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First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company
733 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017
800-272-3007
Fax: 212-551-5373
[LOGO] First SunAmerica
A SunAmerica Company
VIA EDGAR
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February 4, 1998
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: FS Variable Separate Account
First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company
File Nos. 33-85014 and 811-8810
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant hereby certifies that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Registrant pursuant to
Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-4 (the "Amendment") would not
have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent
amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on
January 30, 1998, with an effective date of February 2, 1998.
Should you have any further questions regarding this filing, please do
not hesitate to contact me at (310) 772-6062.
Very truly yours,
/s/ BERNADETTE NIETO
Bernadette Nieto
Staff Counsel
