File No. 2-40341
	811-2192
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	[X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	[_]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 58	[X]
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	[X]
Amendment No. 58	[X]

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

THE DREYFUS PREMIER THIRD CENTURY FUND, INC. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York	10166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000

Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

(Name and Address of Agent for Service) 

COPY TO:

David Stephens, Esq.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 

180 Maiden Lane

New York, New York 10038-4982 

Explanatory Note

It is proposed that this filing will become effective on August 1, 2008 pursuant to Rule 462(d).

This Post-Effective Amendment consists of the following:

1.	Facing Sheet of the Registration Statement.
2.	Part C to the Registration Statement (including signature page).
3.	Exhibit (n) to Item 23 to the Registration Statement.

This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed solely to file a revised Rule 18f-3 Plan as Exhibit (n) to Item 23 to this Registration Statement on Form N-1A.

Parts A and B of Post-Effective Amendment No. 57 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on September 26, 2007 pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are incorporated by reference herein.

PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23.Exhibits

(a)(1)	Registrant's Articles of Incorporation in the State of Maryland are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1)
	of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on July 30, 1982.
(a)(2)	Articles of Amendment and Restatement are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 48 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 25, 2000 (“Post-
	Effective Amendment No. 48”).
(b)	Registrant's By-Laws are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to
	the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on August 23, 2006.
(d)	Management Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38
	to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 16, 1994.
(e)(1)	Distribution Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 52 to
	the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 27, 2004 (“Post-Effective Amendment No.
	52”).
(e)(2)	Forms of Service Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment
	No. 57 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 26, 2007 (“Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 57”).
(e)(3)	Form of Supplemental Service Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(3) of Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 57 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 26, 2007 (“Post-
	Effective Amendment No. 57”).
(f)	The documents making up model plans in the establishment of retirement plans in conjunction with which
	Registrant offers its securities is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (14) of Post-Effective Amendment
	No. 16 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on August 24, 1979.
(g)	Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g) of Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 50 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 25, 2002.

(h)	Shareholder Services Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 48.
(i)	Opinion and consent of Registrant's counsel is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3) of Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-5, filed on March 29, 1972.
(j)	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (j) of
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 57 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 26,
	2007 (“Post-Effective Amendment No. 57”).
(m)	Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plans are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (m) of Post-Effective Amendment
	No. 52.
(n)	Rule 18f-3 Plan.*
(p)	Code of Ethics adopted by Registrant is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p) of Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 57 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 26, 2007 (“Post-
	Effective Amendment No. 57”).

* Filed herewith. 

Other Exhibits

(a)	Power of Attorney of certain officers of Registrant is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 57 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 26, 2007 (“Post-Effective Amendment No. 57”).
(b)	Certificate of Assistant Secretary is incorporated by reference to Other Exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 23, 2005.

Item 24.	Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.
	Not Applicable
Item 25.	Indemnification
	The Registrant's charter documents set forth the circumstances under which indemnification shall be
	provided to any past or present Board member or officer of the Registrant. The Registrant also has entered
	into a separate agreement with each of its Board members that describes the conditions and manner in
	which the Registrant indemnifies each of its Board members against all liabilities incurred by them
	(including attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses, settlements, fines and penalties), or which may be
	threatened against them, as a result of being or having been a Board member of the Registrant. These
	indemnification provisions are subject to applicable state law and to the limitation under the Investment
	Company Act of 1940, as amended, that no board member or officer of a fund may be protected against
	liability for willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard for the duties of his or her
	office. Reference is hereby made to the following:
	Article VII of the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation and any amendments thereto, Article VIII of
	Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws, Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law and
	Section 1.11 of the Distribution Agreement.

Item 26.	Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.
	The Dreyfus Corporation (“Dreyfus”) and subsidiary companies comprise a financial service organization
	whose business consists primarily of providing investment management services as the investment adviser,
	manager and distributor for sponsored investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act
	of 1940 and as an investment adviser to institutional and individual accounts. Dreyfus also serves as sub-
	investment adviser to and/or administrator of other investment companies. MBSC Securities Corporation, a
	wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, serves primarily as a registered broker-dealer of shares of other
	investment companies sponsored by Dreyfus and other investment companies for which Dreyfus acts as an
	investment adviser, sub-investment adviser or administrator. Dreyfus Investment Advisors, Inc., another
	wholly-owned subsidiary, provides investment management services to various pension plans, institutions
	and individuals.

