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[LETTERHEAD OF AUSA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY APPEARS HERE]
September 10, 1998
Ms. Megan L. Dunphy, Esq.
Office of Insurance Products
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Room 10159, Mail Stop 10-6
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: AUSA RETIREMENT BUILDER VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-4, FILE NO. 333-11027
Dear Ms. Dunphy:
On behalf of AUSA Life Insurance Company, Inc., pursuant to Rule 477 under the
Securities Act of 1933, we hereby request withdrawal of the initial Registration
Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-11027) for certain variable annuity
contracts registered for AUSA Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account of the
AUSA Life Insurance Company, Inc. The Registration Statement was filed by EDGAR
on August 29, 1996, and assigned accession number 0000928385-96-001158. We
request this withdrawal because the variable annuity described in the prospectus
in that filing did not receive the necessary state approval and therefore will
not be issued.
Very truly yours,
AUSA Life Insurance Company, Inc.
/s/ Frank A. Camp
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Frank A. Camp
Division General Counsel
Financial Markets Division
cc: Frederick R. Bellamy, Esq.
