Partner
Kansas City, MO 64112
VIA EDGAR
Division of Investment Management
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Larry L. Greene, Senior Counsel
Re: | Proxy Statement for Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (“TPZ”), Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. (“NTG”), Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (“TTP”) and Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. (“NDP” and together with TPZ, NTG and TTP collectively, the “Companies”) |
Today the Companies filed via EDGAR a combined preliminary proxy statement relating to the annual meeting of the stockholders for the Companies.
Please feel free to call me at (816) 983-8362 with any questions or comments regarding the proxy statement.
Sincerely, | |||
/s/ Eric J. Gervais | |||
Eric J. Gervais |
Husch Blackwell LLP