RW 1 d576896drw.txt REGISTRATION WITHDRAWAL REQUEST - MLI USA ADVANTAGE EQUITY OPTIONS Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 501 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 August 1, 2013 VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company MetLife Investors USA Variable Life Account A Request For Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form N-6 Pursuant to Rule 477 (File No. 333-131665; 811-21851) Accession No. 0001193125-06-023807 Commissioners: On behalf of MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company (the "Company") and MetLife Investors USA Variable Life Account A (the "Account"), we hereby request that the above-referenced registration statement filed on Form N-6 be withdrawn, pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). The initial registration statement was filed with the Commission on February 8, 2006. The Company has since determined to not to proceed with this offering at this time. No securities have been sold with respect to this offering. The Account is a registered unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Account is the funding vehicle for different variable life policies issued by the Company that are registered separately under the 1933 Act. Therefore, the Account will maintain its registered status under the 1940 Act. If you have any questions concerning this request, please contact Mary Payne of Reed Smith LLP at (202) 414-9483. Sincerely, MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company By: /s/ Robert L. Staffier, Jr. ----------------------------------- Robert L. Staffier, Jr. Vice President MetLife Investors USA Variable Life Account A By: MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company By: /s/ Robert L. Staffier, Jr. ---------------------------------------- Robert L. Staffier, Jr. Vice President cc: Mary T. Payne, Esq. John E. Connolly, Jr., Esq.