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[Letterhead of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company]
May 4, 2000
via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The American Separate Account No. 3 of The American Life Insurance Company
of New York ("Registrant"): Registration Statement on Form S-6 (File
No. 33-75280) Certification pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act
of 1933
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Dear Sirs or Madams:
On behalf of the above named Registrant, I certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) of
the Securities Act of 1933 that the form of Prospectus that would have been
filed by Registrant pursuant to Rule 497(b) would not have differed from that
contained in the most recent amendment to registration statement, filed on
April 27, 2000, and that the text of the most recent amendment to registration
statement has been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Deborah Swinford Becker
Deborah Swinford Becker
Senior Vice President and
Associate General Counsel
