ROBERT A. KUKULJAN
(612) 340-8734
February 9, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission VIA EDGAR ELECTRONIC FILING
450 Fifth Street, N.W. ---------------------------
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First American Investment Funds, Inc.
File Nos.: 33-16905 and 811-5309
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j), First American Investment Funds, Inc.
certifies that:
(1) 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 that contained in the most recent amendment to the registration
statement (Post-Effective Amendment #42 filed February 1, 1999); and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment to the registration
statement has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Robert A. Kukuljan
Robert A. Kukuljan
cc: Kathleen Prudhomme