May 1, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: File No. 33-62284, Ohio National Variable Account B
Certification Under Rule 497(j)
Gentlemen:
I, Donald J. Zimmerman, Senior Vice President and Secretary of
the Depositor, The Ohio National Life Insurance Company, hereby
certify that the form of prospectus and statement of additional
information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of
Rule 497 would not have differed from those contained in the most-
recent post-effective amendment to the above-captioned
registration statement, which was filed electronically under the
EDGAR system on April 25, 1997.
In witness whereof, I have signed this certification in the
County of Hamilton and State of Ohio this first day of May, 1997.
Sincerely,
s/Donald J. Zimmerman
Donald J. Zimmerman
Senior Vice President and Secretary
DJZ/nh
33-62284
