United States securities and exchange commission logo September 27, 2021 Carlos Garcia-Parada Chief Financial Officer Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 9 Cedarbrook Drive Cranbury, NJ 08512 Re: Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020 Filed March 1, 2021 File No. 001-36829 Dear Mr. Garcia-Parada: We have limited our review of your filing to the financial statements and related disclosures and have the following comment. In our comment, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this comment within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to this comment, we may have additional comments. Carlos Garcia-Parada FirstName LastNameCarlos Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Garcia-Parada Comapany 27, September NameRocket 2021 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. September Page 2 27, 2021 Page 2 FirstName LastName Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Results of Operations, page 62 1. We note the discussion on page 61 that R&D activities are central to your business model and that you expect them to increase substantially over the next several years. We also see direct R&D expenses are tracked on a program-by-program basis for your product candidates. Accordingly, please revise future filings to quantify and discuss costs by product candidate as well as by the type or nature of expense for each period presented. In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. You may contact Tara Harkins at (202) 551-3639 or Kevin Kuhar, Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3662 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences