UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

             INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

     Filed  pursuant to Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940

FORM 3

(Print or Type Responses)
1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Donahue                       John                    C.
(Last)                        (First)                 (Middle)

c/o Federated Investors Inc.
1001 Liberty Avenue
(Street)

Pittsburgh                    PA                      15222
(City)                        (State)                 (Zip)


2.  Date of Event Requiring Statement  (Month/Day/Year)
      12/19/2002

3.  I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)


4.  Issuer Name and Ticker and Ticker or Trading Symbol

      Federated Premier Municipal Income Fund   FMN

5.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer:  (Check all if applicable)
X   Director                        _________10% Owner
X   Officer (give title below)      _________Other (specify below)

President

6.  If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)


7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Limit)
___X___  Form filed by One Reporting Persons
_______  Form filed by More than One Reporting Persons

                  Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security    2. Amount of   3. Ownership   4. Nature of Indirect
   (Instr. 4)              Securities     Form:          Beneficial
                           Beneficially   Direct (D)     Ownership (Instr. 5)
                           Owned          or
                           (Instr. 4)     Indirect
                                          (I)
                                          (Instr. 5)
No securities owned.




     * If the form is filed by more than one reporting  person,  see Instruction
5(b)(v).

               Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)




                                                                                                 

1. Title of Derivative      2.  Date           3.  Title and Amount of Securities         4.Conversion5.          6.
   Security                    Exercisable        Underlying Derivative Security (Instr.  or         Ownership   Nature of
   (Instr. 4)                  and Expiration     4)                                      Exercise   Form of     Indirect
                               Date                                                       Price of   Derivative  Beneficial
                               (Month/Day/Year)                                           Derivative Security:   Ownership
                                                                                          Security   Direct (D)  (Instr. 5)
                                                                                                     or
                                                                                                     Indirect
                                                                                                     (I)
                                                                                                     (Instr. 5)
                            Date      Expiration        Title          Amount or Number
                            ExercisablDate                             of Shares
No securities owned.






     **  Intentional  misstaments  or  omissions  of  facts  constitute  Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

     Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

     Potential  persons  who are to respond  to the  collection  of  information
contained  in this form are not required to respond  unless the form  displays a
currently valid OMB number.

/s/ J. Christopher Donahue          December 19, 2002
**Signature of Reporting Person     Date












                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

             INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

     Filed  pursuant to Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940

FORM 3

(Print or Type Responses)
1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Donahue                       John                    C.
(Last)                        (First)                 (Middle)

c/o Federated Investors Inc.
1001 Liberty Avenue
(Street)

Pittsburgh                    PA                      15222
(City)                        (State)                 (Zip)


2.  Date of Event Requiring Statement  (Month/Day/Year)
      12/19/2002

3.  I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)


4.  Issuer Name and Ticker and Ticker or Trading Symbol

      Federated Premier Intermediate Municipal Income Fund  FPT

5.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer:  (Check all if applicable)
X   Director                        _________10% Owner
X   Officer (give title below)      _________Other (specify below)

President

6.  If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)


7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Limit)
___X___  Form filed by One Reporting Persons
_______  Form filed by More than One Reporting Persons

             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security       2. Amount of   3. Ownership   4. Nature of Indirect
   (Instr. 4)                 Securities     Form:          Beneficial
                              Beneficially   Direct (D)     Ownership (Instr. 5)
                              Owned          or
                              (Instr. 4)     Indirect
                                             (I)
                                             (Instr. 5)
No securities owned.





     * If the form is filed by more than one reporting  person,  see Instruction
5(b)(v).

               Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)




                                                                                                  

1. Title of Derivative      2.  Date           3.  Title and Amount of Securities         4.Conversion5.          6.
   Security                    Exercisable        Underlying Derivative Security (Instr.  or         Ownership   Nature of
   (Instr. 4)                  and Expiration     4)                                      Exercise   Form of     Indirect
                               Date                                                       Price of   Derivative  Beneficial
                               (Month/Day/Year)                                           Derivative Security:   Ownership
                                                                                          Security   Direct (D)  (Instr. 5)
                                                                                                     or
                                                                                                     Indirect
                                                                                                     (I)
                                                                                                     (Instr. 5)
                            Date      Expiration        Title          Amount or Number
                            ExercisablDate                             of Shares
No securities owned.












     **  Intentional  misstaments  or  omissions  of  facts  constitute  Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

     Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

     Potential  persons  who are to respond  to the  collection  of  information
contained  in this form are not required to respond  unless the form  displays a
currently valid OMB number.

/s/ J. Christopher Donahue          December 19, 2002
**Signature of Reporting Person     Date