 2006 relative to the above referenced
        securitization for which Clarion acts as Special Servicer. Capitalized terms
        used herein shall bear the meaning ascribed to them in the PSA unless otherwise
        defined in this letter.
  The
        undersigned officer, on behalf of Clarion, hereby informs you that (i) a
        review
        of the activities of the Special Servicer and of its performance under this
        Agreement, has been made under such officer's supervision, (ii) to the best
        of
        such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the Special Servicer has
        fulfilled all of its material obligations under this Agreement in all material
        respects throughout such preceding calendar year or portion thereof or, if
        there
        has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect,
        each
        such failure know to the officer and the nature and status thereof are set
        forth
 
 below,
          and (iii) the Special Servicer has received no notice regarding qualification,
          or challenging the status, of any REMIC formed pursuant to the Agreement
          from
          the IRS or any other governmental agency or body.
   Sincerely,
  ING
          Clarion Partners, LLC
 A
          New York limited liability company,
 its
          authorized agent
   By:
        /s/ Bruce G. Morrison
 Bruce G. Morrison
 Authorized Signatory
         **ING
        CLARION**
 230
        Park
        Avenue, New York, NY 10169
 **T**
        212.883.2517  **F** 212.883.2817
 **E**
        bruce.morrison@ingclarion.com
 www.ingclarion.com