PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC

655 Broad Street—17^th Floor

Newark, NJ 07102

November 30, 2017

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Re: The Target Portfolio Trust

Securities Act File No. 33-50476

Withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No.69 to the Trust’s Registration Statement

on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), the Target Portfolio Trust (the “Trust”) hereby respectfully requests that Post-Effective Amendment No. 69 (the “Amendment”) to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 5, 2017, Accession No. 0000067590-17-001092, be withdrawn. The Trust is requesting withdrawal of the Amendment because at the time the Amendment was filed on EDGAR, the Series and Class ID information generated by EDGAR erroneously established a Series ID and two new Class IDs for a new series of the Trust: the purpose of the Amendment was only to register two new share classes for the Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund, which is an existing series of the Trust. The Trust plans to re-file the Amendment with the correct EDGAR submission information so as to establish two new Class IDs for the existing Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund.

In making this request for withdrawal, the Trust confirms that no securities have been sold, or will be sold, in reliance on the Amendment or pursuant to the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained therein.

Any questions or comments on this request should be directed to the undersigned at (973) 802-6469.

Very truly yours,

The Target Portfolio Trust

By:	/s/ Jonathan D. Shain
	Jonathan D. Shain
	Assistant Secretary

cc: Alberto Zapata, Division of Investment Management

Jaea Hahn, Division of Investment Management