ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
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 and 811-23205) |
Dear Ms. Dobelbower:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, as the prospective distributor of the securities covered by the above-captioned Registration Statement, hereby joins in the request of FS Energy Total Return Fund that the effectiveness of the Registration Statement relating to such securities be accelerated so that the Registration Statement 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, | ||||
| ALPS Distributors, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Steven B. Price | |||
| Name: | Steven B. Price | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Director of Distribution Services | |||
