BLACKROCK FOCUS GROWTH FUND, INC.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
October 11, 2019
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc. |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
Securities Act File No. 333-233114
Dear Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”) requests acceleration of the effective date of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-233114) (the “Amendment”) so that the Amendment is declared effective at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on October 15, 2019, or as soon as practicable thereafter. BlackRock Investments, LLC, the principal underwriter of the Registrant, hereby joins in its request for acceleration of the effectiveness of the Amendment.
If this request is granted, we respectfully request that we be notified by telephone at the time of effectiveness, and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing. Please call Jesse Kean of Sidley Austin LLP at (212) 839-8615.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| BLACKROCK FOCUS GROWTH FUND, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ John Perlowski | |
| Name: John Perlowski | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan Diorio | |
| Name: Jonathan Diorio | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||