March 7, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First Transamerica Life Insurance Company and First Transamerica
Life Separate Account VA-5NLNY (File No. 33-71748)
Dear Commissioner:
On behalf of First Transamerica Life Insurance Company and First Transamerica
Life Separate Account VA-5NLNY ("separate account"), incorporated by reference
are the annual reports for the underlying funds of the separate account for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Rule 30b2-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act"). The funds are as follows:
Federated Investors Equity Growth and Income Fund, Federated Investors U.S.
Government Bond Fund, INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Janus Aspen Series,
Lexington Emerging Markets Fund, SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust, Schwab
Money Market Portfolio, Strong Discovery Fund II, TCI Balanced and TCI Growth.
These annual reports are for the period ending December 31, 1996, and have been
transmitted to contract holders in accordance with Rule 30d-2 under the Act.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact the undersigned
at (213) 742-3126.
Very truly yours,
Susan Vivino
Paralegal
cc: F. Bellamy, Esq.
R. Fink, Esq.
Attachment
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Equity Growth & Income Fund
U.S. Government Bond Fund Invesco Variable
Investment Funds
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Entity: Federated Insurance Series Invesco Variable Investment
Funds
File #: 811-8042 811-08038
Date of Filing: 02/28/97 02/28/97
CIK #: 912577 912744
Accession #: 912577-97-000005
912744-97-000004
Janus Aspen Series Lexington
Emerging Markets Fund
Entity: Janus Aspen Series Lexington Emerging
Markets Fund
File #: 811-07736 811-8250
Date of Filing: 02/28/97 02/27/97
CIK #: 906185 916764
Accession #: 919574-97-000242
94780-97-000005
SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust Schwab
Money Market Portfolio
Entity: SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust Schwab Money
Market Portfolio
File #: 811-5199 11-08314
Date of Filing: 02/27/97 03/07/97
CIK #: 815425 918266
Accession #: 891804-97-000061
0000898430-97-000888
Strong Variable Investment Funds TCI Balanced/TCI
Growth
Entity: Strong Variable Investment Funds TCI Balanced/TCI Growth
File #: 811-6553 811-5188
Date of Filing: 02/19/97 02/25/97
CIK #: 883644 814680
Accession #: 842791-97-000006
814680-97-000001
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