AMENDMENT 243

Amendment: The Commentary to §2X3.1 captioned "Application Notes" is amended in Note 1 by deleting:

"‘Underlying offense’ means the offense as to which the defendant was an accessory.",

and inserting in lieu thereof:

"‘Underlying offense’ means the offense as to which the defendant is convicted of being an accessory. Apply the base offense level plus any applicable specific offense characteristics that were known, or reasonably should have been known, by the defendant; see Application Note 1 of the Commentary to §1B1.3 (Relevant Conduct).".

Reason for Amendment: The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the commentary.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 1989.