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[PFL Life Insurance Company Letterhead]
December 28, 2000
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc. Principal-Plus Variable Annuity
Separate Account VA I
PFL Life Insurance Company
(File No. 333-46594)
Commissioners:
On behalf of the above-captioned registrant, I hereby certify, pursuant to Rule
497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, that the form of the prospectus and
statement of additional information dated December 22, 2000, that would have
been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from those contained
in the most recently filed amendment to the above-captioned registration
statement. The text of the registrant's most recent pre-effective amendment was
filed electronically via EDGAR.
If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call the
undersigned at (319) 297-8121.
Sincerely,
/s/ Frank A. Camp
Frank A. Camp
Division General Counsel
Financial Markets Division
cc: Frederick R. Bellamy, Esq.