* Filed herewith. 

ITEM 26.	Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (continued)
	Officers and Directors of Investment Adviser

Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates
Jonathan Baum	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Chief Executive Officer	3/08 - Present
Chief Executive Officer		Chairman of the Board	3/08 - Present
and Director		Director	6/07 - 3/08
		Executive Vice President	6/07 - 3/08
	Dreyfus Service Corporation++	Director	8/06 - 6/07
		Executive Vice President	8/06 - 6/07
J. Charles Cardona	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Director	6/07 - Present
President and Director		Executive Vice President	6/07 - Present
	Dreyfus Service Corporation++	Executive Vice President	2/97 – 6/07
		Director	8/00 – 6/07
Diane P. Durnin	None
Vice Chair and Director
Jonathan Little	Mellon Global Investments	Chief Executive Officer	5/02 - Present
Chair of the Board	London, England	Director	5/02 - Present
	Mellon Fund Managers Limited+	Director	5/03 - Present
	Mellon Global Investments (Holdings) Ltd. +	Director	9/03 - Present
	Mellon Global Investing Corp. +	Director	5/02 - Present
	Mellon International Investment Corp. +	Director	4/02 - Present
	Mellon Overseas Investment Corp. +	Director	12/02 - Present
	Hamon Investment Group PTE Ltd. +	Director	3/02 - Present
	Mellon Chile Holdings, S.A. +	Director	7/03 - Present
	Mellon Global Funds, plc+	Director	12/00 - Present
	Mellon Global Management Ltd. +	Director	11/00 - Present
	Mellon Global Investments Japan Ltd. +	Director	6/02 - Present
	Universal Liquidity Funds, plc+	Director	11/00 - Present
	Pareto Investment Management Ltd. +	Director	11-04 - Present
	Mellon Global Investments (Asia) Ltd.+	Director	5/01 - Present
	Mellon Global Investments Australia Ltd. +	Director	10/02 - Present
	Mellon Australia Ltd. +	Director	7/02 - Present
	Mellon Alternative Strategies Ltd. +	Director	10/04 - Present

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates
Jonathan Little	NSP Financial Services Group Pty Ltd. +	Director	12/01 - Present
Chair of the Board
(continued)
	Kiahan Ltd. +	Director	12/01 - Present
Phillip N. Maisano	Mellon Bank, N.A.+	Senior Vice President	4/06 - Present
Director, Vice Chair and
Chief Investment Officer
	EACM Advisors LLC	Chairman of Board	8/04 - Present
	200 Connecticut Avenue	Chief Executive Officer	8/04 - 5/06
	Norwalk, CT 06854-1940
	Founders Asset Management LLC****	Member, Board of	11/06 - Present
		Managers
	Standish Mellon Asset Management Company,	Board Member	12/06 - Present
	LLC
	One Financial Center
	Boston, MA 02211
	Mellon Capital Management Corporation***	Director	12/06 - Present
	Mellon Equity Associates, LLP+	Board Member	12/06 - Present
	Newton Management Limited	Board Member	12/06 - Present
	London, England
	Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC*	Board Member	12/06 - Present
Mitchell E. Harris	Standish Mellon Asset Management Company	Chairman	2/05 - Present
Director	LLC	Chief Executive Officer	8/04 - Present
	One Financial Center	Member, Board of	10/04 - Present
	Boston, MA 02211	Managers
	Palomar Management	Director	12/97 - Present
	London, England
	Palomar Management Holdings Limited	Director	12/97 - Present
	London, England
	Pareto Investment Management Limited	Director	9/04 – Present
	London, England
	MAM (DE) Trust+++++	President	10/05 – 1/07
		Member of Board of	10/05 – 1/07
		Trustees
	MAM (MA) Holding Trust+++++	President	10/05 – 1/07
		Member of Board of	10/05 – 1/07
		Trustees
Ronald P. O’Hanley	Mellon Financial Corporation+	Vice Chairman	6/01 - Present
Director
	Mellon Bank, N.A. +	Vice Chairman	6/01 – Present
	TBC General Partner, LLC*	President	7/03 - Present

