Form 18 30 Day Federal Register Notice

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available From:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of FOIA Services
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2736
Extension: Form 18
SEC File No. 270-105, OMB Control No. 3235-0121
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 this request for extension of the previously approved
collection of information discussed below.
Form 18 (17 CFR 249.218) is a registration form used for by a foreign government or
political subdivision to register securities for listing on a U.S. exchange. The information
collected is intended to ensure that the information required by the Commission to be filed
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 (8 hours per
response x 5 responses). It is estimated that 100% of the total reporting burden is prepared by the
company.
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.

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The public may view the background documentation for this information collection at the
following Website, www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be directed to: (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, D.C.
20503, or by sending an e-mail to: [email protected]; and (ii) Charles Riddle,
Acting Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission,
c/o Candace Kenner, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an e-mail to:
[email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

Eduardo A. Aleman
Deputy Secretary
February 19, 2019