May 5, 1997
VIA EDGARLINK
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company Separate Account C
(File Nos. 2-36250, 811-2025)
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and
Separate Account C (the "Account"), we are filing a certification pursuant to
paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under
the Securities Act of 1933. In this regard, we certify that the form of
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for certain contracts
offered by the Company through the Account otherwise required to be filed under
paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from the form of Prospectus and SAI
contained in the Form N-4 registration statement for the Account (the
"Registration Statement"), which was filed electronically with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 30 , 1997 via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
Regina M. Fink
Counsel
cc: F. Bellamy, Esq.
