PAGE 1
000 A000000 04/30/2011
000 C000000 0001287480
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 6.1
000 J000000 A
001 A000000 BLK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST
001 B000000 811-21566
001 C000000 8004417762
002 A000000 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
002 B000000 WILMINGTON
002 C000000 DE
002 D010000 19809
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000 0
007 C010100 1
007 C010200 2
007 C010300 3
007 C010400 4
007 C010500 5
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C010800 8
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
008 A000001 BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC
008 B000001 A
008 C000001 801-47710
008 D010001 WILMINGTON
008 D020001 DE
008 D030001 19809
008 A000002 BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
008 B000002 S
008 C000002 801-48433
008 D010002 NEW YORK
008 D020002 NY
008 D030002 10022
012 A000001 COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
012 B000001 85-11340
012 C010001 CANTON
012 C020001 MA
012 C030001 02021
013 A000001 DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
013 B010001 PRINCETON
PAGE 2
013 B020001 NJ
013 B030001 08540
014 A000001 BLACKROCK CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
014 B000001 8-67827
014 A000002 BLACKROCK EXECUTION SERVICES
014 B000002 8-48719
014 A000003 BLACKROCK FUND DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
014 B000003 8-67795
014 A000004 BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, LLC
014 B000004 8-48436
014 A000005 HARRIS WILLIAMS LLC
014 B000005 8-53380
014 A000006 PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
014 B000006 8-32493
014 A000007 PNC INVESTMENTS LLC
014 B000007 8-66195
015 A000001 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
015 B000001 C
015 C010001 BOSTON
015 C020001 MA
015 C030001 02111
015 E010001 X
015 A000002 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
015 B000002 S
015 C010002 NEW YORK
015 C020002 NY
015 C030002 10286
015 E010002 X
015 A000003 J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK
015 B000003 S
015 C010003 NEW YORK
015 C020003 NY
015 C030003 10017
015 E010003 X
015 A000004 HSBC BANK LTD.
015 B000004 S
015 C010004 JAPAN
015 D010004 JAPAN
015 E040004 X
015 A000005 STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY CANADA
015 B000005 S
015 C010005 CANADA
015 D010005 CANADA
015 E040005 X
015 A000006 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
015 B000006 S
015 C010006 DENMARK
015 D010006 DENMARK
015 E040006 X
015 A000007 DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NETHERLANDS
015 B000007 S
PAGE 3
015 C010007 FRANCE
015 D010007 FRANCE
015 E040007 X
015 A000008 DEUTSCHE BANK AG
015 B000008 S
015 C010008 GERMANY
015 D010008 GERMANY
015 E040008 X
015 A000009 MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.
015 B000009 S
015 C010009 TOKYO
015 D010009 JAPAN
015 E040009 X
015 A000010 CITIGROUP PTY. LIMITED
015 B000010 S
015 C010010 AUSTRALIA
015 D010010 AUSTRALIA
015 E040010 X
015 A000011 CLEARSTREAM BANKING
015 B000011 S
015 C010011 LUXEMBOURG
015 D010011 LUXEMBOURG
015 E040011 X
015 A000012 BANCO NACIONAL DE MEXICO S.A.
015 B000012 S
015 C010012 MEXICO
015 D010012 MEXICO
015 E040012 X
015 A000013 DEUTSCHE BANK AG
015 B000013 S
015 C010013 NETHERLANDS
015 D010013 NETHERLANDS
