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						Compass Minerals 9900 W. 109th Street, Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66210 www.compassminerals.com 913-344-9200

Mr. Robert Babula

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Washington, D.C. 20549

August 10, 2021

RE:    Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

    Response dated May 26, 2021

    File No. 001-31921

Dear Mr. Babula:

         This letter is to confirm that, in our conversation yesterday, it was agreed that Compass Minerals International, Inc. would respond to the Division of Corporation Finance’s letter dated June 25, 2021 regarding the above-referenced filing, on or before August 23, 2021.

Please contact me at (913) 344-9200 with any further questions regarding this matter.

			Sincerely,
			/s/ James D. Standen
			James D. Standen
			Chief Financial Officer
			and Principal Accounting Officer

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