TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt United States securities and exchange commission logo May 17, 2023 Ding-Shin Chang President and Chief Executive Officer Phoenix Rising Companies 641 10th Street Cedartown, Georgia 30125 Re: Phoenix Rising Companies Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021 Filed March 31, 2022 File No. 000-55319 Dear Ding-Shin Chang: We issued comments on the above captioned filing on April 5, 2023. On April 26, 2023, we issued a follow-up letter informing you that those comments remained outstanding and unresolved, and absent a substantive response, we would act consistent with our obligations under the federal securities laws. As you have not provided a substantive response, we are terminating our review and will take further steps as we deem appropriate. These steps include releasing publicly, through the agency's EDGAR system, all correspondence, including this letter, relating to the review of your filing, consistent with the staff's decision to publicly release comment and response letters relating to disclosure filings it has reviewed. Please contact Scott Anderegg at 202-551-3342 or Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Thomas E. Puzzo