015 E040013 X
015 A000014 HSBC BANK LTD.
015 B000014 S
015 C010014 NEW ZEALAND
015 D010014 NEW ZEALAND
015 E040014 X
015 A000015 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN, AB
015 B000015 S
015 C010015 NORWAY
015 D010015 NORWAY
015 E040015 X
015 A000016 CLOSE TRUSTEES (CAYMAN) LIMITED
015 B000016 S
015 C010016 CAYMAN ISLANDS
015 D010016 CAYMAN ISLANDS
015 E040016 X
015 A000017 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD.
015 B000017 S
015 C010017 SINGAPORE
PAGE 4
015 D010017 SINGAPORE
015 E040017 X
015 A000018 NEDBANK LTD.
015 B000018 S
015 C010018 SOUTH AFRICA
015 D010018 SOUTH AFRICA
015 E040018 X
015 A000019 DEUTSCHE BANK S.A.E.
015 B000019 S
015 C010019 SPAIN
015 D010019 SPAIN
015 E040019 X
015 A000020 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
015 B000020 S
015 C010020 SWEDEN
015 D010020 SWEDEN
015 E040020 X
015 A000021 UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND, AG
015 B000021 S
015 C010021 SWITZERLAND
015 D010021 SWITZERLAND
015 E040021 X
015 A000022 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
015 B000022 S
015 C010022 UNITED KINGDOM
015 D010022 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E010022 X
015 A000023 STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
015 B000023 S
015 C010023 SOUTH AFRICA
015 D010023 SOUTH AFRICA
015 E040023 X
015 A000024 CREDIT SUISSE AG
015 B000024 S
015 C010024 SWITZERLAND
015 D010024 SWITZERLAND
015 E040024 X
015 A000025 CITIBANK N.A.
015 B000025 S
015 C010025 SINGAPORE
015 D010025 SINGAPORE
015 E010025 X
015 A000026 DELETE
015 A000027 DELETE
018 000000 Y
019 A000000 Y
019 B000000 294
019 C000000 BLKRKADVSR
020 A000001 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.
020 B000001 11-2418191
020 C000001 0
PAGE 5
020 A000002 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
020 B000002 23-0731260
020 C000002 0
020 C000003 0
020 C000004 0
020 C000005 0
020 C000006 0
020 C000007 0
020 C000008 0
020 C000009 0
020 C000010 0
021 000000 0
022 A000001 BLK LIQUIDITY FUNDS, TEMPFUND, INSTIT. CLASS
022 B000001 52-0983343
022 C000001 196155
022 D000001 151808
022 A000002 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
022 B000002 13-3299429
022 C000002 38829
022 D000002 16164
022 A000003 CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) L.L.C.
022 B000003 13-5659485
022 C000003 38572
022 D000003 13883
022 A000004 BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
022 C000004 33231
022 D000004 16763
022 A000005 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
022 B000005 13-2655998
022 C000005 23944
022 D000005 18018
022 A000006 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
022 B000006 13-2730828
022 C000006 24925
022 D000006 10112
022 A000007 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.
022 B000007 11-2418191
022 C000007 14610
022 D000007 13024
022 A000008 BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
022 B000008 56-2058405
022 C000008 12615
022 D000008 5507
022 A000009 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
022 B000009 13-5108880
022 C000009 13655
022 D000009 1038
022 A000010 HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.
022 C000010 90
022 D000010 9964
023 C000000 419207
PAGE 6
023 D000000 273483
024 000000 N
026 A000000 N
026 B000000 N
026 C000000 N
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 N