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates
Ronald P. O’Hanley	Standish Mellon Asset Management Company,	Board Member	7/01 – Present
Director	LLC
(continued)	One Financial Center
	Boston, MA 02211
	Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC*	Director	12/00 - Present
	Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC*	Director	4/97 – Present
	Pareto Partners (NY)	Partner Representative	2/00 – Present
	505 Park Avenue
	NY, NY 10022
	Buck Consultants, Inc.++	Director	7/97 – Present
	Newton Management Limited	Executive Committee	10/98 - Present
	London, England	Member
		Director	10/98 - Present
	Mellon Global Investments Japan Ltd	Non-Resident Director	11/98 - 4/06
	Tokyo, Japan
	TBCAM Holdings, LLC*	Director	1/98 – Present
	Fixed Income (MA) Trust*	Trustee	6/03 – Present
	Fixed Income (DE) Trust*	Trustee	6/03 – Present
	Pareto Partners	Partner Representative	5/97 – Present
	271 Regent Street
	London, England W1R 8PP
	Mellon Capital Management Corporation***	Director	2/97 – Present
	Mellon Equity Associates, LLP+	Executive Committee	1/98 – Present
		Member
		Chairman	1/98 – Present
	Mellon Global Investing Corp.*	Director	5/97 – Present
		Chairman	5/97 - Present
		Chief Executive Officer	5/97 – Present
Scott E. Wennerholm	Mellon Capital Management Corporation***	Director	10/05 - Present
Director
	Newton Management Limited	Director	1/06 – Present
	London, England
	Pareto Investment Management Limited	Director	3/06 – Present
	London, England
	Mellon Equity Associates, LLP+	Executive Committee	10/05 - Present
		Member
	Standish Mellon Asset Management Company,	Member, Board of	10/05 - Present
	LLC	Managers
	One Financial Center
	Boston, MA 02211

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates
Scott E. Wennerholm	The Boston Company Holding, LLC*	Member, Board of	4/06 – Present
Director		Managers
(continued)
	Mellon Bank, N.A. +	Senior Vice President	10/05 - Present
	Mellon Trust of New England, N. A.*	Director	4/06 – Present
		Senior Vice President	10/05 - Present
	MAM (DE) Trust+++++	Member of Board of	1/07 - Present
		Trustees
	MAM (MA) Holding Trust*	Member of Board of	1/07 - Present
		Trustees
J. David Officer	MBSC Securities Corporation++	President	6/07 – Present
Chief Operating Officer,		Director	6/07 – Present
Vice Chair and Director
	Dreyfus Service Corporation++	President	3/00 – 6/07
		Director	3/99 – 6/07
	MBSC, LLC++	Manager, Board of	4/02 – 6/07
		Managers
		President	4/02 – 6/07
	Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. ++	Chairman and Director	2/02 - Present
	Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.++	Director	3/99 – 3/07
	Seven Six Seven Agency, Inc.++	Director	10/98 - 4/07
	Mellon Residential Funding Corp. +	Director	4/97 - Present
	Mellon Bank, N.A.+	Executive Vice President	2/94 - Present
	Laurel Capital Advisors+	Chairman	1/05 - Present
		Chief Executive Officer	1/05 - Present
	Mellon United National Bank	Director	3/98 - Present
	1399 SW 1st Ave., Suite 400
	Miami, Florida
Dwight Jacobsen	Pioneer Investments	Senior Vice President	4/06 - 12/07
Executive Vice President	60 State Street
	Boston, Massachusetts
Patrice M. Kozlowski	None
Senior Vice President –
Corporate
Communications
Gary Pierce	The Dreyfus Trust Company+++	Chief Financial Officer	7/05 - Present
Controller		Treasurer	7/05 - Present
	MBSC, LLC++	Chief Financial Officer	7/05 – 6/07
		Manager, Board of	7/05 – 6/07
		Managers
	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Director	6/07 – Present
		Chief Financial Officer	6/07 – Present

