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[Notices]               
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549

Extensions:
    Form 18; OMB Control No. 3235-0121; SEC File No. 270-105.
    Form F-80; OMB Control No. 3235-0404; SEC File No. 270-357.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
requests for extension of the previously approved collections of 
information discussed below.
    Form 18 (17 CFR 249.218) is used for the registration of securities 
of any foreign government or political subdivision on a U.S. exchange. 
The information collected is intended to ensure that the information 
required to be filed by the Commission permits verification of 
compliance with securities law requirements and assures the public 
availability of the information. The information provided is mandatory 
and all information is made available to the public upon request. Form 
18 takes approximately 8 hours per response and is filed by 
approximately 5 respondents for a total of 40 annual burden hours. It 
is estimated that 100% of the total reporting burden is prepared by the 
company.
    Form F-80 (17 CFR 239.41) is used by large publicly traded Canadian 
foreign private issuers registering securities offered in business 
combinations and exchange offers. The information collected is intended 
to ensure that the information required to be filed by the Commission 
permits verification of compliance with securities law requirements and 
assures the public availability of the information. The information 
provided is mandatory and all information is made available to the 
public upon request. Form F-80 takes approximately 2 hours per response 
and is filed by 4 issuers for a total annual burden of 8 hours. The 
estimated burden of 2 hours per response was based upon the amount of 
time necessary to compile the registration statement using the existing 
Canadian prospectus plus any additional information required by the 
Commission.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid control number.
    Written comments regarding the above information should be directed 
to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley 
Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia, 22312; or send 
an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: September 11, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-15453 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]

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