DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC
60 WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005
(212) 250-5883
March 29, 2013
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
| Re: | Notice of Disclosure Filed in Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K Under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust with respect to PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (the “Trust”) has made disclosure pursuant to those provisions in Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A which was filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 29, 2013 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which was filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on February 22, 2013. The Trust made such disclosure based on information provided by our affiliate, Deutsche Bank AG, and not because of any conduct by the Trust.
| PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust with respect to PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund | ||
| DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC, as Managing Owner of the Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ MARTIN KREMENSTEIN | |
| Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: | /s/ MICHAEL GILLIGAN | |
| Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |