January 10, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street
Washington, DC 20549
RE: American General Series Portfolio
Company 3
Rule 497(j) Filing
File Nos. 333-53589 and 811-08789
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of the above captioned Registrant
and pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the
Securities Act of 1933 ("Act"), we hereby
certify that the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been
filed under Rule 497(c) of the Act do not
substantially differ from that contained in
the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 which was filed electronically on
January 3, 2000.
Should you have any questions regarding this
submission, please contact the undersigned
at (713) 831-3164.
Sincerely,
Katherine Stoner
Senior Counsel