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[NATIONAL INTEGRITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LETTERHEAD]
May 7, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Separate Account I of National Integrity Life Insurance Company
("Registrant") Rule 497(j) Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information Filing Registration No. 33-56658
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, we are filing the
Registrant's Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information dated May 1,
1998, for the GrandMaster II, GrandMaster III, and IQ The SMARTAnnuity Flexible
Premium Variable Annuities in the exact form used.
Sincerely,
/s/ Cara M. Page
Cara M. Page
Paralegal
