Federated Institutional Trust
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
September 29, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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EDGAR Operations Branch
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Federated Institutional Trust
1933 Act File No. 033-54445
1940 Act File No. 811-07193
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the above-named
Trust hereby certifies that the definitive forms of prospectuses and statement
of additional information dated September 30, 2000, used with respect to
Federated Government Ultrashort Fund, a series of Federated Institutional Trust,
that would have been filed under Rule 497(c), do not differ from the forms of
prospectuses and statement 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. 10 on
September 26, 2000.
If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call me at
(412) 288-8160.
Very Truly Yours,
/S/ C.GRANT ANDERSON
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C. Grant Anderson,
Assistant Secretary
