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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000940394-16-001879
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160211

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING RATE TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001258623
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-482-8260

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030806
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<DIV style="width:624px"><P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=center>Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust </P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=center>Two International Place</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=center>Boston, MA &nbsp;02110</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=center>Telephone: (800) 225-6265</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=right>February 11, 2016</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>VIA EDGAR</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Securities and Exchange Commission</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>100 F Street, N.E.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Washington, D.C. &nbsp;20549</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; float:left">Attention:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Lisa Larkin</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; float:left">Re: </P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Rule 461 Request for Acceleration of Effective Date</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; clear:left" align=justify>Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form N-2 (333-207589; 811-21411)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Dear Ms. Larkin:</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;), the Trust and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., the principal underwriter of the Trust (the &#147;Distributor&#148;), hereby request that the staff of the Division of Investment Management accelerate the effective date of the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (the &#147;Amendment&#148;), which was filed today, February 11, 2016, to become effective as soon as practicable on February 18, 2016.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; text-indent:48px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>In connection with such request the Trust and the Distributor acknowledge that:</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; float:left">1. </P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:96px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Should the Commission or the staff acting pursuant to delegated authority declare the Amendment effective, such action does not foreclose any action by the Commission with respect to the filing;</P>
<P style="margin:0px; clear:left" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; float:left">2. </P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:96px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>The action of the Commission or the staff acting pursuant to delegated authority in declaring the filing effective does not relieve the Trust of responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; float:left">3. </P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:96px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>The Trust will not assert the staff's acceleration of effectiveness of the filing as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any other person under the federal securities laws.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Furthermore, the Trust and the Distributor are aware that the Division of Enforcement has access to all information provided to the staff of the Division of Investment Management in connection with its review of and the Trust&#146;s comments on this and other filings made with respect to the Registration Statement.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:336px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'" align=justify>Very Truly Yours,</P>
<P style="margin:0px"><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:336px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'">EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING-RATE TRUST</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:336px; width:384px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; float:left">By: </P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:336px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'"><U>/s/ Maureen A. Gemma</U></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:336px; width:384px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; clear:left; float:left">Name: </P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'">Maureen A. Gemma</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:336px; width:384px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; clear:left; float:left">Title: </P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:336px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'">Secretary</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:336px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'">EATON VANCE DISTRIBUTORS</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:336px; width:384px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; float:left">By: &nbsp;</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:336px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'"><U>/s/ Frederick S. Marius</U></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:336px; width:384px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; clear:left; float:left">Name: </P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'">Frederick S. Marius</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:336px; width:384px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; clear:left; float:left">Title: </P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'">Vice President, Secretary Clerk and </P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:384px; font-family:'NewsGoth Lt BT,Times New Roman'; clear:left">Chief Legal Officer</P>
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