American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc.
405 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10022
T: (212) 415-6500 F: (212) 421-5799
www.americanrealtycap.com
March 15, 2011
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
AND EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Mr. Duc Dang, Esq.
Re: | American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc. File No. 333-169355 |
Dear Mr. Dang:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, so that it may become effective at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on March 17, 2011, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company acknowledges that:
· | should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
· | 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 the filing; and |
· | 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. |
Very truly yours,
American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc.
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
Nicholas S. Schorsch
Chief Executive Officer