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates
Gary Pierce	Dreyfus Service Corporation++	Director	7/05 – 6/07
Controller		Chief Financial Officer	7/05 – 6/07
(continued)
	Founders Asset Management, LLC****	Assistant Treasurer	7/06 – Present
	Dreyfus Consumer Credit	Treasurer	7/05 - Present
	Corporation ++
	Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. ++	Chief Financial Officer	7/05 - Present
	Dreyfus Service	Treasurer	7/05 - Present
	Organization, Inc.++
	Seven Six Seven Agency, Inc. ++	Treasurer	4/99 - Present
Joseph W. Connolly	The Dreyfus Family of Funds++	Chief Compliance	10/04 - Present
Chief Compliance Officer		Officer
	The Mellon Funds Trust++	Chief Compliance	10/04 - Present
		Officer
	MBSC, LLC++	Chief Compliance	10/04 – 6/07
		Officer
	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Chief Compliance	6/07 - Present
		Officer
	Dreyfus Service Corporation	Chief Compliance	10/04 – 6/07
		Officer
Jill Gill	Mellon Financial Corporation +	Vice President	10/01 - Present
Vice President –
Human Resources	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Vice President	6/07 - Present
	Dreyfus Service Corporation++	Vice President	10/06 - 6/07
Anthony Mayo	None
Vice President -
Information Systems
Theodore A. Schachar	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Vice President - Tax	6/07 – Present
Vice President – Tax
	Dreyfus Service Corporation++	Vice President - Tax	10/96 – 6/07
	MBSC, LLC++	Vice President - Tax	4/02 – 6/07
	The Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation ++	Chairman	6/99 - Present
		President	6/99 - Present
	Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.++	Vice President - Tax	10/96 - Present
John E. Lane	A P Colorado, Inc. +	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
Vice President		Estate and Leases
	A P East, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Management, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Properties, Inc. +	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Rural Land, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates
John E. Lane	Allomon Corporation+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
Vice President		Estate and Leases
(continued)
	MBC Investments Corporation+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Vice President– Real	8/07 - Present
		Estate and Leases
	MELDEL Leasing Corporation Number 2, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Capital Management Corporation+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Financial Services Corporation #1+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Financial Services Corporation #4+	Vice President – Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon International Leasing Company+	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Leasing Corporation+	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Trust Company of Illinois+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MFS Leasing Corp. +	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MMIP, LLC+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Pontus, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
Jeanne M. Login	A P Colorado, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
Vice President		Estate and Leases
	A P East, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Management, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Properties, Inc. +	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Rural Land, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Allomon Corporation+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	APT Holdings Corporation+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	BNY Investment Management Services LLC++++	Vice President– Real	1/01 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MBC Investments Corporation+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Vice President– Real	8/07 - Present
		Estate and Leases
	MELDEL Leasing Corporation Number 2, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Capital Management Corporation+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Financial Services Corporation #1+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Financial Services Corporation #4+	Vice President – Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon International Leasing Company+	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Leasing Corporation+	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Trust Company of Illinois+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates
Jeanne M. Login	MFS Leasing Corp. +	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
Vice President		Estate and Leases
(continued)
	MMIP, LLC+	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Pontus, Inc. +	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
James Bitetto	MBSC Securities Corporation++	Assistant Secretary	6/07 - Present
Secretary
	Dreyfus Service Corporation++	Assistant Secretary	8/98 – 6/07
	Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.++	Secretary	8/05 - Present
	The Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation++	Vice President	2/02 - Present
		Director	2/02 – 7/06

*	The address of the business so indicated is One Boston Place, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108.
**	The address of the business so indicated is One Bush Street, Suite 450, San Francisco, California 94104.
***	The address of the business so indicated is 595 Market Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, California 94105.
****	The address of the business so indicated is 2930 East Third Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80206.
+	The address of the business so indicated is One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258.
++	The address of the business so indicated is 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.
+++	The address of the business so indicated is 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144.
++++	The address of the business so indicated is White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711.
+++++	The address of the business so indicated is 4005 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE 19804.

