Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp.
340 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10173
January 5, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Ronald (Ron) Alper
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
Filed December 22, 2020, as amended |
File No. 333-251613 |
Dear Ms. Alper:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp. respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so as to permit it to become effective at 4:00 p.m. Washington D.C. time on January 7, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please call Elliott Smith of White & Case LLP at (212) 819-7644 to provide notice of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
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Very truly yours, | ||||
Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp. | ||||
By: | /s/ Harold Ford Jr. | |||
Name: | Harold Ford Jr. | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
cc: | Elliott Smith, White & Case LLP |
Rupa Briggs, White & Case LLP |