POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
C/O DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC
60 WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005
December 26, 2006
Michael McTiernan, Esq.
Special Counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street NE
Mail Stop 4561
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust (the “Company”) |
| | Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement |
| | on Form S-1 (File No. 333-135422) |
Dear Mr. McTiernan:
We hereby request that the effective date for the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2007, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
We hereby acknowledge that:
| 1. | should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), or the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare this filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with regard to the filing; |
| 2. | the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in this filing; and |
| 3. | the Company may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
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| | | | | | Very truly yours, | | |
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POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST | | | | DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | | |
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By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, | | | | By: | | /s/ Andrew Ruckh | | |
| | its Managing Owner | | | | | | Name: Andrew Ruckh | | |
| | | | | | | | Title: Director | | |
By: | | /s/ Kevin Rich | | | | | | | | |
| | Name: Kevin Rich | | | | | | | | |
| | Title: Director and Chief Executive Officer | | | | | | | | |
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By: | | /s/ Gregory Collett | | | | By: | | /s/ Richard Kennedy | | |
| | Name: Gregory Collett | | | | | | Name: Richard Kennedy | | |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer | | | | | | Title: Managing Director | | |