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Item 27.  Principal Underwriters 

(a) Other investment companies for which Registrant's principal underwriter (exclusive distributor) acts as principal underwriter or exclusive distributor:

1.	Advantage Funds, Inc.
2.	CitizensSelect Funds
3.	Dreyfus A Bonds Plus, Inc.
4.	Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc.
5.	Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
6.	Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Mortgage Securities Fund
7.	Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
8.	Dreyfus Bond Funds, Inc.
9.	Dreyfus California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
10.	Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
11.	Dreyfus Cash Management
12.	Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc.
13.	Dreyfus Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
14.	Dreyfus Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
15.	Dreyfus Fixed Income Securities
16.	Dreyfus Florida Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
17.	Dreyfus Florida Municipal Money Market Fund
18.	Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc.
19.	The Dreyfus Fund Incorporated
20.	Dreyfus GNMA Fund, Inc.
21.	Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
22.	Dreyfus Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
23.	Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc.
24.	Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc.
25.	Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Funds
26.	Dreyfus Institutional Money Market Fund
27.	Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Funds
28.	Dreyfus Insured Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
29.	Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
30.	Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.
31.	Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc.
32.	Dreyfus Investment Portfolios
33.	The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc.
34.	The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust
35.	The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
36.	Dreyfus LifeTime Portfolios, Inc.
37.	Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.
38.	Dreyfus Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
39.	Dreyfus Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund
40.	Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc.
41.	Dreyfus Money Market Instruments, Inc.
42.	Dreyfus Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
43.	Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus
44.	Dreyfus Municipal Funds, Inc.
45.	Dreyfus Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.

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46.	Dreyfus New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
47.	Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
48.	Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management
49.	Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
50.	Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund
51.	Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
52.	Dreyfus U.S. Treasury Intermediate Term Fund
53.	Dreyfus U.S. Treasury Long Term Fund
54.	Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund
55.	Dreyfus Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
56.	Dreyfus Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Fund
57.	Dreyfus Premier California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
58.	Dreyfus Premier Equity Funds, Inc.
59.	Dreyfus Premier Fixed Income Funds
60.	Dreyfus Premier International Funds, Inc.
61.	Dreyfus Premier GNMA Fund
62.	Dreyfus Premier Manager Funds I
63.	Dreyfus Premier Manager Funds II
64.	Dreyfus Premier Municipal Bond Fund
65.	Dreyfus Premier New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
66.	Dreyfus Premier New York Municipal Bond Fund
67.	Dreyfus Premier Opportunity Funds
68.	Dreyfus Premier State Municipal Bond Fund
69.	Dreyfus Premier Stock Funds
70.	The Dreyfus Premier Third Century Fund, Inc.
71.	Dreyfus Premier Value Equity Funds
72.	Dreyfus Premier Worldwide Growth Fund, Inc.
73.	Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund
74.	Dreyfus Premier Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
75.	The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
76.	Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.
77.	Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management
78.	Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management
79.	Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management
80.	Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
81.	Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money Market Fund, Inc.
82.	General California Municipal Money Market Fund
83.	General Government Securities Money Market Funds, Inc.
84.	General Money Market Fund, Inc.
85.	General Municipal Money Market Funds, Inc.
86.	General New York Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
87.	General New York Municipal Money Market Fund
88.	Mellon Funds Trust
89.	Strategic Funds, Inc.

