Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II
5100 W. 115th Place
Leawood, KS 66211
(913) 981-1020
September 8, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Office of Energy & Transportation
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-3561
| Attention: | Anuja A. Majmudar, Attorney-Advisor |
Office of Energy & Transportation
| Re: | Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II |
Form S-1 Registration Statement
File No. 333-248269
Dear Ms. Majmudar:
Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-248269), be accelerated under Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, so that it will be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on September 10, 2020, or as soon thereafter as possible.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Brenda Lenahan of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. at (212) 237-0133 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
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| Sincerely, | ||
| Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II | ||
| By: | /s/ Vincent T. Cubbage | |
| Name: | Vincent T. Cubbage | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
| cc: | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Gregg A. Noel
Michael J. Mies
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Brenda Lenahan
E. Ramey Layne
[Signature Page to Company Acceleration Request]