027 000000 N
045 000000 Y
046 000000 N
047 000000 Y
048 000000 0.750
048 A010000 0
048 A020000 0.000
048 B010000 0
048 B020000 0.000
048 C010000 0
048 C020000 0.000
048 D010000 0
048 D020000 0.000
048 E010000 0
048 E020000 0.000
048 F010000 0
048 F020000 0.000
048 G010000 0
048 G020000 0.000
048 H010000 0
048 H020000 0.000
048 I010000 0
048 I020000 0.000
048 J010000 0
048 J020000 0.000
048 K010000 0
048 K020000 0.000
049 000000 N
050 000000 N
051 000000 N
052 000000 N
053 A000000 Y
053 B000000 Y
053 C000000 N
054 A000000 Y
054 B000000 Y
054 C000000 N
054 D000000 N
054 E000000 N
054 F000000 N
PAGE 7
054 G000000 N
054 H000000 Y
054 I000000 N
054 J000000 Y
054 K000000 N
054 L000000 N
054 M000000 Y
054 N000000 N
055 A000000 Y
055 B000000 Y
056 000000 Y
057 000000 N
058 A000000 N
059 000000 Y
060 A000000 N
060 B000000 N
061 000000 0
062 A000000 Y
062 B000000 0.0
062 C000000 0.0
062 D000000 0.0
062 E000000 0.0
062 F000000 0.0
062 G000000 0.0
062 H000000 0.0
062 I000000 0.0
062 J000000 0.0
062 K000000 0.0
062 L000000 1.2
062 M000000 0.0
062 N000000 0.0
062 O000000 0.0
062 P000000 22.4
062 Q000000 120.7
062 R000000 1.8
063 A000000 0
063 B000000 5.1
064 A000000 N
064 B000000 Y
065 000000 N
066 A000000 N
067 000000 N
068 A000000 N
068 B000000 N
069 000000 N
070 A010000 Y
070 A020000 N
070 B010000 Y
070 B020000 N
070 C010000 Y
070 C020000 Y
PAGE 8
070 D010000 N
070 D020000 N
070 E010000 Y
070 E020000 N
070 F010000 N
070 F020000 N
070 G010000 Y
070 G020000 N
070 H010000 N
070 H020000 N
070 I010000 N
070 I020000 N
070 J010000 Y
070 J020000 N
070 K010000 Y
070 K020000 Y
070 L010000 Y
070 L020000 Y
070 M010000 Y
070 M020000 Y
070 N010000 Y
070 N020000 N
070 O010000 Y
070 O020000 Y
070 P010000 Y
070 P020000 Y
070 Q010000 N
070 Q020000 N
070 R010000 Y
070 R020000 N
071 A000000 299338
071 B000000 261226
071 C000000 482286
071 D000000 54
072 A000000 6
072 B000000 14407
072 C000000 0
072 D000000 0
072 E000000 266
072 F000000 1733
072 G000000 29
072 H000000 0
072 I000000 11
072 J000000 77
072 K000000 0
072 L000000 32
072 M000000 19
072 N000000 5
072 O000000 0
072 P000000 611
072 Q000000 0
PAGE 9
072 R000000 30
072 S000000 143
072 T000000 0
072 U000000 0
072 V000000 0
072 W000000 223
072 X000000 2913
072 Y000000 233
072 Z000000 11993
072AA000000 0
072BB000000 7081
072CC010000 17180
072CC020000 0
072DD010000 14674
072DD020000 0
072EE000000 0
073 A010000 0.6246
073 A020000 0.0000
073 B000000 0.0000
073 C000000 0.0000
074 A000000 2166
074 B000000 0
074 C000000 0
074 D000000 499468
074 E000000 0
074 F000000 2091
074 G000000 0
074 H000000 0
074 I000000 8458
074 J000000 20722
074 K000000 0
074 L000000 3328
074 M000000 238
074 N000000 536471
074 O000000 27676
074 P000000 273
074 Q000000 157000
074 R010000 0
074 R020000 0
074 R030000 0
074 R040000 2375
074 S000000 0
074 T000000 349147
074 U010000 23603
074 U020000 0
074 V010000 14.79
074 V020000 0.00
074 W000000 0.0000
074 X000000 16409
074 Y000000 1564
075 A000000 0
PAGE 10
075 B000000 356153
076 000000 15.65
077 A000000 N
078 000000 N
086 A010000 26
086 A020000 383
086 B010000 0
086 B020000 0
086 C010000 0
086 C020000 0
086 D010000 2
086 D020000 58800
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
087 A010000 COMMON STOCK
087 A020000 091941104
087 A030000 BGT
088 A000000 N
088 B000000 N
088 C000000 N
088 D000000 Y
SIGNATURE NEAL J. ANDREWS
TITLE CFO