[Letterhead of TravelCenters of America LLC]
| July 6, 2012 |
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION
Ms. Mara L. Ransom
Assistant Director
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-0308
RE: TravelCenters of America LLC Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-181182)
Dear Ms. Ransom:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TravelCenters of America LLC (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 be accelerated so that it will become effective at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
In connection with this request, the Registrant acknowledges that:
| (a) | should the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the above-referenced Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to such Registration Statement; |
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| (b) | the action of the Commission or its staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the above-referenced Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in such Registration Statement; and |
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| (c) | the Registrant may not assert staff comments or the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
