FORM N-SAR
FOR REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 12-31-97
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. A. REGISTRANT NAME: PaineWebber Federal Government
Trust
B. File Number: 811-3508
C. Telephone Number: 201-902-3000
D. Address: 1200 Harbor Boulevard
Weehawken, New Jersey 07087
2. SUMMARY OF THIS FILING:
1X 12_ 23_ 34_ 45_ 56_ 67_ 78_ 89_ 100 111 122
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
2X 13_ 24_ 35_ 46_ 57_ 68_ 79_ 90_ 101 112 123
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
3X 14_ 25_ 36_ 47_ 58_ 69_ 80_ 91_ 102 113 124
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
4X 15_ 26_ 37_ 48_ 59_ 70_ 81_ 92_ 103 114 125
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
5X 16_ 27_ 38_ 49_ 60_ 71_ 82_ 93_ 104 115 126
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
6X 17_ 28_ 39_ 50_ 61_ 72_ 83_ 94_ 105 116 127
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X __
7__ 18_ 29_ 40_ 51_ 62_ 73_ 84_ 95_ 106 117 128
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X __
8__ 19_ 30_ 41_ 52_ 63_ 74_ 85_ 96_ 107 118 129
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X __
9__ 20_ 31_ 42_ 53_ 64_ 75_ 86_ 97_ 108 119 130
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X __
10_ 21_ 32_ 43_ 54_ 65_ 76_ 87_ 98_ 109 120 131
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
11_ 22_ 33_ 44_ 55_ 66_ 77_ 88_ 99_ 110 121 132
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
3. Is this the first filing on this form by Registrant?
N
Y/N
4. Is this the last filing on this form by Registrant?
N
Y/N
5. Is Registrant a small business investment company?
N
Y/N
6. Is Registrant a unit investment trust?
Y
Y/N
7. Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company?
Y/N
111. A. Depositor name: PaineWebber Incorporated
B. SEC File Number (If any): 1-7367
C. Location: Weehawken, New Jersey 07087
112. A. Sponsor name: PaineWebber Incorporated
B. SEC File Number (If any): 1-7367
C. Location: Weehawken, New Jersey 07087
113. A. Trustee name: Investors Bank & Trust Company
B. Location: Boston, MA 02117
114. A. Principal underwriter name: PaineWebber
Incorporated
B. File Number : 8-______
C. Location: Weehawken, New Jersey 07087
115. A. Independent public accountant name: Ernst & Young
LLP
B. Location: New York, New York 10019
116. Family of investment companies information:
A. Is Registrant part of a family of investment companies?
N
Y/N
117. A. Is Registrant a separate account of an insurance
company? N
Y/N
118. State the number of series existing at the end of the
period that had
securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933
0
119. State the number of new series for which registration
statements under
the Securities Act of 1933 became effective during the
period 0
120. State the total value of the portfolio securities on
the date of deposit for
the new series included in item 119 ($000's omitted)
$ 0
121. State the number of series for which a current
prospectus was in existence
at the end of the period
0
122. State the number of existing series for which
additional units were
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 during the
current period 0
123. State the total value of the additional units
considered in answering item
122 ($000's omitted) $
0
124. State the total value of units of prior series that
were placed in the portfolios
of subsequent series during the current period (the value
of these units is to
be measured on the date they were placed in the subsequent
series)
($000's omitted) $ 0
125. State the total dollar amount of sales loads collected
(before reallowances
to other brokers or dealers) by Registrant's principal
underwriter and any
underwriter which is an affiliated person of the principal
underwriter during
the current period solely from the sale of units of all
series of Registrant
($000's omitted) $ 0
126. Of the amount shown in item 125, state the total dollar
amount of sales loads
collected from secondary market operations in Registrant's
units (include the
sales loads, if any, collected on units of a prior series
placed in the portfolio
of a subsequent series.) ($000's omitted)
$
127. List opposite the appropriate description below the
number of series whose portfolios
are invested primarily (based upon a percentage of NAV) in
each type of security shown,
the aggregate total assets at market value as of a date at
or near the end of the current
period of each such group of series and the total income
distributions made by each such
group of series during the current period (excluding
distributions of realized gains, if any):
Numbe Total Total
r of Assets Income
Serie ($000' Distribu
s s tions
Inves omitte ($000's
ting d) omitted)
A U.S. Treasury direct $ $
. issue
B U.S. Government agency $ $
.
C State and municipal $ $
. tax-free
D Public utility debt $ $
.
E Brokers or dealers debt
. or debt of $ $
brokers' or dealers'
parent
F All other corporate $ $
. intermed. & long term
debt
G All other corporate $ $
. short-term debt
H Equity securities of
. brokers or dealers or $ $
parents of brokers or
dealers
I Investment company $ $
. equity securities
J All other equity $ $
. securities
K Other securities $ $
.
L Total assets of all $ $
. series of registrant
128. Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any
of the portfolio
securities held by any of Registrant's series at the end
of the current
period insured or guaranteed by an entity other than the
issuer?
Y/N
129. Is the issuer of any instrument covered in item 128
delinquent or in default
as to payment of principal or interest at the end of the
current period?
Y/N
130. In computations of NAV or offering price per unit, is
any part of the value
attributed to instruments identified in item 129 derived
from insurance or
guarantees?
Y/N
131. Total expenses incurred by all series of Registrant
during the current
reporting period ($000's omitted)
$ 0
132. List the "811" (Investment Company Act of 1940)
registration number for all Series of
Registrant that are being included in this filing:
811-3508
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For period ending (a) 12-31-97
File Number (c) 811-3508
This report is signed on behalf of the registrant in the
City of New York and State of
New York on the 20th day of February 1998.
PaineWebber Federal Government
Trust
(Registrant)
Witness: /s/ DOROTHY F. HAUGHEY By: /s/
ROBERT E. HOLLEY
Dorothy F. Haughey Robert E.
Holley
Secretary Senior Vice
President
