[NTG LETTERHEAD]
June 26, 2019
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Ed Bartz
Re: Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. – Shelf Registration Statement on Form N‑2 (File Nos. 333-230788 & 811-22409) (the “Registration Statement”)
To the Commission:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the effective date of the Registration Statement referenced above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective on June 28, 2019 by 4:00 pm, Eastern Time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Very truly yours, | |||
TORTOISE MIDSTREAM ENERGY FUND, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ P. Bradley Adams | ||
Name: P. Bradley Adams | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |