FS Energy Total Return Fund
201 Rouse Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19112
March 2, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Marianne Dobelbower, Esq.
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | FS Energy Total Return Fund |
| (File Nos.333-214232 and811-23205) |
Dear Ms. Dobelbower:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, FS Energy Total Return Fund hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on FormN-2 be accelerated so that it may become effective by 12:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on Monday, March 6, 2017, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
Very truly yours, | ||||
FS ENERGY TOTAL RETURN FUND | ||||
| By: | /s/ Stephen S. Sypherd | |||
| Name: | Stephen S. Sypherd | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
