FEDERATED MUNICIPAL SECURITIES INCOME TRUST
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
October 30, 2000
EDGAR Operations Branch
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20549
RE: FEDERATED MUNICIPAL SECURITIES INCOME TRUST (the "Trust") Federated
California Municipal Income Fund Federated Michigan Intermediate
Municipal Trust Federated New York Municipal Income Fund Federated
North Carolina Municipal Income Fund Federated Ohio Municipal Income
Fund Federated Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund (collectively, the
"Funds") 1933 Act File No. 33-36729 1940 ACT FILE NO. 811-6165
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the above-named
Trust hereby certifies that the definitive form of prospectuses and statements
of additional information of the above-named Funds dated October 31, 2000, that
would have been filed under Rule 497(c), do not differ from the form of
prospectuses and statements of additional information contained in the most
recent registration statement for the Trust. This registration statement was
electronically filed under Rule 485(b)as Post-effective amendment No. 31 on
October 26, 2000.
If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call Terri
Pogozelski at (412) 288-6807.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Leslie K. Ross
Leslie K. Ross
Assistant Secretary
