POWERSHARES DB US DOLLAR INDEX TRUST
C/O DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC
60 WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005
January 3, 2011
Sonia Gupta Barros
Special Counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Trust (the “Company”) |
| | Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-163552; |
| | 333-163552-04 and 333-163552-05) |
Dear Ms. Barros:
We hereby acknowledge that:
| 1. | the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), or the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”), acting pursuant to delegated authority, having declared 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 full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in this filing; and |
| 3. | the Company may not assert Staff comments and 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. |
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Very truly yours, |
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POWERSHARES DB US DOLLAR INDEX TRUST |
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By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | its Managing Owner |
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By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | Name: Michael Gilligan |
| | Title: Principal Financial Officer |
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By: | | /s/ Martin Kremenstein |
| | Name: Martin Kremenstein |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer and Director |