March 30, 2006

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:	Separate Account VA B
	File No. 811-06032, CIK 0000859607
	Rule 30b2-1 Filing

Commissioners:

As required by Rule 30d-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), Separate Account VA B, a unit investment trust registered under the Act, recently mailed to its contract owners the annual reports for the following underlying management investment companies: AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust, AIM Variable Insurance Funds, AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., Janus Aspen Series, MFS® Variable Insurance Trust, Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund, FAM Variable Series Funds, Inc., MTB Group of Funds, and STI Classic Variable Trust. This filing constitutes the filing of those reports as required by Rule 30b2-1 under the Act.

Pursuant to Rule 30d-1 under the Act:

• On March 2, 2006, AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust, filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000778207);

• On March 3, 2006, AIM Variable Insurance Funds filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000896435);

• On March 8, 2006, AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000825316);

• On February 24, 2006, Janus Aspen Series filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000906185);

• On March 1, 2006, FAM Variable Series Funds, Inc. filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000355916);

• On March 10, 2006, MFS® Variable Insurance Trust filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000825316);

• On March 6, 2006, MTB Group of Funds filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK:0000830744);

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• On February 28, 2006, Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000356494; 0000831016; 0000927384);

• On March 13, 2006, STI Classic Variable Trust filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000944487).

To the extent necessary, these filings are incorporated herein by reference.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Darin D. Smith

Darin D. Smith, Vice President

Transamerica Life Insurance Company