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VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Andrew Mew
Accounting Branch Chief
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-4631
Re: Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo- SABESP
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011
Filed April 30, 2012
File No. 1-31317
Request for Additional Period to Respond to Staff Comment Letter dated August 23, 2012
Dear Mr.Mew:
We refer to the comment letter from the staff of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) dated August 23, 2012, received by the Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo - SABESP (the “Company”) on that date, concerning the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 30, 2012 (the “Form 20-F”).
As discussed with the Staff’s Accountant Robert Babula on September 4, 2012, the Company will provide the requested responses in connection with the Form 20-F by September 21, 2012. We understand from our discussions that this extension has been approved by the Staff.
If you have any questions or require any additional information with respect to the above, please do not hesitate to contact Robert Ellison at Shearman & Sterling LLP (telephone +55-11-3702-2200, fax +55-11-3702-2224, e-mail rellison@shearman.com).
Sincerely,
/s/Rui de Britto Alvares AffonsoCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo- SABESP
Name: Rui de Britto Alvares Affonso
Title: Chief Financial Officer
cc: Robert Babula, Staff Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission