PROOF ACQUISITION CORP I

11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 1080

Reston, VA  20190

November 29, 2021

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Geoff Kruczek

Withdrawal of Acceleration Request (November 29, 2021, at 4pm ET)
Resubmission of Acceleration Request (November 30, 2021, at 4pm ET)

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (i) the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-261015) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) of PROOF Acquisition Corp I (the “Company”) and (ii) our letter to you dated November 24, 2021 (the “Prior Acceleration Request”) in which we requested to accelerate the effective date of the Registration Statement to 4:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on Monday, November 29, 2021.

We are no longer requesting that the Registration Statement be declared effective at 4:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on Monday, November 29, 2021 and we hereby formally withdraw our Prior Acceleration Request.

The Company hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, acceleration of effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement so that such Registration Statement will become effective as of 4:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, or at such later time or date as the Company or its special counsel, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, may request via telephone call to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Please contact Scott D. Fisher of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, at (212) 378-7507 or sfisher@steptoe.com, if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.

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