Dear Colleague DC9616

ACF/Office of Child Support Enforcement


Re:  Tax Refund Offset - Second Collection Report for Processing
Year 1996

MAR 22 1996                             DC 96-16



TO ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS

Dear Colleague:

We are very pleased to forward to you the second
Collection/Adjustment/Address and Corresponding Name Change
reports for the 1996 Federal Tax Refund Offset Program.  Enclosed
is the collection report representing the tax refund offsets for
the month of March 1996 less the $5.71 per offset service fee and
any adjustments made during this period for the 1991 through 1996
processing years.

The net collection total for March 1996 for 235,868 offsets is
$217,068,115 as compared to 183,009 offsets for $123,534,284 in
March 1995.

The electronic funds transfer (EFT) for March is scheduled to be
accomplished on March 29, 1996.  Please make the appropriate
program staff aware of the date change for March's EFT.  If you
have any questions pertaining to the tax refund offset program,
please feel free to contact the Special Collections Unit at (202)
401-9389.

                                   Sincerely,




                                   David Gray Ross
                                   Deputy Director
                                   Office of Child Support
                                     Enforcement

Enclosures