FEDERATED TOTAL RETURN SERIES, INC.
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
December 3, 1998
EDGAR Operations Branch
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20549
RE: FEDERATED TOTAL RETURN SERIES, INC.
Federated Total Return Bond Fund
Federated Limited Duration Fund
Federated Mortgage Fund
1933 Act File No. 33-50773
1940 ACT FILE NO. 811-7115
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the above-named
Corporation hereby certifies that the definitive forms of prospectuses and
statements of additional information dated November 30, 1998, that would have
been filed under Rule 497(c), do not differ from the forms of prospectuses and
statements of additional information contained in the most recent registration
statement for the Corporation. This registration statement was electronically
filed under Rule 485(b) as Post-effective amendment No. 17 on November 25, 1998.
If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call me at
(412) 288-2614.
Very truly yours,
/s/Anthony R. Bosch
Anthony R. Bosch
Assistant Secretary
