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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BLACKWELL JEAN S
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CUMMINS INC [CMI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
500 JACKSON STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP-Corp. Res.
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

COLUMBUS, IN 47201		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Common 23,425
D
 
Common 6,891 (1)
I
By 401(k) Plan

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) 03/01/2012 03/01/2020 Common 4,360 $ 58.115 D  
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) 05/02/2013 05/02/2021 Common 2,610 $ 119.77 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BLACKWELL JEAN S
500 JACKSON STREET
COLUMBUS, IN 47201		       EVP-Corp. Res.  

Signatures

/s/ Mark Sifferlen, Attorney-In-Fact 08/11/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The number of shares is based on the dollar value of the reporting person's interest in the Cummins Stock Fund under the Company's 401(k) plan as most recently provided by the plan. The actual number of shares underlying the interest is not known since the Cummins Stock Fund is a unitized account consisting of approximately 98% common stock and 2% cash or cash equivalents.
 
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