| | Gary A. Miller 215.851.8472 gmiller@eckertseamans.com |
March 29, 2010
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Andrew Mew, Accounting Branch Chief Donna Di Silvio, Staff Accountant |
| Re: | Encompass Group Affiliates, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009 Filed September 28, 2009 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2009 File No. 000-30486 |
Dear Mr. Mew and Ms. Di Silvio:
On behalf of Encompass Group Affiliates, Inc. (the “Company”), we are requesting additional time for the Company to submit its responses to the additional comments of the Commission staff as set forth in your letter, dated March 16, 2010. The Company’s March 5, 2010 supplemental response letter addressed the Commission Staff’s initial comments in the letter dated February 5, 2010, with respect to the Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q as referenced above. We respectfully request an extension until Wednesday, April 7, 2010 for the Company to submit its responses to your March 16th letter. We have confirmed via telephone with Ms. Di Silvio that this extension is acceptable.
Please let me know if you have any questions or objections to this request. You may contact me at telephone number (215) 851-8472, by facsimile (215) 851-8383 or by e-mail at gmiller@eckertseamans.com.
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Gary A. Miller
Gary A. Miller
| cc: | Wayne I. Danson, Chief Financial Officer John E. Donahue, Chief Financial Officer |
