FEDERATED INCOME SECURITIES TRUST
Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086-7561
December 14, 2016
EDGAR Operations Branch
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: FEDERATED INCOME SECURITIES TRUST (the “Trust”)
Federated Floating Rate Strategic Income Fund
Class R6 Shares
1933 Act File No. 33-3164
1940 Act File No. 811-4577
Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of the Registrant, I hereby submit this application for withdrawal of Amendment No. 169 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on Form N-1A on December 14, 2016 at 10:14 a.m. under ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001623632-16-004366.
This withdrawal is being requested due to a clerical error on the facing page.
We, therefore, respectfully request, pursuant to Rule 477(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw the above referenced filing.
If you have any questions regarding this application for withdrawal, please contact Terri L. Kerr at (724) 720-8828.
Very truly yours,
/s/
George F. Magera
Assistant Secretary