CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.
17 State Street, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10004
(646) 465-9000
September 15, 2022
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Heather Clark
Anne McConnell
Bradley Ecker
Sherry Haywood
RE: Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. (the “Company”)
Registration Statement on Form S-4
File No. 333-266273
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-266273) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 2:00 p.m. New York time on September 16, 2022, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Peter D. Serating of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at (212) 735-2286 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
| Very truly yours, | |||
| Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jonas Grossman | ||
| Name: | Jonas Grossman | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| cc: | Alex Weil |
| Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. |
| cc: | Sean Coburn |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| cc: | Jeffrey A. Brill |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| cc: | Peter D. Serating |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |