FIRST AMERICAN FUNDS INC, 497J, 1997-01-31

FIRST AMERICAN FUNDS INC
497J, 1997-01-31

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                           FIRST AMERICAN FUNDS, INC.
                            Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456


                                January 31, 1997


Securities and Exchange Commission                        VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re:      First American Funds, Inc. (the "Company")
                  Registration Statement on Form N-1A
                  File Nos. 2-74747 and 811-3313
                  Rule 497(j) Certification

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this is to
certify that the forms of Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497 do not differ
from those contained in the most recent amendment (Post-Effective Amendment No.
23, filed via EDGAR on January 28, 1997) to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form N-1A referred to above.


                                                  Very truly yours,

                                                  /s/ Kathryn Stanton

                                                  Kathryn Stanton
                                                  Vice President

cc:      Jeff Wilson
         Kathryn Stanton
         Donna Rafa
         Mike Beattie
         Patrick Boehmer
         Anne Oswald
         Michael J. Radmer