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[NATIONWIDE LOGO]
September 27, 2000
VIA EDGAR
The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Nationwide VA Separate Account-B
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company
SEC File No. 33-86408
CIK No. 0000878670
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 "Act") and on
behalf of Nationwide VA Separate Account-B (the "Variable Account") and
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company ("Nationwide"), we certify that
the form of the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under paragraphs (b) and (c) under Rule 497 of the 1933
Act do not differ from the form of the Prospectus and the Statement of
Additional Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the
Registration Statement for Nationwide and the Variable Account which became
effective September 20, 2000.
Please contact the undersigned at (614) 677-7702 with any questions regarding
this filing.
Sincerely,
NATIONWIDE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Michael Stobart, Esq.
Michael Stobart, Esq.
Compliance Specialist
