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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-23-013495
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230510

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001098151
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				233017653
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BLAKELY & DRINKER STREETS
		CITY:			DUNMORE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18512
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5703428281

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BLAKELY & DRINKER STREETS
		CITY:			DUNMORE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18512
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>FIDELITY D &amp; D BANCORP, INC.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Blakely and Drinker Streets</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">May 10, 2023</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">100 F. Street, N.E.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Attn: Madeleine Mateo</p>

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			<td style="width: 4%;"><b>Re:</b>&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 96%;"><b>Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness</b></td>
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			<td style="width: 96%;"><b>Registration Statement on Form S-3</b></td>
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			<td style="width: 96%;"><b>File No. 333-271616</b></td>
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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Fidelity D &amp; D Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) hereby requests that the effective date of the Company&#8217;s above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 be accelerated so that it will become effective at 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, on Friday, May 12, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">Please contact our counsel, Erik Gerhard, Bybel Rutledge LLP at 717-731-8302 or gerhard@bybelrutledge.com, should you have any questions with respect to this request and to confirm effectiveness of the Registration Statement.</p>

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