[Nuveen Letterhead]
April 19, 2013
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Mr. Kieran Brown
Re: | Request for Acceleration of the Effective Date of Nuveen Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 Under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 15 Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Filed on April 19, 2013 (File Nos. 333-184632 and 811-06091) |
Dear Mr. Brown:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective at 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday, April 22, 2013, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In connection with this request, Nuveen Securities, LLC, the underwriter for the Fund, has also signed this letter requesting acceleration.
Very truly yours,
Nuveen Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. | Nuveen Securities, LLC | |||||||
/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman | /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman | |||||||
By: | Gifford R. Zimmerman | By: | Gifford R. Zimmerman | |||||
Title: | Chief Administrative Officer | Title: | Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel |