UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (AMENDMENT NO.1)*

                                  Bowater Inc.
                             ----------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                     Common
                      ------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    102183100
                              --------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  July 24, 2006
          -------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1()
[ ] Rule 13d-1()
[ ] Rule 13d-1()

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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 1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Norges Bank (The Central Bank of Norway)
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 2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [_]
                                                                (b) [_]
       N/A
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 3     SEC USE ONLY


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 4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Norway
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                     5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            3,007,270
      NUMBER OF      -----------------------------------------------------------
        SHARES       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
     BENEFICIALLY
       OWNED BY             0
         EACH        -----------------------------------------------------------
      REPORTING      7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       PERSON
         WITH               1,777,050

                     -----------------------------------------------------------
                     8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            1,230,220
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 9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       3,007,270

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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

       N/A
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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

       5.23%
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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       OO Central Bank
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              Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
                        Bowater Inc.

              Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                                 55 East Camperdown Way
                                    P.O. Box 1028
                                    Greenville, SC 29602
                                    United States

              Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
                        Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway)

              Item 2(b) Address of the Principal Office or, if none, Residence:
                                  Norges Bank
                                  Bankplassen 2
                                  PO Box 1179 Sentrum
                                  NO 0107 Oslo
                                  Norway


              Item 2(c) Citizenship:
                        Norwegian

              Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
                        Common

              Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
                        102183100

              Item 3    If the Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule
                        13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing
                        is a:

                        (e) []  An investment advisor in accordance with
                                 section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

              Item 4    Ownership:
                        (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:
                             3,007,270

                        (b)  Percent of Class:
                             5.23%

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                        (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                        (i)  sole power to vote or direct the vote:
                             3,007,270

                       (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                             0

                      (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the
                             disposition of:
                             1,777,050

                       (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the
                             disposition of:
                             1,230,220

              Item 5    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                        If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
                        as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to
                        be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
                        class of securities, check the following [].

              Item 6    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                        Person:

                        Not applicable.

              Item 7    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
                        Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
                        Parent Holding Company:

                        Not applicable.

              Item 8    Identification and Classification of Members of the
                        Group:

                        Not applicable.

              Item 9    Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
                        Not applicable.

              Item 10   Certification:
                        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
                        knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
                        were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of
                        business and were not acquired and are not held for the
                        purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
                        the control of the issuer of such securities and were
                        were not acquired in connection with or as a participant
                        in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

              After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated: September 4, 2006

                                      Norges Bank

                                      By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                      Name: Robert Cook
                                      Title: Deputy Chief Operating Officer

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