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May 3, 1996
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First ING Life Separate Account A1 (the "Registrant") of
First ING Life Insurance Company of New York ("First ING Life")
Rule 497(j) Certification
File Nos.: 33-88794; 811-8700
Commissioners:
On April 24, 1996, the above-named Registrant filed with the Commission via
EDGAR Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"), and Amendment No. 3 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, to its Form N-4 Registration Statement. This filing was
made pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the 1933 Act, to become effective automatically
on May 1, 1996.
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the 1933 Act, the Registrant hereby certifies that
the form of the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, dated May 1,
1996, does not differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1.
Please call the undersigned at (303) 894-4923 with any questions.
Very truly yours,
/s/: KURT W. BERNLOHR
Kurt W. Bernlohr
Assistant General Counsel
