Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3300
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(877) 827-5920
December 29, 2016
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-3561
| Re: | Withdrawal of Request for Withdrawal of Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-205587) |
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In accordance with communications with Ms. Stacie Gorman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) staff, Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund (the “Fund”) hereby requests withdrawal of the request for withdrawal of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-205587), submitted by the Fund on December 21, 2016. The Fund intends to submit a new request for withdrawal to the Commission.
Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact J. Craig Walker of K&L Gates LLP or David P. Glatz of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, external counsel to the Fund, at (312) 807-4321 or (312) 964-3502, respectively.
| Sincerely, | ||||||
| NUVEEN LONG/SHORT COMMODITY TOTAL RETURN FUND | ||||||
By: | NUVEEN COMMODITIES ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, its manager | |||||
| By: | /s/ William Adams IV | |||||
| Name: | William Adams IV | |||||
Title: | President (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||