Thanks - if 9822 is not supported, then I am not sure what projection to use. Here is the content of the PRJ file for a layer that has the desired output projection:
PROJCS["Albers Conical Equal Area",GEOGCS["GCS_Sphere",DATUM["D_Sphere",SPHEROID["Sphere",6371000.0,0.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-96.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",29.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",45.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Is there a supported ESRI WKID for this projection? Thanks.