Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-917-7700
www.nuveen.com
February 18, 2011
OVERNIGHT DELIVERY AND EDGAR
John Grzeskiewicz
Senior Counsel
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund
Registration Statement on Form N-2
File Nos. 333-169775 and 811-22482
Dear Mr. Grzeskiewicz:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund (the “Fund”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement so that it will become effective by 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on February 23, 2011 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Fund also hereby requests that effectiveness of its Registration Statement on Form 8-A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, be accelerated to be concurrent with the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement.
| Sincerely, | ||
| NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTAL RETURN FUND | ||
By: | /s/ KEVIN J. MCCARTHY | |
| Kevin J. McCarthy | ||
| Vice President and Secretary | ||
