SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM N-8A

                NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION FILED PURSUANT
           TO SECTION 8(A) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

         The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities
and Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the
provisions of Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in
connection with such notification of registration submits the following
information:

Name:    BlackRock Municipal 2022 Term Trust

Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City,
Sate, Zip Code):

         c/o BlackRock Advisors, Inc.
         100 Bellevue Parkway
         Wilmington, Delaware 19809

Telephone Number (including area code):

         (888) 825-2257

Name and address of agent for service of process:

         Ralph L. Schlosstein
         c/o BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
         40 East 52nd Street
         New York, New York 10022

With copies of Notices and Communications to:

         Michael K. Hoffman, Esq.
         Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
         Four Times Square
         New York, New York 10036



Check Appropriate Box:

         Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section
8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of
Form N-8A:

                YES      [X]               NO      [ ]



                                 SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of
1940, the sole trustee of the registrant has caused this notification of
registration to be duly signed on behalf of the registrant in the city of
New York and the state of New York on the 20th day of August, 2002.


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                                         BlackRock Municipal 2022 Term Trust
                                         (REGISTRANT)


                                         By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
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                                             Anne F. Ackerley
                                             Sole Trustee



Attest:   /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
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          Anne F. Ackerley
          Sole Trustee