VIA EDGAR
Ms. Katherine Bagley
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-0308
March 22, 2018
RE: | TravelCenters of America LLC |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223310) |
Dear Ms. Bagley:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TravelCenters of America LLC (the “Registrant”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on February 28, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on March 16, 2018 (File No. 333-223310), at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 26, 2018, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Registrant respectfully requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Margaret R. Cohen of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at (617) 573-4859 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
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| TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA LLC | |||
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| By: | /s/ WILLIAM E. MYERS |
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| Name: | William E. Myers | |
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| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
cc: Margaret R. Cohen, Esq.
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