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(b)
Name and principal		Positions and Offices
Business address	Positions and offices with the Distributor	with Registrant
Jon R. Baum*	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board	None
J. David Officer*	President and Director	President
Ken Bradle**	Executive Vice President and Director	None
Robert G. Capone*****	Executive Vice President and Director	None
J. Charles Cardona*	Executive Vice President and Director	None
Sue Ann Cormack**	Executive Vice President	None
Mark A. Keleher******	Executive Vice President	None
William H. Maresca*	Executive Vice President and Director	None
Timothy M. McCormick*	Executive Vice President	None
David K. Mossman****	Executive Vice President	None
James Neiland*	Executive Vice President	None
Sean O’Neil*****	Executive Vice President	None
Irene Papadoulis**	Executive Vice President	None
Matthew Perrone**	Executive Vice President	None
Noreen Ross*	Executive Vice President	None
Bradley J. Skapyak*	Executive Vice President	None
Gary Pierce*	Chief Financial Officer and Director	None
Tracy Hopkins*	Senior Vice President	None
Marc S. Isaacson**	Senior Vice President	None
Denise B. Kneeland*****	Senior Vice President	None
Mary T. Lomasney*****	Senior Vice President	None
Barbara A. McCann*****	Senior Vice President	None
Christine Carr Smith******	Senior Vice President	None
Ronald Jamison*	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary	None
Joseph W. Connolly*	Chief Compliance Officer (Investment Advisory Business)	Chief Compliance Officer
Stephen Storen*	Chief Compliance Officer	None
Maria Georgopoulos*	Vice President – Facilities Management	None
William Germenis*	Vice President – Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering	Anti-Money Laundering
	Officer	Compliance Officer
Timothy I. Barrett**	Vice President	None
Gina DiChiara*	Vice President	None
Jill Gill*	Vice President	None
John E. Lane*******	Vice President – Real Estate and Leases	None
Jeanne M. Login*******	Vice President – Real Estate and Leases	None
Edward A. Markward*	Vice President – Compliance	None
Jennifer M. Mills*	Vice President – Compliance	None
Paul Molloy*	Vice President	None
Anthony Nunez*	Vice President – Finance	None
Theodore A. Schachar*	Vice President – Tax	None
William Schalda*	Vice President	None
John Shea*	Vice President – Finance	None
Christopher A. Stallone**	Vice President	None
Susan Verbil*	Vice President – Finance	None
William Verity*	Vice President – Finance	None
James Windels*	Vice President	Treasurer

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(b)
Name and principal		Positions and Offices
Business address	Positions and offices with the Distributor	with Registrant
James Bitetto*	Assistant Secretary	Vice President and
		Assistant Secretary
James D. Muir*	Assistant Secretary	None
Ken Christoffersen***	Assistant Secretary	None

*	Principal business address is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.
**	Principal business address is 144 Glenn Curtiss Blvd., Uniondale, NY 11556-0144.
***	Principal business address is 210 University Blvd., Suite 800, Denver, CO 80206.
****	Principal business address is One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15258.
*****	Principal business address is One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108.
******	Principal business address is 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
*******	Principal business address is 101 Barclay Street, New York 10286.

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Item 28.  Location of Accounts and Records 

1.	Mellon Bank, N.A.
	One Mellon Bank Center
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258
2.	DST Systems, Inc.
	1055 Broadway
	Kansas City, MO 64105
3.	The Dreyfus Corporation
	200 Park Avenue
	New York, New York 10166

Item 29.	Management Services
	Not Applicable
Item 30.	Undertakings
	None

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York on the 22^nd day of July, 2008.

THE DREYFUS PREMIER THIRD CENTURY FUND, INC. 

BY: /s/J. DAVID OFFICER* 

J. DAVID OFFICER, PRESIDENT 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date
/s/J. David Officer*	President (Principal Executive	7/22/08
J. David Officer	Officer)
/s/James Windels*	Treasurer (Principal Financial and	7/22/08
James Windels	Accounting Officer)
/s/Joseph S. DiMartino*	Chairman of the Board of Directors	7/22/08
Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.*	Director	7/22/08
Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.
/s/David W. Burke*	Director	7/22/08
David W. Burke
/s/Whitney I. Gerard*	Director	7/22/08
Whitney I. Gerard
/s/George L. Perry*	Director	7/22/08
George L. Perry

*BY:	/s/Robert R. Mullery
	Robert R. Mullery
	Attorney-in-Fact

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibits

(n) Rule 18f-3 Plan.