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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):               January 18, 2000
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                       BANC ONE AUTO GRANTOR TRUST 1996-B
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                    (Issuer with respect to the Certificates)


                            BANC ONE ABS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                      Ohio
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                  (State or other jurisdiction of organization)

            333-3457                               31-1467431
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     (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer Identification Number)


201 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona                               85004
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)


                                 (602) 221-3704
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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Item 5.           Other Events

                  On January 18, 2000, the Banc One Auto Grantor Trust 1996-B
                  (the "Trust") made a regular monthly distribution of principal
                  and/or interest to holders of the Trust's Class A 6.55% Asset
                  Backed Certificates and Class B 6.70% Asset Backed
                  Certificates. Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K, the Monthly
                  Statement and certain additional information, was distributed
                  to the Certificateholders of record.

                  This report on Form 8-K is being filed in accordance with a
                  no-action letter dated August 16, 1995 issued by the staff of
                  the Division of Corporate Finance of the Securities and
                  Exchange Commission to Bank One, Texas, N.A., as originator
                  and servicer of Bank One Auto Trust 1995-A. Consistent with
                  such no-action letter, the Trust is hereby filing the Monthly
                  Statement and certain additional information reflecting the
                  Trust's activities for the Interest Period from December 15,
                  1999 through January 17, 2000 and for the Collection Period
                  from December 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.


Item 7.           Exhibits

                  See page 4 for Exhibit Index.


                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        BANC ONE AUTO GRANTOR TRUST 1996-B

                                        By: Bank One, Arizona, N.A., as Servicer
                                               on behalf of the Trust


                                        By:    /s/  Tracie H. Klein
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                                        Name:  Tracie H. Klein
                                        Title: Vice President


Date: January 25, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit        Description                                                  Page
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99.1           Monthly Statements and Additional Information..............  5-13